Comments on: December 14, 2012 – Best darn travel blog review on the internet!

By: TravelBlogger Buzz

TravelBlogger Buzz — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:44:38 +0000

I wish I can spell tonight, sorry!

By: TravelBlogger Buzz

TravelBlogger Buzz — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:43:51 +0000

I have gone back and forth on this in my mind many times. I am afraid if I don’t even link back to that this will compromise my physical safety downt the road. This way…they get hits and we are even…which gives me a green light to keep roasting the ones who deserve it…not like I needed a green light to do it anyway. It is my own blog and they can kiss my “shiny titaniume elite ass” 🙂

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:49:20 +0000

I think you should stop linking back to them. Regardless of the limited traffic that it brings them, Gary in the words of Bender from Futurama can “kiss my shiny metal ass” 🙂

By: TravelBlogger Buzz

TravelBlogger Buzz — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 03:43:35 +0000

They can tell where traffic to their blog comes from. Then again, my traffic going to them is very very likely miniscule to even register! Affiliates don’t care at all, all they care is successful apps so they can get paid, nada else!

By: john

john — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:59:28 +0000

If you link to a blog, can't they tell that the person came through your link/blog to theirs? I think that would be beneficial, though maybe their affiliates don't like it when people arrive at their blogs through others' links?

By: TravelBlogger Buzz

TravelBlogger Buzz — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:40:49 +0000

I appreciate all the comments. It's been a rough day, another senseless act of violence!

I appreciate the humorous comments, I just don't feel like saying so today.

gregorygrady: Are u saying that US Bank never has affiliate links? I got an email blast from Howie later today with the same Club Carlson cards and the links sure looked like affilate kind of links to me, hmmm.

I thought about NOT linking to a blog that I roast here. Gary Leff was all over me that it is unfair, people should visit that blog and read for themselves why I criticize it. Maybe I should not link to them and give them the benefit of my humongous traffic.

You can certain whoever pulls out the Disney card will feel the TBB wrath:-)

This whole field is getting way too pimpy, that's for sure.

Hug your children

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:26:44 +0000

You can tell that the Disney card plug was a cut-and-paste because every word was spelled correctly, the punctuation was correct, and there were no sentence fragments. Compare the post of December 13th, which is really nothing more than affiliate links to .. well, everything.

Linking to that blog is like giving an open paint can to a toddler. Sure, they'll be appreciative and have fun, but nothing good will result.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:00:37 +0000

Can you use a $25 Chipotle gift card from Office Depot towards the purchase of a $30 Chipotle gift card at Chipotle for the free burrito deal?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:49:12 +0000

Still better than Lucky, who in his "elite status strategies for each chain" completely ignored CC elite statuses, even though they elite tiers are far better than some of the ones he talked about, including PC who he said was pointless (but still managed to get the CC affiliate link in)

He had some wishy-washy excuse on why he omitted CC, but it was pretty obvious what really motivated the decision

(while I don't actually know off the top of my head, is it safe to assume that the Choice Privelages and BW credit cards don't provide affiliate $$$ since he omitted them too?)

By: gregorygrady

gregorygrady — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:02:08 +0000

Don’t give Howie too much credit for lack of affiliate links plastered all over his Carlson CC writeup…………..there ARE NO affiliate links for that credit card yet. Granted it was nice that he even suggested it given that they get no affiliate kickback. Probably only did so cuz they expect there will NEVER BE any links for this card since it’s issued by US Bank.