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I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails

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Re: I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails

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I'm curious how they generate the content, how much work is involved in getting the leads on cheap flights, is it automated? It seems like a good thing if it's mostly automated, but if it takes 35 hours a week of someone searching for deals it's not so much.

Re: I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails

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  Most people spend $3 per day on coffee, so why not $3 per month for the heads up on flights that are hundreds of dollars off regular fares?
I dont find the comparison very compelling. If I can save more per year than I pay, it's a good deal. In that vein, I'd like to see how my travel habits could be accommodated by the info the newsletter provides. If I believe it's a fit, I'd happily pay the money.

Re: I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails

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I'm curious how they generate the content, how much work is involved in getting the leads on cheap flights, is it automated? It seems like a good thing if it's mostly automated, but if it takes 35 hours a week of someone searching for deals it's not so much.

It’s about 4 hours per week of work between vetting flights, writing the flight alerts, and managing the admin

Re: I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails

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Why doing it only for flights departing PHL instead of generalizing the system to other airports?

It just takes too much time and effort to keep it up for multiple audiences. It’s not automated — it’s all about the curation. There are plenty of similar sites that cover many more airports though
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