I'm thinking you should quickly rename it to Tripfox, TripBounty, or something else. It seems like the real value here is replacing travel agents more comprehensively than something like Kayak does.
Good luck!
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Re: Crowd-Sourced Flight Search
#12Part of me thinks if you made "starting contests" free for customers, you'd get more traction. On the other hand the other part of me thinks that you've already tried this approach, or at least thought about it. So, which part of me is right? Also two tiny notes about your front page: 1. I, personally, get really pissed when I'm informed about fees of a service in any step of the process other than the first one. So,…
Definitely agree with #2, I spent a little too long trying to click the titles. The "Next Step" button should also be a color other than white so it stands out more.
I think this is an awesome idea, though! Will definitely use it in the future.
Re: Crowd-Sourced Flight Search
#13Have you considered allowing people to optimize for something other than cost? I'd be very interested in paying people to find me mileage runs - that is, itineraries that minimize the cost per mile.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequent-flyer_program#Mileage_...
Re: Crowd-Sourced Flight Search
#14Have you considered allowing people to optimize for something other than cost? I'd be very interested in paying people to find me mileage runs - that is, itineraries that minimize the cost per mile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequent-flyer_program#Mileage_...
Yes, absolutely. You could do that know, but we need to build our expert base a little larger before we target this market specifically. Also, we need to find a way to add these options without confusing the average person. We're pretty obsessed with analytics and we've seen that even just minor details confuse people and reduce conversions. Maybe a separate menu/link/section/subdomain is needed.
Re: Crowd-Sourced Flight Search
#15I'm thinking you should quickly rename it to Tripfox, TripBounty, or something else. It seems like the real value here is replacing travel agents more comprehensively than something like Kayak does. Good luck!
Many thanks. You're spot on. And it's so obvious in hindsight, but alas.
We've already had a contest asking for accomm recommendations and it worked surprisingly well. That person paid a $200 finder's fee and it was great to see experts who'd been to the same places recounting their experiences in detail and giving highly practical advice. Of course you can get this for free elsewhere, but the whole package is worth paying for. This person saved a fortune on the flights alone.
Re: Crowd-Sourced Flight Search
#16Part of me thinks if you made "starting contests" free for customers, you'd get more traction. On the other hand the other part of me thinks that you've already tried this approach, or at least thought about it. So, which part of me is right? Also two tiny notes about your front page: 1. I, personally, get really pissed when I'm informed about fees of a service in any step of the process other than the first one. So,…
Hi Hamid, (full disc: we've worked alongside Hamid, awesome coder). 1. Good point about knowing about the fees upfront. Will update in our next release. Somehow went missing after experimenting with pricing too often. 2. They are clickable. Aren't they? Uh, oh... What OS/browser? Opens Vbox Would love to iterate faster with more engineers. Any chance we can poach you from setkick.com? Thanks again.
> They are clickable. Aren't they?
Nope.
> Uh, oh... What OS/browser?
Windows 7: Chrome 17, Firefox 10, Firefox 11, IE9
Re: Crowd-Sourced Flight Search
#17Have you considered allowing people to optimize for something other than cost? I'd be very interested in paying people to find me mileage runs - that is, itineraries that minimize the cost per mile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequent-flyer_program#Mileage_...
Yes, absolutely. You could do that know, but we need to build our expert base a little larger before we target this market specifically. Also, we need to find a way to add these options without confusing the average person. We're pretty obsessed with analytics and we've seen that even just minor details confuse people and reduce conversions. Maybe a separate menu/link/section/subdomain is needed.
Cool! I am working on automated mileage run finding at mileagebrain.com - hoping this will turn out to be complementary :)
Re: Crowd-Sourced Flight Search
#18Part of me thinks if you made "starting contests" free for customers, you'd get more traction. On the other hand the other part of me thinks that you've already tried this approach, or at least thought about it. So, which part of me is right? Also two tiny notes about your front page: 1. I, personally, get really pissed when I'm informed about fees of a service in any step of the process other than the first one. So,…
Hi Hamid, (full disc: we've worked alongside Hamid, awesome coder). 1. Good point about knowing about the fees upfront. Will update in our next release. Somehow went missing after experimenting with pricing too often. 2. They are clickable. Aren't they? Uh, oh... What OS/browser? Opens Vbox Would love to iterate faster with more engineers. Any chance we can poach you from setkick.com? Thanks again.
The titles such as "Award a Winner" are not clickable for me either on Windows 7 Chrome 17.
Re: Crowd-Sourced Flight Search
#19I'm thinking you should quickly rename it to Tripfox, TripBounty, or something else. It seems like the real value here is replacing travel agents more comprehensively than something like Kayak does. Good luck!
Many thanks. You're spot on. And it's so obvious in hindsight, but alas. We've already had a contest asking for accomm recommendations and it worked surprisingly well. That person paid a $200 finder's fee and it was great to see experts who'd been to the same places recounting their experiences in detail and giving highly practical advice. Of course you can get this for free elsewhere, but the whole package is worth…
eBay turns people into Merchants.
Airbnb turns people into Hoteliers.
FlightFox turns people into Travel Agents.
Re: Crowd-Sourced Flight Search
#20Brilliant! I'll be using this for some upcoming flights.
I daydreamed of something like this 2½ years ago. See http://sivers.org/semi-expert
Thanks for making this come true.