how is this different from the cheapest option that I can find on Google Flight?
I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails
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This service was pretty sweet until around when the pandemic hit and then they stopped serving flights that didn't originate out of the USA which was really annoying. I don't know if they brought that back up yet but it was enough for me to give the service up. Is there anything comparable? You'd think that this is the kind of thing which would be insanely easy to automate.
I’ve seen a few companies come and go in the last few years who tried to automate it and failed. It seems people are really paying for the sense of curation and review, since what makes something a “good deal” can’t always be measured by a computer. Or maybe people just like their flight alerts wrapped in a friendly and helpful tone, and the tech gurus who can program it aren’t adept enough at copywriting. I’m just t…
I thought yours is automated too. How do you do it manually? Go through various airline websites daily to see what they've got to offer?
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#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
This service was pretty sweet until around when the pandemic hit and then they stopped serving flights that didn't originate out of the USA which was really annoying. I don't know if they brought that back up yet but it was enough for me to give the service up. Is there anything comparable? You'd think that this is the kind of thing which would be insanely easy to automate.
I’ve seen a few companies come and go in the last few years who tried to automate it and failed. It seems people are really paying for the sense of curation and review, since what makes something a “good deal” can’t always be measured by a computer. Or maybe people just like their flight alerts wrapped in a friendly and helpful tone, and the tech gurus who can program it aren’t adept enough at copywriting. I’m just t…
Yeah that's actually a good point, I was thinking that what would probably be useful is a system of collecting the data first and then from there curating it.
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#45how is this different from the cheapest option that I can find on Google Flight?
It is not, but this is easier because somebody with knowledge about airfare curates the deals for you and sends them to you inbox.
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#46Most 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.
It’s unbelievable amusing that this is the thread people are pulling on :) I certainly don’t use this coffee comparison in the actual marketing. I anchor the price against the average per ticket savings and sometimes compare it to “less than the cost of a checked bag”
I find this to be a good approach if done properly. It definitely should be done visually eg. checkout/pricing should contain visual comparison (actual coffee). That should really put things in perspective.
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#47You said you spend leftover money on advertising. Could you tell us a bit more about it? What methods are you using to promote it?
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That sounds like an investment opportunity for SoftBank. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/softbank-record-20-billi...
Tiger Global would be in a very close running for biggest losses https://www.forbes.com/sites/brandonkochkodin/2022/11/08/mor...
> has almost no profit
It makes too much money for either of your backers.
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#50I'm pretty sure Scott's Cheap Flights[1] makes a good deal more. It's going to be hard to have a big enough audience if you limit yourself to only one city. [1] https://scottscheapflights.com/
This is US only, found out only at 3rd step of registration after already confirming email when they asked me to select US airport.
Absolutely horrible website btw. now I am trying to close account, when I tap on profile it asks me for airport and can't do anything without filling airport and then after filling it I find out there is no automated way to close account when you check the options.