Technocrati’s listing of top travel blogs yesterday showed View from the Wing as number one in travel, as well as top 100 in finance and living.
I’ve never paid too much attention to the secret sauce involved here, I think it largely has to do with what other blogs deemed influential link to each other, but even that could be off. I don’t place too much stock in this, but it’s still nice to be listed as more influential than Google’s travel blog.
Points Envy appropriately skewers the listing and reproduces the graphic with itself inserted in position 3.5.
Over the past couple of months, we have spent four or maybe even five hours toiling over credit card bonus details and award booking rules to bring you that hit of information needed to satisfy your frequent flyer cravings. Moreover, we regularly fly first class and stay in elite suites just to report on those experiences for our readers. Sure, The Points Guy and View From the Wing do that too, and work substantially harder, but we don’t think they should be that much higher than us in the rankings.
Sometimes I’m surprised that anyone reads me at all, though at the same time for many years I was the only one in this space and I wondered why there weren’t more people interested in the sorts of topics I covered. So I try not to take these things too seriously, and if I did I’d have Points Envy there to deflate me pretty quickly!
Gary,
While I read your blog (probably as it seems to match my views) I think Ben at One Mile at a Time is often the most entertaining. I am noticing more and more of these blogs are becoming credit card hawking stalls at the online mall.
Gotta say, that post from PE is pretty entertaining!
@ffi – Ben’s blog is by favorite read as well!
Gary,
Well done! You deserve the nod. You clearly add important value in this space. Though, a very crowded space it is becoming. Thank you for not being shy re: your point of view. And while I might not always agree with you, I usually learn something from you. Most Appreciated.
you are being too modest Gary. your blog is a daily must read for me. you are a trailblazer in this space!
well,you and freefrequentflyermiles.com…ooops..he’s been here lnger..sorry
@RonMexico Not sure if format is the same with ‘the other Gary’ or if he’s been around longer or not? (Certainly not dispositive but i notice his domain was first registered in 2004.)
Congratulations Gary! Seriously, you are a good writer and you keep an arms-length perspective in your posts. Others (not mentioned) are simply not as authentic as you.
You pushed me to do a 2 million run for AA LT Plat and I finished in the nick of time. Your articles have saved me countless hours of trying to explain certain techniques and offers to my family. Thank you Gary!
Number 1? Nah. Top 10 definitely! Congrats —
Congratulations on this huge accomplishment! It is certainly something to be proud of.
next time, we expect a little better than number 1.
Like your blog as well.. I appreciate the critical viewpoints you often provide when highlighting industry news and not just regurgitating others info. So, thanks, keep up the good work.
Congrats! 🙂