Frequent Flyer Master PDF download bad review:
The sales pitch proclaimed earning hundreds of thousands of miles with little effort even if you never set foot on a plane. The author got bloggers to recommend it – as they, the bloggers, were going to be compensated for any sales – and comments were used that stated readers were blown away by the information they received in a 40 page PDF file.
There’s no reason to pay $47 for the file – there’s nothing of substantial value. A discussion on earning miles only begins on page 13 and lasts only about three pages. What are all the great ways to earn miles without flying or signing up for credit cards? Frequent Flyer Master lists Ameritrade and Lending Tree. All that sales talk didn’t deliver. That’s why a lady commented on one of the blogs to say she returned the PDF file and asked for her money back. Another guy commented that there are no unbelievable ways to earn miles as promised by the sales pitch and he stated that he would never pay for such “common sense” information. I’ve got news for you – that guy was right. There’s nothing valuable in Frequent Flyer Master that isn’t already freely discussed on a number of blogs.
But I wasn’t surprised. I looked at the author’s blog and before the PDF book sales pitch was released he discusses some of his travel plans for 2011 and stated that he will sign up for more credit card offers to further his mileage goals. At this point, nowhere is it mentioned that he is an expert on getting air miles and points for travel by being creative and knowing all the deals. So, how does he go from being a guy who likes traveling to being an expert on telling you how to follow him to affordable travel greatness? Probably, right around the time he decided to write a “book” on it.
Avoid.
Now I know why some bloggers said they wouldn’t want to give away Guillebeau’s tips – because there aren’t many in Frequent Flyer Master.
-Sign up for credit card offers (his #1 tip)
-search engine to buy frequent flyer miles (for example, the smarter travel blog already discusses this)
-search Ebay for upgrades and awards
-Mileage Mall offers (shopping online through your credit card)
You don’t need this information, but if you are curious and want to see what I’m talking about I’m working on my own “book” (free PDF download) that will cover the same Frequent Flyer Master ground and spruce up those tips into, well, tips. Not that you can’t find that stuff on blogs, for example, why would you pay for Frequent Flyer Master when there are good Frugal Travel blogs that offer better information for free?
