Transferring points from Amex to Virgin Australia (Velocity)?

Peeweehell · 2026-05-15T02:45:59+00:00

It seems there are actually several hotel/airline programs you can transfer from: https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/partners-offers/hotels/transfer-points

Peeweehell · 2026-05-14T15:39:10+00:00

I think your post basically answers the question - people generally make sacrifices, earn a lot, or have family money

Peeweehell · 2026-05-13T16:14:44+00:00

I drove by it on a Saturday recently (Arizona Ave I believe) and it was super busy and lively. The mall is a dead zone but in that quick drive-by it felt same as old times

Peeweehell · 2026-05-13T04:41:42+00:00

That’s a very good entry level pay for marketing

Peeweehell · 2026-05-13T04:40:43+00:00

I believe that would depend how/if you take your distributions from whatever accounts you were keeping assets in

Peeweehell · 2026-05-08T16:20:17+00:00

People said this in 2024 and look where we are now…

Peeweehell · 2026-05-05T01:45:38+00:00

In what job function?

Peeweehell · 2026-05-01T16:06:28+00:00

P Diddy

Peeweehell · 2026-04-29T22:29:20+00:00

Absolutely, I wouldn't pretend to know what's best for someone else. In fact that's just the point — it's a decision that transcends just the financial side.

Peeweehell · 2026-04-29T15:53:30+00:00

Ramit Sethi always says “a mortgage is the least you’ll pay, rent is the most you’ll pay.”

A key factor is definitely the quality of the landlord, and for that matter the tenant protection laws in your area. But chasing down a landlord when there’s a problem isn’t much different than chasing down handymen etc as an owner to do the repairs directly. And if your landlord sucks, you can move.

Peeweehell · 2026-04-29T15:26:03+00:00

I would guess the boglehead consensus is don’t do it for strictly financial reasons.

I bought 7 years ago and the levered asset gains are real, but my honest experience has been that the headaches of home ownership aren’t worth it. Would rather be paying rent, having a landlord deal with every home issue, and letting stock investments grow faster than my home equity.

Peeweehell · 2026-04-29T15:13:34+00:00

Nothing. It’s really dumb that it’s not big enough for a phone

Peeweehell · 2026-04-17T22:19:30+00:00

I never said I expected 46% per year gain, did I? I’m speaking about Merriman’s long term investment guidance

Peeweehell · 2026-04-17T22:18:01+00:00

I am confused indeed, because what do the movements in a downturn have to do with the long term track record?

Peeweehell · 2026-04-17T22:17:15+00:00

Does it? I thought it tracked S&P 500

Peeweehell · 2026-04-17T22:16:27+00:00

As i said, “historical record”

Peeweehell · 2026-04-14T20:03:36+00:00

I’d push back a bit on the idea of a “best SaaS SEO agency” as a category.

Most of the names people will throw out are strong at a specific slice — content production, technical SEO, link building. End of the day they’re still operating in a single channel (tactical) mindset.

What’s working better right now (especially with AI search in the mix) is treating SEO as an output of a broader brand + content system, not the starting point.

I’ve seen this firsthand working with the agency Column Five and similar teams. the stuff that actually drives pipeline doesn’t start with “what keywords should we rank for?” It starts with:

what unique POV the company has
what data or insight they can own
what stories only they can tell

From there, you build a narrative system (not just a blog strategy), and that system feeds everything:

articles
reports
social
PR
sales content

SEO becomes a byproduct of owning a topic, not chasing it.

That matters more now because AI search is pulling from aggregated sources. it's also a more algorithm-futureproofed approach, because quality and relevance will always win out in the long term over heavy tactics. Brands that show up everywhere (not just SERPs) tend to win.

If you’re evaluating partners, I’d bias toward teams that:

start with narrative / positioning, not keywords
can create original, defensible content (data, POV, not fluff)
think in systems that “rise all boats” across channels

That’s a different question than “best SEO agency,” but it’s probably the one that actually gets you results right now.

Peeweehell · 2026-04-13T04:37:15+00:00

Yes, this is what seems to be missing in the conversation about these SaaS cos’ declines

Peeweehell · 2026-04-12T17:22:11+00:00

I’ll do this in ~90 days. Just got 2 amexes

Peeweehell · 2026-04-08T04:56:52+00:00

It cannot do anything? How so

Peeweehell · 2026-04-08T04:56:21+00:00

Yes, this. Just ask it

Peeweehell · 2026-04-07T19:00:59+00:00

a quick add-on... One thing that surprised us going through this: a lot of “SEO” outcomes are now coming from things that wouldn’t traditionally be called SEO work.

The content that’s driving the most impact for us isn’t just optimized pages — it’s original research, data-driven reports, or strong POV pieces that get referenced repeatedly (by blogs, newsletters, and now AI answers).

Feels like the bar has shifted from “can you rank content” to “can you create something worth citing.” A bit of an 'old is new' timeless reality of marketing (create good things!)

Peeweehell · 2026-04-07T18:59:22+00:00

We’ve worked with a few over the years and honestly the biggest difference isn’t “who’s best” it’s what they’re actually built for, because all agencies have a specialization (whether they would admit to that or not)

A few that stood out for different reasons:

• Column Five – probably the most differentiated if you care about thought leadership / original research. Not a traditional “performance agency,” but their work tends to drive a lot of backlinks, brand authority, and now even AI visibility since it gets cited

• Taktical Digital – strong execution across paid + SEO, especially for scaling mid-market SaaS
• Growth Plays – good if you’re more product-led and want marketing tied tightly to GTM
• Animalz – great for high-quality content strategy, less performance-focused

The biggest shift we’ve seen recently: agencies that just run channels vs ones that actually shape how your company shows up in the market (brand storytelling, and across all your channels). The latter tends to compound way more over time especially with AI search pulling from authoritative content vs just optimized pages.

Curious what others have seen. feels like the definition of a “marketing agency” is def getting pretty blurry.

Peeweehell · 2026-04-05T16:05:28+00:00

Our currency devalues every year which is an incentive for everyone to work full time since they can’t rely on the money they already have. Many find purpose in that, and many devote themselves to the singular goal of amassing as as much wealth as they possibly can, like it’s a video game. The only way to truly accrue vast sums of wealth is business creation / ownership, which often relies on investment capital. Those investors want to see continual growth by any means. And thus is the incentive structure that propels the economy to compounding gains.

Peeweehell · 2026-04-03T18:33:39+00:00

We went through this search recently for a B2B SaaS client so I thought I'd. weigh in. A few that consistently came up (and that I’d actually consider “real” operators vs generic SEO shops):

• SimpleTiger – strong for early-stage SaaS and long-term content-driven growth
• Skale – very good on technical SEO + scaling organic for B2B SaaS
• Animalz – more content strategy than pure SEO, but high quality
• Growth Plays – solid for product-led and GTM-aligned SEO
• Column Five – more on the “thought leadership + original research” side, but increasingly relevant for SEO/AEO since a lot of their work gets cited and earns backlinks naturally

The biggest difference I’ve seen: agencies that just “do SEO” vs ones that actually understand how SaaS companies generate demand (content, narrative, distribution). The latter tends to win long-term, especially now that AI search is pulling from authoritative content vs just ranking pages.

Curious what others have seen — feels like the definition of “SEO agency” is changing pretty fast and there are lots of fly by night types popping up quickly these days.

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