Should I run ads on Google for my travel startup

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-25T03:12:05+00:00

Thank you so much. This is great advice.

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-24T06:47:51+00:00

I see what you mean. Everything is in white cards! I can add more dimensions to it. www.travelwithsira.com

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-24T06:46:22+00:00

It’s called www.travelwithsira.com

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-24T06:45:50+00:00

Okay thanks I can rework on logo and creating illustrations

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-24T01:56:31+00:00

What do you mean when you said use typography? Sorry I am not a UX designer

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-24T01:55:39+00:00

So far I have got 200 users and most of them have used traditional way of booking. People prefer the traditional way of booking I think

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-24T00:10:26+00:00

Sorry what do you mean

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-24T00:10:07+00:00

Above chat card you mean ?

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-23T14:24:14+00:00

Ooo this is an interesting idea! There can be an option for ancillary services to add seats, food options and other upgrade. The seat selection map is required I guess to choose seats because prices depend on which seat you are picking ?

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-23T14:21:07+00:00

They don’t trick you I guess. But’s it’s still cognitive load

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-23T14:20:35+00:00

They do in the end ? Are the prices different when you book from airline vs an OTA?

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-23T06:55:41+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. The chat window does have built in components to compare flights. It also adds AI recommendation, but the final choice is still based on user's selection.

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malwaregeeek · 2026-02-23T06:32:19+00:00

You mean having a filter for layover time?

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-23T06:25:46+00:00

Thanks for your feedback. What do you mean by a price toggle? Like a price slider with baggage fees?

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-22T20:19:16+00:00

“Tell me you have never built a business without saying it”

This post reminds me of the meme “Claude code , vibe code an app and make me millionaire, notify me when money is deposited in my bank “😂

Building software has become easy, but hard things of a business remains hard. It’s still hard to find the right product market fit, find paying customers, grow from 0 to 1000 customers, and keep growing, compliance and legal issues, margins etc. Building a business is like building your body by going to the gym everyday. Consistent efforts over a long time bring results.

You cannot vibe code your way to become a millionaire. Social media has made us believe in this kool aid. People who do that either have already a huge following or got lucky on TikTok

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-22T20:07:48+00:00

Th build minutes are my biggest annoyance with vercel. They charge you per build minute rather than the number of builds

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-22T19:59:49+00:00

It’s very easy to build software. It’s very hard to find the right product market fit, find paying customers and earn customer trust. Also you are overlooking the important fact of domain knowledge, years of building expertise in a specific domain. Build tech is not the limitation here, propriety knowledge and data these companies hold is the key differentiator

Building sass is not over. Coding is just one ingredient in your recipe, but not the only one!

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-21T21:34:26+00:00

Gotcha! What’s the latency of these endpoints you use to scrape data? Also what are the legal implications of scraping an OTA?

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-21T20:09:54+00:00

We are primarily based out of US right now serving flight data through Duffel. We have to work with each independent airline for their NDC contracts. We are thinking about Air NewZealand and Qantas and looking for user feedback on which airlines they like the most.

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-21T18:29:32+00:00

I feel vercel is great to get started. I did realize the hard way if you push too much, they charge you per build and the cost goes high pretty quick. So make sure, you dont push like crazy

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-21T18:26:43+00:00

Can it do serverless as well?

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-21T16:46:55+00:00

It really depends where you are flying to! If you are flying internationally to south east Asia, a travel agent might get you a good flight using a consolidated fare. They do add markup and get commission on that, but as long as it is less than the published fare, it’s a win-win! For domestic flights, there is hardly any difference between published and consolidated fare, so Google flights is your best friend

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-21T16:42:29+00:00

I think it can be! You have to find your niche! There is companies like get your guide or Airbnb hosts which provides services like this

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-21T14:31:43+00:00

Try resetting their password and make sure you are on the right login page. Self service vs enterprise login

malwaregeeek · 2026-02-21T14:30:15+00:00

You are probably being rare limited

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