An Update to Points Well Made

Hello all,

Don't worry, we're not going anywhere!

We just thought we'd bring you a small update to the Points Well Made world.

First off, thank you all so much for your continued support and ongoing questions that you have for us. It really is incredibly satisfying when people spring off something we've written and come to us with an advanced follow up question. Ultimately, that is the aim that we have for Points Well Made. We don't aim to be the home of advanced points nerds, but instead be the place that sparks your curiosity to start your journey into miles and points.

As Points Well Made continues to grow, we have been trying to cover as many bases as possible. There are literally thousands of people subscribed to each of these individual platforms, whether that be to our emails, Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook! So we thought, why not cover some more ground...

Starting at some point in the near future we aim to bring you a Points Well Made podcast. Most of you spend an inordinate amount of time travelling, whether that be for work or leisure, so we wanted to give you a way to get all the information, and entertainment in a slightly different form. "Ha ha, Sam, doesn't every idiot have a podcast already?". Yes, and these idiots want to give it a go. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. When we do bring you the podcast, that will be the featured piece of the day on the website, unless something extraordinary were to occur. The aim at first will be bi-weekly, with the aim to increase this if it you enjoy it!

Second, we introduced the "Personal Points Plan" as a feature of Points Well Made, where you could ask us to help you plot your points journey, or point you in the direction of that dream flight of yours. When providing this service, we have only ever asked for tips as a contribution for our time sacrificed. As you make have guessed, this has been a really popular service, but we now need to change things up a bit. Starting from now, the Personalised Points Plan will now be a paid-for service, with different price points depending on the level of help you would like. Our time is finite, and we have, uhhh, real jobs pulling at us whilst we do this on the side. So in a case of workload management, this is a necessary step.

To balance this out, we will be running regular Q+A's on our Instagram Stories. These will be running every other weekend, so do keep an eye out for these. We had a lot of fun last week answering your questions!

Third, we would like to bring the Points Well Made community together in a cohesive way, where you all can share your trips, tips, and cautionary tales so that others can learn and be inspired along the way. We would also like a place to post all the tiny little deals, that don't warrant a full post, but are still worth your attention! We have not finalised this plan, but whether it is Discord, Patreon, WhatsApp/Instagram channel etc, we do aim to bring this plan to you in the near future.

Lastly, with this ramp up of posting to additional outlets, we may have to miss a day or two from posting daily on the website. We will continually post smaller items to our Instagram, both to stories and the main feed.

At the heart of Points Well Made is our community. You. Our wonderful people. And we truly want this space to reflect your voices. We want to hear your thoughts and we want you to contribute to the website, whether that’s a trip review, a clever new hack you’ve discovered, or a personal reflection on how miles and points have made a difference in your life.

I was always told that English wasn’t my strongest subject, and even earning a GCSE B felt like a triumph, so we know how it feels to wonder if your voice should be heard. Here, it absolutely should. We want to help amplify those stories, ideas, and experiences that deserve to be shouted from the rooftops. No matter your writing experience, we’re excited to hear your ideas. Helena will support you through the editing process and will help you shape your piece so you feel proud of your lasting contribution to Points Well Made. Just pop her an email at helena@pointswellmade.co.uk. Also, if writing isn’t your thing but you’ve got thoughts, questions, or topics you’d love us to cover, email Helena on the above email address. We’re always eager to bring community-driven ideas to life.

This ride has genuinely been astonishing, and we could never have imagined amassing thousands of followers, and hundreds of thousands of views in such a short space of time, and we feel like we've only just begun. Every message we get from someone who says "how have I not known about this sooner", or telling us about the flight you've just booked genuinely makes it all worth it.

Thousands of people seeing your face is an odd feeling...

Here's to the next step.

Sam and Helena

Points Well Made is a passion project of Sam and Helena with a loyal following. If you like what we do, and wish to help us continue to create the content you love, please consider buying us a Kofi, or subscribing monthly. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.