Credit card points and rewards consulting

Points-based travel research and booking service

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Research and help book flights and other travel for people who have accumulated large points balances but lack the time or expertise to find high-value redemptions. Customers submit a trip request, pay a deposit, receive researched options, and pay a flat fee once the trip is booked.

Problem: Points holders cannot efficiently search many airline and hotel programs, do not know how to transfer points, or fear redeeming points at a poor value.

For: People with substantial points balances, including higher-income travelers and families seeking business-class flights, complex itineraries, or luxury hotel stays.

Examples

• A hypothetical family-of-four Jamaica trip was described as potentially costing 23,000 points, used as an example of a case study that could demonstrate research skill without an actual booking.

Credit card rewards consulting for business owners

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Help business owners optimize the credit cards they already use to earn more rewards from existing spending, then help them redeem those rewards for travel. The core service is a one-time consulting package with a strategy, implementation support, and trip planning.

Problem: Business owners feel they are leaving money on the table because they earn too few points from their spending or do not know how to redeem their points for sufficient value.

For: Business owners spending at least $20,000 per month on credit cards, especially blue-collar, construction, medical-practice, and other local-business owners who spend heavily but do not actively optimize their rewards.

Examples

• The founder's parents' private medical practice spent about $40,000 per month on a local-bank card earning 1% cash back. A 50/50 Capital One and Chase strategy, combined with a personal Chase offer that doubled points at year-end, generated well over one million points in the first year and funded a resort trip in Cap Cana with an oceanfront room and butler that was described as a roughly $9,000 trip with nothing paid out of pocket.

Credit card points consulting sold as a one-time package

Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast — The Credit Card Side Hustle No One Talks About

Teach or advise customers about credit card points through a remote service that can be run from home and marketed through inbound inquiries.

Problem: Customers lack knowledge about credit card points and need guidance from someone who has researched the subject.

For: People who want to learn about credit card points, including average internet users with no prior expertise.