Soft-Launch Recap (2025 April 1–April 30)

The Planet has completed a full month of soft launch and has basically reached the results I had expected. So far there are 30+ guest members, with a total of over 390 Planet members, and about half of them are active on a daily basis. Let’s summarize from all angles.

Members are very active in post replies, and I try my best to answer questions whenever possible. In fact, besides the Planet, we also have a lot of discussion in the Planet’s WeChat group and the guest group, which serves as a real-time communication supplement. Whenever there is good content, I slowly organize and add it to the Planet.

People

The guests I added initially were people I already knew personally. Everyone is very knowledgeable, but many are busy with work and life, so they may not interact often or write long posts. As a thank-you for their support, all guests who joined during the soft-launch period will become permanent guest members, and they can pop by whenever they have time.

Of course, what I appreciate the most is that through the Planet, I got to meet a large group of friends who are still on the front line grinding with cards and miles. Honestly, meeting everyone has also reignited my own motivation to keep learning and digging deeper. Being able to share more interesting information and let everyone make money together really gets me fired up. Plus, many members are strong in operations, so we complement each other and keep the community growing. Among the guests and Planet members, I selected 6 people to become Knowledge Planet partners. Let me introduce them.

  • Rococo: Has a lot of first-hand experience with credit cards and bank rewards, and strong experience in community promotion and operations. Will be responsible for bank rewards and community growth content.
  • Isaac: Has deep expertise in airline miles, especially China–US premium-cabin itineraries. He is very detailed and meticulous with ANA mileage redemptions and has extensive experience helping people search and ticket business-class flights. Will mainly handle airline and miles content management, plus custom travel content.
  • 老司机: Has very deep experience with award tickets and MS, and is very willing to interact and discuss in the comments. Will mainly handle airline and miles content management.
  • Tao: Has strong knowledge of credit cards, hotels, and airline miles. Will mainly handle hotel content management.
  • 官官: Has tons of savings-hunting deals, bugs, and hotel intel; every time he shares, it sparks lots of discussion. Will mainly handle hotel and cloud-player content management.
  • MH: Is actually MeiKa 101’s long-term technical partner. He develops and maintains all the technical parts of the blog. The free AMEX Offer plugin that everyone uses was developed by him. The Planet will also use technology to reduce management costs and provide services more efficiently.

I hope we can all collaborate this year and make money together. Of course, partners are only part of the plan, and we’re preparing more content to introduce gradually.

Content

Featured Posts

There are over 30 featured posts. To be blunt, any one of them could already benefit members (you get your ¥399 annual fee back). With our joint effort and bonus incentives, I believe many more valuable posts will continue to appear. Below are the featured post themes.

  • Most members’ interest points are still centered on credit-card applications and meeting opening-spend requirements, and we will keep digging into testing-related content.
  • We will add more mileage fare-search and ticket-search content. We plan to set up a ticket-search squad to help members get help with booking.
  • Hotel tips are currently fewer, so we will focus more on negotiation tactics and complaint-handling content. We hope members can upgrade to suites more often during stays and secure compensation when problems happen.
  • Also, since many members are beginners, we will organize articles and Q&As for newcomers to help them get started quickly.

Columns

To make reading easier, I also grouped some valuable posts into columns. After joining the Planet, members can browse topic posts by their area of interest.

Other Posts

I also monitor many forums and groups. I believe our Planet has one of the highest information quality levels. Almost everything posted here is practical output; even questions are usually asked only after people have thought, searched, and still couldn't solve the problem. Members’ replies are also very active, and most questions get answered well. One member even commented, “This is intense—every time you share, you really need to bring your best game.” So if you’re tired of the flood of low-quality information in chat groups and forums, browsing four to five posts a day on our Planet is a great option.

Cashback, Cashback!

Besides this content that helps everyone directly, many friends have also earned extra cashback through Planet perks by applying for credit cards, investment platforms, and bank accounts. These cashbacks have already far exceeded the membership fee in many cases, and we hope to keep this benefit going so everyone gets real revenue.

  • Some members’ application cashbacks in April (excluding heavy users)
  • A member’s business card application was approved, tracking was successful, and cashback was received
  • A member used our link and applied for CSP for a friend; tracking was successful, and cashback was received
Of course, if you have a suitable promotion channel and join the Planet, we can also partner to generate even more income.
  • This member promoted CSP and bank accounts through his own promotion channel and friends, and earned a large amount of cashback.

Trading

Our trading section is also doing well. Some members have already completed trades, received invite rewards, and split some cash—so it’s mutually beneficial.

  • Member traded a successful AMEX invite
  • Member traded a successful CSP invite

Besides posting directly on the Planet, we also set up a trading chat group and onboarded several relatively reliable points-and-credits buyers. Members have also cashed out quite a bit through trading (especially during AMEX’s major purge phase, when some people still bailed out early).

Bonuses

We also regularly collect members’ invite data for free and post it to the blog or Planet. Members should be able to earn a fair amount of side income.

  • A member maxed out AMEX invite rewards for 100,000 cards
  • A bunch of SoFi invites
  • Members cross-invited each other for Gemini rewards

Planet Content

The regular annual fee is ￥399, roughly $59, which is somewhat lower than many standard credit-card annual fees. What kind of information and services can we provide?

  • Information Curation and Extraction: We have dedicated people who read major U.S. blogs, forums, and private groups every day. They collect the latest credit card, airfare, hotel, and other good offers, then screen them for information that suits Chinese-speaking users and publish it in the Knowledge Planet for easy reading.
  • Exclusive Information Sharing: Unlike our 101 blog, the Planet also shares some card-churning, reimbursement, exclusive offer, and personal-experience content that is not suitable for public publication. If you want fast access to first-hand information and want to be among the first wave, join the Planet.
  • Trading Platform: Most regular blogs and forums do not allow people to freely post trading or invite information. Because the Planet has paid membership and direct-invite thresholds, we can facilitate invite swaps/sales to some degree, as well as peer-to-peer trading of mileage, points, and room vouchers. We also screen long-term, reasonably reputable voucher buyers to join, making it easier for members to sell unused mileage, points, and vouchers at decent prices. In addition, members can list their own credit-card referral links with clear pricing and split referral rewards with the group.
  • Cashback System: In addition to standard card and platform invite rewards, we also have some extra resources. If you apply for a credit card, investment platform, or bank checking account through our links, we provide additional cashback. Many of these are above $50, so one use can already recoup the annual fee.
  • Cloud-Player Information: Our blog has many users outside the U.S. who are still very interested in U.S. credit cards, hotels, and airlines, and our partner team includes people who specialize in this area. Members can join discussions and share views together. Information in the Planet can be stored and featured, making it more efficient than regular group discussions.
  • Join the Elite Exclusive Group: Every member of the Planet can join an exclusive WeChat group to discuss and consult in real time with guests, partners, and the host.

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