QFB feels we’re making progress towards the goal.  We’ve convinced tons of vendors, suppliers and whatnot into taking American Express.  Thus far, we’re amazed at how many have offered to take it and don’t care about the commission.  Where this happens we are using our Platinum and at this point earning 25,000 MR points per month.  Not a bad start!  

And, for those who pass the cost to us, we accept up to 1.5% of it and charge on the Plum card.  Then at least we break even.

Best of all, a new promotion until Feb 2011 has come out, where spending $10,000 on your business Platinum will net you another 5,000 points per month.  So at this point you can really gather up the points which can be used for travel all over the place - you can transfer to tons of airlines or even buy tickets with points as a currency.

The promo is here and has no signup: https://www212.americanexpress.com/dsmlive/dsm/int/businessplatinum2010pilot.do?vgnextoid=1813451a0caf6210VgnVCM100000defaad94RCRD&om_rid=DSSL4z&om_mid=_BLjDHcB748hsSp&om_lid=axp9

If you’re charging $10,000 on a corp card consistently, you’ll earn at least 180,000 points over the next year.  At this pace I’m looking at 300,000 points.

That isn’t even counting my taxes.  They are going on my Amex too ;)

Till next time…..

QFB