Groupon versus PeopleDeals

Everyone loves a good deal.  Some deals work better than others.  Some maybe to our (the consumer) advantage, while others is better for the merchant.

Take a Groupon deal, for instance.  We see these everyday on our desk tops, in our email inbox and local newspapers.  The advertising  is very enticing   for the consumer who sees a product or service that is discounted sometimes by 95% of the original price.

This type of  "deal" could encourage a lot of customers to purchase this discounted service, which could increase sales for the merchant who is offering the deal,  That is the upside of this scenario.  The downside could be a nightmare and even loss of profits.  As an example, below is an excerpt from an article I read recently where the business owner thought it was a good idea to drum up business for her small bakery -- offer a Groupon deal.  Well the deal almost left her bankrupt.

"The Daily Mail reports on the tale of Rachel Brown, owner of "Need a Cake" in England. She recently went on Groupon and offered a dozen cupcakes for $10. That's a 75% savings off of the regular price of $40.
Brown was expecting just a few extra orders; instead 8,500 customers took her up on her offer. She had to up production from her usual 100 cakes a month to a staggering 102,000.
"Without a doubt, it's the worst ever business decision I have made," Brown said. "It's been an absolute nightmare."
Brown had to hire an extra 25 people to go along with her full-time staff of eight. It all cost her nearly $20,000, wiping out an entire year's profit.
"I've been running this business for 25 years and I thought I knew what I was doing, but this offer wasn't everything it seemed to be," Brown claimed."

Needless to say, this business owner would not be doing any business with Groupon again.

Most businesses  have a  Facebook Fan  Page.  If you're a business owner and you don't have one, then you are missing out on communicating with the everyday consumer.  Using your Facebook Fan Page  is one of the best ways to spread the word of a 'deal' you are  offering on your products and services.

In the case of the business owner above, if she had used her Facebook Fan Page after signing up for PeopleDeals, she could have created a coupon ( which increase in value the more its shared)  for a discount on her cakes. She would have been able to set the day and time period she was offering the discount for,  giving her full control on how many customers she wanted to attract.

So as the saying goes, not everything is as good as it seems.




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Peoplestring For Your Success Online

Peoplestring, the online social portal created by Darryl Myman will on February 7 2012 celebrate its 3rd year in existence, and  continues to compete with other popular social networking sites, with great success.

Just in case you've never heard of Peoplestring, it is the social networking site that shares 70% of the ad revenue it earns from advertisers, with its members.  It is FREE to join and your only requirement is that you set the site as your homepage and use it to do all the things you do online anyway (surf the web, google searches, music downloads, facebook and twitter).

One of it's best features is the Insta Portal.  It allows you to add all your favorite websites as a tab to the Peoplestring site.  Which means every time you sign in to Peoplestring, those sites are there without you having to leave the Peoplestring website.  This feature certainly makes surfing the web a lot easier.

 

Imagine you're  over at your friend's home studying for an exam and you had saved a site on your Insta portal that you  found some valuable information pertaining to your test and could not remember the url, by signing in to your Peoplestring account (on your friend's computer) you would be able to access that information easily.

Did I mention it was FREE to join ?  Peoplestring is no "Get Rich Scheme" or scam.  You get paid for the effort you put into it and by helping others.  By sharing this opportunity with at least two people per week, you could grow what we call "your string" and increase you and your team's earning potential exponentially, all for free.

You get paid monthly based on your PeoplePoints balance and on 6 levels of referrals.  The more you use the site, the more Peoplepoints you earn which increases your share of the ad revenue monthly.

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SAVE MORE WHILE SHOPPING IN 2012

The state of the world economy is dire to say the least.  The United States is still struggling to come out of a recession created by the worst housing boom the world has seen in decades.  Millions of people are out of work, some homeless and hungry.

Those of us who do have jobs are still struggling to make ends meet on a daily basis.  The everyday consumer have  to watch every penny they spend on groceries and other household items, more so on big ticket items.  The popular TV show "Extreme Couponing" has brought to the forefront how much a household could save monthly  by using coupons to purchase groceries and other items.  Couponing is very popular in the United States and because of the show, it is slowly gaining momentum in Canada.

Let's face it,  we would all like to pay less whenever we can.   These days there is an app for everything and price comparison  is almost always the way to go before we make a purchase, especially when working with a budget.

If you're not into clipping coupons, then comparison shopping could save you valuable dollars.

I was glad when a friend of mine sent me this app called the "The ShoppingDaisy", maybe you will too.....
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WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ZEEK THE ONLINE OPPORTUNITY FOR 2012

 

Backed by a 14 year old company in the online marketing business, Zeekler and ZeekRewards is changing peoples lives for the better globally.  In most cases affiliates take between 1-5 years to make any money online in other opportunities,  if at all, not so with ZeekRewards.  Zeek's affiliates are reporting success within 3-6 months.  You could actually make money from day one with Zeekrewards.  As we like to say " Every Day Is Pay Day" at Zeek.

Why are they so successful?  Well the Zeek model is quite different from other online marketing opportunities.  It has a 2 x 5 matrix.  There is the opportunity to make money even if you don't recruit one person.  So no need to ask your friends and family to join.  Although once your friends and family  once they see your success, they will certainly want to join you.

The Zeek model is easy, 3- 5 minutes of work per day (placing one ad) simple copy and paste method, gives you great earning potential.