Small Business Trends: How Small Businesses Can Cash In On The Social Deals Trend
There are a number of types of social deal sites, some general, some product specific, some regional, some national or international. The author notes that most don’t require any upfront cost.
“Doesn’t it seem like every week, a new social coupon website pops up?Some deal sites are being added to existing retail sites to help eliminate inventory (such BackCountry.com’s SteepandCheap site). Others are new, stand-alone sites, many with very specific niches.
There are social deal sites that are general, like Groupon, City Deals or Living Social. There are regional sites, like the ones my local newspaper and news station run. Then there are luxury deal sites, like Overstock’s Ebiza, Gilt Groupe or Bergine. The site 25Tuesdays just has spa deals. Then there’s Yipit, which consolidates at least 90 deal sites. And on and on.”