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Being a voracious reader, I go through lots of news and stories. When I find one of interest that I think will benefit you, I write about it here. Your feedback is always welcome.
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November 2005
Over 200 businesses registered in less than a month
Posted by johndilbeck on Sunday, November 27 2005 at 7:23 AM
Category: business_promotion
Nice Offers, which was introduced on October 31, 2005, has registered over 200 businesses in less than its first month of operation.
During this first month, several new features were added to make it easier to find coupons for the products and services you want.
You can select from online offers, offline offers, or both.
If you are looking for local offers, you can search by country, state, and/or city.
There are still some bugs to be worked out in the search, but it's performing better than it did at introduction. Bugs are being squashed and features are being introduced.
If you have a business that sells products or services (what else is there?), you can register your business for free. Create as many, or as few, special offers as you like. Set your own terms, restrictions, and expiration dates.
You pay only when a coupon is redeemed.
And, to top it off, you set the price of the bounty you will pay when each coupon is redeemed. Some merchants set bounties of only a dollar, and others set bounties of a hundred dollars or more. It all depends upon your business and how much a new customer is worth to you.
Special offers need not be only for new customers, either. You can reward your existing customers, too.
While it is obvious that we're still in the chicken-and-the-egg stage, this is a fast growing service and already has coupons for special offers from businesses around the world. Many more offers will be introduced as we go forward.
If you are looking for a fundraising opportunity for your non-profit, school, or church, we're ready to help you, too.
Merchants, register your business and create your own special offer coupons. Advertise for free and pay only for results.
Shoppers, for money-saving coupons, go to: Nice Offers.
To learn about new offers, visit SyndicateYourAd.com.
johndilbeck.editthispage.com will be discontinued on December 1, 2005
Posted by johndilbeck on Sunday, November 27 2005 at 7:21 AM
Category: ramblings
My oldest blog, at johndilbeck.editthispage.com, will be discontinued on December 1, 2005.
I want to thank the folks at UserLand for hosting it for several years. This was where I learned all about blogging, XML, RSS, news feeds, aggregators, and much more. It was a valuable learning experience.
I appreciate all the work Dave Winer and the rest of the UserLand crew put into developing Clay Basket, Manilla, and Radio Userland.
A door closes, we pause and reflect. Time moves on.
Merchants -- Advertise free and pay only for results
Posted by johndilbeck on Tuesday, November 1 2005 at 2:33 PM
Category: marketing
Merchants -- either online or offline -- how would you like to advertise your service or products for free and only pay when someone actually redeems your coupon?
Well, now you can.
NiceOffers helps you do just that.
You can register your business for free, create coupons online offering discounted offers to attract new customers or to reward your preferred, repeat customers. You decide on the offer and post it online.
I hear you asking, "How much do I have to pay for this when someone redeems my coupon?"
That, too, is up to you. You decide the amount of the bounty you're willing to pay for more business. It depends upon your business category, to some extent. Restaurants probably couldn't pay as much bounty per coupon as a car dealership could. But, you set what's comfortable for you. $100, $25, $10, $5, or even $1.
Then, our network of over 100,000 affiliates will help you promote your business. The SFI Marketing Group has thousands of active affiliates who will be driving traffic to the NiceOffers website. Of course, it's only natural that offers with higher bounties will be promoted more. On the other hand, your local business offers may be promoted actively by our affiliates who live near you and who would be happy to spread the word around town.
Free advertising. Active marketing and promoting. Pay only for results.
What could be better?
Customers save money.
Just visit NiceOffers, find an offer that interests you (there will many more over the coming weeks), print the free coupon, and redeem it when you make your purchase.
Businesses make more sales -- without wasting money on advertising that may not produce the results you wanted when you paid for your ad.
You can decide when the offer expires. You can set any restrictions you like. If you're wanting new customers, restrict it to new customers only. Or, you can reward your preferred customers with special "repeat business" offers. Want to allow only one coupon per household? No problem.
Syndicate your ad -- register your business today -- totally free. Your new coupon can be online in a matter of minutes.
This is a brand new way of promoting your business. NiceOffers was launched on the evening of October 31, 2005, and already thousands of SFI affiliates, including me, are actively promoting it. We'll be happy to promote your business and your special offers, too, should you decide to participate.
You can sign up as a merchant right now. Go to http://www.niceoffers.com/info and enter my SFI Affiliate ID: 7759324 and then click the GO button. There is no cost or obligation to see what it's all about.
Let us help you get more customers. Syndicate your ad, today.
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