1500+ sold, WSO of the Day] WP Dealpon - Automated Coupon Offers From Wordpress and INSIDE Facebook!

[gorufus]

Hey Lisa,

I just added the email link for the paypal button and it worked just fine.

[tresgros]

I just bought it.

[MsT28]

I paid by Paypal, but I didn't get a link.

[LisaSchwartz]

Originally Posted by gorufus

Hey Lisa,

I just added the email link for the paypal button and it worked just fine.

yeah, I know they have one. I use a wp plugin, DAP, and generate buy buttons within there that don't have a email link or URL option like paypal direct buy buttons do.

[scriptstar]

Hello israelt,

I am talking about text message (SMS) and you are talking about emails.

Originally Posted by israelt2010

It's all about how you set up you sales page, what the plugin does is redirect to your sales page only.

Unless you enter your paypal code on the plugin, as soon as people pays, the seller will get an email with the payment info from paypal.

[scriptstar]

Yes, you are correct. You need at least 6 billion to buy that kind of plugin (that was offered by Google to buy Groupon). It ain't come under $17 bucks

Originally Posted by Karlsbad

I bought it anyway... however it does not seem to have a threshold of signups before it allows the deal to go through...just like Groupon.

is this correct?

[israelt2010]

Originally Posted by scriptstar

Hello israelt,

I am talking about text message (SMS) and you are talking about emails.

Set up a sales page and ask buyers to enter their phone number for more upcoming deals, that way you can capture leads

[icun]

Over 500 sold in 2 hours!

Thanks to all who have bought so far. The developer license will not be available forever as part of the current price. Buy now unless you want to see a big fat developer buy button up there as a separate option! :-)

Cheers,
Martin and Ryan

[how2do]

It really doesn't matter what Martin puts out in his WSOs....whatever he puts out there is always great stuff and he takes care of his list like no other IM marketer. I have never had the pleasure of dealing with a more generous, over-delivering and sincere person as Martin. If you are on his list you already know what I mean... Another great product that will help me make more money....as usual from Mr. Icun....

Thanks again...

Tom

[Tuddy]

Love It been looking for something like this.... Beat the Groupon out of the the price they charge and another way in the door to offline up sell's PerrrrrrrrFFFFFFFFFect.... Thanks Martin


Dan Hornburg

[Cy Price]

Excellent... I'll be able to put this to use immediately.

Thanks

[nickjoselle]

Awesome plugin! Very slick and simple.

Guess the FB theme is not really a WP theme? I installed on WP and keep getting: Fatal error: Call to undefined function twentyten_posted_on() i...

Am I just to use the FB Theme on FB? The word 'theme' always means WP to me, so I may be asking a dumb question (don't use FB much).

Help from anyone much appreciated.

[shabit87]

Originally Posted by nickjoselle

Awesome plugin! Very slick and simple.

Guess the FB theme is not really a WP theme? I installed on WP and keep getting: Fatal error: Call to undefined function twentyten_posted_on() i...

Am I just to use the FB Theme on FB? The word 'theme' always means WP to me, so I may be asking a dumb question (don't use FB much).

Help from anyone much appreciated.

You got it, sorry to have baffled ya. Thanks for your purchase and let me know if you need further help. Post here or shoot me a PM.

[macclub]

It looks great..I am in..

Thanks
Anwar

[israelt2010]

Originally Posted by nickjoselle

Awesome plugin! Very slick and simple.

Guess the FB theme is not really a WP theme? I installed on WP and keep getting: Fatal error: Call to undefined function twentyten_posted_on() i...

Am I just to use the FB Theme on FB? The word 'theme' always means WP to me, so I may be asking a dumb question (don't use FB much).

Help from anyone much appreciated.

The facebook theme is to use exclusively to use in facebook meaning you most likely have to set up a separate sub domain just for that

[jimbo3891]

Hey Martin.

You just saved me $984.40 with this plug-in. I had looked at hiring a developer to build this type of plug-in last year and I had about three quotes - all of about $1,000 each. For under $16 I have exactly what I wanted a year ago but just couldn't find the $1,000 to hire it built.

Thanks and I look forward to incorporating this into my existing deals site here locally.

Keep up the great work.

JDD

[Kiyi]

Ok, This is some true constructive criticism. I am not going to stroke some egos here because, This is no where close to a Groupon clone.

Problem:
For example, this could easily be abused by multiple customers. All one person has to do is tell all his friends about the "Printable Coupon" URL location or Share the coupon. There is no way to make a unique coupon code to track users or to use this as a way to capture email addresses. Am I right or is there something I am missing? Realistically, All this seems to me is a pretty way to make a button on a WordPress post.

Solution:
What I was expecting was a coupon delivery system that would generate a printable coupon code that would be emailed to the purchaser. And likewise I would have that persons email on file. This seems more legitimate way to gain more clients and make money at the same time. Each customer's coupon would be tied to their email account, the code for the coupon could be cross referenced checked with the coupon issuers. This has to be done or someone is going to lose a great deal of money.

I am sorry if anyone feels I am being harsh, but I have a feeling once people start implementing this plugin, it is going to not work as intended once it is all played out. And you could lose sales on future products. Not only is my above statement not coming from malice or discontent, but to truly think you should have put more thought into the delivery instead of the pretty. Yah that rhymes, it was intended.

If you want me to help with it, I do not mind.

- David

[DK Hoover]

Martin's software is always top notch. And the value he gives is OVER the top.

This plugin is fantastic for offline marketers. Wonderful add on sale!

Doug

[timapps]

Hey Martin,

I'm in

Cheers

Tim Apps

[Donna Hamer]

I have not tested it yet - but am keen to give it a try.

Cheers Donna

[hiwind88]

Can anyone show an example of site installed with this WP plugin?

[shabit87]

Originally Posted by hiwind88

Can anyone show an example of site installed with this WP plugin?

i have it on my site and there is also a link in the copy/post #1.

http://estimatemyinsurance.com

[jimbo3891]

Originally Posted by Kiyi

Ok, This is some true constructive criticism. I am not going to stroke some egos here because, This is no where close to a Groupon clone.

Problem:
For example, this could easily be abused by multiple customers. All one person has to do is tell all his friends about the "Printable Coupon" URL location or Share the coupon. There is no way to make a unique coupon code to track users or to use this as a way to capture email addresses. Am I right or is there something I am missing? Realistically, All this seems to me is a pretty way to make a button on a WordPress post.

Solution:
What I was expecting was a coupon delivery system that would generate a printable coupon code that would be emailed to the purchaser. And likewise I would have that persons email on file. This seems more legitimate way to gain more clients and make money at the same time. Each customer's coupon would be tied to their email account, the code for the coupon could be cross referenced checked with the coupon issuers. This has to be done or someone is going to lose a great deal of money.

I am sorry if anyone feels I am being harsh, but I have a feeling once people start implementing this plugin, it is going to not work as intended once it is all played out. And you could lose sales on future products. Not only is my above statement not coming from malice or discontent, but to truly think you should have put more thought into the delivery instead of the pretty. Yah that rhymes, it was intended.

If you want me to help with it, I do not mind.

- David

Hey David.

Put the coupon behind a membership/login and they can't share it around - that's what my site is designed to do.

Also, I hear this all the time from business owners and my response is "So What?!?" Make the coupon something that you benefit from (maybe you don't make 150% profit, you only make 25% on the offer) and hope - beyond all hope - that they share it with all their friends and they all come in. If it brings in a customer that you've not had the pleasure of serving before, or a customer that has not graced your doors in quite some time, then it was worth giving up a little profit to get the chance to impress that customer and help them see why they should do business with you rather than your competition.

I caution all my business clients NOT to offer something totally free - offer something that either requires a purchase or something that the discount is deep but not so deep that you lose money on it. One of my clients offers "FREE Pasta", but you have to buy the sauce for it. Pasta is dirt cheap for him and the sauce is where he makes his money.

Sharing the coupon is not a huge worry for me and I'm educating my clients that they should not be worried about it either - in fact they should encourage it. But, they should also encourage everyone to share it through FB, Twitter, email etc.

However, I would like to see the ability to generate a unique number on the coupons - not so much for the purpose of keeping someone from using a duplicate, but for the purpose of making the coupons appear more valuable. You could even put wording on the coupon that says "sharing is not permitted" or "duplicates not accepted" or any verbiage you want.

Also, I've not looked at this yet, but is there a way to put an expiration date on it. I've educated my business owners to make offers and have them very short in duration to keep people coming back to the site for more offers. We may run the same offer five times a month, but will only make it available on certain days for for two or three days.

Hope this allays your fears on the sharing issue - it can be overcome if you spin it correctly to the business.

[israelt2010]

Originally Posted by jimbo3891

Hey David.

Put the coupon behind a membership/login and they can't share it around - that's what my site is designed to do.

Also, I hear this all the time from business owners and my response is "So What?!?" Make the coupon something that you benefit from (maybe you don't make 150% profit, you only make 25% on the offer) and hope - beyond all hope - that they share it with all their friends and they all come in. If it brings in a customer that you've not had the pleasure of serving before, or a customer that has not graced your doors in quite some time, then it was worth giving up a little profit to get the chance to impress that customer and help them see why they should do business with you rather than your competition.

I caution all my business clients NOT to offer something totally free - offer something that either requires a purchase or something that the discount is deep but not so deep that you lose money on it. One of my clients offers "FREE Pasta", but you have to buy the sauce for it. Pasta is dirt cheap for him and the sauce is where he makes his money.

Sharing the coupon is not a huge worry for me and I'm educating my clients that they should not be worried about it either - in fact they should encourage it. But, they should also encourage everyone to share it through FB, Twitter, email etc.

However, I would like to see the ability to generate a unique number on the coupons - not so much for the purpose of keeping someone from using a duplicate, but for the purpose of making the coupons appear more valuable. You could even put wording on the coupon that says "sharing is not permitted" or "duplicates not accepted" or any verbiage you want.

Also, I've not looked at this yet, but is there a way to put an expiration date on it. I've educated my business owners to make offers and have them very short in duration to keep people coming back to the site for more offers. We may run the same offer five times a month, but will only make it available on certain days for for two or three days.

Hope this allays your fears on the sharing issue - it can be overcome if you spin it correctly to the business.

I totally agree, when it comes to local businesses customer service is king
educate your clients to give the best service they can give

Everybody let's ask for new features on the help desk, i'm sure martin will incorporate them.

[Crash]

Is there a demo site?

[shabit87]

Originally Posted by jimbo3891

Hey David.

Put the coupon behind a membership/login and they can't share it around - that's what my site is designed to do.

Also, I hear this all the time from business owners and my response is "So What?!?" Make the coupon something that you benefit from (maybe you don't make 150% profit, you only make 25% on the offer) and hope - beyond all hope - that they share it with all their friends and they all come in. If it brings in a customer that you've not had the pleasure of serving before, or a customer that has not graced your doors in quite some time, then it was worth giving up a little profit to get the chance to impress that customer and help them see why they should do business with you rather than your competition.

I caution all my business clients NOT to offer something totally free - offer something that either requires a purchase or something that the discount is deep but not so deep that you lose money on it. One of my clients offers "FREE Pasta", but you have to buy the sauce for it. Pasta is dirt cheap for him and the sauce is where he makes his money.

Sharing the coupon is not a huge worry for me and I'm educating my clients that they should not be worried about it either - in fact they should encourage it. But, they should also encourage everyone to share it through FB, Twitter, email etc.

However, I would like to see the ability to generate a unique number on the coupons - not so much for the purpose of keeping someone from using a duplicate, but for the purpose of making the coupons appear more valuable. You could even put wording on the coupon that says "sharing is not permitted" or "duplicates not accepted" or any verbiage you want.

Also, I've not looked at this yet, but is there a way to put an expiration date on it. I've educated my business owners to make offers and have them very short in duration to keep people coming back to the site for more offers. We may run the same offer five times a month, but will only make it available on certain days for for two or three days.

Hope this allays your fears on the sharing issue - it can be overcome if you spin it correctly to the business.

Yes timer is featured on WP Dealpon and thanks for stating the points you did. We can supply tools all day but its up to the tool owners to decide how they'll use em'. Great suggestions. Glad to see ya thinking outside the box and sharing with others. Thank you!!

Originally Posted by israelt2010

I totally agree, when it comes to local businesses customer service is king
educate your clients to give the best service they can give

Everybody let's ask for new features on the help desk, i'm sure martin will incorporate them.

Why not be sure to implement on the actually site or be sure that the buy button you insert is from a processor with a built in customer support system. If anything is to happen to a post (maybe you change your offer without relizing it maybe still be in the refund period for example) your customer may feel like you're moving forward and leaving them, being older buyers, behind.

I believe its called oS (my mind is mush right now) that can be set up in cPanel (Hostgator for sure). Its an excellent support ticket system.

Don't let just one tool be your all in one solution if you can get more dedicated tools to do the job. Better support, better performance, and better results...but keep the ideas coming for sure. We'd love to hear them!

[DanielleS]

Originally Posted by Kiyi

Ok, This is some true constructive criticism. I am not going to stroke some egos here because, This is no where close to a Groupon clone.

Problem:
For example, this could easily be abused by multiple customers. All one person has to do is tell all his friends about the "Printable Coupon" URL location or Share the coupon. There is no way to make a unique coupon code to track users or to use this as a way to capture email addresses. Am I right or is there something I am missing? Realistically, All this seems to me is a pretty way to make a button on a WordPress post.

Solution:
What I was expecting was a coupon delivery system that would generate a printable coupon code that would be emailed to the purchaser. And likewise I would have that persons email on file. This seems more legitimate way to gain more clients and make money at the same time. Each customer's coupon would be tied to their email account, the code for the coupon could be cross referenced checked with the coupon issuers. This has to be done or someone is going to lose a great deal of money.

I am sorry if anyone feels I am being harsh, but I have a feeling once people start implementing this plugin, it is going to not work as intended once it is all played out. And you could lose sales on future products. Not only is my above statement not coming from malice or discontent, but to truly think you should have put more thought into the delivery instead of the pretty. Yah that rhymes, it was intended.

If you want me to help with it, I do not mind.

- David

First, margin. The business owner has a margin, the markup between his cost and the retail price he commands for the product or service he's selling.

If the business owners 'cost of product' is $4.00 and his retail price is $10.00, the 20% discount still leaves him a profit margin, while at the same time, bringing him new customers, which is the number one reason behind 'promotion.' Add to the slightly lowered profit (as this is not a loss because the business owner did not go 'below cost), the opportunity for upsells, and cross promotions to this new customer, the lifetime value of a customer, and the psychology that if I am getting a 'free cocktail with dinner, I just might splurge on a high priced. (high profit margin) dessert... the business owner would want as many of those coupons reprinted and passed around as possible, with no additional printing or advertising expense to boot! And the number of coupons that are never even redeemed, hover somewhere around 80%!

Now think about him paying for a limited amount of 'prints' in his local paper, at a much higher cost, 80% of which no one will redeem. That's a waste of his marketing and advertising money.

-Danielle

[Pangdene]

Originally Posted by israelt2010

I second that
I would like to be able to accept paypal or google check out within the plugin

and AlertPay please!

Thanks
Mark

[rlmosca]

Originally Posted by nickjoselle

Awesome plugin! Very slick and simple.

Guess the FB theme is not really a WP theme? I installed on WP and keep getting: Fatal error: Call to undefined function twentyten_posted_on() i...

Am I just to use the FB Theme on FB? The word 'theme' always means WP to me, so I may be asking a dumb question (don't use FB much).

Help from anyone much appreciated.

The download pages says "Download WP Dealpon Ready Fan Page WP Theme"
It says it is a wp theme which is it wp or fb, if it is to be used as a facebook theme are there instructions on how to install it

[Profolegy]

I bought mine looks like good value for the price.
Cheers Bruce.

[jimbo3891]

Originally Posted by DanielleS

First, margin. The business owner has a margin, the markup between his cost and the retail price he commands for the product or service he's selling.

If the business owners 'cost of product' is $4.00 and his retail price is $10.00, the 20% discount still leaves him a profit margin, while at the same time, bringing him new customers, which is the number one reason behind 'promotion.' Add to the slightly lowered profit (as this is not a loss because the business owner did not go 'below cost), the opportunity for upsells, and cross promotions to this new customer, the lifetime value of a customer, and the psychology that if I am getting a 'free cocktail with dinner, I just might splurge on a high priced. (high profit margin) dessert... the business owner would want as many of those coupons reprinted and passed around as possible, with no additional printing or advertising expense to boot! And the number of coupons that are never even redeemed, hover somewhere around 80%!

Now think about him paying for a limited amount of 'prints' in his local paper, at a much higher cost, 80% of which no one will redeem. That's a waste of his marketing and advertising money.

-Danielle

RightON Danielle.

I personally know that I spend more when I'm getting a discount or something FREE. In fact, I spend MORE out of pocket than I would have if I would not have had a coupon - that's pretty much human nature.

The business owner has to determine what they want to do and how much of their profit they're willing to give up to make this work.

BTW, even with all my education, I've had three clients that have given TOTALLY FREE offers and none of them have experienced abuse. In fact, they all saw sales attached to every one of those FREE redemptions. That's powerful - and there's a psychological reason that people will buy even when they're given something totally FREE. It works.

JDD

[Niky Ray]

This kicks some serious...

...RECESSION here!

[DanielleS]

Originally Posted by jimbo3891

RightON Danielle.

I personally know that I spend more when I'm getting a discount or something FREE. In fact, I spend MORE out of pocket than I would have if I would not have had a coupon - that's pretty much human nature.

The business owner has to determine what they want to do and how much of their profit they're willing to give up to make this work.

BTW, even with all my education, I've had three clients that have given TOTALLY FREE offers and none of them have experienced abuse. In fact, they all saw sales attached to every one of those FREE redemptions. That's powerful - and there's a psychological reason that people will buy even when they're given something totally FREE. It works.

JDD

"When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all... and though my lack of education hasn't hurt me none... I can read the writing on the wall"- Paul Simon

While not entirely accurate, it's works well with the point.

There is nothing common about common sense.

-Dani

[JohnGG]

Hi Martin,

I just dl it and it amazes me that people don't think through their marketing decisions and give away something for nothing - a discount for a name and email. I will use this to good effect

JohnGG

[empoweredh]

Will this plugin work wish the WishList membership plugin?

[Kenneth Smith]

If zero is entered for the price, does the price still show as $0? It would be good if the price did not show in this case.

I could see a need for having a coupon for, say, a restaurant offering 20% off the bill on a Tuesday night.

Thanks,

Ken

[shabit87]

Originally Posted by Kenneth Smith

If zero is entered for the price, does the price still show as $0? It would be good if the price did not show in this case.

I could see a need for having a coupon for, say, a restaurant offering 20% off the bill on a Tuesday night.

Thanks,

Ken

Scroll down to view the 3rd post at http://estimatemyinsurance.com and you'll see it shadow out with a message saying the offer is closed. Be sure to time your offer right to avoid it closing to early :-)

Originally Posted by empoweredh

Will this plugin work wish the WishList membership plugin?

Not sure if I understand what you mean...like within the members' area? Yes if that is the case. I have WL too!

[bwh1]

Originally Posted by Kiyi

Ok, This is some true constructive criticism. I am not going to stroke some egos here because, This is no where close to a Groupon clone.

Problem:
For example, this could easily be abused by multiple customers. All one person has to do is tell all his friends about the "Printable Coupon" URL location or Share the coupon. There is no way to make a unique coupon code to track users or to use this as a way to capture email addresses. Am I right or is there something I am missing? Realistically, All this seems to me is a pretty way to make a button on a WordPress post.

Solution:
What I was expecting was a coupon delivery system that would generate a printable coupon code that would be emailed to the purchaser. And likewise I would have that persons email on file. This seems more legitimate way to gain more clients and make money at the same time. Each customer's coupon would be tied to their email account, the code for the coupon could be cross referenced checked with the coupon issuers. This has to be done or someone is going to lose a great deal of money.

I am sorry if anyone feels I am being harsh, but I have a feeling once people start implementing this plugin, it is going to not work as intended once it is all played out. And you could lose sales on future products. Not only is my above statement not coming from malice or discontent, but to truly think you should have put more thought into the delivery instead of the pretty. Yah that rhymes, it was intended.

If you want me to help with it, I do not mind.

- David

Hi David, I'm somewhat with you here and would like to get a better answer from the developer then what I could see above.

I purchased the plugin today, mainly because I think that it has it's usage and that the developer might expand on it's features in the respect you referring to.

When I checked the sales page I imagined that the plugin is a coupon system, which generates a unique piece to print PER purchase.

I'm not cool with the fact that people can share the "Purchase" with as many as they wan't.

If it's a Free offer or a small gift like "get a free glas of champagne with your "paid" Lobster" => who cares if they share around the coupon.

But MANY coupon offers are not that way, they offer heavy reduced price (mostly a LOSS for the biz owner in pro for exposure and new clients) for a pizza, a flower bouquet, a whatsoever.

When people can share THOSE kind of coupons, no identification at all if those are legit, one discounted pizza coupon will become suddenly 10???

I can guarantee you that you will never deal with that Offline client again.

So while the plugin has it's use, do NOT use it for all kind of promotion or you are killing your reputation as Offline Consultant in no time.

As mentioned, I hope that the developer will expand on this and include somehow a system, or maybe find out how to do this with existing tools, and give that to use later on.

Other then that, good tool for the price.

G.

[Kenneth Smith]

Originally Posted by shabit87

Originally Posted by Kenneth Smith
If zero is entered for the price, does the price still show as $0? It would be good if the price did not show in this case.

I could see a need for having a coupon for, say, a restaurant offering 20% off the bill on a Tuesday night.

Thanks,

Ken

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Scroll down to view the 3rd post at http://estimatemyinsurance.com and you'll see it shadow out with a message saying the offer is closed. Be sure to time your offer right to avoid it closing to early :-)

Sorry, this didn't answer my original question regard entering the price as zero.

[Skylr]

Any examples of a fan page with the theme and plugin being used on the fan page? Sorry if I missed it - I looked

[shabit87]

Originally Posted by Kenneth Smith

Sorry, this didn't answer my original question regard entering the price as zero.

You meant price. We'll this is just a display, just be sure your buy link reflects the price of $0.

[jimbo3891]

I don't know how many have looked into how Groupon works or not, but we've got about four or five of those types of programs here in our area and they all see to work the same, so I'll explain it here for those that may not be aware.

A restaurant for example offers $30 worth of food for a $15 purchase. O.K. at that point, the restaurant is still doing pretty well because their markup is such that their hard costs are about 30% to 40% of the retail cost of food served (some are more, some are less). So for $30, their cost is say $12 on the high side. At this point, it looks like there is a profit on this coupon.

But, what does Groupon get. They get 50% of sales - or for the $15 sale, they get $7.50 and the business owner gets $7.50. You can negotiate differently, but not much with Groupon. Some of the others in our area will do a 60/40 split, but you have to play hard ball to get that. But, let's say the business went with the competitor and got a 60% split. Then, they would get $9 for the sale. and then whatever they are able to get when the customer actually redeems the discount.

Of course, all this assumes that 100% of the discounts are redeemed - but that's rarely the case. For every one that is not redeemed, then the money they get for it is PURE profit with no outlay. But, for my analysis here, I'll just assume it's 100% redemptions.

If someone were to share the Groupon and there is no way to track whether it's been used before, then yes, the business may not be happy with their results. Once again, a reason to keep the redemption period short - to avoid abuse.

I see this as more valuable as a Restaurant.com type of offer. The way that works is the business is willing to "give" out a certain number of coupons each month. Restaurant.com sells a $25 gift certificate for $40 worth of food for say $10. Of course, they have all kinds of coupon codes that can reduce your purchase price to $5, $4, $2, and even $1 or less. The restaurant gets NOTHING for every sale, but on a $25 gift certificate, they are guaranteed that they will get a $40 sale. Even at 40% hard costs, that's $16 of hard costs on a $40 sale and they make $15 on the sale. With upsells, and the goodwill that comes from the Restaurant.com cert, they figure that small loss is worth it. Plus, they only allow one redemption per table so you can't bring in five couples each with a Restaurant.com cert.

Yes, each of these is a numbered certificate that helps prevent abuse, but they are by no means profit centers for the business. Groupon is a loss for the business with every one that they redeem. But, do you know why businesses participate in a Groupon deal? My clients have told me. "If I offer up a deal for 1,000 Groupons and I make $5 each, then I get an immediate cash infusion of $5,000 and I can redeem the Groupons over a period of time so that cash infusion is very valuable.

I still say put the redemption behind a loginID and password to help prevent sharing. But, it would be helpful to have them uniquely numbered and provide a report to the business owner that they can compare against. In the absence of that though, just provide offers that even if they are abused are still beneficial to both the consumer and the business.

[shabit87]

Originally Posted by bwh1

So while the plugin has it's use, do NOT use it for all kind of promotion or you are killing your reputation as Offline Consultant in no time.

As mentioned, I hope that the developer will expand on this and include somehow a system, or maybe find out how to do this with existing tools, and give that to use later on.

Other then that, good tool for the price.

G.

Yes G great points and thats what people will understand. There are some uses that are not going to be pratical or helpful. It'll depend on the method and the audience point blank.

Now if you've read through the thread you'll see some pretty unique ideas and plans for the use of this plugin...no kidding, many I hadn't even considered. Some are coming from an offline background, some strictly online, and some both. Whatever you're coming from you'll need to determing the use for your type of business and your prospects. If you want help with ideas PM and tell me about your biz. I'll be more than happy to brainstorm with you.

[convergent]

OK, I've been able to translate the english texts of the interface of the plugin and also in the banner that shows on the post. And it works great!

I really think this is a great opportunity for my list as they are not english native.

So the important question is : after they make their purchase through your affiliate warrior program, do you allow me to send them the translated version of the plugin?

[KDarden]

I can understand the questions about coupons being shared after purchase. I think the solution is to create the coupon as the end result of the link and have it be a set amount or a % amount upon purchase of an additional item. The person doesn't have to pay up front, but gets to redeem the coupon at the business.

I remember a hairdresser that I used for about 10 years. Every January she would give out a yearly calendar book that fit in the pocket or purse - you know the ones with a month at a glance. Each month there was a "special" item listed. It could be a % off of a physical item, but was usually a free service. Like the time I got a paraffin wax treatment on my feet - heaven!! Or a consultation with her makeup artist (and of course you ended up buying product). I can see there are lots of ways to use this - I would only use a coupon that provided a discount for a purchase of a physical product at a local business, I would not set it up for the person to pay online.

If they are purchasing a download or something that will be mailed to them, then online payment should work fine.

Anyway, I can see this will work great for me and for my clients. Thanks!!

Katie

P.S. You can set the coupon up to require/request email address, too - either online or at time of redemption. Once they show the coupon, have the business owner/server tell them they can get an additional X% on a future purchase when they provide their email address, then have the offer sent via email. Very simple.

[Kenneth Smith]

Originally Posted by shabit87

Scroll down to view the 3rd post at http://estimatemyinsurance.com and you'll see it shadow out with a message saying the offer is closed. Be sure to time your offer right to avoid it closing to early :-)



Not sure if I understand what you mean...like within the members' area? Yes if that is the case. I have WL too!

Originally Posted by KDarden

I can understand the questions about coupons being shared after purchase. I think the solution is to create the coupon as the end result of the link and have it be a set amount or a % amount upon purchase of an additional item. The person doesn't have to pay up front, but gets to redeem the coupon at the business.

I remember a hairdresser that I used for about 10 years. Every January she would give out a yearly calendar book that fit in the pocket or purse - you know the ones with a month at a glance. Each month there was a "special" item listed. It could be a % off of a physical item, but was usually a free service. Like the time I got a paraffin wax treatment on my feet - heaven!! Or a consultation with her makeup artist (and of course you ended up buying product). I can see there are lots of ways to use this - I would only use a coupon that provided a discount for a purchase of a physical product at a local business, I would not set it up for the person to pay online.

If they are purchasing a download or something that will be mailed to them, then online payment should work fine.

Anyway, I can see this will work great for me and for my clients. Thanks!!

Katie

Katie, That's the exact same point I was trying to make with my earlier post about entering the price as zero, and having a % off instead.

You phrased it so much better than I did.

Ken

[shabit87]

Originally Posted by Kenneth Smith

Katie, That's the exact same point I was trying to make with my earlier post about entering the price as zero, and having a % off instead.

You phrased it so much better than I did.

Ken

Okay so we gotta remember, like groupon, its not really a coupon, its a deal a savings, a bargain, displayed in a way that puts it in your face. Within the coupon area is your chance to show exactly how much your prospect is saving and what they're getting. You can do so via text, images, or video.

Ken have I yet to answer accurately the question pertaining to 0??

[vikram2009]

Originally Posted by LisaSchwartz

just read an interesting post by fellow warrior Jerome007 here, it really gives you some useful ways to monetize the plugin with offline.
He mentions useful tips on how to monetize by sending recent groupon sellers your tips on how to improve their groupon sales experience. He gives extra tips to his list if you want to sign up with him.

Hi Lisa, can you please give the post#, I could not find any post by Jerome007, if it is not in this thread, can you please give a URL. Thank you
Ganti

[bwh1]

Originally Posted by jimbo3891

I still say put the redemption behind a loginID and password to help prevent sharing. But, it would be helpful to have them uniquely numbered and provide a report to the business owner that they can compare against. In the absence of that though, just provide offers that even if they are abused are still beneficial to both the consumer and the business.

Hey Jimbo

thank you for your post in this respect.

You gave some great information as to how to use this plugin to it's best.

Above part of your post is most probably the best way to "protect" form abusing the coupon. Send buyers to a membership site.

Additionally, the BUYER could simply print out the sales receipt (from Paypal) as coupon where you add some information of yours, unique to the promotion (like what it is, date etc.) and which appears on the receipt.

All sales can be forwarded to a unique gmail account, and then exported into a Excel list, handed over to the business which then will be able to manually check if a coupon is legit and already redeemed or not.

See, if I start to use my brain-cells I actually get something out of it.

G.

[convergent]

Hey shabit87 I received you PM but as my posts count is not yet 50 I don't have the right to answer you unless you follow me. Can I email you my answer and further explanations to the address you used to deliver the purchase?