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Web.com Small Business Toolkit: Buckaroo (Do-It-Yourself Daily Deal Program)

December 12th, 2012 ::

Buckaroo

For businesses looking to attract local customers but wanting to avoid the costly fees charged by daily deal providers, Buckaroo offers a do-it-yourself daily deal alternative. It’s free to create your ad on Buckaroo, and if you want to send an email to your local market, that’s where the fees come in. Send to 10,000 subscribers for only $100, 20,000 subscribers for $200 and so on. There are no hidden fees, and unlike some daily deal sites, merchants keep 100 percent of the money made in sales.

Small Biz Resource Tip: OrderWithMe

October 17th, 2011 ::

OrderWithMe

More than ever, small businesses need to be able to be competitive with their big company rivals, and ordering product with volume discounts can only help. OrderWithMe, a new online group-buying platform, makes it possible for small retailers to receive the same volume discounts from manufacturers as large companies do. There’s no fee to sign up, and buyers can save up to 70 percent by ordering through OrderWithMe compared to ordering from wholesalers. OrderWithMe has more than 200 individual product deals per week and buyers can directly purchase inventory items from selected and approved Chinese factories.

 

Small Biz Resource Tip: Buckaroo

July 22nd, 2011 ::

Buckaroo

Social media has allowed small businesses an avenue to attract new customers like never before, and daily deal sites like Groupon and LivingSocial have made the phenomenon all the more enticing to the customer looking for a great deal. Now, Buckaroo has is working to improve the daily deal platform by allowing small businesses to target the exact customers who are looking for their services and products. Buckaroo doesn’t set the promotion guidelines, the business owner does that, so deals could be any percentage off or a “buy one, get one” deal. Customers redeem offers by presenting a printed coupon and pay in-store, so merchants keep 100 percent of the revenue. Buckaroo is available free while in beta version and then will go to a monthly flat fee subscription fee.