Please Review My Local Specials Startup: DealBk
dealbk.comSweet. Minimal viable, clear path to revenue, useful, potentially viral, easy for merchants to start using, expandable as a revenue-sharing service that other web sites can embed. Chief assets are (1, the lesser) the web site tech; (2, the greater) the personal relationships with the merchants (3, the future potential) partnerships with other on-line properties. Asset 2, if you can keep up the momentum, makes it hard to replicate and asset 3 seals that deal and can also help with rates of coupon use. It looks promising to me.
The web site design has two jarring aspects that I think you ought to fix:
(a) It is annoying as heck the way when you switch categories (e.g., click on "Food" or "Health") the "Just launched" section disappears and then re-appears in an animated way. It's really annoying - it looks like a bug even though it's probably on purpose.
(b) You've got "Deals" and "Merchants" links. That's crazy talk. Normal people don't say "merchants" - only business people. When I wanted to know "How does one advertise on this site" I saw a "Merchants" link and thought "Aha! That'll say it!" No... that's not it at all. The link I wanted is in fine print ("Merchant Accounts").
The fine print is fine at the top of the page like that, I think. But the big "Merchants" link needs a better name - something more consumer friendly. Maybe "Deals" and "Business Directory" or "Today's Deals" / "Business Directory".
good points...I will take care of A) soon.
Looks very nice. Seems to solve a problem, a win-win for everyone. But how will you generate renevue?
Wouldn't it being a win-win for everyone include the operator of the site?
Anyway I imagine that if it became popular, there would be value in having your deal listed before other people's deals.
what do you mean?
looking at various ways to charge merchants...ex. cpc for more advanced users...or per day for simpler merchants.