Throwing cash around just doesn’t have the cache that it had a few years ago. With searches for “online coupon” increasing 172% between July 2008 and 2009, saving money appears to be America’s new favorite pastime.
LaunchSquad client Savings.com is an online coupon website and community that offers up some of the sweetest coupons and deals on the Web. As a result, LaunchSquad has been experiencing first-hand that online coupons really are a fantastic resource.
Here’s a quick rundown: When you’re shopping for, say, a new laptop, kick off your quest with a quick search for “Dell coupons” or “HP promo code.” You might be surprised at the number of resources that come up touting their online coupon wares. There are a lot of sites out there, and it’s important to know how to cut through the clutter lest you spend half your day sifting through deals codes that don’t work… that’s where Savings.com comes in.
With a reserve of coupons and deals from more than 3,400 merchants, Savings.com dedicates major time and resources to quality-assurance, making sure every one of their coupon codes actually work, and also connecting directly with merchants to develop exclusive, special-to-Savings.com coupons that no one else has available. And how do you know where to start? The Savings.com community of DealPros votes the best deals to the top of the list, so shoppers always see the best stuff first.
This month we help launch a nationwide campaign to find and recruit more top quality DealPros to Savings.com, offering the country’s most popular saving voices an opportunity to win get exclusive editorial access to Savings.com as well as an all-expense paid trip to San Francisco. Got a mother, sister or friend who loves to save? Let them know they can apply here.
In addition to recruiting new DealPros, we’ve been working with Savings.com to get news out about savings through great articles in publications like Forbes, TechCrunch and Reuters as well as a weekly top deals column in the New York Daily News. In the process, they’ve been helping us shop smarter.
This is one exciting company to be sure, and we couldn’t be happier to help them spread the word about smart savings.