Developing A Voucher Code/Deals/Price Comparison site

[scriptmonkey]

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Can I ask you to take a look at this site for the voucher code functionality, and see if thats the kind of offering you're thinking of Vouchers & Offers, UK Codes for You

That site is obvioulsy a wordpress blog, needs no updating, uses the iCodes webservices and the iCodes wordpress plugin (which includes live product data from Awin, Tradedoubler, POR, Webgains and Affili.net)

For the product side of things, I can recommend not using databases, rather, use the APIs that most networks provide (Awin, TD, affili.net, CJ, Zanox) With those networks, you'll have covered almost every product-based merchant, and, will never have to update anything (or, pay for the wordpress plugins and don't learn to program). There is a forum here for help on API, Datafeed etc. Product Feeds, API's and XML Feeds - Affiliate Marketing

If you have specific productfeed questions, then ask them in there, I'm sure they'll get answered

[affiliate12]

Thanks, we could pay someone to show us how to use the feed, and display the data very basically on a site.

[affiliate12]

what is the best price comparison implementation - the vouchers/new deals should be automated but the price comparison does not, but it could be.

please no more on icodes :P

[dougs]

I am going to give up banging my head against the wall now.

I have spent a large amount of money,time,effort, staff time, etc et in this area and my advice for anyone trying to do it now is just don't do it. We are in the war now so we are here to stay but if I had to start again I would pick a diferent sector

But obvioulsy I don't know what I am talking about so Wall...bang bang bang bang

Doug

[thebusiness]

But obvioulsy I don't know what I am talking about so Wall...bang bang bang bang

The guy asked a question and it wasn't the one you answered. Maybe we could have an 'Ask Doug' section where people discuss various business ideas and you decide whether or not they should bother?

[dougs]

Good idea

[thebusiness]

Good idea

What about a tele-marketing based link building company which could also provide a content writing service and possibly some scripting support?

Do you think that would be worth doing?

[dougs]

Yes

If anyone has such a business then PM me as we will use you.

Cheers

Doug

[thebusiness]

Yes

If anyone has such a business then PM me as we will use you.

Gosh - it must be good. I better get a patent on it?

[Leeky]

What we need to know is how the current sites actually use the system like those I mentioned earlier and those as Voucher Codes, Discount Vouchers, Promotional Codes, Shopping Vouchers, Save Money & Deals - Shopping Vouchers. Like i said, pM me your IMS for a chat.

I know you said not to mention iCodes again.. but the site you wish to know about above is powered by iCodes.

Lee

[sandy3]

Sometimes people just got to try and learn the hard way.

[suedeapple]

Its annoying, as this guy obviously dosent understand the power and flexibility of icodes - Its plainly obvious to everyone else that icodes/promotions is the way foward.

Personally I'm an icodes advocate :-) *big up leeky!*

I'd recommend looking up some simple tutorials on XML parsing. The only way to learn, is to get yourselve involved with a bit of code. Start small, then work up

[Cheapdvds]

all icodes is , is an XML feed of all deals and vouchers and offers , which is what you want

leeky - i didnt mean THATS ALL ICODES IS , well u know what i meant

[ShoppingVouchers]

I know you said not to mention iCodes again.. but the site you wish to know about above is powered by iCodes. You really control how good it is, you can do as much or as little as you like with it.

Lee

I can confirm that we do indeed use Icodes, and we're very very happy with it. It's a fantastic system if used correctly.

But, I will echo what Doug has said, the voucher code market is very very competitive, and unless your very serious and know what your doing and expect it to be very difficult, I would look elsewhere.

[fourpm]

what is the best price comparison implementation - the vouchers/new deals should be automated but the price comparison does not, but it could be.

please no more on icodes :P

Not to start this all off again, but it seems like you think some of the comments you have received here have not been that helpful.

Trust me, they are, i was in the very same boat you are currently in a few months back when i was trying to set up voucherfinder.co.uk and this is the place to listen to what people tell you. Of all the forum's out there this one cuts through the cr*p and tells it how it is. Its not always what you want to hear but sometimes you need to hear it. It is also the best place to find the people that can actually help if you need it, I'm sure you'll have received several PM's.

The VC sector is crazy, I'm glad you see it as a small part of your site, until you get major traffic you'll spend more than you make for a long time to come. I've already moved in and out of the sector and have since created LoveOffers If anyone has any suggestions on it I'd love to hear them, its still very new so go easy but all comments are welcome. You'll notice the lack of VC on it...

PS. Discount Vouchers, Voucher Codes, Promo Codes by Voucher Finder also uses icodes