Voucher Code Sites!! OMG not to mention WTF!! Sorry Rant Needed!!

[DavidCartlidge]

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No because more often than not, the code is available to all merchants. If an affiliate can't be arsed adding codes to their site, then they have to be prepared for leakage to their competitors - it is not stealing! Same old argument - still waiting for something new

promotion thread?

That argument does not hold water.

If a 'content' site pulls the user from the SERPs and pre-sells the product, displays the current voucher codes and then sends the punter to the merchant the same thing will still happen - they get to check-out and rather than entering the code they already have and continue to make purchase, they will go google 'merchant discount code' to see if there is anything better...

And becuase most of the voucher sites that appear for that merchant are 'click to reveal' they won't know if there is or isn't a 'better' code until AFTER the cookie is dropped.

So, even if content sites 'can be arsed' to do the work, it wont change anything in the vast majority of cases.

[dougs]

Check my signature....but if you cant read then it's Promotions.co.uk | A Revolutionary Discount Code Website Solution!)

Doug

[babrees]

But voucher code site owners say it's more than a full time job keeping on top of the constant updates required? This is much in evidence by the number of codes they have been unable to keep on top of

So someone running a number of content sites not only has to create content, they now have to spend 90% of their time updating codes as well?

Not really. Voucher sites cover hundred's of niches and add every single voucher they get, and some add more. Content sites generally cover one niche so would not have a quarter of the vouchers to put on.

hmm, I suppose if you had hundreds content sites then yes it would take you a fair amount of time, but then so would the content Of course you can include the vouchers as part of your content updates by writing about the product or whatever.

With my content sites it takes me a few minutes a week to add vouchers and discounts, as opposed to my freebie site that takes several hours.

[befuddle]

Looking forward to my second pint from Doug. If the sales pitch works then my plan is to utilise Doug's system so that it updates my code site for me. Then with the profits get Kieron's content team to write some other content that doesn't convert nearly as well but keeps other affiliates at bay, whilst I carry on with my full time job or sit in the pub or something

[Hero]

1. A person searches and probably gets a cookie dropped from a review sites, a content site, a comparator.
2. They then decide to buy.
3. They may search for the brand name and get a brand bidder cookie on their box.
4. They then get to the payment page and see the words enter discount code
5. They then search google for "merchant discount codes"
6. With or withour codes being available they then get cookie stuffed for a vouhcer code site

does this mean we should anticipate complaints from brand bidders as well now, for cookie overwriting?

[confuscius]

To avoid the voucher code argument then there is still some scope to build content sites that focus on Merchants that do not do voucher codes.

Why don't the networks highlight these merchants openly so that some of us can avoid the voucher leeches more easily?

Why don't/won't merchants remove the discount box?

In fact, does anyone know of a merchant that does do this?

[Catt]

What about voucher code sites that brand bid, and state 'exclusive discounts' in their ads, then when go to their site there is no voucher, no exclusive discount, but lists the cheapest on the net, user clicks through for code and is taken direct to merchant page.

From the buyers point of view they may be thinking they are getting an exclusive discount by clicking through this particular ad, but in fact the price is the same for everyone.

I think I am losing £££s due to this type of competition.

Is it misleading the consumer? Yes (but they still get what they are looking for).
Is it unfair competition? I am not sure. But the only way for me to compete with this practice is to do it myself and to do it better, but I really don't want to go down the road of misleading people.

I am sorry if I have repeated anything already covered in this thread, I did read through a couple of pages of it the other day, but today I just needed to vent.

Merchants themselves must be affected by this practice as well if they are brand bidding too, I have seen them showing up in the same results.

[dougs]

Befuddled

Don't think you are the only one thinking that

We are in to the 100's of emails now in less than a week, so looks like we are onto something.

HERO - yes think we may be getting upset brnad bidders complaing about Mark on MyVoucher Codes.

Doug

[babrees]

We are in to the 100's of emails now in less than a week, so looks like we are onto something.

Well then stop wasting time with these pointless and useless threads and get on with answering all those emails :tup

[dougs]

What can I say....the site says it all...if worried that someone is stuff cookie your customers then sign up

Plus had long weekend away and very tired, so just want to ramble.


Doug

[Hero]

HERO - yes think we may be getting upset brnad bidders complaing about Mark on MyVoucher Codes.

If we put the brand bidders in one corner and MVC on the other, who would win? This thread is making my day, can I shamelessly plug in my session at the expo, since everyone else is plugging in their services?

[babrees]

What can I say....the site says it all...if worried that someone is stuff cookie your customers then sign up

Plus had long weekend away and very tired, so just want to ramble.


Doug

LOL! I was just teasing Doug

[getvisible]

If we put the brand bidders in one corner and MVC on the other, who would win? This thread is making my day, can I shamelessly plug in my session at the expo, since everyone else is plugging in their services?

The brand bidders coz Mark is a big jessie ;-) only kidding Mark

[dougs]

Not met Mark, but Duncan, Jamie, etc aren't small

Plug away Hero...I will set you up....what time is your talk? What is it about?

Doug

[pistol101]

Watch those voucher codes go up for Lee Mccoy and Get Visible!