Deal Page: deals on a page

February 8, 2011ING Direct Meet and Tweet

DealPage.ca @DealPage

Wes Bos@WesBos

Founder of DealPage.ca

Web Designer & Developer

Business Technology ManagementAt Ryerson Universityv

“according to fabfind wesbos was able to constantly refresh and win. what a load of s**t”

Ozzy – RedFlagDeals.com Forums

11 Canadian Cities

50+ Group Buying Sites in Canada

Toronto = Crazy!

Average 1-2 a week

5 More coming down the pipe

Why are there so many?

• Low Barrier to entry• $178 for a Groupon Clone CMS• DealPage.ca allows for a fairly level

playing field• Buyers react to the biggest savings, low

loyalty to individual sites

DEAD POOL +2

Standing out

• Customer Engagement• Outstanding Customer Service• Focus on Niche • Leverage Existing Connections

Group Buying Tips

#1 Be aware of deal limitations

Group Buying Tips

#2 Research actual cost

Group Buying Tips

#3 What does the deal include? Exclude?

Group Buying Tips

#4 Try new things, explore

the city!

Group Buying Tips

#5 Say thanks online

What is Next for Group Buying?

What is Next for Deal Page?

Darcy Clarke

@darcy_clarke

Smart Guy

Great ideas

Even better looking

Deal Page 2.0

• Awesome new site• Multiple Countries • Hundreds of cities• Bad-ass API• Smartphone Support• Daily Email Aggregation