7 Instant Ways To Save Anywhere Online
By Michael Lever, Sat Dec 10th
Copyright 2005 Michael Lever Online shopping is convenient and fun, but did you ever shop forsomething only to find that the products were not that cheaponce you include shipping costs? Or worse, you find the sameproduct cheaper elsewhere after you've already paid for it? Here are 7 quick ways that will save you money when shoppingwith online merchants. I've listed the pros and cons of each.
#1) Play hard to get. Instead of checking out your cart, try toleave the site. Often the merchant will present you with a popupor send you an email offering you discounts through vouchers orcoupon codes. Pros: savings up to approximately 20%. Cons: youmay need to add your item to the cart again. #2) Negotiate. Just because you're not dealing directly with aperson does not mean you cannot negotiate the price. Contact themerchant and let them know why they should give you a discount,often they will match/beat their competitors or at least giveyou discount shipping. Pros: get the price you want to pay.Cons: may take 24 hours for merchant to reply. #3) Compare. Open up your favourite search engine and do a quicksearch for competitors who sell the same product. There areplenty of sites offering comparative shopping. Pros: get thebest price available online. Cons: comparisons do not cover allmerchants, and can take time. #4) Coupons. While you're searching, search for coupons for themerchant. Often the merchant offers discounts to visitors ofother sites. There are also directories that specialize ingiving away
discount coupons. Pros: savings up to approximately20%. Cons: check that the codes are still valid. #5) Reward Schemes. Shop within a network of merchants. Mosthave a rewards scheme earning you points that you can cash intowards other purchases. Pros: savings up to approximately 20%.Cons: You are limited to shopping with the network's registeredmerchants. #6) Join special offer mailing lists. You will be notified ofmany merchant discounts. Pros: offers get sent directly to you.Often matching a predefined criteria. Cons: the timing of thediscount may not fit your shopping pattern. #7) Subsidize your purchases. Join your favourite merchant'saffiliate program (almost always for free). You don't need to bea website or email list owner to earn commission. Use a customeracquisition exchange to find you customers (earning youcommission) whenever you purchase anything online. Pros: Theability to shop anywhere online, and the fact that thecommission may cover more than the cost of your purchase,putting cash in your pocket. Cons: you need to be a member of anaffiliate program. I hope you enjoyed reading my article and feel excited aboutapplying these money saving techniques when shopping online. Ifyou know someone who would also benefit from learning these,please share the knowledge by forwarding this article to them. Regards Michael Lever About the author:Michael Lever is a co-founder and CEO of SpinningTornado.com, anindependent company offering unbiased tools and services to helpaffiliate and network marketers build profitable onlinebusinesses. http://www.SpinningTornado.com Partnering affiliatesthe world over.
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