| I happened to run across an excellent article on the | | | | use them can save $100's of dollars on food and |
| web while recently scoping out coupon sites on the | | | | other items each week or month. |
| web. Today, many of those coupon sites are "print | | | | Setting Up a Coupon Site |
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| just about a thing of the past. | | | | especially today when free website builders and |
| A good friend of mine is so involved with | | | | hosting abound including Google's new (and free) |
| coupon-clipping and gathering, she took it a step | | | | website builder and hosting program. |
| further; she created an Excel worksheet to note the | | | | In addition, advertising tools such as free business |
| sales fro ALL of the stores in our area each week - | | | | cards through VistaPrint are available to promote the |
| down to the last tomato. | | | | business and its corresponding website. Additional |
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| combine the spreadsheet with the coupons. | | | | becoming an affiliate of other coupon sites or affiliate |
| I don't know of many other people such as | | | | of a retailer's site such as Omaha Steaks. |
| committed to the "coupon game," except for one | | | | This is additional revenue you can obtain by adding |
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| the time it was said and done! She also keeps track | | | | the shirt tails of major online retailers. |
| of the money she saves and, because she's a | | | | Today, many online retailers offer opportunities to |
| stay-at-home mom, those savings become her "mad | | | | become an affiliate. This means if someone |
| money" - that she thoroughly enjoys spending - with | | | | purchases a product clicked on in your site, you will |
| coupons - on her personal "goodies." | | | | receive a portion of the sale. |
| Both of these women are so good at their | | | | So, if you like shoes, create a section just for ways |
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| should start an online coupon business. Although it's | | | | and other marketing tools provided to you by the |
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| trade groups of coupons, print and clip, and access a | | | | or service. Take advantage of what your free host |
| spreadsheet of weekly sales at various stores in the | | | | and web builder tools have to offer. Also, by adding |
| area. | | | | Google AdSense to your pages you can make even |
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| area could not only be lucrative but also a lot of fun; | | | | How good does that get? |
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| coupons, and the time it takes to do so and really | | | | |