Slickdeals

Slickdeals
Web address Slickdeals.net
Type of site
 Deal-Hunting Website
Registration Optional
Owner Slickdeals, LLC
Launched November 10, 1999[1]
Alexa rank
 Increase 493 (November 2014)[2]
Current status Active

Slickdeals.net (also Slickdeals.com) is a social commerce website featuring crowdsourced deals and coupons from retailers such as Amazon, eBay, Walmart and Macy's.[3] It was created in 1999 and its headquarters is in Los Angeles, CA with a second office in Las Vegas, NV. Rather than using automated feeds from networks and retailers, Slickdeals relies primarily on user generated content. The best deals and coupons are voted on by its active community, and Slickdeals' Deal Editor team curates the best of the best for its frontpage.

Its features include forums, mobile apps, coupons, and a seasonal Black Friday section. Additionally, each deal thread contains comments from users discussing the deal's validity and value, as well as the possibility that it may have already expired or the item may have sold out.[4]

History

Slickdeals was founded in 1999 by Van Trac while he was studying at San Jose State University.[5]

Business

Some retailers share a commission of sales with Slickdeals when users click through a deal link and make a purchase. Slickdeals is a member of Commission Junction, Rakuten Linkshare, and other affiliate networks. The company also makes revenue through third-party banner advertisements.[1]

Site design

The main frontpage module has multiple options for users to view content including grid view, list view, and simple view. Each frontpage deal is handpicked by Slickdeals' deal editors and includes a brief description of what it is and where it can be purchased.[6] Other modules on the frontpage include Popular Deals, which aggregates deals and coupons based solely on community votes, as well as Trending Deals, which shows deals with a high level of activity but have not made it to the Popular Deals section.

Users can gain reputation points by posting good deals and helpful tips for others.[7] Gaining reputation points enables users to progress in rank on the site, which is an indirect sign of deal knowledge and credibility.

The site also has a "Lounge" forum where users can discuss miscellaneous topics.[7] A mobile site, mobile apps and a Facebook app are also available.

Criticism

Some members have claimed that Slickdeals sometimes promotes content on their frontpage that will make more money for the site than save money for its members.[8] Because Slickdeals will partner with certain merchants,[9] deals from the partnered merchant are posted by a Deal Editor onto the frontpage with little community feedback.[5]Also, forum users noted that slickdeals system rewrites external deals and coupons links, which they post, so that slickdeals site collects referral fees.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Slickdeals.net App Review - Consumer Technology Deals Website. AppAppeal (2010-11-23).
  2. ↑ "Slickdeals.net Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  3. ↑ Popular deal sites – April 2011 at. Probargainhunter.com.
  4. ↑ Slickdeals 2013 - TopTenREVIEWS. Hot-deals-review.toptenreviews.com.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 FMTC Featured Client: Slickdeals. fmtc.co (2014-09-24).
  6. ↑ "SlickDeals Review - Free forum site for freebies". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 SlickDeals popularity — a case study at. Probargainhunter.com (2007-02-12).
  8. ↑ 8 Best Coupon Sites for 2014. Cheapism.com (2014-11-08).
  9. ↑ SlickDeals partners with NewEgg. Prnewswire.com (2014-10-11).