I wish your site luck. I use groupon all the time, but here is the problem with these types of sites and the reason that many Villages businesses have been hesitant to offer on Groupon (from time to time Groupon lists businesses in TV on the Ocala page):
Lets say the deal is $10 for $20 at Applebees. With Groupon it is a 50/50 split on revenue, so Applebees is only getting $5 while the buyer is getting a coupon for $20. Now, Applebees is hoping to make their money back on people going in and buying well over $20 worth of stuff, or not using the coupon at all. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't.
Also, for many of the goods/services that are listed the retail value price is usually really inflated and therefore the "deal" isn't really 50-90% off.
Will you be offering any type of referral cash? I've made well over $200 in groupon bucks from posting my purchases on my fb page, so that is an incentive for buyers...
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