Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Cutting Costs with Online Coupon Sites - Are we in a recession?

The number of page views on Web sites that feature money-off coupons for all manner of consumer products surged 38%, to 281 million, in March from a year earlier, compared with 5% for the Internet as a whole, according to comScore. Those visitors spent a total of 145 million minutes on the sites, a 37% increase. While the number of new users to coupon sites isn't growing faster than the larger Internet audience, existing coupon site users are certainly becoming more active. "User engagement by deal-seekers appears to be ramping up," says comScore analyst Andrew Lipsman. "As a general rule, something like online coupon site activity would increase as a result of macroeconomic trends."

Online Coupons & Recent Price Drops
Amazon.comEverything FurnitureShop.NHL
BareNecessitiesMoto LeatherSierra Trading Post
CatsPlayOverstock.comTool King
Closeout.comRugmanWalMart.com
CollegeJersey