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Consumer behavior has changed drastically since the onset of online shopping markets and the emergence of deal websites. The deal websites have multiplied so much in almost every country that these have created a new kind of shopping experience for consumers. The Daily Deal site which offers deal a day i.e. sale of a product or a type of products for a period of 24 hours, is a new method to sell compared to the conventional sales methods. These deal sites offer great discounts to consumers on products and services thereby increase their customer base. Repeat customers are found for exiting deals and service as they get used to the discounted deals. A good amount of competition exists among the deal sites though the players in the industry may be changing in less than a year. Every deal website is different from the other and has its own pros and cons. Having a month gone by in the new year,let us look at the top 10 daily deal websites for 2012. Groupon: All of us are familiar with festive discounts, cheap bargain for clothing and electronic products. With the entry of Groupon into the deal business, buying activity of people has been revolutionized. There are deep discounts available for products and services through collective buying power, which at one time weren't affordable to purchase. Groupon is the No:1 deal website till date in the industry. 100+ websites have followed after the success of this giant. Launched in 2008 in Chicago, Groupon features a daily deal on hotels, holiday, spa and many more in almost 230 markets across the globe. Google offered to purchase Groupon, however has come up with its own service called Google Offers after the deal was turned down. Let us wait and watch if Groupon is able to sustain its current ranking for some more time. Living Social: Living Social holds the second place next to Groupon. This website has challenged that it would beat Groupon and grab the first position. Launched in 2009, this website caters to 90 markets across the world. Living Social is also called the social shopping program as it calls for people and their friends to save upto 90 percent on daily deals. Kgbdeals: Kgbdeals located at New York, was lauched in 2010. It offers directory assistance in the UK and France, a text Q &A service and a people search engine. Known as one of the world's largest independent information services provider. Tippr: Tippr.com is one of the largest group buying sites that offers local deals at hotels, spa and many more upto 90% off. Tippr's affiliate program invites affiliate partners to join Tippr and make money by sharing Tippr deals on their site. Alexa and Compete stats show Tippr as one among the top ten deal websites. Woot: Woot records more than four lakh daily visitors to its site and is also one of the pioneer of daily deals. Launched way back in 2004, Woot has been in the industry for a long time than the others. Though acquired by Amazon in 2010, the business operates under the Woot logo. shirt.woot and wine.woot are some of specialty sites owned by Woot. BuyWithMe: BuyWithMe is the next popular deal website. BuyWithMe is the premier social shopping network that offers a daily deal from the best local merchants. Ever Save: For about twelve years, Eversave have been offering deals from national brands and giving a lot of savings to their customers. Eversave offers the deals which the consumers want and is ranked among the top deal websites. Save Rewards is the highlight of Eversave in which you get $10 worth of Save Rewards for every new friend you refer to Eversave once they buy their first Save. GiltCity: Gilt City is a location-based deal service . The deal creator seek out luxurious events, services and experiences available in major cities and offer discounts and deals to Gilt Group members. Gilt City website has a rich and high class feel which is why it can also be called a high-end Groupon. Lush Trip: Lush Trip offers discounts upto 90% on travel deals, holiday packages and weekend tours across India. Lush Trip aims to make vacation to exotic locations less costlier for middle-class people. Scout Mob: Scout Mob is yet an another deal website which offers location based deal shopping. This deal website may be the future of daily deals because it works with your mobile device. You are not required to take a print of the coupon or download. If you like a deal, send it your phone. ScoutMob’s mobile application allows the coupons to be delivered directly to the iPhone. Author Bio: Caroline, the author of this article working as a SEO analyst in a private firm. She enjoys writing for the web and has become a regular guest blogger. She seeks to learn about the latest web and mobile technologies. Her contributions include topics on social media, facebook,deals and mobile phones. Her other articles on the fiverr clone and facebook clone are worth reading.
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