dealsplus.com, ehm, dealspl.us vs. dealplumber
When I first saw dealspl.us I wasn’t able to read the URL as it was intended. I thought it said deal spl, which I took to possibly be an abbreviation for spell, and I surmised the .us simply meant they were based in America. Deal spell made no sense though, so I thought the spl was possibly some acronym that I had to figure out–some prices low. Maybe I couldn’t see that the URL spelled out deals plus because of some of the strange vanity plates we have out in California (10SNE1). I was not amused once I finally figured the URL out, and I was ultimately more critical of the site. Coincidentally, I’m not alone in my dislike of this trendy domain hacking.
dealspl.us went live a few days before dealplumber and after comparing both of these social/community driven shopping sites, I would place dealplumber as the current leader. While both have similar features, such as expiring soon coupons and most recent deals, I find the interface of dealplumber to be much more user friendly. dealspl.us’s staple is their digg style plus rating system, which I like, and I think it will be well received among users as their site grows. dealplumber seems to have a much more extensive database of deals and products, which is surprising because they were launched later dealspl.us.
With dealplumber, users can make money by using their merchant affiliate link while posting the URL for the deal and, when another user takes advantage of that deal, the poster will get the commission. Users can attain different levels based on their contribution in submitting deals and comments and receiving pluses for the deals they do submit. As Pete Cashmore points out, there are a lot of competitors in the social shopping space–RightCart, ShopWiki, Kaboodle, and Jellyfish just to name a few. The bottom line is that with so many competitors to choose from, we need your help to help us find the best social shopping site. So register or log on to BuzzShout and write your own reviews to help us cut through the hype!
Oh yeah, and if you haven’t figured it out yet, 10SNE1 is “Tennis Anyone?”.
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September 27th, 2006 at 11:51 am
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September 27th, 2006 at 11:55 am
Comparing their Alexa stats I wouldn’t say dealplumber is holding the lead. I guess “tons of deals” doesn’t always equal to “quality web site”.
October 18th, 2006 at 5:01 pm
you guys might also be interested in Dealigg.com, which a Pligg based Web 2.0 community where members find and vote for the latest deals, coupons and bargains.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:00 pm
I’ve been sticking with http://www.stealdeals.net - deal man dave seems to make a good monarch.
December 3rd, 2006 at 2:18 pm
More Deals=Better Boddit.com
January 2nd, 2007 at 12:55 pm
I’d also recommend you check out modoshi. I’ve been using modoshi for a couple of weeks now. User contributed deals, users vote for the front page. Top deal posters get paid. It’s a clean site which makes deal hunting a little more fun.
http://www.modoshi.com/?ru=tx
February 26th, 2007 at 1:23 am
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June 21st, 2007 at 1:50 am
dealsplus.com is a pretty web2.0 site, but it still can satisfy my greedy need of bargains and coupons, I also check www.dealunion.com to discover more crazy deals to save doughs
August 31st, 2007 at 4:25 pm
very good analysis. Are these sites based on pligg platform?
September 5th, 2007 at 12:24 am
Well, i can only suggest www.dealplumber.com since i feel i havent made any mistake by going for a deal on this site. the site has amazing collection of different deals on variety range if products.
I have bought Dell laptop from www.dealplumber.com/laptop and its really worth.
June 18th, 2008 at 6:18 am
Love the functionality of both of these websites, do they pull the products from affiliate data feeds? They can’t all be user submitted?
June 6th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Greetings from Louisiana! Just came across your website. Actually read your article, I’ll pass it along! :-p Have a good day!