Using your smartphone this holiday season to log in to social media sites will save you a bundle. Ed Yourdon / Flickr
This is a post by BargainBabe.com writer Yazmin Cruz.
Put away the scissors and stop clipping coupons because you won’t need them to score big this Black Friday. Hunting for bargains just got easier — that’s if you put your social media savvy to work.
Retailers are taking full advantage of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare by interacting with their consumers and allowing them to have a say on the deal they want to see in the stores. Here’s how to use these sites to your advantage this holiday season:
1. Facebook – A number of retailers are announcing their Black Friday deals early through their pages. Aggregators like Black-Friday.net and BFAds.net also have pages announcing deals and you can always like our Bargain Babe Facebook page to stay up to date on deals. Some retailers are also using Facebook Places and giving out deals to whom ever checks in the store using Places. You can get 20% off when you (more…)
Me and a scruffy stuffed bear at a restaurant in Breckenridge, CO.
I recently returned from an intense two-day Savvy Blogging Summit in Breckenridge, CO where I met dozens of other bloggers and learned how to be a better blogger. My to do list has 56 items on it so I’ll just share a few changes I want to make.
- tell more stories, including reader successes and failures (email me yours!)
- make technical changes to improve site speed and usability
- share more of my own financial challenges, changes, and decisions (hence my post on nontraditional banks)
- create new tabs for popular topics like groceries and freebies
- expand my presence on Facebook and on Twitter (see poll below)
What changes would you like to see on BargainBabe.com?
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