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The home page is the starting point for two things:
1) For Customers: Simply enter your zip code or city (or the zip and city of any place you are travelling to) and hit "Show Me Coupons." You will be taken to listing of all business and coupons in your search area. (Adjust the distance as you desire.) If you have used the site before, use the cart link to quickly access coupons you have saved.
2) For Business Owners: Get started on the site and in 5 minutes you will have a great, effective way to get your coupons to your local customers. Click on the orange burst to see what businesses look like on the site. You can also search like a customer of course and see what other businesses have done.
You search for coupons by either Zip Code or city and this is the results page.
Coupon offers are shown in a line listing for each business. Businesses are broken down into 7 major categories. Click on the category you want to see. Then, scroll down the page and add the coupons you want to your Coupon Cart. The cart keeps your coupons sorted by category and allows you to easily print the ones you want. Just hit "Print Coupons." It's easy!
If you want to see all the actual coupons for a business, just click "see all coupons - map it" and you will get all the info for that business.
In about 5 minutes you will have your FREE business page listing. This is step 1 of a 3 step process. Here, you fill in your business information and it will show up on your business page. Simply enter your business name, address, phone and fax and website if you want.
Then, create an account so you can come on the site anytime you want and manage your coupons. You will always be in control of anything your customers see. Remember - we don't share your email address! We will send you a confirmation of your successful sign up when you are done.
NOTE: at this time multiple locations for your business will have be entered separately. Separate user profiles and email addresses are needed for each location. We are updating our site soon.
This is the Coupon Creator. On this page you can easily create the coupons you want to offer your customers.
Simple, Uncrowded coupons are best but we realize some coupons require more information. Also, the better the offer you can give customers the better the response.
Notice that when you type in your information for the coupon, you can see the actual coupon taking shape. Go ahead and try it! (And don't worry - nothing is seen on the site until you activate the coupon)
COUPON HEADLINE
Put in a Headline for the coupon (like - One Free Soda). Then put in the details of the offer (like - Get one free soda when you buy any burger). Make the type large or small using the size buttons.
COUPON FINE PRINT
Now put in the fine print by choosing from the list we have provided in the "Fine Print Helper" or by creating your own custom fine print. Hint: Don't overdo the fine print. Just put in what is absolutely necessary. We suggest you leave in the fine print we have automatically checked.
If you want a coupon code for your own tracking, type it in the custom fine print.
EXPIRATION DATES - We believe coupon expiration dates should give customers enough time to enjoy the coupon. Let your coupons run for some time if you can. Once a coupon is in a customer's cart or printed out, it can be used until the expiration date you originally set for that coupon. You can change the expiration date of any coupon at any time, BUT changing an expiration date will not change coupons that are already printed or in a customer's cart.
When you are done hit continue. Remember - nothing is seen by customers until you make the coupon active. You are in control. You will be given the chance to create more coupons when you finish the sign up and anytime you log in. Also, you can edit your coupons at any time.
YouDoCoupons makes it easy!
The sign up is just about done! This page allows you to see what you have created so far and complete the sign up. You will notice your business name and address along with a map showing your location is on the page. Also, if you have created a coupon you will see a preview on this page.
Review everything and click the button to finish the sign up and go to your Coupon Manager. If you need to edit anything you can do it from the Coupon Manager. The Coupon Manager is your home base where you can create more coupons, add your logo, business description - anything related to your business info and coupons.
The Coupon Manager page is your home base whenever you login. On this page you have all the tools to easily manage everything you have posted on the site. IMPORTANT - The first thing to do is print out your window sign and let your customers know you are on the site. You can post this in your store window and at your register. The site works best when people know they can find you.
This page lets you see a Coupon List of all the coupons you have posted on the site and activate or deactivate them as you see fit by checking the boxes in the "Active" column. Notice there are links in the Coupon List that let you preview your coupons and edit coupons.
Using the 4 green buttons, you can create new coupons, you can add your logo and your business description, you can see your business page and edit your address, phone etc. and you can preview your business page. And, the Coupon Tracker lets you see the effectiveness of the coupons by tracking how many times they have been viewed and printed.
You will need to have your logo on your computer in a graphic file. You probably have the file in one of the standard formats already - JPG, TIFF, PNG, etc. -- and we can accept them. Just hit the "Browse" button and find the file on your computer. (It's easy to find your files when you have them on the desktop.) Then open the file and it will be placed on your business page. NOTE: while we have tried to accommodate most graphic files, some files will not be useable (unless you can convert to a useable format.) But don't worry. You can still offer your coupons even if your logo is not showing.
You can also reach us with any problems by email to info@youdocoupons.com
Simply write anything you want to say about your business, your product, your service, how many years you have been in business, etc. You can change this writing anytime. Example: you are having a sale that you want to promote. Put it in the business description. This can act as a bulletin board for your business.