Update: for the latest revision of this list go to Popular deal sites - April 2011.
This is the March 2007 revision of the Popular Bargain Hunting web sites list. ou can find the last month revision of the list here.
The change in rating shows the difference compared to February results. The list has a total of 44 web sites. There are 28 more in my database that didn’t meet the Alexa Rank < 100,000 requirement. Two web sited dropped out of the list this month, mightygoods.com and deals.com (info).
Bargain sites continue to get slaughtered across the board according to Alexa. On average Alexa rank has decreased by 27.07% compared to 11.13% last month. Since we are well off in the middle of the year, the decline can no longer be attributed to post holiday period. Other than the on-going Google update, I can't think of other reasons for the change.
One thing I would be curious to know is if this is an absolute decline in traffic to these websites (reflecting declining popularity of deals & coupons) or a relative one (reflecting growing popularity of other online industries). Are there any website owners out there who will volunteer to disclose traffic stats?
Going down to individual performers, gottadeal.com keeps losing the ground. It has the worst decline this month again, 121.43% to be precise. Below is their 6-month chart
The biggest gainer this month is fishingfordeals.com with a small growth of 12.71%. The site is a plain vanilla bulletin board, a rather popular one though.
Enjoy the full list below and as usual, let me know in comments if I missed your favorite deals site. The coupon sites now have a separate list. Check it out!
| # | Web Site | Alexa Rank | Page Rank | Online Since | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slickdeals.net (info) | 1002 | (-28.96%) | 6 | 10-Nov-1999 | |
| 2 | fatwallet.com (info) | 1123 | (-35.3%) | 6 | 29-Nov-1999 | |
| 3 | anandtech.com | 2696 | (-17.27%) | 7 | 24-Aug-1997 | |
| 4 | dealnews.com (info) | 4881 | (-41.11%) | 7 | 20-Jan-1999 | |
| 5 | techbargains.com | 5470 | (-38.66%) | 5 | 03-May-1999 | |
| 6 | bensbargains.net | 7107 | (-45.07%) | 5 | (-1) | 21-Mar-2000 |
| 7 | deals2buy.com | 7903 | (2.29%) | 5 | 15-Nov-2002 | |
| 8 | dealcatcher.com | 10842 | (-42.4%) | 6 | 28-Jul-1999 | |
| 9 | judysbook.com | 13372 | (-12.67%) | 6 | 11-Aug-2003 | |
| 10 | resellerratings.com (info) | 13655 | (-29.32%) | 6 | 18-Jun-1998 | |
| 11 | dealsea.com | 13916 | (-26.77%) | 5 | 27-Jun-2001 | |
| 12 | dealtaker.com | 14289 | (-24.99%) | 4 | 08-Feb-2004 | |
| 13 | edealinfo.com | 14432 | (-39.66%) | 5 | 12-Dec-2000 | |
| 14 | xpbargains.com | 16767 | (-37.82%) | 4 | 29-Nov-2001 | |
| 15 | flamingoworld.com | 17156 | (-32.13%) | 5 | 19-May-1999 | |
| 16 | dealspl.us (info) | 18347 | (-25.4%) | 5 | 15-May-2006 | |
| 17 | fishingfordeals.com | 23224 | (12.71%) | 3 | 23-May-2000 | |
| 18 | spoofee.com | 23878 | (-23.39%) | 5 | (2) | 31-Dec-2000 |
| 19 | dealsofamerica.com | 25884 | (-12.4%) | 5 | 06-Sep-2003 | |
| 20 | dealofday.com | 26761 | (-48.92%) | 7 | 30-Aug-1999 | |
| 21 | gotapex.com | 31383 | (-15.04%) | 5 | 29-Apr-1999 | |
| 22 | bradsdeals.com | 37469 | (-52.32%) | 5 | 29-Jun-2005 | |
| 23 | gottadeal.com | 37858 | (-121.43%) | 6 | 27-Jan-2003 | |
| 24 | bargaineering.com | 40017 | (-5.28%) | 5 | 01-Dec-2004 | |
| 25 | dealslist.com | 46026 | (-29.99%) | 5 | 18-Jul-2000 | |
| 26 | dealigg.com (info) | 47918 | (-19.6%) | 4 | 04-Sep-2006 | |
| 27 | dailyedeals.com | 49374 | (-14.47%) | 4 | 18-Feb-2000 | |
| 28 | ableshoppers.com | 58719 | (-19.88%) | 4 | 08-Oct-2000 | |
| 29 | cheapstingybargains.com (info) | 59084 | (-18.94%) | 5 | 20-Jan-2005 | |
| 30 | hot-deals.org | 62774 | (-22.38%) | 4 | 10-May-2000 | |
| 31 | daddyodeals.com | 66012 | (-2.36%) | 2 | (-2) | 28-Mar-2006 |
| 32 | bargainist.com (info) | 67610 | (0.74%) | 5 | 21-Nov-2006 | |
| 33 | shopping-bargains.com | 68053 | (-20.49%) | 5 | 20-Feb-1999 | |
| 34 | dealplumber.com | 68184 | (-9.31%) | 5 | 17-Jul-2006 | |
| 35 | hotdealsclub.com | 71450 | (-19.41%) | 5 | 27-Dec-2000 | |
| 36 | dealmine.com | 74128 | (-17.65%) | 4 | (-1) | 19-Apr-2005 |
| 37 | cheapcheapcheap.org | 80147 | (-25.03%) | 3 | 06-Oct-2006 | |
| 38 | 101deals.com | 84388 | (-39.27%) | 2 | 01-Nov-2003 | |
| 39 | bargainshare.com | 85424 | (-54.56%) | 4 | 29-Nov-2002 | |
| 40 | dealhunting.com | 87138 | (-39.93%) | 5 | 29-May-2000 | |
| 41 | dealhack.com | 92574 | (-25.45%) | 5 | 06-Feb-2005 | |
| 42 | mrcheapstuff.com | 96064 | (-41.01%) | 4 | 22-Sep-2004 | |
| 43 | passwird.com | 98260 | (-17.56%) | 5 | 28-Aug-2001 | |
| 44 | scottishwallet.com | 98676 | (-13.2%) | 3 | 13-Mar-2006 | |
Nice compilation of sites Yan. My site http://www.mrcheapstuff.com Alexa rating has slid as well although traffic has not really dipped as the score suggests. I think you are right that growth in many other industries are growing much quicker therefore increasing the Alexa number of many sites.
Thanks for your input, Dean. I can only say for my blog, and that is, neither my Alexa nor traffic has changed since February. ProBargainHunter however is not exactly in deals/coupons category so it is probably not a good example.
Alexa is not 100% accurate.. It only tracks users who have the toolbar installed. Most average non-techies are not using the Alexa toolbar..
I think the console shortages were driving a fair amount of traffic to gottadeal. Even though the Wii is still in short supply, I think the mad rush is over. Of course the holiday(and post-holiday) season being over is also a factor. Additionally yard sales and flea markets are starting up now.
XynamaX:
Alexa is very accurate as far as comparing websites within the same category since the visitor demographics is approximately the same.
Jesse:
Good point on yard sales and flea markets. These factors might not have a lot of influence but they sure have some.
This site is great. Awesome and serious work. I’ve been referring to your blog from mine for the last 6 months. With your permission I would like to continue using this page about the popular bargain hunting sites on my blog.
Thank you very much again.
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