Getting A Good Deal

Back in the day, (and still today, actually) coupon clipping was a great way to save money. I can remember my mom buying the Sunday paper simply to get the coupons.  She’d go through them, cut out the ones she wanted to use, and then wait for a double coupon day at the local grocery mart.

Today we’ve got so much information to sift through, it’s hard to keep up.  But thanks to social media websites like Twitter, (can Twitter really be called a ‘website’? It’s more of a tool) the ability to watch some of your favorite brands has become easier.  Getting information and savings is at your fingertips.

For example, my wife has been wanting to take the family to Six Flags this summer.  But at $35+ a ticket, a family of six needs a small loan just to get through the gates.  Then, yesterday around lunchtime I stumbled across this tweet from @martinbowling, which led me to become a follower of @SixFlags.  Martin’s tweet led me to a special link where I could buy 2 tickets to any Six Flags park for only $10 bucks each. Dude.  A quick phone call to my wife and son and we just saved a ton of money.  And just in time, too.

This is just one example of how social media can save you money.  There were no coupons to clip, no waiting in line at 5 in the morning (or overnight).  Simply follow a brand that you like and sooner or later you’ll get a good deal.

Geeks Win (or at least save)

Hopefully by reading this it is apparent that you can save money on Twitter.  Or if you’re a business owner, it is a bit more apparent that you can leverage a huge audience of followers to generate revenue (if you do it right).

But there’s a problem – if you’re reading this, you aren’t my target audience for this post anyway. Why? Because you’re online.  Even worse, you may be reading this from an RSS feed. So you’re probably already geeky enough to know about these savings.

And knowing is half the battle.  Thanks for using up my bandwidth, geek.