Welcome to BeatThat, where online shoppers can find the Web's lowest prices courtesy of our community of Deal-Finders!

 

Here's a run-down of most of the key features of the site:

 

Shopping at BeatThat

If you're shopping, you should find the site REALLY easy to use (or we haven't done our job very well!).  In the upper right-hand corner of every page you can search for a product by name, or click on the product category and then look through the list of products.  Note that it's easy to filter search results by manufacturer, price, and something we're really proud of, merchant color.

 

Merchants and Their Colors

"What's merchant color?" you ask?  Well, it's BeatThat's way to helping shoppers understand what to expect when they buy a product online.  Like it or not, there are a bunch of online stores that aren't committed to making shoppers happy - they lure you in with super-low prices and then force you to pay them for things you thought were included in the price.  Or they don't provide any reasonable telephone support.  The fact is, shoppers still buy from these merchants, and these stores really do sell products - but it pays to know what to expect. So BeatThat has devised a simple Red/Yellow/Green system of characterising merchants.  Green merchants are top-notch - you shouldn't expect any problems.  Yellow means, keep your eyes open, some shoppers have had problems with them in the past.  Red merchants are ones you need to be careful with - read through other shopper's experiences, maybe call the merchant to verify, or if you just don't think it's going to be worth it, look for another offer from a yellow or green merchant!

 

Merchant Pages

You can learn about a merchant, and in particular why they are red, yellow, or green, by clicking on the link to them within a deal, or by using the Merchant Lookup link at the top of all pages.

 

Participate!

BeatThat succeeds when we get a ton of participation from shoppers and deal-finders alike.  So, if you have something to say, get it into the site!  Comments about deals, comments about merchants - we love 'em!  Don't forget you can vote on a deal - "Good deal" or "Bad deal" - click away!  Everyone's experience at the site gets better when there are more comments/votes.

 

Make Money at BeatThat!

Are you good at finding great deals on the Internet?  Are you interested in making some money for your efforts?  BeatThat pays for every deal on the site!  To get started, you might look over the "Make $" page (link at the top of all pages) first - and then, when you've found a deal, just click the "BeatThat!" graphic on the correct product page (within the top deal) - we've put together a clever process to collect all the right information about your deal, and we double-check your work at the same time.  If we then approve the deal for payment, you'll see it on your Profile Page - and then you'll receive your payment via PayPal at the end of the month!

 

Watch a Product

Finally, we have a way for you to "watch" a product to see if new deals come in a lower prices.  Just click the "Watch Product" button at the top of a product page, and we'll send you an email when a new deal comes in.

 

Thanks for Using the Site!

We hope you like the site, and use it for all your product shopping.  If you have a blog or web site, link to us!  Tell your friends about us!

 

Thanks, and happy shopping-

 

David Parker, Founder/CEO

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