How Does a Deal Make it to the Frontpage?

How a Deal Becomes a Frontpage Deal

Deals get promoted to be a Frontpage Deal when they garner lots of interest from the community in the form of votes and other positive feedback. Our team of expert Deal Editors validate these popular deals by researching:

• Price history
• Customer reviews
• Expert reviews
• Availability
• Inventory

If everything checks out, the deal is then promoted to be a Frontpage Deal displayed on the Slickdeals home page.

When this happens, a Deal Editor authors a new post highlighting key points or items for the deal. When viewing a Frontpage Deal post, the original post can still be viewed by scrolling below the Deal Editor's Frontpage post and clicking the down arrow next to "Original Post".

The Stages of a Deal

1. Hot Deals Forum

Deals that are approved by our Deal Specialists are posted in the Hot Deals forum on Slickdeals. The Slickdeals community is then able to vote and comment on your deal post. If your post receives positive engagement amongst the community, it will move up into our Popular Deals forum.

It's important to note that all deals submitted to Slickdeals are vetted and either approved or rejected by our Deal Specialists. This process helps maintain the integrity of the site and allows us to provide quality deals for shoppers.

2. Popular Deals

Deals that make it into the Popular Deals forum have a better chance of being discovered by users when compared to Hot Deals, which means your deal has a better chance of gaining momentum. If users are positively engaging with your deal, it can gain ranks and eventually move onto the Frontpage, should it garner enough interest.

3. The Frontpage

The Slickdeals Frontpage receives an average of 1.2 million page views per day and is the ultimate goal for partners looking to gain exposure and build trust with community members. Deals on the Frontpage have been vetted and reviewed by the community, which usually means they are trusted brands. The more trust you can establish with the Slickdeals community, the better your deals will continue to perform. Remember, Slickdeals shoppers are savvy.

Here's a quick video that shows how a deal moves through the forums on Slickdeals.

Why do some deals with a lot of votes not make it to the Frontpage?

There are several reasons why a popular deal may not be promoted to a Frontpage Deal. Here are a few examples:

• The product/service may be limited in availability. Some deals are region-specific, or limited in inventory.
• The deal might require price-matching from retail associates, which usually carries an uncertain outcome. These will typically be labeled as YMMV, which is short for "Your mileage may vary".
• The post may be a PSA (public service announcement), announcing a price drop or a policy change, but not necessarily offering a deal.