Group Deals allows users to create their own Groupon-style deals website using WordPress. It provides full group buying and social media capabilities. Groupon grew rapidly to a $15 billion valuation in 2011 by facilitating group discounts. Group Deals takes advantage of this social buying trend through a WordPress plugin that enables businesses to offer group deals and build e-commerce sites for discounted products.

1. Group Deals
[ Roll your own Groupon]
Justin Sainton
Core Developer, WP E-Commerce
@JS_Zao

2. Justin Sainton
Core Developer, WP E-Commerce
@JS_Zao
http://www.zaowebdesign.com
office@zaowebdesign.com
Lead Developer, WP Group Deals
@groupdealsplugin
http://www.groupdealsplugin.com
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3. What is Groupon?
• Fastest growing company in history
• Valued at $1.35 billion in April 2010
• Google offers $6 billion in Nov. 2010
• Valued at $15 billion in Jan 2011
• Google launches competitor Jan 2011
• It’s a big deal :
Justin Sainton
Core Developer, WP E-Commerce
@JS_Zao

4. What is Group Deals?
• New WordPress Groupon clone
• Full group buying capabilities
• Full social media capabilities
• Completely based on CPT
• Partnered with global distribution
network
• Partnered with leading premium theme
developers.
Justin Sainton
Core Developer, WP E-Commerce
@JS_Zao

5. What’s the big deal?
• E-Commerce is always big.
• Social buying is a lasting trend
• WordPress can do anything
Justin Sainton
Core Developer, WP E-Commerce
@JS_Zao

6. Resources
• getshopped.org
• Official site at
http://groupdealsplugin.com/
Justin Sainton
Core Developer, WP E-Commerce
@JS_Zao