Reply To: LINKEDMUSICIANS FORUM WILL SOON CLOSE AND TRANSITION TO OUR SUBREDDIT

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On fretman said

On Brian said

….  I like seeing all the deals in one place, sure, but there are other places you can do that…..

Come on. I just poured my heart into this place, time and money and the first thing you’re doing is using LinkedMusicians to ask about where to replace the site? There are tons of places. Ask Google and you’ll see plenty of choices. Facebook Groups and subreddits are the best sources.  The guy that used to be the frequent deal poster here grabbed most of his deals from a Facebook Group we were both in and emails he subscribes to.

My approach is more elaborate. I created an interface with RSS and AI that rounds up various deal groups, blogs, and retailers in one place. The value I added was curating it. But it’s laborious. If you want to do that and help the community, I would be happy to set you up and train you.

Here’s the thing, those deal groups don’t post the lowest prices. They post the affiliate retailer deals that give them the highest commissions. I always took the effort to make sure  that I was posted the lowest price I could find after checking with 4 stores I trust the most to have the lowest prices — Audio Deluxe, Plugin Boutique, Best Service, and JRR Shop. But if you buy a lot of stuff — take advantage of loyalty cash programs and Audio Deluxe and Plugin Boutique will actually give you the best deals in time.

What I would like to do is get us all scouring deals and come back and share the best deal of best 5 deals we find for the day. I’d be willing to train people and show them how to set up a basic dashboard of deals groups. It won’t include everything I set up for myself, but it will be excellent. I can withdraw the offer at any time, so act soon!

If we can do this, the community pitches in, it’s not all on the back of one person.

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