Tjoos Press Releases

Tjoos.com Declares Victory

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:51:52 UT

Sydney, Australia - April 28, 2009 - Today tjoos.com declares victory as they list over 180,000 coupons with more than 20,000 verified to work. “This is a historic victory for the online shopping community. The times of endless searching and trying broken codes are finally behind us as we ring in a new era of consumer power,” says Bart Jellema, CEO of Tjoos.

Tjoos embarked on their quest to rid the internet of deceitful websites that are focused solely on making a quick buck without providing real value in October 2007. Disappointed with the quality of online shopping portals Bart decided to "No longer stand by idle and watch innocent shoppers suffer the agony of badly designed websites luring consumers in with fake deals."

Currently the site aggregates coupon codes for over 20,000 stores and has the largest collection of working coupons. The site differentiates itself from other coupon sites by employing a team of coupon experts that regularly verify the coupon codes. Furthermore the site doesn't show any advertisements. The coupon codes are freely available through the website, rss-feeds, widgets and twitter as well as through Firefox and IE add-ons.

“The times of endless searching and trying broken codes are finally behind us as we ring in a new era of consumer power”

Tjoos currently helps over 600,000 shoppers each month and plans to win over the hearts and minds of many more online shoppers using a shock-and-awe campaign. "We believe that any online shopper that comes to tjoos.com will be shocked by the sheer magnitude of our coupon collection and will be in awe of the quality of our verification process."

Two years ago tjoos.com was founded by Bart Jellema and Kim Chen out of frustration with the lack of transparency, quality and honesty of online shopping sites. They made it the company’s mission to empower online consumers. Coupons were the first step in a larger plan to create an online shopping portal including price comparison, product comparison and product recommendation. "While this first struggle may be over, we cannot rest and become complacent. Much more work is to be done and we plan to bring the fight to anyone who enriches themselves off the back of the innocent online shopper. We will continue to work tirelessly to put the power back where it belongs: with the people."

About Tjoos

Tjoos.com has the largest collection of verified online coupons. The company was founded in 2007 with the mission of making online shopping easier and more transparent for consumers and merchants alike.

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Tjoos Helps Merchants Drive Sales Using Coupon Codes

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:17:59 UT

Today Tjoos.com, one of the largest online coupon sites, launches its Merchant Portal, allowing online stores to add their store information and coupons.

Coupon codes are similar to traditional grocery coupons but for online stores and give customers instant discounts on their purchases. They have proven to be an effective online marketing tool to achieve specific business objectives.

For example, merchants aiming to find new customers issue coupons that are only valid for first time buyers. To increase their average order size, stores can issue coupons that apply only to orders over a certain amount. This encourages customers to “up-size” their order to qualify for the discount. Adding an expiry date to coupons creates a sense of urgency and helps reel in those consumers that are sitting on the fence. By tailoring their coupons to meet their business objectives, merchants are able to create targeted marketing promotions through the use of coupon codes.

After they have crafted their promotions, merchants need to get the word out to the right consumers about their coupon codes. To help online merchants reach their audience, Tjoos.com developed a Merchant Portal (http://www.tjoos.com/Merchant-Portal/). This new self-serve portal gives any merchant the ability to add their coupons and store information to the coupon directory. Doing so gives the store free exposure to the quarter million people that visit Tjoos.com monthly. Sites that complete their listing by providing an exclusive coupon and placing a badge on their site are featured on the homepage for a limited time and receive premium exposure on an ongoing basis.

Bart Jellema, co-founder of Tjoos.com says “We are excited to connect with merchants and give them a place to get the word out about their coupons while at the same time help our users find excellent value deals.”

About Tjoos.com
Tjoos.com has the largest collection of verified online coupons. The company was founded in 2007 with the mission of making online shopping easier and more transparent for consumers and merchants alike.

Press Contact: Kim Chen
Email: press@tjoos.com
Tel: +61 2 9977 7478
URL: http://www.tjoos.com
Press Link: http://www.tjoos.com/Page-Content/6/Press-Room

Tjoos's Coupon Widget Makes Bloggers Money

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:09:52 UT

Today Tjoos launched their Coupon Widget allowing bloggers and site owners to display coupons for online stores. Every time a visitors clicks on a coupon and makes a purchase, the blogger will receive a commission from this sale.

Tjoos sources their coupons directly from the online stores as well as from their coupon-sharing community on their website. Commission tracking is handled through Commission Junction, one of the largest affiliate marketing networks. To receive their commissions, bloggers setup an account directly with Commission Junction. Clicks through the widget register directly in Commission Junction, who also handles the commission tracking and payouts.

The widget can be customized by following this link and One-click installations for Blogspot and TypePad are provided. For other installations the widget HTML is available.

Bart Jellema CIO of Tjoos says: “We have created a win-win scenario for all involved. The site owners earn some extra income. Their visitors get a useful service that saves them money and Tjoos grows its brand and community.”

About Tjoos.com
Tjoos.com was founded in 2007 with a single mission: to improve the online shopping experience for consumers. Currently, it is the only site that allows consumers to the find the lowest total price for contact lenses online through its ‘Store to Door Price’ which takes into account currently available coupons, tax, shipping, handling and volume discounts. The site also carries one of the largest online store and coupon directories on the web.

Tjoos Harnesses the Power of Community to Save You Money

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT

Tjoos announces the launch of its coupon-sharing platform and passes 100.000 unique visitors per month.

Coupons codes are used to get instant discounts, free shipping or free gifts during the checkout process of many online stores. Using a coupon code can sometimes take 20-30% off your entire order. Coupon codes are normally provided by the stores through their newsletters, advertisement campaigns, etc.

Tjoos now gives its users the ability to share coupon codes with other shoppers, allowing everyone to benefit from these discounts. Users can also vote whether the coupons work or not. Currently Tjoos lists over 60.000 stores and over 18.000 coupons.

“The extensive store directory and the large collection of coupon codes are important building blocks for our price comparison engine. Currently Tjoos already provides price comparison that takes available coupons into account for contact lenses” says CIO Bart Jellema.

Even though Tjoos is still under development already 100.000 unique users per month use the site. “This shows that focusing on creating the best experience for the user is received well by our users. Where many websites lure users into clicking on ads, we keep the site clean and easy to use and Tjoos remains advertisement free.”

About Tjoos.com
Tjoos.com was founded in 2007 with a single mission: to improve the online shopping experience for consumers. Currently, it is the only site that allows consumers to the find the lowest total price for contact lenses online through its ‘Store to Door Price’ which takes into account currently available coupons, tax, shipping, handling and volume discounts. The site also carries one of the largest online store and coupon directories on the web. Tjoos firmly believes that it is a consumer right to understand both the full price that they are paying as well as the extent of store options that they have available to them.

Coupons and Deals at your Fingertips with Tjoos’s Google Button

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT

Coupons codes are used to get instant discounts, free shipping or free gifts during the checkout process of many online stores. Using a coupon code can sometimes take 20-30% off your entire order. Coupon codes are normally provided by the stores through their newsletters, advertisement campaigns, etc.

Have you ever seen a coupon code box on an online checkout, but didn’t have a coupon? Or had to spend another 30 minutes online searching for a valid coupon code? Tjoos has created a Google toolbar button to make it easy for you to find coupons in its extensive directory of 60,000+ stores.

There are three ways to use this button:

1.) Search for coupons when you’re on a store’s website
Shopping online and see something you like? Click on the Tjoos button when you’re on a store’s website to find coupons and the latest deals for the store you’re looking at without having to go searching.

2.) Search for coupon codes and deals for a specific store
Looking for coupons for a specific shop? Type a store name into the Google toolbar’s search box and click on the Tjoos button – this will show the shop’s latest coupon codes and promotions.

3.) Search for coupon codes and promotions for a specific category Looking for a stroller or a new plasma TV, but not sure where to find it online? Type the category into the Google toolbar’s search box and click on the Tjoos button to find a list of popular shops where you can find the item and the coupon codes for saving you money if you decide to buy.

The button can be installed from the Tjoos homepage http://www.tjoos.com, click on “Add Tjoos search to your Google toolbar”.

About Tjoos.com
Tjoos.com was founded in 2007 with a single mission: to improve the online shopping experience for consumers. Currently, it is the only site that allows consumers to the find the lowest total price for contact lenses online through its ‘Store to Door Price’ which takes into account currently available coupons, tax, shipping, handling and volume discounts. The site also carries one of the largest online store and coupon directories on the web. Tjoos firmly believes that it is a consumer right to understand both the full price that they are paying as well as the extent of store options that they have available to them.

Tjoos.com launched: Price Comparison 2.0

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 07:00:00 UT

Price comparison websites started out doing just that, comparing the advertised prices of products. In 1999 Nextag introduced ‘True price’, which included tax and shipping. Now, Tjoos.com takes this to the next level by calculating ‘Store to Door’ prices, which include volume discounts, available coupons, free shipping offers and hidden handling charges.

The heart of this new technology is the TjoosBot, an engine which crawls the web daily for price changes and volume discounts. Based on this it finds the best coupon for every product and every quantity. Finally tax, shipping and handling are applied and the ‘Store to Door’ price is found. This allows users to accurately find the lowest price and save them the trouble of having to hunt for coupons.

“Currently we’re testing with the small category of contact lenses”, says Kim Chen, CEO of Tjoos.com, “and next year we’ll be expanding into major categories such as insurance, electronics and sporting goods.”

Currently the TjoosBot crawls over 50 stores for prices of contact lenses. Not relying on datafeeds allows Tjoos to scan more than three times the number of stores than other major comparison sites. Kim Chen comments: “We felt it was important to not only provide the right price, but also all the prices to really create a compelling service for our users and bring some transparency back into the realm of online shopping.”

About Tjoos.com
Tjoos.com was founded in 2007 with a single mission: to improve the online shopping experience for consumers. Currently, it is the only site that allows consumers to the find the lowest total price for contact lenses online through its ‘Store to Door Price’ which takes into account currently available coupons, tax, shipping, handling and volume discounts. Tjoos firmly believes that it is a consumer right to understand both the full price that they are paying as well as the extent of store options that they have available to them.