Get Your Business on Wicount

Get Your Business on Wicount!

Every so often, something awesome comes along that changes the way business is done. The Internet has already changed how we communicate, learn, shop and watch embarrassing home videos. Now, Wicount is changing the rules of promoting businesses. Loads of clever little local businesses are discovering that using Wicount's idea of social buying (don't worry, we'll get to the gory details soon enough), can bring them hundreds of new customers before they can say 'Hey you! Come here!'

Wicount features an exclusive daily offer on the  most amazing things to do, see, eat and buy in your city. If enough people buy the offer, the deal is on (that's the social buying thing we were going on about). If not, you’re not charged. Why is it such a good idea? We're glad you asked. Needing a minumum number of people to buy the deal for it to be valid means that customers get one hell of a good discount and your business gets an extra long line of customers through its doors. It's more people, just for you. Nice, hey?

How it Works

Each day on Wicount, we feature a single offer designed to drive a truck load of smiling customers right to your business. Want in? Of course you do. Give us a call and a (very smart and handsome) Wicount representative will help you design an offer tailored to your needs. No mess, no fuss. And you can put away your wallet, because you’ll never send Wicount a dime. What’s in it for us? We take a portion of each Wicount we sell. In other words, we only win if you win. That way we make sure our featured businesses always come out on top.

Once your deal is scheduled, just leave the rest to us. Our (equally handsome) editorial team will work on one of our signature write-ups, so your business's details will pop right off the screen. On the day of your feature, our thousands of subscribers will wake up anxious to see what deal Wicount has sent to  their inboxes. In a few clicks, they'll be sipping their soy lattes and reading all about your business. And that sure beats the newspaper.

Wicount uses the power of collective buying to bring you hundreds or thousands of new customers in a single day. That means unless a minimum number of people sign up, no one gets the deal. To reach the minimum, our web-savvy customers will Facebook, Tweet, SMS, email, hell, they might even phone their friends to spread the word about your business, giving you exposure even beyond the reach of our mailing list.The daily Wicount is often the talk around the water cooler each morning as friends and colleagues plan events around their purchases.

The day after your deal, your new customers receive their Wicount vouchers in their inboxes. And, that very day, we'll send you your moola, fresh and crisp. We also provide an easy-to-use list so that you can track your new customers as they redeem their Wicounts.

Wicount is as simple as that. We make it that easy so that you have more time to make your customers happy and keep them coming back. And also so that you have more time to watch American Idol. We don't judge...

Wicount Generates More Customers

What’s so great about Wicount? If you want more customers, no one makes it happen faster than Wicount, and, no one brings better customers. With Wicount, you’re making direct sales to a savvy, cool, enthusiastic, young audience who are actively searching for new ways to enjoy their city. You can look forward to a steady stream of business for months as new customers use their Wicounts, and, they’ll keep coming back. Because if we love you, they will too.

Wicount absolutely blows traditional advertising out of the water. Who wants to dish out thousands up-front and hope it will attract new customers? Not us. With Wicount, customers are guaranteed and you'll see the results immediately as freash new faces show up at your door with their Wicounts in hand. We’re so confident Wicount works that we don't even ask for your cash. We make money by taking a portion of each Wicount sold. In other words, if you do good, we do good.

A Wicount feature also includes one of our signature write-ups and the exclusive subject of an email we send to our thousands of deal-hungry subscribers. To our customers, Wicount is an authority on entertainment and a trusted cultural guide. While most people try very hard to ignore traditional advertisements, Wicount customers look forward to reading about each day’s business, even if they aren’t ready to buy.  That kind of exposure costs tens of thousands of Rands with other advertising platforms. But on Wicount, you get it for mahala, for free, while we offer huge exposure, great customers and an unparalleled ability to send customers your way overnight. It’s no wonder that businesses are lining up to use Wicount.  Seriously, they're outside our door all the time. Right now even... It's almost creepy.

Who Uses Wicount

Wicount is a trusted city guide for savvy young urbanites looking for new ways to explore their city. Our subscribers are energetic, creative, enthusiastic and active with money to spend. The majority are University educated who go out two or more times a week. They’re avid users of social media who spread the word of your business using blogs, Facebook and Twitter.

Wicount has one of the most desirable target audiences and one of the hardest to reach with traditional advertising. Because of our commitment to featuring only the best each city has to offer, customers trust Wicount to deliver great experiences and look to us when they wanna hit up a new spot.

Who We Are

Wicount’s generally driven by young, web-savvy people living in the city, who are maybe a little overwhelmed by the amount of choice out there and who are looking for a good reason to try something new. We really liked the idea of taking all those choices, finding the best ones and then offering them to our fabulous visitors at a price that makes it impossible to say no. We also just really liked the deals we got.

We feature deals that give friends and family a change to hang out, jol, chow down and to discover new places. But we also encourage our users to act together as a community of consumers and use their collective buying power to get great deals from awesome businesses (psst: that's you).

We wanted to build something that could potentially make a big difference in people’s lives and that’s really the core of the company. Wicount is made up of people who have left more lucrative jobs to come and work on something that makes the world a better place and we try to bring that philosophy to Wicount every day. Not that we're hippies or anything...

Business FAQ's

But I already advertise. Why should I use Wicount?
You may have tried traditional advertising like radio and TV. You may have tried small promotions, like flyers, or even online things like DiningOut.co.za, for example. The overall return on investment on these forms of advertising is very low. As far as a one day return on investment, getting new customers into the store, nothing works like Wicount.

I don't think I can afford it right now. What if my advertising budget is nil?
As a small business who uses Wicount, there’s no affect on your cash flow as you don’t have to lay out any money or buy anything.

How do I get featured?
To get featured, all you have to do is make a phone call to Wicount. Your Wicount representative will make everything easy and will come up with the best deal for you. You’ll just have to provide some images and copy. Couldn’t be simpler. Your Wicount representative will work with you to find the most unique experiences that will sell the most for your business.

What sort of results can I expect?
The day of the feature is a fun day. You can expect a lot of calls in your store. You and your staff will probably be glued to your computer screens to see how many Wicounts are being sold. You can also expect a significant increase in foot traffic per day as well as a general increase in phone calls, people following you on Twitter, and a significant increase in Facebook fans. Wicount provides a powerful advertising vehicle where you’ll know exactly how many people received your feature, how many people opened it, how many people bought it, and how many people came into your facility.

What type of new customer can I expect?
You can expect your typical Wicount customer to be just like your regular customer, only someone that you’ve never seen before.  About 60% of the Wicount customers are young professionals. This is exactly the target group that most businesses want to reach. The investment and the time it normally takes to access this group effectively is nearly impossible for most small businesses.