What makes CloseDeal Different And Why It Works For Your Business?
Why did I build CloseDeal?
Big retailers like Walmart, Target and Publix have been using cashback and rewards apps since 2023 to bring customers back and build loyalty. It works brilliantly for them, but there was nothing like it built for independent small businesses like ours.
I know because I am a small business owner myself. I experienced that gap firsthand and it frustrated me. So I built CloseDeal, a platform with more powerful features than what big retailers use, designed specifically for local independent businesses. Easy to learn, easy to use, cost effective and zero risk.
Traditionally you invest in marketing hoping for sales. CloseDeal brings you real paid sales first, then you invest in growth. And the best part? CloseDeal does it all automatically. You do absolutely nothing.
Every other advertising and marketing platform asks you to spend money upfront in exchange for visibility, clicks or impressions with no guarantee that a single customer will ever walk through your door or make a purchase. You pay whether it works or not.
CloseDeal works the opposite way. You never spend a cent before making a sale. Your customers discover your offers, visit your business and pay you directly, cash, card, however you work today. CloseDeal only participates after a real sale is made through the platform. No upfront costs, no contracts, no credit card required to get started.
Do customers pay me directly or does CloseDeal collect the money first?
This is the question most business owners ask first — and for good reason. Platforms like Groupon, Amazon and eBay collect customer payments and distribute to merchants later, sometimes weeks after the sale. That creates cash flow problems and puts someone else in control of your money.
CloseDeal works completely differently. Your customers pay YOU directly, exactly as they always have. We never touch your money. You collect payment immediately and CloseDeal only gets paid after you have already been paid. You are always in control of your cash flow.
How is CloseDeal different from Groupon and discount coupon platforms?
Many businesses offer 20% discount coupons and gladly keep only 80% of the sale because some profit is better than no sale. The problem is that once the coupon is redeemed there is no incentive for the customer to return — unless you offer another discount. You end up training your customers to wait for the next deal instead of building a real relationship with them.
CloseDeal takes a completely different approach.
Depending on your business category, the total CloseDeal distribution is similar to the discount many businesses already offer today. The critical difference is that instead of simply giving that amount away as a discount, a large portion is shared with your customer as real rewards — cashback that brings them back, coupons redeemable specifically at your business and referral incentives that motivate them to bring their friends and family.
Instead of discounting a sale you are investing in customer acquisition, retention and growth. Every sale through CloseDeal automatically builds loyalty, generates word of mouth and brings new customers — without you having to do anything. CloseDeal does it all for you.
How does CloseDeal make money?
CloseDeal charges a small commission between 2% and 11% depending on your business category — and only on sales actually made through the platform. If you do not make a sale you do not pay anything. If you sell other products or upgrade you only pay on what the customer reserved through CloseDeal.
From the commission CloseDeal distributes rewards back to your customers automatically, with no action required from you:
A fraction of the commission returns to your customer as Cashback in DealCoins. Real value customers can spend at any CloseDeal business including yours.
Another fraction accumulates toward a coupon redeemable specifically at your business, bringing them back to you, not to a competitor.
The last fraction is paid as a referral reward when your customer refers a friend who makes a purchase. A new customer for you at zero extra cost.
When a customer redeems their coupon at your business the full value goes straight into your wallet. The more customers return the lower your real cost becomes. And the best part, customers can use their coupon toward any purchase at your business, not just CloseDeal offers. That means every coupon is an opportunity for a full price sale.
Everything happens automatically. You close the deal and CloseDeal handles the rest.
What are DealCoins and are they real money?
DealCoins are CloseDeal’s community currency. 100 DealCoins equals $1.00 in real value.
Consumers earn DealCoins as cashback on every purchase and can use them to pay for offers at any CloseDeal business. This keeps spending within the local CloseDeal community, meaning the money your customers earn comes back to local businesses like yours, not to big box retailers or online platforms.
Merchants accumulate DealCoins as customers pay with them and can use them to cover CloseDeal commissions or transfer them to cash via Stripe to their bank once their wallet balance reaches 5,000 DealCoins.
How does CloseDeal compare to other advertising options?
| CloseDeal | Google / Facebook Ads | Groupon | Coupon Mailers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | None | High | None | High |
| Pay model | Per real sale | Per click — no sale guaranteed | Per redemption | Per mail piece |
| Customer loyalty | Built automatically | None | None | None |
| Word of mouth | Built in | None | None | None |
| You collect payment | Immediately | N/A | Delayed | N/A |
| Contract required | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Risk | Zero | High | Medium | High |
| Effort required | Nothing | Ongoing management | Ongoing | Ongoing |
What happens to my existing customers?
Your existing customers are your best first audience on CloseDeal. When you share your offers with people who already know and trust your business they are primed to respond and when they earn cashback and rewards for visiting they become even more loyal than before.
Every existing customer who joins CloseDeal through your referral code earns you rewards and gives them $25 in DealCoins just for signing up. Your best regulars become your most powerful ambassadors automatically. You do nothing.
All upsells and additional sales are 100% yours
CloseDeal only participates in the sale it helped generate. When a customer comes in through a CloseDeal offer and you upsell them additional products or services, everything beyond the original offer belongs entirely to you. CloseDeal does not take a commission on anything that happens outside of the platform.
A customer walks in for your CloseDeal offer. What happens next is all yours.
Is CloseDeal going to be around?
This is a fair question and we respect you for asking it.
CloseDeal is built on a pay per sale model, which means our success is directly tied to your success. We only make money when you make money. That alignment is intentional. We have no interest in collecting fees from businesses that are not seeing results because our entire model depends on real sales happening.
We are now focused exclusively on South Florida independent businesses not a national app trying to be everything to everyone. Local focus means local commitment.
How do I get started?
Getting started is free and takes less than 15 minutes.
Download the CloseDeal merchant app, create your profile, add your store location and publish your first offer. You will receive $50 in free credit to cover your first commissions, no credit card required. And once you are set up CloseDeal does everything else automatically attracting customers, building loyalty, generating word of mouth and bringing repeat visits. You do absolutely nothing.
Download the merchant app here: https://onelink.to/closedeal-sell
Tap from your phone and it takes you directly to the official app store for your device, iPhone or Android. Completely safe.
For step by step guidance join our free 15-Minute Live Kickstart session where you will leave with your first offer live, $50 credit loaded and a full understanding of how to receive your first CloseDeal customers.
Have questions? Email us at [email protected] or WhatsApp Eddy directly at 1 (954) 546-1242.