Frequently Asked Questions

Check out our some of the FaQs below to find out more about our services.

General

Is SaleBeacon Free?
Registration with SaleBeacon is completely free for all user types.

  • For Customers: You get to enjoy our service at no cost. Download our app and start receiving real-time sale alerts from local businesses in your area.
  • For Businesses: Creating and scheduling sale alerts to attract local customers is also free. You can engage with your community and boost your sales without any initial investment.
  • For Advertisers & Special Event Crews: Ads are based on a "Pay As You Go" model. Reach out to your potential audience up to 350 kms using our Ads.

For Advertisers & Special Events

Are Ad's expensive?
Nope! In fact, they are really cheap. We use a "Pay As You Go" Credit System. You can replenish your Credits on your Account page inside the web application.

Can we link to our advertisement on our website when we create Ads?
Yes! Currently, for Ads we suggest that you link to your advertisment's web URL when creating ads. All you need is your Ad created on your account, there's a field for your target website page.

Can we set the Ad's duration when we create Ads?
Yes! You can run your Ad every day if you so desire, as long as you have enough credits in your account. When creating Ads you can set the start and stop dates and this calculates the number of credits being used for your Ad.

Can we have mutiple Ads running concurrently?
Yes! You can run one Ad per day for every location in your business.

For Businesses

If we sign u with the Free Account can we create free Sale Alerts that get viewed?
Absolutely! Free Accounts get # free Sale Alerts in a month.....

For Business Subscrition account, can we have mutiple Sale Alerts running concurrently?
You can run one Sale Alert running per day for every day of the month per business location if you so desire. Or you can have 30 Sale ALerts to display on every day of the month, completely up to you. If you have multiple business locations, you can post sale alerts for both locations for every day of the month.

How do we design Sale Alerts and Ads?
You set up your Sale Alerts and Ads using the forms provided on our website. For your images, you can use an A.I. program, if you are confident in your own personal design skills go for it, other options include getting a graphic designer from your local community or on service websites like Fiver, etc... Then simply upload them to your Sale Alert in the creation process.

For Customers

Does SaleBeacon sell my personal data?
We don't believe in selling personal data, so no worries on that front. The only data we plan to use would be the data that gets created when you click on a Sale Alert or Ad, just the demographic data essentially, nothing personal, that is our promise to you as our Customer.

Can I only see certain categories of businesses or do I have to see a tsumani of content that's not important to me?
Yes :) Simply adjust the categories you are interested in on the Settings page within the mobile app. You can also set your favorites and use that as well to lcaote your fav businesses around you that might have some deals....

Can I adjust the range in distance for the Sale Alerts I would like to filter?
For sure. Use the Settings page within the mobile app to adjust the range setting. It goes from as little as 50 metres up to 50 Kilometres, all up to you.