Introducing WSO's "Crazy Monkey" Deals

So I just decided today that I am going to run an experiment.

I've been approached by a huge range of fashion companies, financial products and services, etc - some have bought ads on WSO, some have had success, others have not. Some give great deals, others not so much...to the ones that do offer some great deals, I am going to try a new format.

I was thinking that if we offer them a feature on the home page (max one WSO crazy deal per week on the home page), it would be a good way to get these vendors to give some big discounts for WSO users -- on relevant stuff we need for Wall St (suits, ties, shoes, socks, watches, cuff-links, shirts, other financial services and products) and earn the site some additional affiliate revenue.

I think it would also be fun if the WSO Crazy Monkey Deals were randomly announced and the best deals are to those that can act fastest. It would be similar to the hundreds of other daily deals sites you see out there, but this would be less frequent (less annoying) and more specific (more likely you will care) to a young finance audience.

I think with the size of the community now we can demand some pretty big discounts for some great stuff....anyway, if you're interested in hearing about these deals first, I created a simple sign up form below for just the WSO Crazy Monkey Deals...

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I'm not sure when we will announce the first one, but probably in the next few weeks...until then, watch out for a crazy monkey near you.

-Patrick