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The 7 Best Foodie Deals in Toronto. Who Says Eating Great Has to Be Expensive?

If your you love food you don’t have to spend $20+ to enjoy a solid meal in Toronto. In fact, eating great for cheap is easier than you think. Deals on great food in Toronto only count if you’re full when you finish your meal and love every minute of it. The following restaurants don’t just do small plates; rather, they deal in awesome entrees, big sandwiches, and great eats that satisfies without draining your wallet.

Here are the top new Food Deals in Toronto for 2017. (Email us at [email protected] if you think we missed any.)

When The Pig Came Home This deli in the Junction is home to $5 peameal sandwiches that come stacked with rounds of house-cured, nitrate-free pork loin on a soft, fluffy bun. Add on cheese, a fried egg or an extra strip of bacon for just a dollar more.

The Dime The newest restaurant and bar from the El Furniture Warehouse folks serves a $4.95 food menu featuring plates of calamari, pierogis, flat breads, burgers, tacos and more.

Kooyi This casual Korean spot in Kensington Market serves scratch-made snack food. Find an array of dishes, including kimchi fries, spicy KFC (Korean fried chicken) and hearty rice bowls topped with chicken, beef or pork for $10 or less on the menu.

B’saha Moroccan street food is the specialty at this eatery on College Street. Here, the mixed grill and tangine meals will cost you $13, but there’s also a range of affordable sandwiches for $9 or less that includes options like merguez sausage, lemon chicken and braised beef.

Torteria San Cosme This taco-less Mexican eatery deals in tortas stacked with meat, beans, cheese and veg on pan telera. Prices hover around the $10 mark for each massive sandwich, while hearty sides like elote (street corn) and charros (stewed beans) are $5 or less.

Big Beef Bowl This noodle house in Willowdale does hand-pulled Lanzhou-style noodles. Here, pocket change buys starters like the spicy corn with cheese ($3) and king oyster mushroom skewers ($2), while bowls of beef and noodles start at $8.

Rudy Classic, griddle-smashed burgers and fried chicken on a bun are dressed with only the essentials at this indie fast food joint in Little Italy. The most expensive thing on the menu is the double cheeseburger, which still comes in under $10.

Want more deals on restaurants and more in Toronto. Click here to download the Newest Deal App in Toronto — seecows.

#deals #toronto #foodie #food #restaurants #coupons #savings #cheap eats #money #save dat money

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seecowshq-blog · 8 years ago

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Junk — You Might Have to Pay $1,500 to Remove It. Don’t Get Scammed, Here’s How to Easily Save $200 or More.

1–800-GOT-JUNK, In-The-Bin, JUST JUNK, and the many other companies do one thing — take your junk to the dump — but if you have a bunch of junk make sure to be smart as this might be easiest $200 you save in your life.

So here’s the deal. You have a bunch of junk and you are stressing out because you just want it out of your house and out of life. I get it, take a couple deep breathes and read this because being a little tactical will end up saving you a couple hundred dollars or more. And $200 is a hell-of-a-good night out, or a lot of diapers or… you get the point.

So, here’s the thing all junk removal companies have the same operating costs: marketing, wages, dump costs, truck and travel costs, and taxes. Thus, although some companies have slightly better service then others, generally they are all pretty similar in performance but not always in price. In essence, all they do is pick up your junk, drop it off at the dump and take your money. It’s not exactly rocket science. However, the prices they charge you might make you think it was. One truck load of junk can be $600 and if you have heavy materials like glass, bricks and sand then it won’t be long before your bill gets into the thousands.

So, how can you save money on getting your junk to the dump? It’s simple, it’s called take your purchasing power into your own hands. Yes, this means getting multiple quotes and having them bid for your money. “Show me the money Jerry!!!”.

Ok, if your only getting rid of a single TV than just call a few places and get the best price but for larger junk removal needs, the junk companies are going to have to come to your place to see your junk to give you a quote based on how much junk you have. As the price to remove you junk is basically a function of the amount of time it’s going to take for them to put your junk into their bin, the amount your junk weighs and the amount of margin they want to make from your job.

It’s really that simple. All you need to do is take a couple deep breathes and don’t fall into the trap of just calling one junk removal company out of laziness and frustration. Getting a few quotes and getting these companies to bid against each other is the surest way to instantly save $200 or more depending on the size of your job. Generally getting 3 of them to show up at the same time works best that way they will all bid against each other right in front of you.

How am I qualified to write this? I used to work for 1–800-GOT-JUNK not very long ago and I saw this very tactic work in action and I also saw the ridiculous prices people would pay just because they reached a point of extreme vulnerability by being stressed about their junk and just wanting to see it out of their lives. These people are instant prey for junkers and sadly are often significantly overcharged and then laughed about. It’s basically a scaled down version of the wolf of wallstreet played out without all the glitz and glam. So, I hope you take the time to get junkers to bid for your business because if you don’t you’ll easily pay more than you should. I hope this helped and treat your benjamins with some love.

Want deals on junk-removal, burgers, pizza, and more? Click here to download the Free Deals App: Seecows.

written by Mike Brunet.

#savings #deals #money #save money #junk #junk removal #smart shopping #deal huntin #coupons #saving tactics

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seecowshq-blog · 8 years ago

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7 Easy Ways to Save More Money Today

Saving more money doesn’t necessarily mean giving up restaurant meals for good or never buying a new outfit again or making all your coffee at home. In fact, there are plenty of ways to save money without making too many sacrifices. The following seven ideas might take a bit of extra effort, but they also have the potential to pay off, right into your bank account.

Save on the little things. Easy to redeem mobile coupons can be found for Burgers, Pizza, oil changes, tanning and more using the free app Seecows. It’s an app that makes it super simple to find great coupons nearby without ever having to pre-purchase the coupons or spend hours every week cutting out coupons in the mail. Seecows can easily help you save an extra $50 to $100 every month.

Get healthy. For people who struggle to stay fit, eating healthy and staying in shape is easier said than done. But for those who are in good shape, you can save a lot of money on life insurance and individual health insurance plans. And as an added bonus, you’ll feel better and have more energy. You don’t have to join a pricey gym, either: You can take up walking or jogging, or even biking. Being healthy can easily help you save an extra $100 every month when you consider the costs of expensive surgeries later on in life.

Rethink auto insurance. Every year, re-examine your auto insurance policy for savings opportunities. For example, consider raising your deductible, which lowers premiums. For older vehicles, evaluate whether you really need collision coverage, which covers damage to your car when your car hits or is hit by another vehicle or object. And make it a habit to compare auto insurance quotes annually, which can be done online in minutes. (While you’re at it, consider taking time to compare other insurance policies that you currently have, including homeowners insurance.) Changing your auto insurance can easily help you save an extra $30 every month.

Improve your credit score. Of all the painless ways to save money, improving your credit score is arguably the most important. From home loans and car loans, to credit cards and auto insurance, a good credit score can save you a small fortune. Over a lifetime, the savings can easily reach tens of thousands of dollars.

Invest on the cheap. Whether you are a passive investor who prefers mutual funds or an active stock and options trader, there are easy ways to save money. For mutual fund investors, stick with funds that have low expense ratios. One rule of thumb is to keep the weighted average expense ratio for all mutual funds under 50 basis points (0.50 percent). Compared to funds that charge well over 1 percent in fees annually, the savings over a lifetime can easily make it into the six figured.

Think triple play. One of the biggest monthly expenses for some is the cost of Internet service, cable and phone. The majority of providers offer discounts when you bundle all three of these services together. Called a triple play, you not only save money, but you also get the convenience of a single bill each month. Haggle on these and you can easily save $50 to $100 every month.

Shop online. There are several benefits to shopping online — convenience being chief among them. But shopping online can also save big money. Many retailers offer special discounts to online shoppers. And virtually every company that sells products or services online offers promo codes, discounts or coupons. Particularly if you have a big purchase, make sure to search the Internet for deals before buying. You can also track discounts and coupons through online tools, including RetailMeNot and PriceGrabber. Saving on just one pair of jeans and you can easily save $100.

With these strategies, you should be able to redirect more of your money into your savings account or into your next vacation — I’ll let you decide which.

#savings #apps #coupons #shop #shopping #deals #money #helath #health

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seecowshq-blog · 9 years ago

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How to Capitalize on the Next Digital Goldrush.

What is the next digital Goldrush?

From Facebook followers, to Twitter followers, to Instagram followers, to Snapchat followers… Where is going to be the next platform where everyday people can grow a following and charge brands to reach their audience?

The answer is Seecows and its much more hyper-local than the broad based peer-to-peer platforms of before. This new platform will give rise to a different type of influencer who can capitalize on what might be the next biggest digital Goldrush: A Seecows Club Following.

What is Seecows?

Seecows is the social platform designed for promotions. On Seecows businesses can publish promotions, work with Seecows club owners and leverage the Seecows popular algorithm to distribute their promotions for free via the crowd.

On Seecows, consumers are able to use Seecows as their primary destination to never miss a great promotion nearby. Consumers are able to follow their favourite businesses, join exclusive clubs and use the popular and location feeds to quickly find the best promotions nearby.

What is a Seecows Club?

A Seecows club allows anyone to create a following around a promotional theme, location, or interest.

By running a Seecows club like “L.A. Promos” or “NYC Beer Lovers” or “Harvard Students” people can follow your club and receive a push notification whenever you publish a new promotion.

Running a Seecows club for a niche or local audience is a great way to provide value by organizing and curating which promotions will be sent to your audience and charging businesses a fee to reach your audience - including the ability to charge businesses a fee per redemption which previously has been near impossible to do.

Monthly Revenue Potential for a Seecows Club Owner

(If charging businesses a fee per view)

(If charging businesses a fee per redemption)

Advertising Arbitrage Opportunity

The word arbitrage is used when you can buy something in one market and sell it in another market for a higher price with relative certainty.

A Seecows Club follower is worth much more than a Twitter or Instagram follower since your followers are subscribing to nothing but promotions from you which in turn your able to charge businesses a fee per view or a fee per redemption to reach your follower base.

This creates a massive advertising arbitrage opportunity of converting Instagram/Twitter/Facebook followers into Seecows Club followers. As every 1,000 followers you gain on Seecows is worth as much as $12,000/year in annual income to the club owner.

For more on Advertising Arbitrage: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-top-10-ad-networks-online-arbitrage-2016-eyal-katz

Why are Seecows followers worth more than other social followers?

It’s all about the marketing funnel.

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat platforms are mainly awareness building channels which are at the top of the marketing funnel.

Seecows is a promotions based platform meaning that a follower on Seecows is much more likely to be a lot more valuable to a business as that person has expressed interests in getting a businesses promotion organized by the club owner instead of the businesses post being mainly an interruption on other platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat.

Making Money From a Following Has Never Been Easier.

The hardest part about monetizing a new audience has been convincing businesses that the money they spend advertising with you will bring them back more money in return. With Seecows, this problem has been solved by being able to easily charge businesses a success based fee.

With Seecows, a club owner is able to charge a business a “fee per redemption” to advertise to their audience. This takes away the number one fear a business owner faces and in turn makes it much easier for Club owners to work with local businesses and make more money.

Why are mobile promotions a great medium for business owners?

SOURCE: http://www.business2community.com/infographics/interesting-digital-coupon-marketing-statistics-infographic-01467963#Ouj4CZ7rICQp8YXL.97

The next digital Goldrush is here. Start a Seecows Club today.

BONUS: Get a free Geo-Fence.

Have a great Seecows club with a high redemption rate in a local area?

Email [email protected], as Seecows will be giving the best clubs a free geo-fence in their area to help your club get more people to discover your club on Seecows.

#social media #app #seecows #seecowsapp #new #newapp #makemoney #goldrush

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seecowshq-blog · 10 years ago

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Top Marketing Books to Read in 2016

In a world of information overload, if you want to be the best you best be taking advantage of all this information! And with a limited amount of time it’s wise to only read the best of the best and use your most precious resource as wisely as possible! One of the best ways to become the best is to continue to read, read, read. One of the only things the best of the best have in common is they read and read a lot!

So, we’ve made it easy for you. If your looking to become a much better marketer in 2016 - then here are our 11 top recommended marketing books to read in 2016. Supercharge your marketing game by reading the best marketing thoughts and practices to learn from and use in your business.

1. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip & Dan Heath

Only when you fully understand and appreciate the concepts in this book can you be truly successful in today's online media world. A great book to read and re-read to increase your marketing results for your company in 2016 and beyond.

To listen to a short podcast with the author's click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7486659

For a short summary of the book click here:

http://www.engineerguy.com/white-papers/made-to-stick.htm

2. Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success by Shane Snow

Do you know how to work smart? This book will help educate you on the nine principles undercovered by Shane Snow for working smarter, and illustrates each one with a chapter that weaves together several mini-histories and mini-biographies.

Snow was fascinated by how certain people and companies have been able to achieve amazing things in hardly any time. What causes this? His obsession with finding the uniting principles behind their success, he calls Smartcuts. We could all use more Smartcuts - so study this book to help you see the patterns you might be missing.

Or to listen to a podcast from the author himself - check out this link:

http://www.eofire.com/podcast/shanesnow/

For a great synopsis of the book read this Blog post: https://medium.com/@brandon_lee_09/the-9-secrets-hackers-innovators-and-icons-use-to-accelerate-success-e46e4fda0013#.ie9afk2u3

3. What's the Future of Business: Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences by Brian Solis

Do you want to better understand the future of marketing? Then read this book! Brian Solis is principal at Altimeter Group, a research firm focused on disruptive technology. He’s a digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist, who studies the effects of emerging technology on business, marketing, and culture. This book will help shine a light on the future of business and marketing.

For the official summary SlideShare presentation click here:

http://www.slideshare.net/briansolis/official-slideshare-for-whats-the-future-of-business/14

To check out the author's blog click here:

http://www.briansolis.com/tag/whats-the-future-of-business/

4. The New Rules of Marketing & PR: How to Use Social Media, Online Video, Mobile Applications, Blogs, News Releases, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly by David Meerman Scott

This book will help change the way you think about marketing and inspire you to think about marketing in a whole new way. Digital marketing is the most powerful way to drive more revenue to your business - but only if you know how to use it. Read this book to better understand how to attract more customers using digital media and then start applying what you know

Check out the author's blog here:

http://www.webinknow.com/

To follow the Author on Twitter click here:

https://twitter.com/dmscott

5. The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture is Reinventing Capitalism by Matt Mason

If your brand targets a youth audience than this book is a must! It's a fun read and explores various youth movements impact in our society. The author, Matt Mason, makes a compelling argument for openness, collaboration and the value of altruism (vs. self interest) in business and why the best strategy for responding to pirates (AKA digital sharers) is to compete with them, not try to shut them down.

To listen to speeches from the author check out the author's blog here:

http://thepiratesdilemma.com/

For a free PDF and Epub version of the book click here:

https://www.goodreads.com/ebooks/download/2286633?doc=7108

6. Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay

Ultimately, marketing means understanding groups of people and how they think and using these understanding to move them into action. The best marketers are brilliant studiers of what drives human behaviors. Even though technology has changed over the decades, our brains have not, so it shouldn't be surprising that in 1841, Charles Mackay captured the essence of our bonehead group-think. Read this, and you'll never be surprised by events like the Great Recession or the popularity of the Kardashians.

Best quote: "We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion, and run after it, till their attention is caught by some new folly more captivating than the first."

For a free copy of the book click here:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24518/24518-h/dvi.html

Or for a free epub version click here:

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24518

7. Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday

Do you want more PR for your business? Then Ryan’s book is a must. His book will help you understand how today’s online media works and how to get your message to spread. Ryan Holiday was the director of marketing at American Apparel by age twenty-one. Unlike the big players in the retail place, he had virtually no marketing budget to play with and these constraints drove the insights that he unpacks in his book. He understood the fundamentals and economics of the media system and how to manipulate it. Read this book to really understand how journalists and bloggers think, how to get your message across on a virtually no budget and realize just how corrupt and awful the system can be.

For the authors how-to excerpts on SlideShare:

http://www.slideshare.net/ryanholiday/tmil-slideshare-v19

For Ryan Holiday’s Blog Post on how to Market a Boring Business click here: https://medium.com/@RyanHoliday/how-to-market-a-boring-business-15d118b3e6b1#.m1n5x5zcb

8. Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing by Harry Beckwith

Powerful, practical advice on marketing and selling services and intangibles. The short lessons are easy to read, yet thought-provoking and entertaining. Most lessons contain examples from the sales and marketing efforts of companies, or anecdotes from the author’s experience. The examples and stories work well for illustrating his points, but I prefer to see claims backed by broader research and statistical evidence. Based on the author's twenty-five years of experience with thousands of business professionals, this book delivers its wisdom with unforgettable and often surprising examples--from Federal Express, Citicorp, and a growing Greek travel agency to an ingenious baby-sitter, Fran Lebowitz, and the colors of oranges and lemons.

For a short summary from JFD Perf Solutions click here:

http://www.jfdperfsolutions.com/modules/news/sales_~2F_growth-book_summary~3A_~26quot~3Bselling_the_invisible~26quot~3B_by_harry_beckwith.html

To Read Reviews of the book From GoodReads click here:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/769443.Selling_the_Invisible

9. Contagious: How to Build Word of Mouth in the Digital Age by Jonah Berger

We’re big Jonah Berger fans here at Seecows and we’ve implemented a lot of his principles into our product and marketing. At the end of the day - if you want your message the spread but ultimately you want your message to spread while also growing your revenue. Jonah will help uncover some principals to help you create the next viral hit and help your business knock it out of the park in 2016.

For a 40 minute presentation with the author at Talks at Google click here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN4eDk1pq6U

For a Good Summary of the book from Impact Executives click here:

http://www.impactexecutives.com/books/contagious-how-to-build-word-of-mouth-in-the-digital-age/

10. Words That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear by Frank Luntz

Are you sure you're saying the right words to help you make the most money from your marketing efforts? Frank Luntz is an expert at leading the public perceptions through image and words. If you want to do a better job marketing your business you need to understand the power of language and framing and this book will help you do just that.

To watch a YouTube presentation with the author click here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KcsadaPFkI

For a great short summary of the book click here:

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/review-words-that-work/

11. "Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This": A Guide to Creating Great Ads by Luke Sullivan

This book was an easy read, but absolutely packed with great information. The book is mainly targeted to people already in the advertising industry; however, even if you're outside the target audience, it is still very helpful. So, even though you might not be able to use some of the sections of the book like “how to get a job in advertising” it will be helpful to understand the thinking and process to make remarkable ads.

For the author's blog click here:

http://heywhipple.com/

To listen to a podcast covering similar topics explained in Luke’s book click here:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10309440

BONUS: Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by A.G. Lafley & Roger L. Martin

This is the most clear book on what business strategy is, how you can define and execute one for your team. It’s not exactly a marketing book, which is why it’s our bonus book; however, it outlines the strategic approach A.G. Lafley used to double P&G’s sales, quadruple its profits, and increase its market value by more than $100 billion when Lafley was first CEO.

This is a great book to read as you should be able to understand strategy just as much as much as understanding marketing. Whether it is for outlining your own or advising clients. The book does an important job of defining what strategy is not so you can catch yourself if you are off track.

To hear what A.G. Lafley’s definition of what strategy is not click here:

https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2013/03/playing-to-win-how-strategy-really-works/