SmartShopIt Blog

When we began building the SmartShopit.com site a year ago, we always had the vision that this would be a community site.  But we needed to first create the base from which a community site could be built upon.  This foundation needed to contain important content such as products, retailers and initial prices.  We finished that part some months ago and our members have been benefiting from those features. We then began diligent work constructing the community portion.

Create Your Own Shopping Circle of Friends

We are proud to launch our first version of that functionality.  What does this mean to you? Up until now, the  SmartShopIt.com team has been working hard to provide you with quality information about how to eat healthier and shop smarter.  But we can only produce a small amount.

By utilizing these new features, we can leverage the power of our growing community and share in our collective knowledge.  Our members have information, ideas and tips that helps to tackle the tough task of navigating the supermarket every week.  Especially when it comes to shopping for specialty items such as: organic, vegetarian, vegan, low sodium, low calorie, gluten-free, Weight Watchers, international products, gourmet, etc.  And we also understand that our members want to expand their knowledge by learning from others as well.

The new features allow the community to:

• Create a Shopper’s Circle of friends who shop at the same stores and buy the same kinds of products
• Access a community of Smart Shopper bloggers who write about great ideas and information to make your life easier
• Share Shopper’s Thoughts (tips and ideas on how to eat healthier and shop smarter)
• Share what is a “good price” for products (both locally and nationally)
• Share nutritional facts and product information
• Rate/review products and retailers

New Profile Display Says More About Your Shopping Experience

Individually, each member can:

• Track good buy prices and set Smart Buy price alerts (always know good prices on groceries)
• Print free online coupons
• Manage their  shopping lists
• Track how much they are spending
• Compare products (based on price, nutrition and value)
• Access this information from their desktop and mobile web device
• Promote their shopping knowledge and earn gifts and shopping gift cards while doing so (this feature soon to come)

Come and check out the new look and features.  Start by updating your profile and preferences so your Shopping Circle friends can learn more about you.  Then post some comments and prices to your Shopper’s Board.  It’s that easy.

SmartShopIt Members Can View Your Blog

If you are one of the many bloggers out there that writes on how to make things easier at home and at the store, you can now promote your blog on our site.  Share your food articles, recipes and shopping tips.  We want to help you generate more traffic to your blog.  And soon earn gifts, shopping cards and/or cash in doing so.

A recent Harris Interactive study shows that 82% of the U.S. families have changed the way they shopped in the last year, by using more coupons, comparing products and buying more generic items.  SmartShopIt.com is here to help everyone with this new habit of shopping smarter and healthier.

(Become a member at http://www.smartshopit.com/ to save time and money grocery shopping. Create shopping lists, see product price and nutrition information, get free coupons and compare products. Also accessible via your mobile web device at http://m.SmartShopIt.com.)

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