A fair question about a free service
Checking codes across hundreds of shops, several times a day, in more than a dozen languages, is work. It is reasonable to wonder how a site can offer that for free, without a subscription, without ads that follow you around the internet, and without asking for an account. This article sets out the actual business model behind daily-coupons.info, in plain terms, rather than leaving it vague.
The short answer: commission, not fees
We earn a commission when someone clicks a link on our site and goes on to complete an order at the retailer, through the same affiliate arrangement described on our how it works page. That commission comes from the retailer's marketing budget. It does not change the price you pay, and it does not require you to pay anything at all for using the site. The model is common across the industry, and it is the same reason many price comparison sites, review sites and other coupon sites are also free to visit.
What we do not charge for, and why
- No subscription fee, because the commission from completed orders covers the running cost of checking codes across 527 shops in 22 countries.
- No account or registration, because nothing about browsing or copying a voucher code requires knowing who you are.
- No cookies set by the portal itself, because tracking your visits across the site is not needed to show which codes currently work.
The last point is worth spelling out. Some sites that rely on advertising need to know a lot about repeat visitors to sell targeted ad space. Ours does not sell that kind of advertising, so there is no equivalent need to build a profile of who is visiting or what they browsed last week.
Where the effort actually goes
Free does not mean automatic. A coupon code or voucher code that worked yesterday can stop working today, because a retailer's promotion ended, was replaced, or had a usage limit that was reached. Checking 527 shops across 22 countries and 18 languages multiple times a day is the part of the work that a shopper never sees but relies on directly, since a listed code that no longer works is worse than no code at all: it wastes time at checkout and can make someone think a discount applies when it does not.
How this differs from cashback
It is worth separating this from cashback, a different model where a portion of a purchase is paid back to the shopper after the order is confirmed. We do not currently run a cashback programme. What we offer is a checked list of codes that you apply yourself at checkout, at no cost to browse, with the commission arrangement covering our running costs rather than being shared back with the shopper as cashback. Anyone expecting money back after a purchase on daily-coupons.info specifically would be expecting something we do not currently provide.
Why shop selection is not for sale
A free model built on commission only works long term if shoppers keep trusting that the codes are genuine and the listing is not skewed toward whichever retailer pays the most. Shops are listed by category and by market relevance, not ranked by commission size, and a code that stops working is removed regardless of which retailer issued it. Skewing the list toward higher paying retailers would undermine the reason anyone visits a coupon site in the first place, which is to find something that actually works.
What this looks like day to day
In practice it means you can open the category pages, find a shop you already intended to buy from, copy a code, and use it at checkout, with no signup step in between. The current coupons list is rebuilt from checks made across the day, and a code that fails is expected to be pulled rather than left listed indefinitely. That is the whole model: free to use, funded by commission on completed orders, with no account and no cookies from our side.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a catch to using a free coupon site?
Not in the sense of hidden costs. The site is funded through affiliate commission paid by retailers on completed orders, not by charging visitors, and using a code does not change the price you pay compared with buying directly.
Why do you not need an account to show me codes?
Because nothing about listing or copying a voucher code requires knowing who is visiting. The site does not need a profile of your past visits to display which codes are currently valid.
Does a shop pay more to be listed higher?
No. Placement follows category and market relevance, not commission size, and codes are removed once they stop working regardless of which retailer issued them.
Is this the same as cashback?
No. Cashback pays part of a purchase back to the shopper after the order is confirmed. We currently list codes you apply yourself at checkout, without a cashback payment attached.
