January to March tends to be our slower period which is reflective in the stats for this month. Noticably missing this month are Dick Smith deals. Woolworths was the top posted store this month with 93 deals. Dick Smith had only 20.
We mentioned last month that we are now on Instagram. I'm actually finding a good amount of deals (mostly food related) & competitions posted only on retailers Instagram pages, for example Doughnut Time. Might be something to check out.
We are also thinking of certain tasks that users do and how we can make that more useful by creating pages. The first was the pizza coupon page so you can quickly find the best pizza deals. We've now added a Hotel Coupon Page to make booking a hotel a lot easier. Just have to figure out how to integrate those 2 pages into OzBargain. You may have also noted store pages have been redesigned so active deals & coupons are shown first with expired deals shown last. This can help with store pages that have loads of active and expired deals mixed in with each other.
Keen observers may have seen another site in our footer, CheapCheapLah. We've wanted to launch in Singapore for a few years but tried out New Zealand as a test. ChoiceCheapies is over a year old now and has a reasonably active community posting deals. CCL is in a very beta stage atm but feel free to check it out. Scotty will have more to say about it in the future.
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Changed wording of P-plate tooltip to 'Deal Posted Within 2 Weeks After 1st Deal' and 'Deal Posted Within 6 Weeks After 1st Deal'
- When checking comp url dupes, check against comps that are still open.
- Remove 'no price' warning if 'free' or euro symbol is in title. (pound symbol already checked)
- When highlighting prices in titles, match pound sign (£) and euro sign (€)
- Add archive/all-comments mode for nodes with more than one page of comments . (e.g. This forum topic, Click comments tab for archive view
- Power user editing lock changed from 10 mins to 5 mins (This change is part of the plan to delaying the Twitter feed so we Tweet out better titles and no dupes.)
- Reduced font size for vote box if count >= 1000 (e.g. Google Storage Deal)
Members
Members of the Month
January 2016
avitherock for posting the deal of the month, Dick Smith Gift Card swap at Coles.
Katie2014 for posting the most popular competition in January (not posted by a staff), Win Flights to LA or Buenos Aires. Any winner? Katie has also posted 118 competitions with average +6.7 votes.
lyl for posting the most deals last month. 101 deals with average +39.6 votes.
tightarse for making the most front page deals. 61 out of 65 deals he has posted got voted onto the OzBargain front page, with average +98.63 votes, which means you'll usually spot 2 of TA's deal there at any given time.
-Scotty
See more about members of the month
Moderation Stats:
- Reports: 2583 (avg: 1 report every ~17 minutes)
- Deals Removed: 382 (2312 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 58 (1067 published)
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 181
- Requested by OP - 28
- Sockpuppeting - 26
- SPAM - 22
- Targeted Offer - 21
- No Bargains Listed - 19
- Insufficient Quantity - 16
- Referral SPAM - 11
- Combine Posts - 9
- Not Available to Australia - 7
- Expired on Posting - 6
- Banned Item - 2
- Everything else - 92
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| lyl | 101 | 39.76 |
| Jimmy007 | 82 | 17.76 |
| tightarse | 65 | 99.40 |
| TRENT86 | 60 | 40.68 |
| bonky | 29 | 32.79 |
| deal junkie | 28 | 18.68 |
| Spackbace | 26 | 31.58 |
| easternculture | 25 | 34.00 |
| tonester | 18 | 13.11 |
| Jase2801 | 18 | 25.33 |
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Norman1 | 20 | 6.70 |
| bluezone | 7 | 15.57 |
| DealMasterYoda | 5 | 9.20 |
| Chandrakant | 4 | 2.25 |
| Polotera | 4 | 5.00 |
| mariusa | 3 | 6.00 |
| SuperGripTools | 3 | 14.00 |
| sucker4sales | 2 | 28.00 |
| peeaftersex | 2 | 12.50 |
| FreshiesClubAU | 2 | 1.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| tightarse | 61 | 104.93 |
| lyl | 44 | 78.25 |
| TRENT86 | 33 | 64.85 |
| Jimmy007 | 19 | 47.58 |
| easternculture | 13 | 57.38 |
| bonky | 9 | 86.00 |
| IWantThatFlight | 8 | 65.88 |
| Spackbace | 7 | 86.71 |
| grababargain | 6 | 100.83 |
| Jase2801 | 6 | 56.67 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWantThatFlight | 8 | 65.88 | 48 | 1 |
| MyGroceries.com.au | 4 | 58.00 | 9 | 0 |
| sellingoutsoon | 3 | 47.00 | 115 | 9 |
| Clear | 2 | 65.50 | 416 | 257 |
| tightarse | 2 | 251.50 | 198 | 70 |
| japanrailpassnow | 1 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Boogiemonster52 | 1 | 81.00 | 0 | 0 |
| biltong2go | 1 | 47.00 | 14 | 2 |
| LMCMelb | 1 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RemotePro | 1 | 73.00 | 74 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps |
|---|---|
| Katie2014 | 118 |
| hamza23 | 22 |
| JSQUARED | 18 |
| neil | 15 |
| Spackbace | 6 |
| jodie1980 | 5 |
| Thespottedcow | 3 |
| Gunwalls | 2 |
| TheKatGirl | 2 |
| Tarara | 2 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Spackbace | 320 | 296 |
| Baysew | 72 | 70 |
| tonester | 31 | 29 |
| arend | 17 | 17 |
| Steptoe | 11 | 10 |
| mtg | 10 | 9 |
| TRENT86 | 9 | 8 |
| matt_will_fix_it | 8 | 8 |
| IceCreamBandit | 7 | 7 |
| Make it so | 6 | 6 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 1151 | 0.27 | 101 | 22 | 90 | 17 |
| KaptnKaos | 919 | 0.59 | 54 | 9 | 28 | 8 |
| Spackbace | 744 | 1.69 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Gimli | 454 | 1.25 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Clear | 415 | 0.61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| sween64 | 392 | 0.69 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Infidel | 349 | 0.77 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| unclesnake | 343 | 1.05 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| easternculture | 320 | 1.04 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| TheOneWhoKnocks | 299 | 1.26 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Let's not ozbargain this for | 237 | jakey69 | 2016-01-11 |
| I've never actually had to | 163 | eug | 2016-01-18 |
| You did exactly the right | 155 | nocure | 2016-01-31 |
| Please those who drive | 132 | rashed | 2016-01-09 |
| wow…poor form ebay | 110 | superbird | 2016-01-04 |
| You were driving and not | 110 | xywolap | 2016-01-30 |
| or "number two" | 107 | sandp | 2016-01-08 |
| Buy $9 Telstra phone from | 106 | ronnknee | 2016-01-12 |
| They're actually designed to | 106 | pais | 2016-01-14 |
| its like you picked up the | 101 | bonky | 2016-01-18 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| No one would sustain a | -144 | Multiverse | 2016-01-14 |
| Just get a PO box and move | -124 | Laurenlauren | 2016-01-18 |
| There are some ungrateful | -105 | KaptnKaos | 2016-01-08 |
| Put on her shoes for a | -81 | Bigsta | 2016-01-18 |
| Typical govt employee, as if | -72 | bargainaus | 2016-01-18 |
| Quick question, what is an | -69 | Mimbula | 2016-01-17 |
| You get the point. Smartass. | -69 | gmail92 | 2016-01-26 |
| Puh-lease. Don't read more | -63 | DisabledUser65922 | 2016-01-09 |
| Batteries are measured in | -59 | gruffogre | 2016-01-01 |
| Understood. But it was just | -55 | DisabledUser65922 | 2016-01-09 |
Top 10 controversial comments
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
Top 9 VERY controversial comments
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
Deals
Top 10 fastest deals to the front page (20 votes)
Top 10 fastest deals to 100 votes
Top 10 most popular deals by votes
Top 10 most popular deals by clicks
Top 5 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
- Ryobi Assorted 18v Garden Tool Kits $90 Nearly 70% off @ Bunnings - 75,183
- 60% off: Box Damaged Sony Headphones MDR-EX150AP $31.98 or MDR-ZX330BT $67.98 - Free Shipping - Sony Online Store - 59,044
- Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (Gold, Green or White) $798 ($200 off) @ JB Hi-Fi ($598 w/ $200 Trade in) - 53,976
- FREE Tickets to Advanced Screenings of DEADPOOL (MEL, SYD, BRIS, ADL) - 51,380
- FREE $10 Voucher for Officeworks. No Min Spend [International Students] - 51,164
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
- Competition Pageviews: 254,975 | December: 224,981 (+13.33%)
- Comps Posted: 229 | December: 315
- Comps Won: 179 | December: 169
- Biggest Competition Win:
Hoyts Lux Screening for 30 People (Inc Drinks/Food) from La Societe worth $1,995
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- Dick Smith Enters Trading Halt (Voluntary Administration) - 104,969
- Ok Fess Up.. Who Has Stolen Something Through a Self Serve Checkout? - 28,937
- [AMA] I'm an Uber Driver in Sydney. Ask me anything - 23,493
- Ran into a Pole at Low Speeds, Pole Fell over, May Have to Pay - 20,929
- Woolworths Pulling out of Home Improvement Sector, No More Masters? - 20,616
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 14,918
- List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites - 3,635
- American Express Referral Wiki 3,381
- A guide to using Telstra Prepaid Starter Packs - 1,394
- Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees - 1,731
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
- Dominos - 86,942
- Woolworths - 17,706
- Menulog - 13,820
- KFC -11,984
- Uber - 11,572
Top 5 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | # of deals | |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths | 93 | |
| Harvey Norman | 65 | |
| Masters | 46 | |
| Officeworks | 40 | |
| Amazon | 40 |
- Dick Smith: 20
Top 10 most subscribed to store
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| I Want That Flight | 489 |
| DeliveryHero | 305 |
| Specsavers | 164 |
| Pinchme | 135 |
| Selling Out Soon | 135 |
| Dick Smith | 119 |
| Coke Rewards | 106 |
| Woolworths | 100 |
| American Express | 100 |
| Shopping Express | 85 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| query | count |
|---|---|
| eneloop | 158 |
| ps4 | 117 |
| lego | 108 |
| dyson | 107 |
| specsavers | 98 |
| sonos | 85 |
| Xbox One | 79 |
| chromecast | 70 |
| wii u | 67 |
| udemy | 62 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Whirlpool Forums - 125,961
- Facebook - 109,159
- Oursteps - 44,679
- Twitter - 39,007
- Lifehacker - 23,505
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 56.62%
- Safari 25.54%
- Firefox 9.16%
- Internet Explorer 4.18%
- Safari (in-app) 1.68%
Everything else
- Reports from users: 2583 || December 2015: 2926 || January 2015: 1796
- Deals posted: 2311 || December 2015: 3271 || January 2015: 2170
- Number of Freebies posted: 261
- Comments posted: 84,941 || December 2015: 95,543 || January 2015: 67,390
- Overall traffic: 9,065,583 sessions, 28,189,648 pageviews. || December 2015: 9,733,773 sessions, 33,801,681 pageviews. || January 2015: 7,572,709 sessions, 23,069,433 pageviews.
- New users: 2228
- Most commented deal: Free Annual NRL Digital Pass Subscription- NRL Fantasy League Creation (3237 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Dick Smith "Mates Rates" Receiver's Sale - Clearing Excess Inventory (5926 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: BUPA 30% off Storewide - Online and Instore (-9 votes)
OzBargain Zeitgeist 2015
OzBargain Zeitgeist 2014
Real time stats from our wiki
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
January 2015
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014 stats
Another interesting read cheers Neil :)