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March 22, 2017

Tips for Getting to Know DealDash

DealDash is a fairly friendly community, and everyone is welcome. Here are some tips for getting to know DealDash.

Joining a new community can be hard, and sometimes a little bit scary. The unknown can be a little daunting, but don’t worry. DealDash Tips is here to guide you on your journey into getting to know the wonderful community known as DealDash.

Introduce Yourself

After opening an account with DealDash you will be taken to your dashboard. The dashboard is an important part of navigating around DealDash. One of the first things that you will want to do is introduce yourself to the community. How do you accomplish this? You can introduce yourself by posting a short bio on your dashboard. Simply go to Dashboard –> Public Profile –> Edit Bidder Bio. You can add up to 250 characters, which is enough for a few short sentences. Your bio already adds your DealDash start date, along with your home state. You might want to tell the community what your hobbies and interests are, your favorite sports team, or how many grandchildren that you have. It’s up to you, as long as you keep it friendly. No threatening or intimidating bios, please. They will be removed.

Show Yourself to the World

After you have completed your bidder bio, then it’s time to choose or make an avatar. If you are ready to bid and don’t have a real preference what your avatar is, you can simply pick from one of the premade ones. You can do this by navigating yourself to Dashboard –> Public Profile –> Select an Avatar. You can choose from 1 of the 30 premade avatars, or if you scroll a little further down you can upload your own image. Again, please keep it friendly. No threatening or intimidating photos.

App Bio

If you are using the DealDash app instead of using your computer at home, you have a different choice! You can design your own avatar right in the app! You can select skin tone, hair color, and facial expression. It’s a lot of fun, and I made an angry blond girl, just like myself! If you haven’t downloaded the DealDash app yet, it’s free! Just go to either of these links and hit the download button.

Here is the Android version on Google Play – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dealdash&hl=en

Here is the iOS version in the App store – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dealdash/id965782383?mt=8

Thanks for Reading

Thanks so much for reading this DealDash Tips article on getting to know DealDash. Don’t forget to check back every day for new articles here are well as on our sister blog, DealDash Reviews. If you have any requests for specific articles, please feel free to leave a comment below.

Ready to do some DealDash research? You’ll find that DealDash has all of the items that you need. Visit DealDash now to see how much you can save. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

This blog was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Read even more at DealDashBlog.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.

March 21, 2017

DealDash Tips to Conserve Bids

The fewer bids you use to win a DealDash auction, the fewer bids you will have to buy. Therefore, it makes sense to conserve as many bids as possible.

Here is one way to conserve your bids:

After you place your first bid in the auction so you don’t get locked out, just wait and watch. Save the rest of your bids until the auction gets down to the last two players.

Let’s say that it appears you are one of the last three bidders, but you do not know if any other bidders are just “waiting in the wings” before joining the “final fight for the win.” What if other players are simply waiting for you or the other two players to run out of bids?

You can do a test to find out. It is a little risky, but it might be worth the risk. Here’s what you can do.

Cancel your bids. That’s right. I know one of the other two players could win the auction when you leave, but the last two players usually fight it out for a while and this is just a temporary little test. If no other players jump into the auction, you can put your bids back in and continue to play. On the other hand, if any other players are just waiting for you to run out of bids or quit, they will be sure to jump into the auction soon after you leave.

That puts you in the driver’s seat. Now you will be able to save your bids while you watch and wait for the other players to run out of bids. When the auction gets down to only two players again, that’s when you can jump back in and fight for the win.

March 20, 2017

DealDash Tips: Why not cut the clock?

New players on DealDash.com are usually easy to identify because they often cut the clock and over-bid. Most experienced bidders do not do that because they know better.

The main reason new users cut the clock is because they do not yet know any better. They have not yet learned how to find and use the automated bidder, BidBuddy, and that is why they are bidding the hard way—one bid at a time from the home page.

Once new users learn that by double-clicking the auction, a new window opens where they will find BidBuddy, they will gladly start using it.

Some players might have tried other penny auction shopping sites where beating the clock was a good thing. However, on DealDash beating the clock is a bad thing. Here’s why:

Cutting the clock wastes bids and greatly diminishes your chance of winning.
Cutting the clock robs other players out of their time on the clock because that is how all players earn free bids (Look for the green at the bottom right of your screen that moves whenever your bid comes up)

DealDash is a friendly and polite community. We play fair and show respect for other players. For your sake and for ours, use the BidBuddy!

Submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers

March 19, 2017

DealDash Tips to Win Outdoor Decor

Wouldn’t you love to have a beautiful patio like the picture above? Read this article to learn some tips for bidding on outdoor decor on DealDash.

DealDash has such a varied and interesting selection of outdoor decor items up for auction. There are your standard things like outdoor seats and storage, but there are also very unique pieces of sculpture as well as working fountains. These are some of the items that will make your yard look amazing as well as unique. Don’t be like the neighbor next door, win some unique outdoor decor from DealDash with these bidding tips from DealDash.

It’s Chilly, Bid Now

Here it is. March, and there is still snow on the ground and icicles on the roof. Unless you are living somewhere delightfully tropical, you probably aren’t bidding on outdoor items…But you should be! Bidding on outdoor items while it’s still snowy and cold outside will cut down on the competition. If you were to wait until the height of the summer season, well, there would be a lot more bidders vying for that bird bath!

Choose Your Auction Carefully

DealDash sometimes offers the same item up for bid within days of each other, sometimes even on the same day. If you’ve decided on a particular piece of outdoor decor that you would like to win then choose the day and time that is right for you. Typically auctions that start very early in the morning or very late at night on weeknights tend to end at a lower price. However, you never know what’s going to happen in a DealDash auction, that’s the wonderful mystery that is DealDash.

Don’t Win? Just BIN

Sadly, some of these high-quality outdoor decor items can be very highly sought after on DealDash. If you don’t end up winning your ideal outdoor decor item, don’t worry! DealDash offers the BIN option on every single item, no matter how many bids you have placed (as long as you placed 1). You can always BIN (Buy It Now), and pay retail price for the item and receive all of your bids back. Not only will you receive your item, all of your bids back, and get to keep the clock time that you accrued while bidding, you will also receive free shipping. Now that, my DealDash friends, is a DEAL.

Thanks for Reading

Thanks so much for reading this DealDash Tips article on outdoor decor. Want to read more about DealDash tips, tricks, and strategies? Check back here every day for new articles here are well as on our sister blog, DealDash Reviews. If you have any requests for specific articles, please feel free to leave a comment below.

Need outdoor decor? Go check DealDash for benches, fountains, and sculptures. DealDash has all of the outdoor items that you need. Visit DealDash now to see how much you can save. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

This blog was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Read even more at DealDashBlog.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.