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The growth and increase in popularity of online coupon sites over the past couple of years has been tremendous.  The top coupon sites have seen increases in revenue and traffic of over 200% and many more coupon sites have popped up trying to get a piece of the pie. So with so many coupon sites available to the public, how do you choose the best one for you?

The coupon site that you use should be free. Almost all coupons available are available one way or another to the public, so don’t ever pay for a subscription to a coupon site. Also, since you should not pay for coupons, there is no need to give personal information out just to get coupons. You don’t need to even give an email address, unless you want to sign up to receive newsletters in your email inbox.

The promotional code site that you choose should also be easy to navigate and should list coupons by store and by category.  Take http://gopromocodes.com for example.  This site has an easy to find search bar at the top of the site, a complete category listing on the left side of the site and a tab where you can search all stores available.  This is one of the easiest sites to navigate. Other sites that are easy to navigate are Retailmenot,  and Coupon Mountain, although their categories are not listed alphabetically which makes the site a little more difficult to navigate.

Another important feature of a great coupon site, is the simplicity of the site. Something that goes hand in hand with simplicity is the absence of annoying ads. Many sites litter the pages with Google AdSense or banner ads hoping that the users will click the ads so the site makes some extra money, and sending the users on a wild goose chase. If you look at the individual store pages on GoPromocodes.com such as the 1800Flowers.com page you will notice there are no banner ads or google adsense.  Most other sites do include ads here such as RetailmeNot pages and CouponCabin.com.

When choosing the coupon site to fit your need, it is best to take into account these aspects, as well as the physical look of the site and personal preferences. All sites mentioned in this article are top notch sites and I recommend all of them to find the best savings for you.