Methods and systems for maximizing online coupon and deal commissions

A non-transitory computer readable medium having executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, are operable to cause an apparatus to:

• (a) retrieve deal content from a plurality of deal providers by a publisher, wherein each deal provider provides deal content including at least one of a content affiliate link and a promotion;
• (b) identify at least one deal that is substantially duplicative by examining the retrieved deal content to determine that the at least one deal is represented by deal content from at least two deal providers;
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• (c) organize the deal content for at least one deal that is substantially duplicative based on a priority of the publisher, wherein the priority includes at least one of a monetary commission resulting from the use of the content affiliate link or promotion, a payout schedule related to the monetary commission, and a working relationship with the deal provider.

A method for selecting a promotion code comprising:

• (a) recognizing a selection of an electronic coupon or a deal;
• (b) identifying a plurality of promotion codes associated with the electronic coupon or the deal;
• (c) determining a monetary commission resulting from a use of each of the plurality of promotion codes;
• (d) selecting the promotion code that returns the highest monetary commission for the electronic coupon or the deal;
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• (e) returning the selected promotion code to a requester of the electronic coupon or the deal.

A method for selecting deal content comprising:

• (a) retrieving deal content from a plurality of deal providers by a publisher, wherein each deal provider provides deal content including a content affiliate link;
• (b) identifying a plurality of deals that are associated with an advertiser by examining the retrieved deal content to determine that the plurality of deals are associated with the advertiser;
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• (c) organizing the deal content for the plurality of deals based on a priority of the publisher, wherein the priority includes at least one of a monetary commission resulting from the use of the content affiliate link, a payout schedule related to the monetary commission, and a working relationship with the deal provider.