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About Julien Jimenez, the founder behind CouponFence/author/Blog
Guides on promo protection/blog/How Coupon Abuse Eats Your Margin
A promotion meant to grow sales can quietly drain profit. Here is how coupon abuse works./blog/coupon-abuse-eats-margin/Spotting a Leaked Discount Code
A private code on a public deal site is a margin leak. Here is how to catch it./blog/spotting-leaked-discount-code/Coupon Stacking and How to Prevent It
Combining discounts can turn a small promotion into a big loss. Here is how to prevent stacking./blog/coupon-stacking-prevent/Repeat Abuse by the Same Accounts
Some customers exploit every promotion, repeatedly. Here is how to spot and limit it./blog/repeat-abuse-same-accounts/Setting Discount Rules That Hold
Loose rules invite abuse. Here is how to set discount rules that actually protect you./blog/discount-rules-that-hold/Promotions That Grow Without Leaking
A promotion should build the business, not drain it. Here is how to design ones that do./blog/promotions-that-grow-without-leaking/The True Profit of a Promotion
Redemptions look like success. Real profit tells the truth. Here is how to see it./blog/true-profit-of-a-promotion/Deal Sites and Your Codes
Deal aggregators can spread your private codes far and wide. Here is how to handle them./blog/deal-sites-and-your-codes/Balancing Generosity and Protection
Too strict deters customers; too loose invites abuse. Here is how to find the balance./blog/balancing-generosity-and-protection/How do you stop an influencer discount code from spreading beyond its intended audience?
Creator codes leak to coupon aggregators within hours of a campaign going live. Here is how to keep them tied to the audience you are actually paying to reach./blog/influencer-code-containment/Why does a first-order discount attract so many fake new customer accounts?
Welcome offers are the most gamed discount in ecommerce because the definition of a new customer is easy to fake. Here is how the trick works and how to close it./blog/first-order-discount-fakes/What should a store owner do when shoppers game a free shipping threshold with returns?
Add a filler item to unlock free shipping, then send it back. It is a small trick per order, and it quietly costs you shipping both ways. Here is how to handle it./blog/free-shipping-threshold-abuse/How much of a discount should a store claw back when a customer returns part of a promo order?
Spend-threshold codes, buy-one-get-one deals, and bundle pricing all break in interesting ways when half the order comes back. A practical guide to fair refund math./blog/partial-return-discount-clawback/How do you keep customer service goodwill codes from becoming a permanent discount channel?
The apology code is the most forgivable discount in your store, which is exactly why it gets exploited. A system for goodwill that stays goodwill./blog/support-goodwill-codes/When should a Shopify store use automatic discounts instead of shareable coupon codes?
A discount that needs no code cannot leak, but it also cannot be targeted or attributed. A decision framework for choosing between the two./blog/automatic-versus-code-discounts/What is the best way to close the gift card and discount code loophole that resellers exploit?
Discounted gift cards spent during a later sale, refunds pushed back to cards at full value, and codes applied on top. How the double dip works and how to shut it./blog/gift-card-discount-loophole/Why does an abandoned cart discount email train shoppers to abandon carts on purpose?
Send a code every time someone walks away, and your best customers learn to walk away. How to recover carts without teaching the trick./blog/abandoned-cart-discount-gaming/Which signals reveal self-referral abuse inside a Shopify refer-a-friend rewards program?
Refer-a-friend programs pay twice when the friend is the referrer with a new email. The signals that separate a real referral from a self-dealt one, and how to act on them./blog/self-referral-abuse-signals/What should a subscription brand do when customers cancel and resubscribe to reclaim the new subscriber discount?
A first box discount that resets every time someone signs up again quietly becomes your standing price. Here is how to spot restart churn and fix the offer without punishing genuine returning subscribers./blog/subscription-restart-discount-churn/Which checkout controls actually stop bots from guessing valid discount codes without slowing real shoppers?
Automated scripts test thousands of likely coupon codes against a store until something works. The defenses that matter are boring, cheap, and almost invisible to genuine customers./blog/checkout-code-guessing-bots/Complete guide
Everything a Shopify merchant needs to understand, measure, and stop discount abuse without punishing the customers who keep the store alive./guide/Compare options
Five ways Shopify merchants keep discount abuse in check, assessed honestly on setup effort, coverage, false positives, upkeep, and fit by store size./compare/Glossary and FAQ
Plain-language definitions of the terms that come up in coupon abuse prevention, plus answers to the questions merchants ask most./glossary/Free tools
Free calculators and planners/tools/Leaked Discount Code Cost Calculator
Estimates how much margin a discount code that escaped onto coupon sites is costing a Shopify store each month and each year, net of the new orders it happens to bring in./tools/leaked-code-cost/Promo Break-Even Lift Calculator
Shows Shopify merchants how many extra orders a sitewide discount must bring in before it earns more profit than running no promotion at all./tools/promo-break-even-lift/Coupon Abuse Guard ROI Calculator
Estimates the discount dollars a Shopify store loses to coupon abuse each month and whether a protection tool or a tighter review process pays for itself./tools/abuse-guard-roi/Which coupon protection approach is right for your store?
Answer seven quick questions about how your store uses discounts and we will point you to the fix that matches your actual problem./quiz/Promotion Launch Protection Checklist
A pre-launch checklist that scopes a Shopify discount, locks its rules, tests the checkout, and sets up the monitoring that catches a leak in its first week./templates/promo-launch-protection-checklist/Active Discount Audit Worksheet
An inventory sheet for every live discount in a Shopify store that exposes missing caps, open-ended codes, unwanted combinations, and codes that have outgrown their audience./templates/active-discount-audit-worksheet/Disclosure
How this site is funded/disclosure/Legal notice
Publisher and hosting information/legal/Privacy policy
How your data is collected and protected/privacy/Terms of service
The terms that govern use of the service/terms/
CouponFence overview, features, pricing, and FAQ/Author
About Julien Jimenez, the founder behind CouponFence/author/Blog
Guides on promo protection/blog/How Coupon Abuse Eats Your Margin
A promotion meant to grow sales can quietly drain profit. Here is how coupon abuse works./blog/coupon-abuse-eats-margin/Spotting a Leaked Discount Code
A private code on a public deal site is a margin leak. Here is how to catch it./blog/spotting-leaked-discount-code/Coupon Stacking and How to Prevent It
Combining discounts can turn a small promotion into a big loss. Here is how to prevent stacking./blog/coupon-stacking-prevent/Repeat Abuse by the Same Accounts
Some customers exploit every promotion, repeatedly. Here is how to spot and limit it./blog/repeat-abuse-same-accounts/Setting Discount Rules That Hold
Loose rules invite abuse. Here is how to set discount rules that actually protect you./blog/discount-rules-that-hold/Promotions That Grow Without Leaking
A promotion should build the business, not drain it. Here is how to design ones that do./blog/promotions-that-grow-without-leaking/The True Profit of a Promotion
Redemptions look like success. Real profit tells the truth. Here is how to see it./blog/true-profit-of-a-promotion/Deal Sites and Your Codes
Deal aggregators can spread your private codes far and wide. Here is how to handle them./blog/deal-sites-and-your-codes/Balancing Generosity and Protection
Too strict deters customers; too loose invites abuse. Here is how to find the balance./blog/balancing-generosity-and-protection/How do you stop an influencer discount code from spreading beyond its intended audience?
Creator codes leak to coupon aggregators within hours of a campaign going live. Here is how to keep them tied to the audience you are actually paying to reach./blog/influencer-code-containment/Why does a first-order discount attract so many fake new customer accounts?
Welcome offers are the most gamed discount in ecommerce because the definition of a new customer is easy to fake. Here is how the trick works and how to close it./blog/first-order-discount-fakes/What should a store owner do when shoppers game a free shipping threshold with returns?
Add a filler item to unlock free shipping, then send it back. It is a small trick per order, and it quietly costs you shipping both ways. Here is how to handle it./blog/free-shipping-threshold-abuse/How much of a discount should a store claw back when a customer returns part of a promo order?
Spend-threshold codes, buy-one-get-one deals, and bundle pricing all break in interesting ways when half the order comes back. A practical guide to fair refund math./blog/partial-return-discount-clawback/How do you keep customer service goodwill codes from becoming a permanent discount channel?
The apology code is the most forgivable discount in your store, which is exactly why it gets exploited. A system for goodwill that stays goodwill./blog/support-goodwill-codes/When should a Shopify store use automatic discounts instead of shareable coupon codes?
A discount that needs no code cannot leak, but it also cannot be targeted or attributed. A decision framework for choosing between the two./blog/automatic-versus-code-discounts/What is the best way to close the gift card and discount code loophole that resellers exploit?
Discounted gift cards spent during a later sale, refunds pushed back to cards at full value, and codes applied on top. How the double dip works and how to shut it./blog/gift-card-discount-loophole/Why does an abandoned cart discount email train shoppers to abandon carts on purpose?
Send a code every time someone walks away, and your best customers learn to walk away. How to recover carts without teaching the trick./blog/abandoned-cart-discount-gaming/Which signals reveal self-referral abuse inside a Shopify refer-a-friend rewards program?
Refer-a-friend programs pay twice when the friend is the referrer with a new email. The signals that separate a real referral from a self-dealt one, and how to act on them./blog/self-referral-abuse-signals/What should a subscription brand do when customers cancel and resubscribe to reclaim the new subscriber discount?
A first box discount that resets every time someone signs up again quietly becomes your standing price. Here is how to spot restart churn and fix the offer without punishing genuine returning subscribers./blog/subscription-restart-discount-churn/Which checkout controls actually stop bots from guessing valid discount codes without slowing real shoppers?
Automated scripts test thousands of likely coupon codes against a store until something works. The defenses that matter are boring, cheap, and almost invisible to genuine customers./blog/checkout-code-guessing-bots/Complete guide
Everything a Shopify merchant needs to understand, measure, and stop discount abuse without punishing the customers who keep the store alive./guide/Compare options
Five ways Shopify merchants keep discount abuse in check, assessed honestly on setup effort, coverage, false positives, upkeep, and fit by store size./compare/Glossary and FAQ
Plain-language definitions of the terms that come up in coupon abuse prevention, plus answers to the questions merchants ask most./glossary/Free tools
Free calculators and planners/tools/Leaked Discount Code Cost Calculator
Estimates how much margin a discount code that escaped onto coupon sites is costing a Shopify store each month and each year, net of the new orders it happens to bring in./tools/leaked-code-cost/Promo Break-Even Lift Calculator
Shows Shopify merchants how many extra orders a sitewide discount must bring in before it earns more profit than running no promotion at all./tools/promo-break-even-lift/Coupon Abuse Guard ROI Calculator
Estimates the discount dollars a Shopify store loses to coupon abuse each month and whether a protection tool or a tighter review process pays for itself./tools/abuse-guard-roi/Which coupon protection approach is right for your store?
Answer seven quick questions about how your store uses discounts and we will point you to the fix that matches your actual problem./quiz/Promotion Launch Protection Checklist
A pre-launch checklist that scopes a Shopify discount, locks its rules, tests the checkout, and sets up the monitoring that catches a leak in its first week./templates/promo-launch-protection-checklist/Active Discount Audit Worksheet
An inventory sheet for every live discount in a Shopify store that exposes missing caps, open-ended codes, unwanted combinations, and codes that have outgrown their audience./templates/active-discount-audit-worksheet/Disclosure
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