For your organization
- Branded storefront on your own web address
- Approve business deals in one click
- Real-time redemption analytics
- Stripe payouts straight to your bank
- No printing, no reprints, no “sold out”
Your local coupon book.
In your community's pocket.
LocalFork digitizes the annual Chamber of Commerce coupon book. Your community still buys it. Local businesses still fill it. They still honor it in-store. But now it lives on every buyer's phone, redeems with a scan, and gives you the redemption data you've never had.
The coupon book still works.
The paper doesn't have to.
Organizations everywhere still sell a printed coupon book to raise money — chambers of commerce, churches, schools, booster clubs, youth groups, nonprofits — and your community is happy to pay $30 for $5,000 in local savings. The model is proven. But the paper is starting to show its age — printing costs eat into the margin, books sell out, mid-year fixes are impossible, and you never really know if anyone uses the deals inside.
LocalFork keeps everything that works and removes everything that doesn't.
Four moving parts. Three minutes to grasp.
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Set up your storefront
Pick your web address (e.g.
yourgroup.localfork.vip), upload your logo, set your price. Live in ten minutes. -
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Invite your local businesses
Each business gets its own login. They build and edit their own deals; you approve them with one click. Free for them — great local exposure.
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Your community buys the book online
Standard $30 (or whatever you set). Stripe handles checkout. The money lands in your bank account — LocalFork takes a small, transparent cut.
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Businesses redeem with a scan
Buyers show a rotating QR code at the register. Staff scan it with any phone, mark it used, done. You see exactly which deals get used, when, and where.
Built for everyone who touches the book.
For your local businesses
- Free to take part — great exposure
- Build and edit their own deals year-round
- See which of their deals actually drive traffic
- One-tap scanner for the cashier
- Re-use last year's deals in one click
For your community
- The book lives on their phone — never forgotten
- Search by business or browse by category
- Single-use, fraud-proof QR codes
- Installable on iPhone and Android — no app store
- Works on any device with a browser
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
- Multi-tenant by design — one platform, every organization gets its own branded web address.
- Single-use redemption — server-validated, screenshot-proof, can't be double-scanned.
- Stripe Checkout + Connect — you get paid automatically, minus a transparent platform fee.
- Status-aware listings — deals from inactive businesses auto-hide until reinstated.
- Five standard deal categories — $5 off $25, $10 off $25, $25 off $100, BOGO, Big Money — and you can add more.
- All standard disclaimers built in — no legal copywriting required.
- Installable PWA — works on any phone, no app store friction.
- Approval workflow with live proof — you confirm category compliance; the business owns the content.
- Annual editions — keep your current book lifecycle, or update deals any time.
Pricing that scales with you, not against you.
LocalFork is free to start — no setup fee, no charge to your local businesses, no annual contract. We take a small, transparent percentage of each book your community buys, so we only win when you do. (A small annual fee applies after your first year.)
Frequently asked questions
What is LocalFork?
LocalFork is a software platform that lets any community organization — a chamber of commerce, church, school, booster club, youth group, or nonprofit — sell a digital coupon book to their community as a fundraiser. Local businesses upload their own deals free of charge, supporters buy and redeem on their phones, and you get real redemption data for the first time.
How is this different from a printed coupon book?
Same fundraiser model, no paper. Your organization still sells the book to your community for around $30. Local businesses still contribute deals for free as great exposure. The difference: deals live on buyers' phones, redeem with a QR scan at the register, and you can see exactly which ones get used. Deals can also be added or fixed mid-year, which is impossible on paper.
How much does it cost?
LocalFork is free to start — no setup fee, no charge to your local businesses, no annual contract. We take a small, transparent percentage of each book your community buys, so we only win when you do. A small annual fee applies after your first year. Request a quote for your organization's specific situation.
How do redemptions work?
Buyers tap a deal in their digital wallet, which shows a unique rotating QR code. The business scans it with any smartphone using LocalFork's built-in scanner. The system validates the code on the server, marks the deal used (single-use is enforced at the database level), and records the redemption — giving you real-time data.
Do local businesses need to be technical?
No. Each business logs in to its own dashboard, writes its deal description, picks a category, and submits for approval. It looks like filling out a form. You approve with one click, and the deal goes live.
What about fraud — can someone reuse a deal?
No. Each buyer's deal QR is a unique signed token, the QR rotates every 90 seconds (so a screenshot becomes worthless), and the database enforces single-use redemption at the constraint level. A double-scan can't slip through, even under concurrent attempts.
Can we keep selling printed books too?
Yes. Many organizations run both during the transition year. A printable PDF of the current digital book is on the roadmap.
Who owns the data?
Your organization. LocalFork stores and processes data on your behalf, but the supporter relationships and redemption analytics belong to you.
How long does setup take?
From signup to a live storefront with the first deal: under an hour. Technical setup is about ten minutes. The rest is collecting deals from your local businesses.
Ready to digitize your next coupon book?
We're booking demos for organizations planning their next coupon book — chambers, churches, schools, booster clubs, and nonprofits. The earlier you start, the more polished your launch.
Or email mike@ohsweet-hospitality.com directly.