LCS Kleen-Aire director launches online deals venture

Last edited 9:20 a.m., May 6, 2013

LCS Kleen-Aire Business Development Director Tyler McGauley last month launched DealeTin.com, an online bulletin board for deals.

McGauley, whose family owns Springfield-based HVAC system and chimney cleaning company LCS Kleen-Aire, organized the site under Tyler McGauley Holdings LLC and runs it from his Ozark home. McGauley, who said he built the site from scratch with the help of two independent contractors, launched DealeTin.com on April 14.

A cross between Pinterest and Groupon, consumers and business owners pin deals such as dinner specials from Applebee’s, book discounts from Mardel and clothing sales from J.Crew.

“It lets anyone pin a deal from any site, and they can share that with the rest of the community,” said McGauley, who spent two years in research and development and personally invested $15,000 in the venture.

A San Francisco-based company that McGauley declined to name cuts his company a check when transactions occur through the site. He said the amount earned ranges between 1 and 20 percent of the purchase.

Two active businesses at startup are Mount Vernon-based Red Monkey Foods and a cake toppers company in the United Kingdom, he said.