Fantastic Cyber Monday Deals For Business Owners and WordPress Users [2012]

cyner monday deals for businessI'm not a shopper.  I hate waiting in line, whether for a great deal or to buy concert tickets.  I think it's the ADD inside me.

I have never stood in line before in my life for any sort of deal.  This is why I love Cyber Monday, or as it should be called now, Cyber Weekend.  I love the fact that I can get killer deals online without having to waste a day of my life standing in line at some store, only to find out they ran out of stock……before the store even opened.  Yes, employees tend to ravage the best deals before the stores even open to the public.

As a business owner and gadget enthusiast, I wanted to share some great deals coming this weekend that you as a business owner might find useful.  Every year, I stock up on my yearly online services, gadgets and other goodies that I get at a fraction of what it'll cost me if I decide to purchase next month.  Last year I purchased a years worth of hosting from HostGator (only offering 20% off for the starter plan right now 50% off deal goes live on Nov 23rd at midnight!) for 1/2 of what I would normally pay.  I also purchased several themes and plugins for my WordPress websites that saved me a bundle.

Take a look below and if you see any great deals online, I  only listed products that I personally use and pay for. If there are any other great deals online for businesses,  I'd love it if you posted it in the comments.  Happy shopping!

Go Daddy – Black Friday Sale! $1.99 .COM! $7.99 additional .Com's from GoDaddy.com. While I'n not a fan of their hosting services, they almost always offer the lowest prices on domain names as they are always sending coupon codes out once you sign up.  Their domain interface (DNS) is also easier to use than most other domain name providers.

Headway Themes – If you use coupon code: hwblackfriday at checkout, you can save 33% on everything they sell, including all themes and blocks.  This is the WordPress theme framework that I use for almost all of my websites.  They've come a long way since I first starting using them almost 3 years ago.  It may be the most flexible theme framework out if you're not an experienced web developer.  It's powerful enough for the most demanding websites and easy enough for a beginner to create a great looking website.  The blocks they have added are fantastic and allow you to create some great stuff.

Moo – My favorite place to buy businesses cards.  They are offering a storewide 30% off sale from Nov 22nd to Nov 27th.  If you've never heard of Moo or purchased their cards, check out their site and be amazed with what you can do with a business card.

Blue Host – Though I use Hostgator (50% off Hostgator goes live on Nov 23rd at midnight)for most of my websites, I still have and use Blue Host, they were my first hosting provider.  They offer shared hosting at the best price you'll find online.  They are currently offering $3.95 a month hosting packages for unlimited websites and storage.  They have been around for a longtime and have a history of reliability.

WP Engine – $25 off the first three months of service for Thanksgiving Weekend 2012. If you use WordPress and have a higher traffic website, or just want your website professionally managed, WP Engine is tops.  If you're just starting out online, I'd probably start with a shared hosting account first, as it's a bit of a jump in price to go from shared hosting to a managed service like WP Engine.

Smilebox – From November 22nd through the 27th, new customers can get an annual Club Smilebox premium subscription for just $23.88 (regularly $39.99), a 40% savings.  I've been using SmileBox for about 4 years now, we use it to send custom e-greetings to our customers throughout the year.  They also offer a great free version, though the paid version allows for more customization, like uploading your own music.

Sugar Sync – Black Friday Limited Time Offer: Save 30% on Your First Year of SugaySync.  SugarSync is a great cloud storage service that backs up and syncs all of your computers and mobile devices into one account.  This means I can access files from both of my home computers and my office computer right from my phone.  I've been a paying customer of theirs for over 2 years and the automatic backups saved my butt 3 years ago when the hard drive on my old desktop crashed.  I was able to recover 4 years of family pictures because of SugarSync.

Laptops – Best Buy, Dell and Microsoft are all offering great deals for new lap tops for under $400.  In addition, they are throwing in lots of add-ons for certain purchases like free shipping and accessory packages.  I've done away with a desktop now for over 3 years and find the portability and power match any desktop these days.

**If you're looking for other, more general Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals, check out Bradsdeals.com!

 

The following two tabs change content below.
My Twitter profileMy Google+ profileMy LinkedIn profile

Gary

CEO at 3Bug Media
Gary Shouldis is the founder of 3Bug Media, a web marketing company that helps businesses create 360 Marketing Strategies to dominate their market. His blog is read by over 20 thousand small business owners a month and has been featured in the N.Y. Times Small Business, Business Insider and Yahoo Small Business.