THIS ARTICLE MAY CONTAIN COMPENSATED LINKS. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER FOR MORE INFO.
If you are in the market for hosting, an email marketing service, a keyword research tool or for more subscribers – this is the time to act!
Black Friday doesn’t just apply to shops and Amazon, online products are often heavily discounted at this time of year too.
Below, I have compiled a list of the best deals on my favourite products that resonate with DNW readers. They are all products I personally use and recommend.
Jump in quick as this really is the cheapest time of year for these services and keep checking back as I can’t publish news of a sale until it has actually started so expect this list to get longer on Black Friday and on Cyber Monday.
Stock Photos
Depositphotos – AppSumo
Buying a stock photo subscription is one of the best things I have spent money on in my blogging business. It makes life so much easier to know I always have photos.
Currently, you can buy 100 quality stock photos for just $44.10 until the end of BlackFriday!
Note that this equates to an extra 10% off once you add it to your cart during the Black Friday sale.
I use Depositphotos myself, so handy, and this is the cheapest price I have ever seen it for. I just bought it again three times!
Best Keyword Tools
KeySearch
My favourite keyword research is even better with 35% off with code: BLACKFRIDAY.
This deal is for new sign-ups or existing accounts where you have already cancelled your plan, and the billing cycle finished at least two days ago. You keep the 35% off while you remain a subscriber.
I can’t recommend KeySearch enough for anyone working on SEO.
You can see it in action here.
Blogging Tools – AppSumo
AppSumo is THE place to go for amazingly cheap deals on blogging tools and services. The best part is that you can currently have 10% off all deals which you’ll see after you add your app to your cart.
From video tools to AI image generators to SEO reporting, this is just the tip of the iceberg of what they offer for cheap.
Click here to see all the deals now.
As an extra sweetener, you have 60 days to try out any tool you buy and can refund within this time if you change your mind.
Here are some tools on sale that are relevant to bloggers…
PinGenerator
This amazing tool is the only Pinterest tool I currently use. You can create your pins in here, but I personally mostly use it for scheduling all my pins. It’s so much faster than using the native Pinterest scheduler and you can schedule more than 100 pins as far in the future as you want.
I also use it for autopins – this is a way you can set up PinGenerator to automatically create new pins for a post every week/month/whatever timeframe you want and automatically schedule it for you. Game changer!
I use it multiple times a week to grow multiple Pinterest accounts. I use it so much that I actually bought 3 codes so I have lifetime access to it. So note that one code gives you 12 months access.
SendFox
Email marketing systems are generally very costly. But, they don’t have to be!
Here’s a cheap alternative… SendFox.
It’s not as powerful as some of the other solutions out there, but it is an absolutely great price at around $44 right now for lifetime access! I use it for one of my email lists and it does the job.
Transcript.LOL
This AI-based transcription service not only transcribes audio from podcasts and videos quickly and easily but can also summarise the content, you can ask it questions and more.
AppMySite
This tool turns your WordPress site into an app for phones and tablets, quickly and easily.
I bought it myself last year and now have an app for one of my sites available 🙂
Genius.AI
This tool uses AI to create your social media strategies using your brand voice to help you sell your products. It is one I definitely want to try out.
GroupsPro
If you run a Facebook group, you’ll know how valuable it is to have a tool to help you approve new group members while capturing their email address as quick as possible.
Tools that do this can be expensive though. The good news is that they don’t have to be! This tool will do it for you for a one off, great priced fee of $87.
I currently use Group Leads to do this, but have just bought this to try it out and save the ongoing fees with Group Leads.
Invaluable AI Tool – MaxAI
I use this AI tool every day, and I can’t recommend it enough.
Why I love it the most is that it’s a browser extension so I can use it anywhere in Chrome. It utilises the latest chatgpt versions as well as other AI generators and you can pick which one to use and change it whenever you want.
You can also:
- Open a chat window where you can easily talk back and forth. This is great for brainstorming, working out structure of articles, writing pin descriptions and so much more.
- Embed AI commands into your wordpress templates. I do this then all I have to do is highlight the command and click a run button and this tool writes directly into my post draft. It saves so much time and means you could have VAs help get your posts started easily.
- Open a window to chat with AI at the side of any web page on the internet and interact back and forth about the page’s content. I do this if I’m writing a listicle about places I have already written about on my travel blog. I’ll open up the destination guide for the place then get MaxAI to write a summary I can use in my listicle. This way I don’t have to worry about wrong facts, and it’s just re-writing my own text.
- Use it directly in gmail to write emails, in YouTube to summarise videos and no doubt many other things.
I tried many different AI tools and this was by far the best and most flexible for my blogging needs.
Make Social Media Simple
SmarterQueue
SmarterQueue is my absolute favourite social media tool as it doesn’t just make scheduling content easier (especially for my Facebook pages) but it takes the time out of it all together thanks to its recycling feature. Simply set up a queue of posts once and they’ll continually recycle until you tell it to stop.
I use this extensively.
It’s not just for Facebook either and also works for Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Instagram. They are currently testing out TikTok too.
Starting Black Friday until the end of Cyber Monday, you can get 40% off for the first year on any annual plan or 30% off if you select a monthly plan for the first 6 months.
You don’t need to use a code. It will automatically apply.
This sale doesn’t start until 0:00 25th November GMT.
Email Marketing Services
Email marketing services can be especially pricey so here’s your chance for a great deal!
Kit
I just made the switch to Kit from ActiveCampaign for one of my email lists and so far, I’m very happy.
It’s a great combination of price and features and it’s easy to get started with your email marketing.
And right now until the end of Cyber Monday, you can have 30% off the Creator Annual Plan for new users up to 10K subscribers.
GetResponse
GetResponse, one of my favourite email marketing services, is 15% off on monthly plans both for new customers and for upgrades for existing customers. There’s also 30% off if you buy a 12 month plan or 40% off if you take up their two-year discount offer.
Get in quick though as it’s only for the first 2500 sign ups!
Click here to see all the details.
And there is SendFox on sale as well.
Hosting
A2 Hosting
A2 Hosting is a quality host with good support.
They are currently offering up to 86% off shared hosting.
This means hosting starts at $1.75/month.
SiteGround
I’m a big fan of SiteGround especially at these prices!
There is up to 85% off all shared hosting plans with prices starting at $1.99/month.
See the latest prices and sign up here.
Run Your Own Courses/Sell Digital Downloads
Teachable
Have you ever thought about making an online course?
If the answer is “yes,” then consider Teachable, my favourite course hosting platform. It’s the perfect place to set up and run your own courses.
You can also use it to easily sell digital downloads.
Right now, Teachable plans are up to 35% off annual plans (that’s huge!). Although this discount decreases as the sale goes on so it might not be as high when you check it out.
Have you found any other great deals? Let me know in the comments!
Find more posts on blogging fundamentals here.
All prices are in USD. Local taxes, including GST for Australians, may be added.
Disclaimer: This article contains affiliate links. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on a link, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I personally use all these products and recommend them. Thanks for supporting this site,
