Black Friday 2018 Business Deals & Discounts
Curated Discounts to help your business grow
Welcome to my curated list for Black Friday 2018 which outlines the awesome discounts and sales going on around the internet for some amazing tools & services! (I use many of these resources to run my own full time business!) You can also view my exclusive deals here.
After much research and testing, I’ve found these services, tools, and programs to be top quality and I highly recommend them! I truly believe that the resources on this page can help you grow your business as they have with mine. Please Note: Some of these resources are affiliate links. If you purchase any of the services below, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Discount Overview
Tarango visual studio discounts
View the discounts on my products and services until November 26!
Build Your Website / Blog
Namecheap – Up to 98% off!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 @ 12 AM EST – 48 HOURS ONLY
Namecheap is a trustworthy domain registrar who I use and love. Their prices are very competitive with most domains costing & renewing at less than $10/year. (And now 98% off!) They also offer free WhoisGuard for the first year to keep your registration information private!
Siteground – 75% off!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Siteground completely blows the hosting competition out of the water. I host 8 of my own websites (I know, it’s a lot) with Siteground, as well as all of my clients, and I have nothing but wonderful words to say about them. They’re top notch in terms of server uptime, speed, and security just to name a few!
Lyrical Host – 10% off with code: TARANGOVISUALSTUDIO + Exclusive Resources Bundle + Plant Some Trees!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Lyrical Host is the second hosting company that I love & trust as they are built more for WordPress Bloggers. They are a smaller, yet honest, company who will meet your blog’s hosting needs. They even help you migrate your website and email for free!
If you sign up during this sale you’ll receive:
• 10% off with code: TARANGOVISUALSTUDIO
• An exclusive bundle of resources for your business or blog. To redeem, type this code in your order notes: lucky dip
• Also, for every hosting plan ordered or upgraded during this time, Lyrical Host will plant five trees in a developing country through trees.org!
Divi Theme – 25% off + Free Prizes & Exclusive Layouts!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 @ 12AM UTC-5 – 3 DAY SALE
Divi is a wonderful theme that allows for limitless customization to your website. You can use their free layouts to build your website, or completely design from scratch. The Divi Visual Builder, makes designing feel like Squarespace with the freedom of WordPress. (My website is built with Divi.)
If you sign up during this sale you’ll receive:
• 25% off everything! When you purchase a Divi license (including Extra), you’ll also receive access to all of Elegant Themes’ premium themes, plugins, and free layout packs.
• A chance to win multiple free prizes when you join and you upgrade to a Lifetime membership. (Over $500,000 worth of prizes will be given away, view the details here!)
• Exclusive layout packs available only to current Lifetime members and people who purchase a license during the sale.
Extra Theme – 25% off + Free Prizes & Exclusive Layouts!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 @ 12AM UTC-5 – 3 DAY SALE
Extra is another theme made by the creators of Divi, Elegant Themes. This theme focuses on blog and magazine layouts while still utilizing the Divi Visual Builder to create anything you can imagine.
If you sign up during this sale you’ll receive:
• 25% off everything! When you purchase an Extra license, you’ll also receive access to all of Elegant Themes’ premium themes (including Divi), plugins, and free layout packs.
• A chance to win multiple free prizes when you join and when you upgrade to a Lifetime membership. (Over $500,000 worth of prizes will be given away, view the details here!)
• Exclusive layout packs available only to current Lifetime members and people who purchase a license during the sale.
WP Rocket – 35% off!
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27
This powerful caching plugin creates super fast loading times for your website which can help with your search engine rankings. It removes unnecessary data and reduces the weight of your website for even faster speeds.
WP Forms – 60% off with code: BF2018
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30
WP Forms gives you the ability to create some amazingly powerful custom contact forms for your WordPress website. Plus, they make building super easy with their drag-and-drop builder as well!
Monster Insights – 60% off with code: BF2018
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30
If the amount of insights and layout of Google Analytics is overwhelming to you, you should definitely be using this plugin. Monster Insights allows for the easy integration of Google Analytics into your website to see where your visitors are coming from, which pages they’re visiting, and much more.
Business Tools
Make your life easier by implementing tools to put the proper systems in place for your business. Even automate workflows to save you tons of time (and money)! Learn How to Get Organized and Create an Effective Client Workflow.
The Contract Shop – 40% off contract templates, 30% off workbooks, 20% off courses!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 @ 10PM EDT – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26
The Contract Shop sells contract templates for a large variety of businesses that are all attorney approved. It takes as little as 15-minutes to plug in your information into a template and cover your business legally.
The Top picks I HIGHLY recommend:
• GDPR Compliant Terms & Conditions + Privacy Policy for Your Website – Plus get free access to an awesome guide that goes over every paragraph of this template and explains exactly what each clause means and how you can edit the fill-in-the-blank prompts to fit your business needs!
Dubsado – Lock in lowered rates of $25/month, or $250/year forever + extra 20% off with code: TARANGOVISUALSTUDIO
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27
This one amazing tool turned my whole business around and set me on an organized path when working with clients. It helps me nurture my leads into clients (with automated workflows), get paid quickly, and deliver my work through a beautiful Client Portal.
Get an additional 20% off with code: TARANGOVISUALSTUDIO. After this sale, Dubsado’s pricing will increase to $35/month or $350/year forever!
Square – Receive $1000 in payments without transaction fees!
REDEEM WHENEVER – NO START OR END DATE
Square is now the only payment processor I recommend. When you get paid, your money goes into your bank account by the next business day. Plus, if you refer other entrepreneurs to them, you can receive up to $1000 without paying any transaction fees!
Amazon – Free Shipping + Various Sales on Business & Office Tools (and more)!
DEALS CHANGE DAILY: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17 – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Amazon is constantly offering awesome deals on a large variety of products which can greatly benefit your business. Plus, if you have a Prime account, you get free 2-day shipping on every eligible order!
Creative Tools
If you’re a creative, like myself, you’re constantly on the lookout for quality elements to utilize in your designs, not just for your client work, but your own projects as well. See my favorite places to source commercial-use stock photos, fonts, and more.
Adobe Creative Cloud – 25% off, or 70% off for students!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Adobe is the industry standard software in the design, photography, and filmmaking fields. Their powerful tools like Photoshop, InDesign, and Premier Pro (just to name a few) give creators an outlet to craft beautiful visuals. Use it for work, or play, you definitely won’t be disappointed with what these tools can do!
Font Bundles – 3000+ products discounted to $1! Only 500 Copies of sale products!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Font Bundles offers thousands of beautiful fonts for purchase, and often “bundles” them up for collections that flow together seamlessly. If you sign up for a Font Bundles account, you can download hundreds of free fonts through their weekly newsletter and they often have $1 font deals as well!
Design Bundles – 3000+ products discounted to $1! Only 500 Copies of sale products!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30
An extension of Font Bundles, Design Bundles also offers tons of free designs to download weekly through their newsletter. Their user submitted content has a great variety for commercial-use design elements.
The Hungry JPEG – 10% off with code: 10OFF
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 – NO END DATE
For even more great premium fonts and designs, The Hungry JPEG sends weekly emails with tons of free curated downloads. They also love to bundle their resources as well as offer many sales and $1 fonts!
Online Marketing
Marketing is a super important aspect of business. Without it, how else would your target audience find you? Implement these quality tools to grow your business further.
ConvertKit – Creator Starter Kit for $289 — worth over $1400!
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 @ 12:01AM – 11:59PM EST
If you’re ready to take your email marketing to the next level, ConvertKit is the way to go. It takes the great tools MailerLite has to offer, and expands on them so much more. Really connect with your subscribers and nurture them with this great platform.
If you purchase the Creator Start Kit you’ll receive:
• 12 months of ConvertKit for up to 1000 subscribers
• Creator Pass Pro – a suite of education and resources for creators
• 90 day trial of the Teachable course platform
• Six plug-and-play visual automation templates that can be copied directly into a ConvertKit account
• Ebook of Authority: A step-by-step guide to self publishing written by Nathan Barry, CEO and Founder of ConvertKit
• I Am A Blogger – coffee table book (a physical copy)
Tailwind – Get one month free when you sign up!
REDEEM WHENEVER – NO START OR END DATE
Pinterest is one of my top social media referrals because of Tailwind. It can really save you time & takes the tedium out of pinning manually. Create an automated pinning schedule, pin in bulk, and share your pins to niche communities called, “Tribes” where others can re-share your content.
Get Pinned Academy – 40% off with code: PINNINGCHRISTMAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 – TUEDAY, NOVEMBER 27
This Pinterest course was created by designer & marketing expert Kimi Kinsey. In this course Kimi goes into great detail on how to design the “perfect” pin, plus how to pin effectively for your business. You’ll really learn the ins-and-outs of the Pinterest algorithm and make it work in your favor to grow your business’ online presence further.
Mastering Tailwind – 40% off with code: PINNINGCHRISTMAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 – TUEDAY, NOVEMBER 27
In another great course from Kimi Kinsey’s, you’ll learn everything about Tailwind including setting your account up for success, how to use Tailwind Tribes, and Kimi’s most efficient pinning strategies which can yield high traffic to your website.
Boosting Your Blog Traffic eBook – 40% off with code: BLACK40
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 @ 4PM EST – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 @ 4PM EST
This eBook was written by blogger, Ana of The She Approach who really knows her stuff! In it, you’ll learn new strategies on how to increase your blog’s traffic & grow a loyal audience. Plus, all of this knowledge is offered to you at such a reasonably low price!
If you purchase this eBook during Ana’s sale you’ll receive:
• 100+ pages of blog traffic tips & strategies
• 2 free months of Tailwind ($30 value)
• 100 Places to Promote Your Blog Checklist
• 100 Facebook Promo Groups for Bloggers List
• Access to Ana’s Resource Library for Bloggers
Making Pinterest Possible eBook – 40% off with code: BLACK40
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 @ 4PM EST – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 @ 4PM EST
This other awesome eBook was also written by Ana. She shares some great tips on how to grow your Pinterest account and get more eyes on your pins. These strategies have grown her own Pinterest account to over 15k followers with more than 500k monthly viewers!
If you purchase this eBook during Ana’s sale you’ll receive:
• 170+ pages of detailed strategies on how to get started with Pinterest, craft an advanced pinning schedule, and boost your blog traffic like a PRO
• Access to 17 case studies from bloggers and biz owners who mastered Pinterest (+ their best kept secrets)
• Free Video Training: How To Create Stunning Pinterest Graphics And Templates (For Free) In Canva
• Free Video Training: How To Find, Report, Take Down & Prevent Stolen Pins on Pinterest
• 2 free months of Tailwind ($30 value)
• An invitation to Ana’s exclusive Tailwind Tribe
Affiliate Marketing
Want to make money the easy way? Of course you do! Join programs to promote the products you already use & love, and get paid doing it.
From Zero to Superhero: Affiliate Marketing Training – 40% off with code: BLACK40
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 @ 4PM EST – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 @ 4PM EST
This affiliate bundle was also created by Ana, from The She Approach, who really knows her stuff. Learn how to optimize & monetize your blog to allow the passive income to start rolling in.
Learning Tools
As business owners, we must stay on top of the trend and be constantly learning. Learn some amazing new skills for business (or for fun). And, if you possess awesome knowledge to share yourself, build your own course!
Udemy – $9.99 courses + Buy one course on Nov. 23 & Get one free on Nov. 26!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25
For general courses, I’m sure you’ve heard of Udemy. Udemy offers thousands of courses on countless topics and categories. I have taken a wide variety of courses through Udemy and they often have large sales on their top courses as well.
The Top Courses I HIGHLY recommend:
• Copywriting secrets – How to write copy that sells
CreativeLive – 60% off all classes!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 @ 12AM PST – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 @ 11:59PM PST
If you want to take your creative business and skills to the next level, CreativeLive is where to go. They have courses in creative business, professional photography, podcasting, and much more.
The Top Courses I HIGHLY recommend:
• How to Break the Habit of Self-Doubt and Build Real Confidence
Podia – Sign up or upgrade and get $49 in Free gifts!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Podia is a newer & gorgeous platform to create eCourses. Host your course or membership program and match your website’s branding for a seamless integration, students will think they’re still on your website! With their very competitive pricing & features, Podia is the way to go.
If you sign up or upgrade during this sale you’ll receive:
• Creating and Selling Online Courses Print Book ($29 value)
• Mug ($20 value)
