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Yes Black Friday and cyber Monday is not only about deals or coupon codes for people in the online website/ blogging/internet marketing and SEO consultation industry, but the deals are getting more widespread with most businesses getting in on the bandwagon and offering mazing deals just for this short period. It’s more an US thing really, but there is no reason why we aussies cant partake of this great deals they offer during this period

Increasingly to our benefit the deals which were once only available for these two days, now many providers are actually starting their deals earlier and in many cases extending it throughout the period right up to cyber monday and beyond. With his deals you don’t need a coupon codes.

2013 Black Friday Cyber Monday Deals

Normally as this is mainly a two day deal frenzy, you can grab deals sometimes upto 50% off or then get bundled deals providing value up to 2 to 5 times the benefit of a regular deal. Below I am listing some black Friday and cyber Monday deals for mainly web and internet professionals and will also include some links to other big retails companies where you can grab some other stuff cheap.

These promotions are available over the Blackfriday/ Cybermonday weekend only and may not be extended.

You can click on my affiliate links to grab the offers from which I will also benefit. Last year I got some amazing deals from many online internet services providers like WPZOOM WordPress themes ( got 335 off in 2012), Go daddy domains (got heaps of cheap domains) , Elegant themes ($39 for 76 wordpress themes including any newly released ones) Bluehost web hosting deals , Hostgator (got 50 % off on web hosting in 2012) for me and my clients.

It’s a good idea to get the deals now while the offers are on, rather than when the prices are back to normal and you are likely to be paying double the price.  The biggest discounts for Australians and bloggers like me on Black Friday are things like software, wordpress themes and web hosting, you can lock in savings from anywhere between 50% to 75%.

Domain Registration Deals 2013

Godaddy.com

You can get $1.99 domains

Grab a domain while it’s cheap from go daddy the top domain registrar on the internet

Smartyhost

SmartyHostAffordable Australian-based Web Hosting and domains Provides Domain Name Registration & Websites.Offer-  Please check – Aply discount code 123 and you will get 10% off the order . $20 per year for popular new domain names

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Webhosting for blogs and websites in 2013

If you buy a domain or already have a domain or domains you will need hosting, so grab a deal before the price comes back to its normal prices. Most hosting providers listed below will allow you to have multiple blogs hosted by buying one hosting package so if you have bought 5 to 10 domains you can host it all in your hosting package

Bluehost Hosting

Bluehost is a reliable hosting service for websites and blogs, they’ve been around for a while, and they’ve got a 24-hour phone line so you can always talk to a real human if your site is having any issues. These rates that have never been offered before, Saving a little bit on a recurring plan can save you a lot over months. Click on affiliate banner above to get the deal

Hostgator Hosting

Hostgator i going to add to the biggest discounts of 2013!! They are doing promotions ALL weekend long (Friday through Monday) as well aslimited time flash sales each day with even BIGGER discounts!  Currently they have 20% off ( banner below)

Hostgator is kicking off Black Friday in style with a 1 hour flash sale for 75% OFF Hosting (starting at only $1.24/m) and $1.95 domains. This will run from 12 AM central to 1AM Central, November 29th.

Dreamhost Hosting

Dreamhost is currently offering webhosting for $3.95 a month  and 2 DOMAINS FREE. You can use our website special promo code DIGGROG69 if you take up this offer.

Godaddy hosting – $1.99 or  32% off on hosting

Here’s a Black Friday deal you don’t have to wait in line for! Click on link below to register your $1 .COM, .US, .MOBI, .BIZ, .NET, .ORG, .CA, .CO.UK or .IN domain name! Get the details and your $1 domain at http://x.co/digitalgrg

We have these great ways for you to stay on top of the developing GO DADDY Black Friday 2013 Ads, Black Friday 2013 Coupons, Black Friday 2013 Deals, Black Friday 2013 Rumors, and Cyber Monday 2013 Deals here at Digitalgrog.com. Book mark us to check thelatest offers, go daddy can offer better deals in the course of this sale week

Hostmonster

Enjoy  HostMonster unlimited web hosting as low as $4.95 per month instead of the regular price of $6.99/month with this HostMonster Black Friday 2013 sale. Click banner above to see if you qualify for this deal

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2013 WordPress themes for blogs

If you got a domain and webhosting you are pretty much done to get a website up and running, but quite likely you will be stuck with some boring themes available for free from word press or then themes that are sometimes not updated that regularly which are available for “free from wordpress”

You are better off buying a theme membership package, where you will get access to more than 20 to 50+ themes depending on provider and get various different themes to suit your website for eg , shop theme , new website theme , deals website theme , Photography blog theme etc

With these Membership packages it’s either a monthly fee or a lump sum yearly fee and you get support if you run into any trouble with themes and themes are also updated to be in line with the regulator word press updates that happen. You don’t want a theme that is not regularly updated and let hackers into your website.

I am a member of all these themes below and I have used all of them on my different websites

Elegant themes

This has been one of my all time favourites in word press theme providers  for 3 reasons.

• The most amazing prize for a quality theme provider – $39 for 86 themes
• Different types of themes, shop theme , portfolio theme, news theme they got it all
• Small them file sizes in spite of the top quality means super fast theme loading times

They don’t need to provide a discount code because its a everyday discount at elegant themes. Get it here

Wpzoom themes

WP Zoom themes – They got a nice set of professional news  and magazine themes in addition to blog and portfolio themes which are designed different from the elegant themes look – I’ve purchased the$9/mo -$199 SIGN-UP FEE membership option, but there are other –See pricing options

Solostream themes wordpress themes

My this blog uses the solostream clear template – Truly SEO optimised and nicely structured blog. This word press theme compares to ( other theme providers like thesis and studio press which are  $75 to 200 range ). Its a  premium blog theme with excellent AdSense advertising options inbuilt which you can use for affiliate/advertising links as well which is not available inbuilt in some other premium themes.

Theme forest word press themes

You can grab great wordpress themes from as low as $3 from themeforest or the envato marketplace for themes ( clickhere ) and you can also access their vast collection of wordpress plugins over here . Currently no deals available

Thesis themes

Studiopress themes

Similar to our Boxing Day sales, Black Friday and its online cousin Cyber Monday is one of the biggest days on any bargain-hunter’s calendar in the USA.

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Gadgets deals for 2013

Who doesn’t like a gadget, it’s the generation of smart everything – if you are a busy person and on the move you will need to be connected all the time. Below are some deals to keep you in touch with your inner gadget geek.

Apple has released some deals on their ipads etc. , they are not fantastic but still a deal, you might want to check with JB hifi and other before buying tho

Here are some prices

iPad: A$498 – save A$41
• iPad 2: A$398 – save A$31
• iPod touch (5th gen): A$298 – save A$31
• iPod touch (4th gen): A$194 – save A$25
• iPod nano: A$158 – save A$11
• MacBook Pro (13″ Retina): A$1,794 – save A$105
• MacBook Pro: A$1,244 – save A$105
• MacBook Air: A$994 – save A$105
• AirPort Express Base Station: A$108 – save A$11
• AirPort Extreme Base Station: A$178 – save A$21
• Time Capsule: A$298 – save A$21
• Apple Magic Mouse: A$64 – save A$11
• Magic Trackpad: A$64 – save A$11
• Apple Wireless Keyboard: A$64 – save A$11
• iPad Smart Case: A$44 – save A$15
• iPad Smart Cover (Polyurethane): A$34 – save A$11
• iPad Smart Cover (Leather): A$58 – save A$21
• Apple In-Ear Headphones: A$88 – save A$11
• Apple EarPods: A$28 – save A$7

Cybermonday and Blackfriday is one of the biggest unites states online sales events in the year, it attracted more than 10 million shoppers and $1.25 billion in sales last year in 2012

The big Guns of the internet Amazon, DELL , Best Buy..

Yes the big guns like amazon and Best buy will always take part in such amazing days to flog their wares with some sweet deals, why not take advantage of it check out deals from the big guns below

Amazon has many amazing deals and they do ship a lot of products to Australia or the other option is to get a US Online shipper to transport your shopping over here.

Amazon Shipping Rates and Times to Australia

This page details information on shipping to Australia. Please refer to the links below for more information.

· Standard Shipping Rate Chart

· Expedited Shipping Rate Chart

· Priority Courier Shipping Rate Chart

· Surcharge Chart for Heavy or Bulky Media

· International Shipping Policies

AMAZON Black Friday /Cyber Monday Deals

Check out some Current deals here from amazon –> Amazon black friday deals

Dell Black Friday Deals are coming soon starting Nov 27th! You will be able to get laptop, tablet, & computer deals along with electronics deals. Check out their deals à 2013 Black Friday online deals

Dell will also be selling the Nikon D3200 DSLR for $499.99, down $260, and a Sharp 50-inch LED Aquos 1080p 60Hz HDTV for $498, down $250.

Dell’s Deals:

· Inspiron 15 Laptop – $599 (20% off)

· Inspiron 15R Laptop – $799 (27% off)

· Inspiron 15R Special Edition Laptop – $899 (30% off)

· XPS 15 Laptop – $1399 (30% off)

· Inspiron One 2330 Desktop – $999 (16% off)

· XPS 8500 Desktop – $1889 (30% off)

· Ultrashop U2412 Monitor – $279 (30% off)

Even though I found a aussie website saying they ship here, I could not find any information on thier US or Australian website , and as they have a Australian presence , I would be definitely checking if you can get the US deal before I click to commit . (The other way is get a shipment dealer to get the deals from us to Australia – details below)

Some BestBuy Deals in US for comparison

· Sony Smart Wi-Fi Blu-ray Player for $54.99 (regularly $89.99)

· Google Chromecast for $29.99 (regularly $35)

• 50″ TV Element 1080p LED HDTV for $229 at Target makes this the cheapest 50″ HDTV buyers have ever seen in the US

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Online fashion and Dress / Frock / Clothes Deals

If you are fashion and frock dress deals and offers for Australia for cybermonday and blackfriday. The US retailers are sharing some of the shopping love by extending some of the savings and free shipping offers to Australian shoppers Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Shopbop

Bloomingdale’s: Between the 20th — 25th of November the more you spend the more you save! Save $25 for every $200

Nordstrom: Up to 40% off designer brands and 50% off women’s Winter apparel, shoes and accessories, plus $19.95 flat shipping for orders over $100 AUD until Dec 10th.

Saks Fifth Avenue: Up to 70% off designer brands, and get $10.95 USD express shipping on orders of $250 USD or more with exclusive code: HOLIDAY1. (Thanks to fabsugar for this deals)

Personally I would like to see some deals from Marks and Spencers and ASOS.

Black Friday is held annually on the Friday after Thanksgiving, so it will land on Friday November 29 this year. There is also Cyber Monday on the Monday following Black Friday.

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Shipping for Australians  from US

Shipping for Australians  from US

Two providers that i could recommend  when ti comes to shipping from US to Australia is Qannu and myus.com. Both provide you with US address on registration and handle the shipping process for you to do hassle free online shopping in the US.

MyUS.com

MyUS.com helps shoppers shopping via us websites to shop without borders  by handling the whole shipping process, established since 1997. They are one of the largest leaders today in international package consolidation, serving more than 200,000 customers in over 220 countries.

Click banner above to register with them

QANNU Shipping

Qannu  is a unique delivery service for Aussie bargains which allows you to participate in the biggest retail sale in the world and have exclusive brands delivered right to your doorsteps. As Australia’s first fee-free online package (pay only one international delivery fee) forwarding service, Qannu cuts shipping costs for Australian online shoppers purchasing goods from the US

Single or multiple goods are packaged at Qannu’s US warehouse, shipped and then hand-delivered to customers’ doorsteps in Australia within five to eight days. There are no joining fees, membership fees or personal shopping fees. Consolidating your orders into one package to send to Australia will save heaps on shipping.

Register with qannu here

I would suggest have a think about what you would probably need through the course of the year and buy and keep it now while the deals are on, if you end up using even 50 % of the stuff you bought you already got a sweet deal.