Recent Additions:
- Camtasia / TechSmith – Get 25% off all TechSmith products, including Camtasia – a must-have video editing and screen recording tool for just about every digital business.
- ClickMeeting – Get 20% off of one of the highest value alternatives to Zoom
- Restream – Get 30% off an annual plan + a $19 credit on one of the most popular livestreaming platforms
- Transistor.fm – Save 20% on annual podcast hosting plans with one of the highest value platforms currently available
- BuddyBoss – Major deals on one of the best solutions for combining membership, courses, and community in WordPress
Love ’em or hate ’em, there’s no denying that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are great times to get some deals – and that applies to course creators and other edupreneurs as much as anyone else.
For your convenience, here’s a round-up of a bunch of key deals I know about. In this post I cover:
- Online Course Platforms
- Livestreaming, Podcasting, and Webinar Platforms
- Creation and Production Tools
- WordPress Options
- Marketing Tools
- E-mail and Newsletter Tools
I will keep adding to this page as other deals come on line, so definitely bookmark it and check back.
Also, if you want to browse for deals other than the ones listed here, you may want to check out the Best of Black Friday at AppSumo.
A couple of important notes: First, all of these are affiliate links. If you buy something, I get a small commission. That doesn’t cost you anything and it helps me keep Learning Revolution going for you. Second, some of these apply only to new customers. Sorry, not my decision.
Online Course Platforms
Deals on platforms designed for creating and selling online courses.
LearnWorlds
LearnWorlds, one of the most feature-rich platforms in its class, is staging out its discounts:
- Nov 19 to Nov 23: Early-bird 35% discount on yearly LC plans
- Nov 24 to Nov 26: Black Friday 30% discount on yearly Pro and LC plans
- Nov 27 to Nov 30: Cyber Monday 30% discount on monthly plans
Teachable
Teachable will be offering up to 58% off of its plans.
Thinkific
Thinkific is offering 6 Months of Thinkific Pro for the Price of 4 plus a bunch of bonuses. Purchase before November 26 and you’ll also get a $100 Fiverr credit.
Podia
Whether you are a new customer or an existing customer looking to upgrade, act by end of day November 30 and you can lock in 10% off for the life of your subscription. Podia plans to increase its pricing after November 30, so this is the best deal you will ever get. Check out Podia >>
Kajabi?
Just in case you are wondering, Kajabi does not offer Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals anymore. Still, I think it is a great deal at any time.
Livetreaming, Podcasting, and Webinar Platforms
Deals on platforms designed for delivering live online events and training.
ClickMeeting
Get 20% off of one of the highest value alternatives to Zoom. Check out ClickMeeting >>
Restream
One of the most popular platforms for livestreaming, empowering your to stream to 30+ social Get 50% off of an annual plan + an additional $19 credit. Check out Restream >>
Transistor.fm
Save 20% on annual podcast hosting plans with one of the highest value platforms currently available. Create unlimited podcasts with high download limits and even offer a private podcast. Check out Transistor.fm >>
Creation and Production Tools
Tools to help you create professional screencasts and tutorials, record podcast interviews, edit your video, and stream live to your audience.
From Cyber Monday (November 30) to December 3, you can get 25% off all TechSmith products, including Camtasia – which I view as the leading screen capture and video editing tool that works on both PCs and Macs. Really, this is one every edupreneur should have in their tool kit.
iSpring
One of the best full-featured course authoring suites will be offering up to 40% off for new customers. Definitely worth a look if you want to get serious about creating courses that comply with e-learning industry standards and are portable from one platform to another. Check out iSpring >>
Pixlr
Get 60 percent off this popular, powerful online photo editor – it will make your life a ton easier when you are trying to deal with images for courses, marketing, social media, and other needs. This Deal Is Done
Screencast-O-Matic
This is the only sale of the year for this popular screencasting software, and they plan to raise their prices overall before year end. So, act now to get 25 percent off of current pricing on Solo premier plans. Check out Screencast-O-Matic >>
Screenflow and Wirecast
From November 18th through December 2nd, Telestream is offering 20% off of Screenflow (the main Mac alternative to Camtasia) and on Wirecast, an affordable way to get up and running with live, professional video streaming.
Check out Screenflow >>
Check out Wirecast >>
WeVideo
WeVideo, a full-featured online video editing and screen recording platform, is offering its biggest promo of the year with a 70% off discount for Unlimited, Professional and Business annual plans. Check out WeVideo >>
WordPress Options
Whether for your main Web site, your course platform, or both, WordPress is a great option. Here are deals on hosting, membership plug-ins, learning management system plug-ins, and more.
WP Engine
You’re not still trusting your WordPress hosting to a cheap provider are you? If you are (I won’t tell), it’s really time to start treating your websites as a serious business asset and move to WP Engine (which I use for all my sites). Use the code cyberweek2021 to get 5 months FREE on any annual shared plan at WP Engine. Check out WP Engine >>
LearnDash
LearnDash is the best WordPress learning management system option, in our opinion, and the company recently released a new generation of the software. Get 50% off of all plans for the first year. Check out LearnDash >>
MemberPress
MemberPress, easily the top membership site plugin for WordPress (I use it), will be offering up to 60% off its products and the chance to win a brand new 27″ Apple iMac w/ Retina 5K DisplayGet up to 60% off of one of the best all-in-one membership plug-ins for WordPress.
LifterLMS
Definitely one of the top WordPress LMS options. Use the code BLACKFRIDAY21 to take 20% off through November 30. Check out LifterLMS >>
Buddy Boss
BuddyBoss is by far our favorite solution for combining memberships, online courses, and online community in a WordPress site. From November 23 through December 4, you can get a fantastic deal on lifetime access to the BuddyBoss theme and Platform Pro.
Not ready for lifetime? For Black Friday (Nov. 26-29) you can get 30% OFF BuddyBoss Theme & Platform Pro and 20% OFF BuddyBoss App. Use the code BLACKFRIDAY21.
For Cyber Monday (Nov. 29-30), you can get 25% OFF BuddyBoss Theme & Platform Pro and 15% OFF BuddyBoss App. Use the code CYBERMONDAY21.
Marketing Tools
Leadpages
Having effective sales pages and pop-ups is critical to succeeding with any Web-based business. Leadpages is my go-to resources for easily creating template-driven landing pages. With the Cyber MOnday deal, you can get 60 days of LeadPages for just $1. Check out LeadPages >>
OptinMonster
OptinMonster is my favorite tool for easily creating pop-ups and banners to drive e-mail sign-ups and Webinar registrations. For Black Friday, OptinMonster is offering up to 60% off of all of its plans and the opportunity to win a 13-inch MacBook Pro valued at $2000. Check out OptinMonster >>
ThirstyAffiliates
If you want to get serious about affiliate marketing (an often overlooked business model for expertise-based businesses), you will need a good way to manage your affiliate links – i.e., to shorten them and make them look nice, organize them, easily track results, etc. ThirstyAffiliates does this and a whole lot more. We’ve been using it on Learning Revolution for a long time. Thirsty will be offering big discounts and the opportunity to win a MacBook M1 14″ starting on November 26. They’ll also be donating a portion of profits to Action Against Hunger. Check out Thirsty Affiliates >>
E-mail and Newsletter Tools
Tools to help you get into the inbox of your prospects and customers, engage successfully, and get results.
ActiveCampaign
One of the highest value e-mail platforms (in our humble opinion) is offering 25 percent off the first three months for new customers. We like ActiveCampaign – and have been migrating our MailChimp accounts there – because it provide better reporting, MUCH better control over automation sequences, and it has a customer relationship management (CRM) built in. Very powerful. Check out ActiveCampaign >>
Rasa.io
Rasa is a very powerful, AI-driven platform that makes curating a newsletter astronomically easier. It empowers you to consistently deliver personalized content to your readers’ inbox – content you know they want based on each reader’s unique interests and behaviors. Don’t settle for a one-size-fits-all newsletter. Check out Rasa.io >>
