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2015 Cyber Monday Deals For Bloggers

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I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the holiday. While everyone is doing some online Cyber Monday shopping I thought it would be fun to share some Cyber Monday deals for bloggers.

Hosting

HostGator: Check out this great deal! If you have been thinking about starting a blog take advantage of this deal! HostGator is offering 65% off all new Hosting plans and $5.99 .com & .net Domains
Coupon Code: CM2015

Bluehost: For November 30th the Cyber Monday special from Bluehost is blog hosting for just $2.95/month for 36 months. I don’t know when they will offer this deal again so check it out if you are serious about starting a blog and want to take advantage of an excellent price.

Strinkingly: If you want to create a FREE beautiful and professional looking website literally in minutes – personal, business, online resume and much more check out Strinkingly. Great for when you don’t have the money to pay for a domain and hosting just yet.


Strikingly - How to build a website in minutes

Social Media Management

Hootsuite: If you are looking for a great social media manager that allows you to schedule posts & publish across several social media sites. Sign up for a Free 30 Day Trial of HootSuite Pro. I really love their interface.


Hootsuite - Social Relationship Platform

Postcron: Another great social media manager! Postcron is currently offering 1 FREE month of their Premium service.

2015 cyber monday deals for bloggers

More Cyber Monday Deals For Bloggers

Events & Courses

Finances Webinar: Check out “The Beauty of Being Financially Responsible!” FREE webinar hosted by The Finance Bar – not specifically aimed at Bloggers, however, if you do plan on turning your blog into a business (or using it for your business) I am sure this will be great for you to get prepared for business in 2016.

Blog Clarity: If you want to take some courses to take your blog to the next level, Melissa over at Blog Clarity is offering $10 off these two courses:

Blog Clarity Courses
$10 off Content Brew Course: Full of information on how to create content for your blog, Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Blog Clarity Courses
$10 off Media Kit Smash: Learn what a Media Kit is, why it is important and how to create one.

Photography eCourse: Selling Through Photos eCourse includes camera basics, terminology, lighting, styling, props, editing and so much more!

Instagram eCourse: Sign up for Hilary Rushford’s FREE course: 4 Steps to Grow Your Following & Make Money with Instagram

Online Personal Training: Fit Mommas Personal Training
Heather over at Fit Momma’s is offering a FREE 3 day trial of any Fit Mommas Personal Training Online Program. As I have mentioned before – being in shape can really help you in all aspects of your life, including your blog life.

eBooks

Amazon: Get your FREE 30-day trial of Kindle Unlimited. Now you can check out those blogging books you have been wanting to read on your Kindle, Tablet or PC.

Here are the ones on my list to read:

Blog Beautiful eBook: Get 40% off the Blog Beautiful eBook which is full of 50 Tips + Fixes to Make Your Blog Glow.
Code: cyberthanks

Turn your blog from ugly to lovely with this fabulous self-paced course in an eBook. Get Blog Beauti

Organize Yourself Skinny eBook: Get the Organize Yourself Skinny eBook for just $9.97. Living a healthier life is essential for everyone including bloggers.

Organize Yourself Skinny eBook

Theme’s, Services and Other Resources

Bluechic: Feminine WordPress Themes for women in business and bloggers. They are the lovely people that created the current theme that I am using here. Save 38% OFF all themes with.
Code: BCYAY38

Paradise Praises: Calendars, eBooks and gifts. They are currently offering 25% OFF everything.
Code: MONDAYLUV

Pinterest Review: Save 50% off a Pinterest account review from Premier Executive Media. Time to overhaul your Pinterest account and drive more traffic to your site in the new year!

SHOTBOX: Get a SHOTBOX for just $99 (Regular price $149) and take your photography skills to the next level. If I had my camera already I would totally invest in this. Great for bloggers, photographers, Instagram users and anyone that wants to get great shots of individual products.

Dropbox: If you need a place to store all of your files for your blog – for personal use or collaboration check out Dropbox. They are currently offering a FREE trial of Dropbox Business for 30 days which includes 5TB storage for 5 users, Unlimited file recovery and Admin controls for secure sharing and collaboration.

Fiverr: Claim a FREE gig on Fiverr. There are a lot of great services for bloggers available – advertising & marketing, SEO help, design & creatives and much more!

Adobe: Students & Teachers deal – Save 68% off on Creative Cloud

I also found other blogs that had lists of Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals for Bloggers. You can check them out here:

+ Design Your Own Blog
+ Blog Ambitions
+ Wonder Forest
+ Blogger Tips Tricks
+ Narga

I hope you find something here that benefits you as a blogger and please share in the comments any Cyber Monday deals for bloggers that you know of.

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How to Automate Social Media Posts Using Postcron

Save Time by Automating Social Media Posts
If you are like most people that use the internet you probably use social media in some shape or form. Whether you have a personal account, business account, or both you probably have at least a Facebook or Twitter page. You may also have a Google+, Linkedin or Pinterest page if that is your thing. If you are more than a casual social media user and want to save time, increase your traffic and/or following as well as engage your audience – this post is for you.

Social media management can be time consuming – especially for businesses or brands that need to keep their audience engaged. When products launch or relevant information must be shared social media is the perfect place to share. Unfortunately the time it takes to create social media posts and publish them can usually be spent doing other more important tasks such as brainstorming or creating new content. And often social media posts need to be posted at specific dates and times – nobody wants to have to run to their desk on Monday morning at 8:45 to make sure that a social media post is ready for posting at 9:00am. Scheduling posts ahead of time saves a lot of worry and time.

When it comes to social media management using an auto scheduler makes so much sense. With a social media scheduler you can schedule social media posts to go live at the date and time you would like them to. With a social media scheduler you can also schedule social media posts leading up to a product launch, contest or anything else and create a buzz surrounding it which can often lead to more purchases and audience engagement. Insert Postcron.

How to Automate Social Media Posts Using Postcron Hertaintedlips Pinterest Facebook Twitter hertaintedlips

Postcron helps you to schedule your posts for social media. Whether you are an individual or a business/brand, you can use Postcron to schedule social media posts on the following platforms:

+ Facebook
+ Twitter
+ Linkedin
+ Google+
+ Pinterest

How I use Postcron

I use Postcron mainly for Facebook and Twitter, however, I am going to start using it for the other platforms that are available as well. I am super excited that they recently added the option to schedule pins to Pinterest because that will save me a lot of time. If I log onto Pinterest I know I will be on there for awhile pinning my little heart out. Scheduling through Postcron while I am in work mode will allow me to get things done without getting distracted.

What I really like about Postcron is that not only can you pick a specific date and time you would like to schedule your social media posts as you create them – you also have the option to use predefined publishing times. By using predefined publishing times you can make sure that your social media posts always post on the days/times that you would like to post them. This saves a lot of time if you do not need something posted on a specific date and time but would like to share it on your social media profile. I usually like to schedule posts about 2-3 times a week depending on what is going on.

Setting up your account

When you go to the Postcron page you can login using either your Twitter, Facebook or Google+ Account. You can then connect all your other social media accounts to that particular profile. I have my personal Facebook (and the ones for my websites) connected as well as the different Twitter accounts that I manage. With the paid plans that they have available you can also have team members (amount of team members depents on the plan that you choose) but if you just want to try Postcron out you can use the free version and you still get a lot of great features.

postcron sign in with social media account hertaintedlips

Scheduling your first social media post

You can choose to schedule a social media post to one or more of the platforms that you have connected to your account. So say you are having a product launch and want to let people on Twitter and on Facebook know at the same time. You can choose those two accounts and create the social media post – these will post at the time that you schedule them. If you want to schedule the post on Twitter to go out at a certain time and the one to Facebook to go out at another time you can do that as well. It is super easy to create the posts and schedule them to fit your needs.

postcron choose social media account to post to hertaintedlips

postcron select the type of social media post you want to publish hertaintedlips

Google Chrome Extension

I recently installed the Google Chrome Extension and it is super cool and easy to use. You can pin the page that you are on at the moment without having to open another tab and logging into Postcron. It even automatically inserts the image for you if you want to share an image with it as well.

Postcron Google Chrome Extension Hertaintedlips

Bulk Uploader

Postcron can save you even more time when it comes to scheduling social media. By creating a spreadsheet with future social media posts you can have all your future social media posts uploaded at one time with Postcron‘s Bulk Uploader feature.

Watch this short video on how to create a spreadsheet with social media posts that can be published on Facebook, Twitter and Google+

Add a watermark/image

If you have a Pro account and above you can also add a watermark/logo to your images when you upload directly in Postcron.

Postcron offers a free plan as well as paid plans that range from $9.99 to $99.99 depending on what your needs are.

The lovely people at Postcron offered me a 6-month upgrade to their Pro account in exchange for this post. All opinions expressed here are my own.

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News: How Much Is TOO Much?

Which way was better: getting all of our news at a single point or two in the day, or the birth of the 24/7 news cycle, with news being reported all day long?

In general I think the twice a day (morning and evening) broadcast should have been the stopping point. You get the important information you need in the morning and then updates and information on new events in the evening. Anything that happens after the evening news will most likely be on the morning news so that is how the cycle goes. National or global coverage of important events usually crept in while you were in the middle of watching your favorite series.

How much is TOO much?
With the 24/7 news cycle it just seems like too much. When I go to watch a streaming broadcast I come out feeling exhausted and overwhelmed because so much information is shoved in at once. You don’t know where to focus – the images or people in the broadcast? The reporter(s) commentary? The words streaming across the bottom? And sometimes you go there to watch one thing and get so caught up you end up sitting there for an hour or longer and walk away filled with far too much information than every wished to know.

Too much stimulation, especially when it is negatively-powered is extremely unhealthy. When it is streaming 24/7 if you fall asleep watching it and end up waking up to it I doubt that is a good way to start your day. I like knowing that after I got what I needed out of the evening news can turn it off at any time during the broadcast. Live streaming tempts me to keep watching so that I don’t miss anything. So give me the morning & evening news. The rest of the hours of the day can be spent doing other things.

Confession: I do not watch the news very often. In fact, I tend to use Twitter as a news source and only watch the news on tv a couple of times a week if ever. By using Twitter as a news source I can get the information I need quick and easy at any time of day or night.

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This post is a part of NaBloPoMo March 2015

Make sure you check out all of my NaBloPoMo Posts

Are you participating in NaBloPoMo this month? Let me know in the comments so I can read your posts.

When it comes to the news, how much do you think is too much?

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