So far, we’ve been blessed with pretty mild weather here in Southern Ontario, and it’s easy to forget that it’s only a month till Christmas. That means crowded stores and parking lots for the next few weeks, whether you’re shopping for gifts or simply the regular day-to-day needs of your home and business.

You can avoid the madness by doing at least some of your shopping online, and some e-tailers are making it even easier by offering special deals for “Black Friday” or “Cyber Monday.” Here are just a few that might be of interest:

Calendars.com – Save up to 60% on all orders (plus free shipping in continental USA)

Everyone needs a calendar, and this site offers an extensive selection of both wall calendars and desk calendars for everyone on your shopping list – including yourself!

momAgenda Day Planners – Save 20% on all orders (plus free shipping in continental USA)

• Save an additional $10 on orders over $75 with coupon code MOM10OFF75
• Save an additional $10 on orders over $65 with coupon code MOM10OFF65

These beautiful planners were designed especially for mothers, but are great for other busy women too. Read my review of the myAgenda Day Planner here.

Mom PLR eBooks – Save 25% off all PLR (excluding sale items and monthly membership options) with coupon code BLACKFRIDAY

If you’ve ever wondered if private label rights content was a good source of information products for you to resell on your website or use in your blog, here’s your chance to find out without spending a whole lot of money.  Although the focus is on the mom niche market, many of the topics would apply equally to other audiences.

HostGator – 50% off your first invoice

HostGator provides excellent service, and if you sign up with them today, you’ll pay even less than their usual low prices.

iThemes All Access Theme Pass – Save 28% with coupon code FREESHIPPING

I was introduced to iThemes in 2009 through one of my clients who requested my assistance setting up their Flexx Blog Theme which she had purchased for her new WordPress site. I was so impressed at its flexibility and how easy it was to use that I purchased the All Access Theme Pass, and it was one of the best investments I’ve ever made for my business.

The package includes over 100 themes, including my personal favourite, Builder. With Builder, you create your own layouts, even using different layouts for different sections of your WordPress site.

PluginBuddy Developer Suite – Save 28% with coupon code FREESHIPPING

This is another tool that’s been really valuable in my website design business. The suite consists of a number of my favourite premium WordPress plug-ins including BackupBuddy, Billboard, Slideshow, LoopBuddy, and many others – not to mention any new ones that are released in the coming year.

WebDesign.com Premium Annual Membership – Save 28% with coupon code FREESHIPPING

One of the reasons WordPress is so popular is that it’s so easy to use, but if you really want to make the most of it, you need to delve beyond the basics. Since I joined WebDesign.com last year, I’ve completed a number of their courses, covering such topics as Event Management and Calendars, Designing for the Mobile Web, and How to Write Better SEO Content. Courses are offered every week, with new topics being developed continually.

What’s really great is that members have access to every course that’s ever been offered, so not only do you not have to miss out if a particular session doesn’t fit into your schedule, if there’s something you need to know for a current project, you can simply download the slides or watch the video for that topic.

These are just a handful of the great sales on right now, and of course there are thousands more. I have dealt with all of the businesses listed above and am pleased that they will pay me a commission if you buy anything through my links, but would be happy to recommend them regardless.

If you’re offering a deal on your website right now, feel free to promote it in the Comments section!