December 14, 2009
Op Ed By the ZippyCart Shopping Carts Content Team
At Zippycart, we have covered various holiday deals in great depth, but many of our readers are asking for a thorough list of ecommerce related deals that they can use to improve their online storefront this holiday season. Because of this, we have pooled our resources and worked hard to create the following list which includes the best holiday deals for domains, web hosting, and shopping cart software:
Holiday Deals for Domains
GoDaddy Holiday Deals: GoDaddy.com is the leading provider of domain names on the internet. Their costs are the cheapest out there and their usability is generally simple. They have worked hard to further improve their user panel over the past year, making it easier to manage your domain portfolio. If you don’t mind their sometimes slow server speed, then buying domains atGoDaddy is well worth it. Here are some GoDaddy Holiday Specials:
Buy 6 Domains, and get FREE Privacy Registration
Dotster.com Domain Registration: Dotster.com is a great domain registrar, offering a variety of unique domains beyond just the usual .com. This holiday season, Dotster is offering up a Buy One Get One Free domain name promotion. Here’s the link: The New Dotster: Buy A Domain, Get One Free! Use Coupon Code GETONEFREE
1&1 Domains and Hosting Deal: 1&1 is mainly a web host provider, but it also provides domain name registration. From now until the end of 2009, 1&1 is running a great deal which includes 3 free domain names with hosting. You can get shared or dedicated hosting, and with this offer your hosting is free for 3 months! Click the link above to get this deal!
Holiday Deals for Web Hosting
BlueHost Holiday Deals: When it comes to hosting, Bluehost has one of the best holiday deals out there. If you chose to switch to Bluehost this holiday season, you can expect Unlimited Space, Unlimited Data Transfer, and Unlimited Domains. On top of this, you will receive a FREE site builder,SSL, FTP, Stats, SSH, and 2000/2002 Front Page software. The overall cost for this hosting deal: $6.95/mo
FatCow Huge Holiday Hosting Sale: FatCow.com is having a great 33% discount on their hosting special. Between now and December 22nd, you can get 1 year of web hosting for only $66 through FatCow.
Hostpapa Website Hosting Deal: Have you ever heard of Hostpapa? From what we’ve found, the little known companies are the ones that will treat you the best and go above and beyond your expectations. Hostpapa is one of those companies, and this holiday season they are offering an amazing web hosting deal: Unlimited Sites, Unlimited Bandwidth, Unlimited Disk Space, FREE Marketing, 1 Free Domain for Life, and 100% Green Energy Hosting all for the LOW price of $4.95/mo! That’s the cheapest (reliable) hosting we could find when searching web hosting holiday deals.
Network Solutions Web Hosting Special With Code OFFER02886 & up to 3 FREE Domains: Network Solutions is a brand that you can trust with impeccable service. This holiday season they are offering a great deal: 20% off web hosting, which brings the price down to as low as $6.97/year. This offer lasts until the end of 2009. This is just one of the many Network Solutions holiday specials. Check back tomorrow for a full post with coupon codes and more for NS!
Holiday Deals for eCommerce Shopping Cart Software
1ShoppingCart Holiday Special: 1ShoppingCart is one of the top 10 shopping carts that we feature on ZippyCart. This holiday season they are offering a great special: Test drive their shopping cart software for only $3.95!
3D Cart Holiday Shopping Cart Sale: 3D Cart is one of our highest rated shopping carts with a 4.3 on the Zippy Scale. This holiday season they are offering a free 30 day trial with no credit card required. This means that if it doesn’t meet your needs, you don’t have to worry about your card being charged.
Webstore by Amazon Holiday Free Trial Deal: Webstore by Amazon is another top rated online store here on ZippyCart and this holiday season you can sign up for a free 30 trial with no risk to you!
Scott is an avid fan of all things ecommerce. His claim to fame is that he "puts the Zip in ZippyCart." He considers himself the world-wide number one reader of TechCrunch, C|Net, and The Ecommerce Times. Scott has worked in the SEO industry for many years, but found himself always shifting his focus to review sites and ecommerce blogs. When we decided to start the ZippyCart Ecommerce news, Scott was an obvious fit. He handles most of our OpEds as he is a very opinionated guy. Scott is also our Twitter guy, so don't hesitate to send him a tweet if you see him online.
