Post Black Friday Sale Hangover

I overloaded on Black Friday app sale prep, and then … collapsed when it was time to pull the trigger. In honor of the Pain of Missing Out (POMO), I’m going to profile one (1) of the amazing software tools I missed out on.

In this newsletter, I’ll also list some “new arrivals on Appsumo” as well as highlight some of the applications nearing their departure time - that I’m most interested in. Just in case my interests don’t exactly map to your interests, I recommend you check out the “ending soon” Appsumo page yourself.

AGENDA

1. Demo Questions

2. New Arrivals - These are “new arrivals” to Appsumo

3. Ending Soon

4. Hotlist - My Selected App Deals

5. POMO (Pain Of Missing Out) - My Straico Demo

1. Demo Questions

   Do you have questions for the founders? I recently had meetings with founders and representatives of a few of the platforms listed on this page, more are scheduled. If you have any questions about this let me know by replying with a comment below this post, or contacting me directly.
   
   I already met with CEO of ProjectBloom, and intend to complete either demos or strategy meetings with teams from Closely HQ, Get Sales, Along, Feedback.Link, MetaSurvey, and GoBrunch (among others).
   
   I’m also currently testing: ProjectBloom, VistaCreate, Zync, Remo, GoBrunch, Straico, SuperCopy.ai, TapFlow, Brizy Cloud, Blue, Xtensio, and GenPage.
   
   TESTER’S LAB INVITE:
   Let me know if you’d like to join my Tester’s Lab - you can have “client”, “consultant” or “community member” roles in our research partner projects.

2. New Arrivals Page

   Some of the apps listed on this page aren’t new at all. Instead, they are newly price-increased apps - like Press Ranger, Merlin, etc. Others are very promising new entries to the lifetime deal site - like ProjectBloom (Plus Member Early Access), and Along.

   1. Along - Along is the only platform that I’ll have listed in all 3 categories below. It just arrived, and it’s leaving in 12 days (Plus Members will probably get an extra 2-3 days). It’s also among the “hottest” of my hotlist selections. I’m still testing it, but … check it out.

   2. Ad Alchemy - If you’re running your own Google Ads (or YouTube Ads) or you run a PPC agency or consultancy, Ad Alchemy is a platform you should get. It’s an established platform (formerly SpeedPPC), which is crucially important for de-risking Ad platform mistakes and issues. It’s also a great way to learn - while doing - PPC. Even if you’ll never launch a PPC freelancer business or digital agency. With dozens of breathlessly positive reviews from Sumolings, Ad Alchemy is a hit!

   3. Adsby - Similar to Ad Alchemy above, but without the long established history of SpeedPPC / Ad Alchemy. Having said that, the team is full of established pros, and the platform is affiliated with some brands that have been around. Also, early reviews - including some by experienced SEO Sumolings have been raving.
      

   4. Vistacreate - Vistacreate acquired the platform that used to be known as Crello. The combination gives them an even more massive collection and a set of capabilities that make this a viable Canva contender.

3. Ending Soon

   Deals on this page are changing status real soon. Deals ending include Closely, Charla, Zync, Paperguide, and more. (Plus Members only in 2 days) and others.

   1. Along - HELLO, GOODBYE! It just arrived, and it’s leaving in 12 days (Plus Members will probably get an extra 2-3 days). It’s also among the “hottest” of my hotlist selections. I’m still testing it, but … check it out.

   2. Transcript.lol - In 24 Hours Transcript.lol is on ending its run on Appsumo. Plus deadline ends in 5 hours.

   3. WP Adminify - A great selling or upselling tool for WP agencies and freelancers. Customize the WordPress dashboard, personalize for client, white label the solution. Plus deadline ends in 2 days.

   4. Followr - Manage multiple social media accounts from one hub. This is an already established category of products (hootsuite et al), but new entrants are often more affordable. Great reviews. Ending in 5 hours. Plus members will get a few more days.

   5. Charla - Live Chat Software with AI chatbot support for when you - or your agents - need to get a break. Eat your cake and have it. Lowest price ever is ending. Price Increasing in 2 days.

   6. Paperguide - Self-directed learner? Student? College or High School Researcher? You probably missed out on Afforai last week. If so, you can’t afford to miss out on Paperguide too!! I’d have this on my “Hotlist” below if it wasn’t already ending.
      Ending In 2 Days (Plus Members extend for a few more)

   7. Zync - Create AI-selected and formatted clips out of your long form videos. Would be “Hotlisted” if not ending. Ending in 6 days (Plus Members get extension).

   8. Brizy Cloud - Brizy is a great sitebuilder for building small scale (under 50 page or so) websites, or for launching landing pages, story (journey mini-sites), and micro-site projects. I already bought my deal. I’m considering maximum, make your own decision. Would be on my hotlist below if it wasn’t ending soon. Ends in 8 days (plus members get a few more days).

   9. Closely - Cold Outreach platform that combines LinkedIn and Email automation with a 130M+ B2B contacts database. It would be on my “Hotlist” if it weren’t already ending. Ending in 9 days (Plus Members get extended access for a few more days).

   10. Genius.AI - AI-powered. Create product copy and product imagery. Scale your social media presence and position your products and deals in your brand voice. Ending in 12 days (Plus members get extended access for a few days after that)

4. THE “HOTLIST”

   1. ProjectBloom - So you’re a “brand strategist”, an online business coach, a digital marketing agency, or anything that has to do with positioning and branding for businesses, both online and offline, you can use this tool. This is one of those, “good now, legendary later” type of platforms. Manage up to 700 brands, easily, with AI-assistance, from one central hub.
      Lowest Pricing - Early Access for Plus Members Only - ends in 5 days.

   2. Along - It’s been awhile since I’ve been this excited about a tool. Just going through the onboarding process in my testing has me convinced of the co-founders product management chops. Leaving in 12 days.
      

   3. Get Sales - A safety-first LinkedIn Automation and multichannel marketing platform for scaling your business (or your client’s). It goes the extra mile to de-risk your LinkedIn automation by integrating a GoLogin account access into your - and your team’s - outreach, marketing and communications workflow.

   4. Press Ranger - Millions of press, media, and podcaster profiles and contacts at your fingertips? Sign me up. I’ve heard rumors about HARO (help a reporter out) possibly no longer accessible to small fry businesses in the near future. Hedge your promotional bets. Consider Press Ranger (and the White Label Press Release) feature.

   5. NoCodeBackend - Create your own APIs - without knowing any code? Yes. REST APIs at your convenience. That’s the promise of this platform. Just figure out how many databases you want to connect, purchase the relevant tier, and get to work.

   6. Click Analytic - Marketing your product, app or platform through UGC (User Generated Content) Creators is the hottest new strategy in online marketing. Click Analytic provides a platform for discovering, tracking and reaching out to UGC creators. If you’re at all interested in influencer marketing, this is the new wave.

   7. Klipy - AI powered Linkedin Automation CRM that brings Linkedin, email, and your meetings into one place. You can bring your own email (gmail, outlook), and you’ll get your meeting notes whether you use Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams.

   STRAICO - THE PAIN OF MISSING OUT

   I’m experiencing #POMO (Pain of Missing Out) with this one. Somehow, in the Black Friday LTD overwhelm, I paid attention to 1 or 2 negative reviewers and moved on from this. Now, while I’m working with it, I’m also - #KickingMyself - irritated that I missed on this one.

   1. Straico - An amazing platform. I’m sorry I didn’t grab the Appsumo LTD, but worth using it straight up!

   2. My Onboarding Demo Video Part 1 - https://share.zight.com/4guLD11r

   3. My Unedited Demo Video Part 2 - https://share.zight.com/YEu6lXEE

   One of the things you won’t see on the demo videos, is that after you select the “multi-LLM” (multi-model) feature, your coins drain pretty quickly. Still very understandable. My coins went from about 1200 in the second video to about 830 after I ran another “multi-model” generation on my inquiry. Sure, the prompt I used in the demo is a relatively sophisticated one, but just take note.

   
   To help you manage costs, Straico includes a “MODEL SELECTION GUIDE” because some of the LLMs (like Claude Sonnet 3.5 and the beta of OpenAi’s GPT 4o - are 20 to 40 times more expensive than other models you might choose to use for some tasks). You get some free “coins” to test the platform. Try it out now.