I can’t believe how quickly time flies by, now it’s time for me to write the Small Business Deals: November 2025 Edition post.

That was what happened when you’re so busy gearing up for the new releases.

You just don’t realize how fast time passes by.

Speaking of new releases, I’m happy to report that I’m getting closer to the finish line.

Upload the new edition to Amazon, Draft2Digital, and PublishDrive, and I’m basically done.

You can expect the new edition of the Trigger Locked series to come out this year.

Even with all the things I have to do, there are some things that I can’t help but ponder, mainly the AI stuff and me getting back to using social media once again.

Say what?

It’s understandable that I would ponder the AI stuff.

But social media? Why would I want to get back to it again?

Well, I’ll let you know about it once I have a concrete plan for it.

But expect to hear me talking about the AI stuff in the upcoming blog post, if that interests you.

Putting that aside, let’s have a look at what’s in store for you in this month’s Small Business Deals: November 2025 Edition.

Get readers to buy more from you directly with your Payhip store

It’s no secret here that I use Payhip on my fiction author site and also recommend people to use it.

Well, what’s not to love about Payhip when you can have your online store up and running in a jiffy?

As much as I love Payhip, there are a few things that I’m not a fan of.

For one, the coupon creation feature.

Sure, you can create as many coupon codes as you prefer.

But the issue with the coupon creation on Payhip is that it’ so basic.

You can’t even set the limit on how many times people can redeem the coupon, let alone set the minimum order spend.

Thankfully, the updated coupon feature allows you to do just that.

So, no more seeing people abusing the coupon code every time they purchase from your Payhip store.

And if you live in Africa and Latin America?

Good news for you, since you can now offer more payment options to your readers besides the usual PayPal and credit cards.

Suppose you live in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. In that case, you can now accept Visa, Mastercard, Verve, and local payment methods like M-PESA, AirtelTigo, Vodafone, MTN, and Mobile Money.

As for Latin America, you can now accept Visa, Mastercard, Pix, Caixa, Codensa, PSE, Bancomer, and so much more.

Excited to get started with selling direct with Payhip? You can sign up for free right here:

Sell books directly to your readers with Payhip

Make your author website look polished with the Divi theme

Should you have a full-blown e-commerce store or should you have two different websites to cater to your needs?

If this is the question you’ve been pondering, then I highly recommend you have a look at this blog post instead.

But if you have a separate website like I do, then you also need to make sure that your author website looks just as polished as your Payhip store.

The good news is you don’t need to become a web designer just to have a professional-looking website.

You can achieve all that with no coding needed with the Divi theme by Elegant Themes.

What I love about the Divi theme is that you can customize the look and feel of your website easily with drag and drop.

Not a fan of designing the page from scratch?

You can use the provided template to expedite the process.

Alternatively, if you prefer a more sophisticated approach, you can utilize Divi AI to create the design for you.

Keep in mind that the Divi AI doesn’t come with the theme, though. You have to subscribe to the Divi AI separately.

Wondering if the Divi theme is right for you?

You can test out the theme yourself right here:

Learn more about the Divi theme

Of course, you can also read the blog post right here if you’re curious about my experience with using the Divi theme.

The best deal on the ProWritingAid subscription you’ll ever get

There’s no doubt that the best time to get the best deals for your business is none other than during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.

But unlike the Black Friday deals circa 2007, where you had to line up outside of the store during the wee hours of the morning, many businesses begin their Black Friday deals earlier.

One of them is ProWritingAid.

Sure, you can argue that ProWritingAid does run special promotions from time to time.

But unlike their other deals, this is the only time you can get 50% off on their Yearly and Lifetime Premium or Premium Pro plan.

That’s a huge saving, especially if you’re thinking about getting the Lifetime Premium or Premium Pro plan.

Of course, this promotion will only be available for a limited time until December 3, 2025.

If you want to take your manuscript to the next level and you want to make line editing so much easier and fun for you, consider getting ProWritingAid.

You can sign up with any of the plans right here:

ProWritingAid Black Friday special promotions

On the fence whether you should get ProWritingAid or not?

You can read my post right here on what makes ProWritingAid such a game-changer for my writing.

Just to let you know, you can do the same thing using tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

But I find ProWritingAid does a better job when it comes to adding sensory details to your writing.

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