BuzzFeed needs no introduction, and neither does its quizzes. This is far from the only website that uses quizzes for marketing purposes, but its approach really stands out. BuzzFeed’s quizzes are fun and visually striking, and they get a lot of traction on social...
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore findings from the 2019 Social Media Marketing Industry...
Looking for a creative way to display images on your website? Make sure you keep on reading because, in this post, we’ll show you how to create a scroll gallery mockup using Divi’s built-in options only. Concretely, we’re going to turn a section into a mockup and have...
At the exact moment I’m typing this, my office has 17 Disney something-or-others on the walls and shelves. Seventeen. Even I’m surprised. As much as I love all-things-Disney, the magic created through the 12 principles of animation escapes even me as I watch one of...
Do you want to drive more foot traffic into your local business? Wondering how social media marketing can help? To explore how local businesses can drive more foot traffic, I interview Stacy Tuschl. Stacy is a local business marketing expert and owner of two...
Consulting is big business online and every consultant needs an amazing website. Divi is a great choice for consultant websites as there are plenty of professionally designed layouts and child themes to choose from. In this article, we will look at the 16 best Divi...
We all have an idea of what the perfect worker looks like. They’re usually polite, on time, responsible, and productive – a potent combination. However, there are also a number of so-called bad personality traits. On the surface, they’re considered ‘negative.’...
Whether you’re selling a physical book or an e-book, having an effective landing page for it can do wonders. You can approach this landing page the traditional way, or you can turn it into a book preview landing page. A book preview landing page allows people to read...
While there are many plugins available to turn your WordPress site into a fully-functioning online store, they can potentially take a toll on your site’s performance. A ‘headless e-commerce’ solution – that separates your site’s front end from its e-commerce...
Want to run Facebook ads to promote your products or services? Wondering which type of Facebook ad campaigns to start with? In this article, you’ll discover three types of Facebook advertising campaigns you can use to start promoting your products and services on...
Every week, we provide you with new and free Divi layout packs which you can use for your next project. For one of the layout packs, we also share a use case that’ll help you take your website to the next level. This week, as part of our ongoing Divi design...
Video is a valuable form of content for social media. Unfortunately, creating quality videos is usually a long process that involves moving mobile footage to a desktop app for editing. However, mobile editing is on the rise. Apps such as Splice Video Editor make it...
Wondering how fellow marketers are using social media? Want to know what marketers plan to do with organic social activities, video marketing, and social ads? In our 11th annual social media study, we surveyed more than 4,800 marketers who reveal details you won’t...
Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative; where each week, we give away a brand new, free Divi Layout Pack from our design team to you. For this week, Kenny and the design team have created a fun and engaging...
If you’re in software development, you are going to have to deal with technical debt at some point. So to answer the question in the title…no, you can’t avoid it. However, there are steps you can take to minimize its effects and make sure it doesn’t get out of hand....
Are your Instagram stories helping you reach your business goals? Wondering how to dig deeper into your Instagram stories’ performance? In this article, you’ll learn how to combine Instagram Insights and Google Analytics to better report the ROI from your Instagram...
Divi Den Pro is a third-party plugin for Divi that integrates a cloud filled with 1000’s layouts and modules for the Divi Builder. It includes lots of page layouts, modules, PSD’s, icons, button hovers, and customizations. It also adds features to the theme customizer...
Last weekend I attended WordCamp OC and represented Elegant Themes. It was my first time out in the WordPress community as an official member of the Elegant Themes team–and I had a blast! A little backstory: The WordPress community in So. Cal. is my second home....
Looking for a unique way to put a specific part of your page in the spotlight? Keep on reading! Today, we’re going to show you how to create animated border overlaps to highlight content on your page. We’ll create three different animated border overlaps on the App...
Hey Divi Nation! Welcome to the second Divi Nation Community Report of 2019! Big news: We have a new Event Coordinator! Allow myself, to introduce myself. I’m Raquel Landefeld. Nine years ago, I co-founded a WordPress agency. During that journey, I discovered my...
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore the Facebook desktop and mobile redesign and new...
Designing a 3D photo wall seems like something only possible using a photo editor like Photoshop or Sketch. But it’s not! These days there are a ton of seemingly impossible designs you can build on the web using just CSS. And with a page builder like Divi, you don’t...
One of the most fun and the most frustrating parts of app design is creating mock-ups and prototypes. You have so much freedom to flex your creative muscles. The problem, however, is making sure that your mock-ups and prototypes aren’t just functional, but that they...
Do you want to optimize your Facebook ads? Wondering what the best audience, creative, and placement are to use for your message? To explore how to test your Facebook ads for optimal results, I interview Andrea Vahl. Andrea is a Facebook ads expert, the author of...
Ever tried to create a family tree for your website, but didn’t exactly know how to approach it? Well, in today’s Divi tutorial, we’re going to show you exactly how to do that. On top of creating the family tree, we’re also making sure it remains responsive across all...
Every website you visit includes hundreds of elements, even if it’s not readily evident. This means images, text, subheadings, and of course, icons. However, using the same boring icons as every other site can make yours look ‘cookie-cutter’, which is why it’s...
Divi’s sidebar module is an extremely useful tool for integrating custom widget areas into your design. This allows you to display any WordPress widget inside a Divi layout. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a scrollable recent posts widget area in...
Creative Cloud may be the gold standard, but some of us non-designer “designers” need something a little more…free. I totally believe in the power of top-of-the-line software, but if you’re not going to need or use the features available, it’s too expensive. Enter the...
Is video an important part of your social media marketing? Looking for an efficient way to create video for multiple social platforms? In this article, you’ll discover a six-step video workflow to produce more social media video content for your business. Why You Need...
Every once in a while a website design calls for some circular elements. It is a nice way to break out of the monotony of the standard box designs on a web page. Creating circular elements may sound simple (and it actually is!), but if you aren’t familiar with a few...
Eyestrain is a real issue for software developers, and the font they choose to work with plays a big role in that. If they choose a font that’s not designed well enough, the punctuation or characters may be hard to distinguish, which makes them have to concentrate and...
Wondering how to easily install Facebook features on your website without editing the code? In this article, you’ll discover easy ways to install the Facebook pixel, the Facebook Messenger customer chat plugin, alerts for Facebook comments, and Facebook standard...
Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative where each week, we give away brand new, free Divi Layout Packs from our design team to you. This time around, Kenny and his team have created an awesome Mechanic...
When it comes to managed WordPress hosting, there are a handful of names that most of us are familiar with. This includes Flywheel, Pagely, and of course WP Engine (among others). Managed hosting is all about getting access to more advanced functionality, while having...
Do you use the Facebook pixel? Want an easier way to assign Facebook event tracking to specific URLs on your website? In this article, you’ll learn how to set up Facebook event tracking with the Facebook Event Setup Tool for Web. What Is the Facebook Event Setup Tool?...
It’s time again for our monthly Divi Showcase where we take a look at 10 amazing Divi websites made by our community members. Each month we showcase the best Divi websites that were submitted from our community and today we want to share with you the top ten websites...
Adobe Illustrator is one of the most powerful tools in the Creative Cloud suite of design software. That is partly because of the slew of free Illustrator brushes you can download for it. We found a lot of great additions to your toolbox. With these at your disposal,...
Divi Upload Icons is a third-party plugin for Divi that makes it easy to add more icons to the Divi Builder. Unlike other icon plugins that only integrate Font Awesome and Material Icons, this one lets you add any set of icons you want. It just has to be a compatible...
Extensive Markup Language (XML) is everywhere. It’s used for servers, web security, updates, and more. When it comes to WordPress, it doesn’t get as much attention as more popular languages like PHP. However, knowing what XML is and how it works can be very useful to...
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore where Facebook and Twitter are heading based on signals...
If you are looking for a unique way to showcase text on a web page, knowing how to create curved text designs in Divi may come in handy. This kind of design would work for building custom graphics or creative header designs in Divi without having to use a photo...
Having a solid portfolio is a must for any web developer. It’s hard for an employer to make a decision for a position based on cover letters, CVs, or resumes that simply describe projects you’ve made. Your talent and skill don’t really shine through that way. So...
Do you want to run successful Facebook retargeting ads? Wondering what tactics can improve your Facebook campaign performance? To explore advanced Facebook retargeting, I interview Susan Wenograd. Susan is a Facebook ads expert, a regular columnist at Search Engine...
Healthcare is one of the most popular industries, and like any popular industry, healthcare professionals need well-designed websites to provide information about their staff, services, location, and even the ability to set up online appointments. Fortunately, there...
These days, we all have access to a near infinite amount of resources we can use for our professional development. That includes online tutorials, podcasts, and more. However, books are still our favorite medium for in-depth learning. In this article, we’re going to...
When it comes to structuring content, creating a timeline is a great way to keep the information interesting and engaging for your visitors. It also helps them navigate and process the information they read a lot quicker. And when you use a nice design, it elevates...
HTML is the foundation of pretty much everything on the internet. It is the cornerstone on which internet content is built, and it has been for decades. Without a solid understanding of HTML, everything you do with WordPress or any other web design and development...
Concerned about the European Union’s Copyright Directive? Wondering how this new rule could impact your marketing? In this article, you’ll learn about what parts of the European Union’s Directive on Copyright will impact the use of social media for both businesses and...
Every week, we provide you with new and free Divi layout packs which you can use for your next project. For one of the layout packs, we also share a use case that’ll help you take your website to the next level. This week, as part of our ongoing Divi design...
Designing a website is tedious, and there’s nothing more frustrating than finally finishing up and then noticing something out of place. The WordPress smiley is just that sort of thing – a teeny, tiny smiley face that came out of nowhere and is now taunting you. Here...
Want to better understand your Facebook ad performance? Have you considered using Google Data Studio? In this article, you’ll discover how to create seven valuable Google Data Studio charts that can help you better analyze your Facebook advertising campaigns. How to...
Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative; where each week, we give away a brand new, free Divi Layout Pack from our design team to you. For this week, Kenny and his team have created a unique Farmer Layout...
I have a terrible habit of checking my spam folder every day – I don’t trust my spam filter to weed out only the worst of the worst; I feel that there’s something worthwhile under the heaps of transfer money requests and strangers mentioning how they were happy to see...
Looking for better ways to create videos, audio, and images? Want a list of tools to help? In this article, you’ll explore 26 apps and tools for mobile and desktop from the Social Media Marketing podcast’s Discovery of the Week. #1: Listen Notes Listen Notes is a free...
Knowing how to share and style code snippets on your post or page using Divi can be a pretty handy skill. You may need a way to display code snippets for things like documentation, tutorials, or a resources page. The basic idea is to display code on a web page without...
When you set up a new WordPress website, the platform gives you three image sizes to play with: thumbnail, medium, and large (plus the file’s original resolution). This gives you a solid number of options to work with. However, thumbnails in particular can be tricky...
Today, we’re going to highlight the transform scale design option that comes with Divi’s new transform options. More so, we’re going to recreate a stunning design that allows sections to expand on hover in an elegant way. You can use this design for any kind of...
If you were a kid in 1994 or later, then you know what a rainbow tastes like: Skittles. It’s so simple, yet so memorable – Skittles come in a rainbow of colors and flavors. That’s it. One of the simplest metaphor examples, yet it’s stuck with us for over 20 years....
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore Facebook Ads Manager updates, new ad bidding strategies,...
Simple Overlay Solution is a third-party plugin for Divi that makes it easy to create full-screen overlays, popups, and mega menus with the Divi Builder. Add multiple overlays to any page. Choose between a click or an automatic timed delay trigger, a light or dark...
Being humble is always a good thing, or so we’re told. However, when you’re trying to launch or grow a business, you need to put humility aside and do a bit of ‘shameless’ self-promotion. In fact, the success of your project depends on it. It’s important to understand...
Is community important to your business? Wondering where you should build your community? To explore how to develop a thriving community beyond Facebook Groups, I interview Cate Stillman. Cate is podcaster, blogger, and author of the book Body Thrive. She’s also an...
I have been building websites for years and have been using Divi exclusively since it’s release. Back in 2015 I even joined Nathan Weller for an episode of Divi Nation, and the topic was on Building a Divi Consultancy. Like most Divi users, I worked mostly with...
One of the most common questions people ask us is “Which WordPress web host should I use?,” and one of our most popular answers is SiteGround. This particular web host has plenty of positives. Still, it’s important you understand why it’s recommend by so many before...
Creating interactive design is something that immediately helps elevate the look and feel of any website. With Divi’s built-in options, you can take many turns and create effects that are truly unique to your website. In this post, we’re going to show you how to...
The Victorian Age is romanticized greatly. Literature and media often take notes from the aesthetic, industrial culture, design, and art of the time. Typefacing is no different. The steam age is known for beautifully stylized scripts and prints, and the popularity of...
Do you use Instagram and Facebook for your business? Are you looking for a way to post to Instagram from your desktop? In this article, you’ll learn how to cross-post from Facebook to Instagram via your desktop. Why Consider Cross-Posting to Instagram via Facebook on...
Animation has become a common part of the user experience for modern websites. Aside from the fact that it looks cool, it can also add a subtle interactive element that engages the user by bringing content to life. Divi’s built-in animation effects allow you to...
What do you learn from this tagline: “Shave time. Shave money.” You learn that this company sells shaving products and that with those shaving products you’ll save both time and money. You’ve also peeked into the brand voice and determined that this company is...
Are you struggling to grow your YouTube channel? Wondering how to create videos people will find and watch? In this article, you’ll discover how to develop a video series that helps turn one-time viewers into YouTube channel subscribers. Why Research and Create a...
Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative where each week, we give away brand new, free Divi Layout Packs from our design team to you. This time around, Kenny and his team have created an abstract Mortgage...
Let’s address the elephant in the room right off the bat – GoDaddy doesn’t have the best reputation among users. However, they’ve strived to correct this by launching hosting plans and tools that target advanced users, such as GoDaddy Pro. With GoDaddy Pro, the...
Want to improve the value of your Facebook group? Looking to encourage more meaningful conversations? In this article, you’ll discover five Facebook Groups features you can use to guide engagement and conversations among your members. #1: Use Rules and Moderators to...
As web designers we are always looking out for new ways to add individuality to the websites we create. Divi provides endless opportunities to produce unique layouts but there are always little additions we can include to bring a design together. This is where CSS...
When designing for the web, you have to keep one thing in mind at all times: readability. It doesn’t matter how great the design is, how gorgeous your layout is, or how genius your use of color. If people can’t read the words on the screen (and this is assuming there...
Divi Builder Addons is a third-party plugin that adds a lot of jQuery scripts that are used by high-end websites to the Divi Builder. Simply toggle the scripts you want and add the CSS classes to the Divi Builder modules. It’s easy to use and includes lots of features...
You’ve probably heard that colors can influence emotions. Red makes people more angry, yellow signifies happiness, and so on. The psychology of color is an incredibly interesting topic. For website owners and designers, however, the real question is: How can you use...
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore the updated Facebook Ad Library and the newest LinkedIn...
The Incredibly Easy New WayTo Adjusting Sizing & Spacing In Divi The new draggable sizing controls take full advantage of Divi’s visual builder technology to give you a new and super intuitive way to design your pages. Today we are introducing Draggable Sizing for...
Do you want to do more with Facebook Groups? Wondering how to use the newest Facebook Groups features? To explore what’s new with Facebook Groups and how the changes benefit marketers, I interview Bella Vasta. Bella is a Facebook Groups expert, author of The Four...
A big part of your website’s success depends on whether or not you’re able to impress your visitors. Not only with your products or services, but also with the way you communicate and how well-designed your website is. Because let’s face it, websites are often first...
“If we’re gonna be friends, you should know that I re-heat my coffee as many times as it takes to burn my tongue, I only watch horror movies through my fingers and I seriously dislike elephants, although I wish them all the best.” That’s the most-commented-on line...
Creating floating corner designs is a simple and easy way to add a little creative style to Divi Modules that you may not have thought was possible without custom code. Good news! With Divi, you can use dividers and blurbs to style the four corners of your module...
Choosing the right source control platform for your team is one of the most important decisions you’re going to make. There’s a good chance that you’ll choose Git for the version control software (VCS) itself, but the platform where the code lives is equally...
Looking for ways to boost your credibility using social media? Wondering how to capitalize on positive company mentions? In this article, you’ll discover how to incorporate social proof into your social media marketing. Why Include Social Proof in Your Social Media...
Every week, we provide you with new and free Divi layout packs which you can use for your next project. For one of the layout packs, we also share a use case that’ll help you take your website to the next level. This week, as part of our ongoing Divi design...
If you’re anything like us, you probably buy a lot of stuff online and subscribe to multiple services. Sometimes, you’re so pleased with your product or service that you want to leave a gushing review or testimonial on the company’s website. The problem is, a poorly...
Do you attend live events? Wondering how to maximize your prospecting efforts at events? In this article, you’ll find a strategic plan for identifying and connecting with prospects via social media before, during, and after an event. Why Social Media Matters for Live...
Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative; where each week, we give away a brand new, free Divi Layout Pack from our design team to you. For this week, Kenny and his team have created a stunning eSports Layout...
We’re spoiled for choice when it comes to WordPress hosting providers. The Content Management System (CMS) is so popular that there’s an entire sub-industry built around its hosting needs. Some of those hosts cater themselves to a more tech-savvy crowd, and Flywheel...
Want the right people to see your Facebook ads more often? Have you considered using the Reach objective? In this article, you’ll discover how to use Facebook’s Reach objective to target hyper-responsive custom audiences with your Facebook advertising. Why Use the...
We’re always looking for ways to expand the design possibilities you have with Divi. And since the transform options update came out, a lot of new techniques have become possible, without the need for custom coding knowledge. In this post, we’re going to show you how...
Telecommuting. Remote work. Work-from-home. Distributed workforce. They’re all synonyms for the same thing: not being in the same location as your co-workers and employer. Over the past few years, the trend for telecommuting has moved from a trend to a...
Divi Monk is a third-party plugin that connects to a cloud-based template library for Divi. It provides access to professionally designed layouts, sections, and modules that are designed with lead-generation in mind. Choose the layouts you want from the selection...
Despite the perception that millennials are young, bratty and self-centered, they cover a broad range of age groups, personality traits and interests. Millennial birth years aren’t defined, ranging from 1977 to 2000 depending on who you ask. That means they make up...
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore Twitter video subtitle updates and API changes with...
Divi’s built-in section divider styles have always been a popular (and simple) way to add creative background designs to your pages. Not only does it provide a quick and beautiful way to break up page content, it can also add an abstract background texture to set your...
Email marketing is powerful because it’s both high-impact and low-cost. Many of us have our hands in our email every single day, and what we see is so much different from what we see on our social media feeds. Subscribing to an email list means getting some sort of...
Thinking about creating more video ads? Wondering how to produce more effective social media video ads? To explore how to create video ad funnels that work, I interview video ads expert Travis Chambers. His company, Chamber Media, specializes in creating scalable...
Divi Icons Pro is a third-party plugin that adds over 2500 icons and several related features to the Divi Builder. It comes with several purchase options and even includes a free option with over three hundred custom icons. In this Divi plugin highlight, I’ll take a...
