The Best Free Web Fonts for 2018

The fonts you choose for your WordPress website play a huge part in the overall design. It’s not an afterthought by any means. Just change all of your headlines to Comic Sans if you need to see proof! Okay, that’s a bit drastic. But, with typography, even the smallest change can make a significant difference. […]

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How to Drive Organic Traffic With Bots

Want more website visitors? Wondering how Messenger bots can help? To explore how to bots can drive organic traffic to your website, I interview Natasha Takahashi. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is designed to help busy markete…

Download a Unique Social Follow Design with 5 Color Palettes for Divi

Websites and social media often go hand in hand. Social networks are used to drive traffic to websites but the opposite is true as well, especially if you want to increase engagement on your social networks. That’s why most websites include links to their social networks on various pages. You can go with the classic […]

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How to Succeed in Social Media Without Posting Any Content

Are you struggling to build professional relationships on social media? Want to develop a network that generates business but don’t want to make content? In this article, you’ll discover how to use social media to increase your exposure wit…

How to Quit Your Job Gracefully

Many of us dream of becoming freelancers, solopreneures, or agency founders. This often means quitting our jobs to start our own businesses. There is an art and science behind quitting a job. If you do it wrong you can burn your bridges and ruin your chances of success. If you do it right you can […]

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How to Use Instagram Nametags for Marketing

Want a quick and easy way for people to find you on Instagram? Have you heard about Instagram Nametags? In this article, you’ll discover how to find and customize your Instagram nametag so people can quickly follow your Instagram account. What Ar…

How to Use Custom Facebook Frames for Facebook Dynamic Ads

Want to add branding to your Facebook dynamic ad campaigns? Did you know you can use Facebook frames in your ads? In this article, you’ll learn how to add a custom Facebook frame to your Facebook dynamic ad campaigns. Why Customize the Appearance…

5 Creative Divi Blurb Module Designs

In this post, we’re going to explore one of Divi’s most popular features, the Blurb Module. Although seemingly simple out of the gate, it has many customizable features that can bring your website elements to life. Generally, the Blurb Module is used for things like services, benefits, contact information, etc, but with Divi, the possibilities are endless. […]

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Is Facebook Long-Form Video Dead?

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, join us as we discuss Social Media Exam…

Why We Abandoned Facebook Video Longer Than Two Minutes

Earlier this week, we made the decision to stop publishing three weekly shows on Facebook. I’d like to share some important marketing lessons we discovered and a resource I think you’ll enjoy. Here’s the video I released on Facebook, …

How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Marketing

Wondering what artificial intelligence features are coming to social media and advertising platforms? Want to know how machine learning can improve your marketing? To explore how artificial intelligence will impact social media marketing, I interview M…

Divi Feature Sneak Peek: Draggable Sizing + More Sizing Options

More Sizing Options are Coming to Divi!Including Draggable Sizing for All Divi Elements! Soon you’ll be able to adjust height, max-height, max-width, and spacing for sections, rows, columns, and modules with an improved Draggable Sizing UI. Today, I’m excited to announce we are working to add Draggable Sizing to all elements of the Visual Builder. […]

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How to Get Your WordPress Website to Show Up in the Google Answer Box

Most websites rely on organic traffic for attracting new visitors. This means you’ll probably need to compete with hundreds if not thousands of other pages for the keywords your content targets. In other words, you need to be better than the competition if you want to climb to the top of relevant Search Engine Result Pages […]

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3 Social Media Monitoring Tools for Marketers

Looking for reliable tools to monitor your brand on social media? Wonder which social media monitoring tools are best suited to specific tasks? In this article, you’ll discover three social listening tools designed to help you capitalize on influ…

4 Ways to Use LinkedIn Video for Your Business

Want to do more with LinkedIn video? Looking for ideas and inspiration for your LinkedIn video marketing? In this article, you’ll discover four ways to publish LinkedIn video when you don’t know what to talk about. #1: Share Curated Resourc…

How to Use Divi’s Dynamic Content Feature to Design a Dynamic Post Layout

Divi’s new Dynamic Content feature gives us the ability to build dynamic layouts for blog posts (and a lot more). And there are good reasons you may consider doing this. One reason is design. You can design some amazing post layouts with Divi using the visual builder, especially when you use the premade layouts available […]

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How to Use Instagram Quick Replies for Direct Messages

Are you using Instagram Direct Messages to communicate with your audience? Looking for an easy way to provide quick replies to common questions via Direct Messages? In this article, you’ll discover how to create multiple Instagram quick replies t…

How to Cultivate Community With Facebook Groups

Want more engagement in your Facebook group? Looking for tips on shaping your group’s culture? To explore how to build a loyal and engaged community inside of Facebook groups, I interview Dana Malstaff. More About This Show The Social Media Marke…

How to Create a Content Marketing Plan Using LinkedIn

Do you need to improve your LinkedIn marketing? Wondering which content types will perform best for you? In this article, you’ll find a step-by-step process to help you create a LinkedIn content marketing plan. Why Content Marketing on LinkedIn D…

Leaning Into Launch Day: The Journey, Season 2, Episode 6

Have you ever banked an something you believed was a sure thing, only to be proven wrong? Then watch the Journey, Social Media Examiner’s episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. Watch the Journey I…

How To Customize The Style Of Contact Form 7 To Match Your Website

With over a million active installs, Contact Form 7 is by far one of the most popular WordPress plugins ever. It’s popularity probably has a lot to do with the truth behind its description: “Simple but flexible.” Contact Form 7 allows you to create multiple contact forms using nothing but simple HTML markup (which it generates […]

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How to Add a YouTube Subscription Button to WordPress (In 2 Steps)

If you have both a WordPress site and a YouTube channel, you might want to integrate these platforms. One way is by simply posting your videos on the website, but you can also use a YouTube subscribe button to get more subscriptions for your channel. In this article, we’re going to start by talking about why […]

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3 Mobile Apps to Improve the Quality of Your Photos

Do you post photos from your mobile phone? Looking for expert-level mobile photo editing solutions? In this article, you’ll discover three mobile apps that help you edit and deliver professional-looking photographs. #1: Make Complex Edits Using M…

How to Grow Your Email List With a Facebook Messenger Bot

Are you using a Facebook Messenger bot to talk with customers? Wondering how to build an email list using your bot? In this article, you’ll learn how to automate the capture of email addresses (and other user information) into the email marketing…

How to Create Stunning Text Designs Using Section Dividers in Divi

Creating unique text designs for your website can be challenging, especially if you don’t want to use a ton of CSS or resort to supplementing seo-friendly text for images you design in Photoshop. With Divi (and some “out of the box” thinking), you can create some unique text designs without any external css or custom […]

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3 Gutenberg Block Collections that Show What’s Possible with WordPress’s New Editor

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the imminent launch of the Gutenberg editor. The new editor is the biggest thing to happen to WordPress since the left-sided dashboard menu was born in 2008. One of the most significant changes with this new paradigm is the introduction of ‘blocks’, which enable […]

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How to Add a YouTube Video Background to a WordPress Site

A popular design trend that isn’t going anywhere is the animated, video background. Instead of a large hero image, visitors are greeted by a moving visual feast that draws their attention and dazzles them. Unfortunately, that functionality is not built into WordPress, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to add a YouTube video background to […]

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Instagram Founders Leave Facebook

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 Instagram co-founders&#8…

How to Get Customers to Evangelize Your Business

Want to increase your business’s exposure in social media feeds? Curious how word of mouth can help you overcome algorithm changes? To explore how talk-triggers encourage customers to evangelize your business, I interview Jay Baer. More About Thi…

Divi Hover Options Have Arrived!

Create Amazing Hover EffectsIn Divi With Ease! Every transition-able option in Divi now supports hover editing, allowing you to transform Divi modules into fun and interactive elements. Today we are incredibly excited to announce the release of Hover Options for Divi. Using hover options, you can create all kinds of stunning hover effects and transform […]

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How to Plan a Successful Ask Me Anything (AMA) Experience

Have you ever wanted to do your own Ask Me Anything (AMA) event? Wondering how to run these online Q&A sessions on social media? In this article, you’ll learn how to organize and manage an online AMA experience on Facebook, Instagram, or Twit…

Minding The Message: The Journey, Season 2, Episode 5

Have you ever struggled refining the messaging for a launch? Then watch The Journey, Social Media Examiner’s episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. Watch the Journey In episode 5, Michael Stelzner…

How to Easily Design Social Media Images: 4 Free Tools

Do you create your own social media images? Looking for easy-to-use graphics tools to design professional-looking visuals? In this article, you’ll discover four free tools to create images for your marketing. #1: Preview Text Styles With One Touc…

How to Repurpose Audio Content for Social Media and Beyond

Got a podcast or Alexa flash briefing skill? Wonder how to repurpose your audio content for people who don’t have an Echo device or don’t listen to podcasts? In this article, you’ll discover how to repurpose your audio content to reac…

How to Ask Google to ‘Recrawl’ Your WordPress Website

Usually, Google is pretty good when it comes to listing your site’s content. However, sometimes the search engine may not be up-to-date with all the changes to your website, even if you’re following good Search Engine Optimization (SEO) practices. In those situations, you may need to ‘force’ (or ask nicely for) a Google recrawl so […]

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How to Better Serve Your Facebook Group Members

Are you wondering how to create meaningful interactions in your Facebook group? Are you using all the Group features Facebook offers? In this article, you’ll discover how to manage a Facebook group your members will value and engage with. Build a…

How to Switch to a Dark Layout in 5 Steps Using Divi’s Efficiency Features

When designing a website, one of the first decisions you consciously or unconsciously make is the color style you’re going to give to your website.  The brave ones among us would dare to go for a complete vibrant color palette but, let’s be honest, that’s incredibly hard to pull off. That’s why it’s usually safer to go with […]

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New LinkedIn Ads Features

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 new LinkedIn ads features an…

How to Sell With Facebook Lead Ads

Want your Facebook funnel to be more profitable? Wondering how Facebook lead ads can help? To explore how to sell with Facebook lead ads in an unconventional way, I interview Oli Billson. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is desig…

Using Divi’s Text Module to Create Block Elements in Your Divi Page Design

Text Modules are a vital part of any page design you create with Divi, I’m sure that’s something we can all agree upon. Normally, they’re used to display text in a straightforward way. But you can use Text Modules to create stunning design elements as well. In previous blog posts, we’ve already shown you how […]

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7 WordPress VR Gallery Plugins

Virtual reality is taking off in a lot of different sectors, but have you considered using some WordPress VR gallery plugins to take advantage of the trend? No, that doesn’t mean that your users can only see your site when wearing a bulky headset (though, I guess they could). It means that you are giving […]

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New Research: Social Marketers Still Can’t Prove ROI

Do you struggle to measure the return on investment (ROI) for your social media activity? Turns out you aren’t alone. In this article, you’ll discover insights from new research that addresses the age-old ROI challenge. #1: Measuring Return…

Building Blocks: The Journey: Season 2, Episode 4

Have you ever struggled with setting a hard date to start something? Then watch The Journey, Social Media Examiner’s episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. Watch the Journey In episode 4, Michael …

A Reusable Layout for Creating Unique Frame Designs with Divi

Building unique frame designs for your rows with Divi can be a useful (and fun) way to creatively stage your page content. By combining Divi’s section dividers with a compact row structure, you can explore countless design possibilities for framing your content. You may have already seen this technique featured in previous tutorials or in […]

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4 Ways to Collect Email Leads From Your Facebook Group

Wondering how to build an email list from your Facebook group? Looking for tips to help? In this article, you’ll learn four ways to collect emails from your Facebook group. Why Gathering Emails From Facebook Group Members Is Important Facebook gr…

4 Ways to Collect Email Leads From Your Facebook Group

Wondering how to build an email list from your Facebook group? Looking for tips to help? In this article, you’ll learn four ways to collect emails from your Facebook group. Why Gathering Emails From Facebook Group Members Is Important Facebook gr…

How to Use Divi’s New Column Structures to Create Stunning Section Transitions

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 initiative, we’re going to […]

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How to Track Social Media Traffic Using Google Analytics

Do you know if your social media efforts are working? Wondering how to track link clicks from social traffic? In this article, you’ll discover how to use UTM tags to measure your social media traffic with Google Analytics. Why Measure Your Social…

Multiple Streams of Income All Web Designers Should Consider Creating

Drumming up web design business can be a challenge. It’s often irregular; meaning you may get a lot of work requests all at once and go long periods with few or no new clients. For this reason alone establishing multiple streams of income is a great idea. Especially passive income steams that earn even when […]

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How to Create Customized Reports in Facebook Ads Manager

Need to get a better grip on your Facebook ads’ performance? Do you know which metrics in Facebook Ads Manager to monitor? In this article, you’ll discover how to set up a Facebook Ads Manager report that quickly reveals which ads are worki…