How to Translate a WordPress Plugin

One of WordPress’ best features is the thousands of plugins for you to choose from. Whatever functionality you want to bolt onto your site, there’s likely a plugin available to help you do it. However, the vast majority are in English only, which means options are limited for non-speakers of the language. To help bridge […]

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How to Create a Vibrant CTA Section for Your Next Project with Divi

Websites exist to make engagement between companies or individuals and their website visitors happen more easily and effectively. The most effective way for a website to indicate which action they’d like visitors to take is what’s called a Call to Action (CTA). When you combine CTAs with a nice design, you can get an even […]

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How to Use Feedly to Follow, Curate, and Share the Best Content on the Web

Feedly is a free service (with advanced premium features available) that gives you the power to conveniently organize and streamline information. This information (i.e. content) is sourced from the rss feeds of blogs or other online resources. While most commonly used as a free, well designed, and easy way to keep up with a user’s favorite […]

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Instagram Stories: How Businesses Can Make the Most of Stories

Do you want to create more engaging and effective Instagram stories? Are you using all of the Instagram Stories features available to you? To explore how you can use the latest Stories features, I interview Sue B. Zimmerman. More About This Show The So…

Instagram Stories: How Businesses Can Make the Most of Stories

Do you want to create more engaging and effective Instagram stories? Are you using all of the Instagram Stories features available to you? To explore how you can use the latest Stories features, I interview Sue B. Zimmerman. More About This Show The So…

How to Use Google AdWords to Promote YouTube Videos

Do you want a specific audience to see your YouTube content? Wondering how Google AdWords targeting can help? In this article, you’ll discover five ways Google AdWords targeting can improve delivery of your YouTube video ads. #1: Use Placement Ta…

How to Use Google AdWords to Promote YouTube Videos

Do you want a specific audience to see your YouTube content? Wondering how Google AdWords targeting can help? In this article, you’ll discover five ways Google AdWords targeting can improve delivery of your YouTube video ads. #1: Use Placement Ta…

Repurposing What Works: The Journey, Episode 19

The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GvAnICXe_I Watch The Journey: Episode 19 Episode 19 of The Journey follows Michae…

Repurposing What Works: The Journey, Episode 19

The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GvAnICXe_I Watch The Journey: Episode 19 Episode 19 of The Journey follows Michae…

An Introduction to Dropshipping With WooCommerce

These days, creating an online store is relatively straightforward, thanks to platforms such as WordPress and WooCommerce. The problem is that sourcing products and shipping them can still take a tremendous amount of work. This means that scaling your store is often a complicated process. Dropshipping solves this problem, through services that help you find […]

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14 Mobile Apps to Create Branded Visuals

Do you create visual images with your smartphone or tablet? Looking for tools to brand your images and video on the go? In this article, you’ll discover 14 mobile apps to help you make branded social media visuals. #1: Pick Up Brand Colors Whethe…

14 Mobile Apps to Create Branded Visuals

Do you create visual images with your smartphone or tablet? Looking for tools to brand your images and video on the go? In this article, you’ll discover 14 mobile apps to help you make branded social media visuals. #1: Pick Up Brand Colors Whethe…

How to Add Star Reviews to Profile Pages with Divi’s Babysitter Layout Pack

Every week, we provide you with a new and free Divi layout pack which you can use for your next project. Along with every layout pack, 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 Use Snapchat Insights

Is your business on Snapchat? Looking for more robust analytics data on your snaps and stories? In this article, you’ll discover how to navigate and use Snapchat Insights to learn more about your Snapchat marketing activities. Access Insights Fro…

How to Use Snapchat Insights

Is your business on Snapchat? Looking for more robust analytics data on your snaps and stories? In this article, you’ll discover how to navigate and use Snapchat Insights to learn more about your Snapchat marketing activities. Access Insights Fro…

The Value of WordPress Designers and Developers in the Gutenberg Era

Gutenberg is coming. In the 2017 State of the Word talk at WordCamp US, Matt Mullenweg said that the Gutenberg editor would definitely become the default editor for WordPress in 2018 with the release of version 5.0. That announcement kind of has the WP community in an tizzy — specifically the developers and designers who […]

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How to Use Facebook Collections to Manage Curated Content

Do you save content and ads on Facebook? Wondering how to organize the Facebook posts and ads you’ve saved? In this article, you’ll learn how to use Facebook Collections to curate and organize saved content for easy access and sharing. Why …

How to Recreate Elegant Theme’s Section Divider Examples with Divi

Section dividers are part of a long-awaited Divi update that changes the entire look and feel of any website. Within the Divi update announcement blog post, a ton of design examples we’re included and they simply blew us away. To help you get started with these new section dividers, we’re going to show you how […]

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Twitter Cracks Down on Bots and Automation

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 cracking down on bot…

Twitter Cracks Down on Bots and Automation

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 cracking down on bot…

How to Design Custom Account Pages for WooCommerce, EDD, Memberpress, and more with the Divi Builder

If you have ever built an e-commerce site or membership site with Divi, you have probably run into the challenge of matching the design or your Divi site with the account pages generated by your plugin to handle membership or e-commerce functionality. These Account pages (also called front-end pages or reserved pages) handle things like… […]

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WordPress Plugin Conflicts: Your Ultimate Guide to Preventing Them, Identifying Them, and Resolving Them

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. You: My computer went crazy. Support: Okay. Have you tried restarting it? You: Yes. And it’s still crazy. Maybe even crazier. Support: Well, let’s try it again. Just in case. Sound familiar? It should. It’s basically the first 15 seconds of every tech support call that’s ever […]

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WordPress Plugin Conflicts: Your Ultimate Guide to Preventing Them, Identifying Them, and Resolving Them

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. You: My computer went crazy. Support: Okay. Have you tried restarting it? You: Yes. And it’s still crazy. Maybe even crazier. Support: Well, let’s try it again. Just in case. Sound familiar? It should. It’s basically the first 15 seconds of every tech support call that’s ever […]

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Twitter Engagement: How to Connect With People on Twitter

Wondering how to increase your reach on Twitter? Want tips for building your audience and boosting engagement? To explore the Twitter algorithm and creative ways to interact with others on Twitter, I interview Andrew Pickering and Peter Gartland. More …

Twitter Engagement: How to Connect With People on Twitter

Wondering how to increase your reach on Twitter? Want tips for building your audience and boosting engagement? To explore the Twitter algorithm and creative ways to interact with others on Twitter, I interview Andrew Pickering and Peter Gartland. More …

Organizing the “Client Side” of our Divi Web Design Business

Welcome to part 5, the final chapter in our series Scaling Your Divi Web Design Business where we’re exploring proven tactics and actionable strategies that will help you grow your Divi based web design business. In the final post of our series, we’re going to focus on the client-facing side of your business to be […]

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Leveraging Breaking News: The Journey, Episode 18

The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qk9lJq6MXA Watch The Journey: Episode 18 Episode 18 of The Journey follows Michae…

Leveraging Breaking News: The Journey, Episode 18

The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qk9lJq6MXA Watch The Journey: Episode 18 Episode 18 of The Journey follows Michae…

How to Easily Create Videos From Blog Posts

Want to add more video to your content mix? Have you considered repurposing your blog content into video? There’s no need to spend hours recording video with an expensive camera when you have existing content and access to free tools. In this art…

How to Easily Create Videos From Blog Posts

Want to add more video to your content mix? Have you considered repurposing your blog content into video? There’s no need to spend hours recording video with an expensive camera when you have existing content and access to free tools. In this art…

Effectively Growing and Managing Your Divi Web Design Team

Welcome to part 4 of 5 in our series Scaling Your Divi Web Design Business where we’re exploring proven tactics and actionable strategies geared towards helping you grow your Divi based web design business. Once you’ve taken the plunge to start finding talent, hiring and building your team, it’s now important to focus on how […]

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The Best Podcast Software You Should Be Using (But Probably Aren’t)

Podcasts are so popular these days. Everyone and their uncle has something to say about things they love the most. It’s easy and cheap to get started, and the internet is full of some really high quality podcast software that not only will make your podcast sound better, but can also take the whole production […]

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4 Ways to Use Instagram Insights to Improve Your Marketing

Do you have an Instagram business account? Wondering how to analyze your Instagram activities? In this article, you’ll discover how to use Instagram Insights to evaluate your followers, posts, stories, and promotions. What Is Instagram Insights? …

4 Ways to Use Instagram Insights to Improve Your Marketing

Do you have an Instagram business account? Wondering how to analyze your Instagram activities? In this article, you’ll discover how to use Instagram Insights to evaluate your followers, posts, stories, and promotions. What Is Instagram Insights? …

Paint.NET: A Free and Simple Photoshop Alternative for Windows

Paint.NET is a free image and photo editing app for Windows. It was designed to have the look and feel of Microsoft Paint, an app that’s simple and intuitive, while providing advanced features of high-end graphics software such as layers and effects. It can be expanded through plugins. Paint.NET started as a college design project […]

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How to Drive Meaningful Interactions in Facebook Groups

Are you struggling to get visibility on Facebook? Wondering how a Facebook group could help? In this article, you’ll learn how to use a Facebook group to foster engagement and drive the meaningful interactions favored by Facebook’s news fee…

How to Drive Meaningful Interactions in Facebook Groups

Are you struggling to get visibility on Facebook? Wondering how a Facebook group could help? In this article, you’ll learn how to use a Facebook group to foster engagement and drive the meaningful interactions favored by Facebook’s news fee…

How to Follow Instagram Hashtags for Business

Do you use hashtags on Instagram? Wondering how to see posts with specific hashtags in your regular Instagram feed and stories? In this article, you’ll discover how to use Instagram’s Follow Hashtag feature to monitor relevant topics and ca…

How to Follow Instagram Hashtags for Business

Do you use hashtags on Instagram? Wondering how to see posts with specific hashtags in your regular Instagram feed and stories? In this article, you’ll discover how to use Instagram’s Follow Hashtag feature to monitor relevant topics and ca…

Finding and Hiring Your Divi Web Design Dream Team

Welcome to part 3 of 5 in our series Scaling Your Divi Web Design Business where we’re exploring proven tactics and actionable strategies geared towards helping you grow your Divi based web design business. Once you’ve mentality prepared to scale your business and you’ve solidyfied your systems and processes (as best as possible), you’re ready […]

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Finding and Hiring Your Divi Web Design Dream Team

Welcome to part 3 of 5 in our series Scaling Your Divi Web Design Business where we’re exploring proven tactics and actionable strategies geared towards helping you grow your Divi based web design business. Once you’ve mentality prepared to scale your business and you’ve solidyfied your systems and processes (as best as possible), you’re ready […]

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Solidifying Systems and Processes for Your Divi Web Design Business

Welcome to part 2 of 5 in our series Scaling Your Divi Web Design Business where we’re exploring proven tactics and actionable strategies geared towards helping you grow your Divi based web design business. When you’ve prepared your mindset and you’ve solidified your strengths and weaknesses, it’s time to take the first step towards scaling […]

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Snapchat Rolls Out New Analytics

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 Snapchat rolling out new ana…

Snapchat Rolls Out New Analytics

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 Snapchat rolling out new ana…

Shared Hosting vs. Virtual Private Servers: A Performance Comparison

Most people will tell you a Virtual Private Server (VPS) is a vastly superior option to shared hosting in almost every case. While this tends to be broadly true, it’s difficult to measure how significant the difference in performance can be. Without that information, you can’t determine if using a VPS is cost-effective. Fortunately, numbers […]

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Webinars: How to Market and Sell Using Webinars

Looking for a proven way to sell courses and consulting? Interested in boosting webinar attendance and conversions? To learn about selling products and services via webinars, I interview Amy Porterfield. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing …

Webinars: How to Market and Sell Using Webinars

Looking for a proven way to sell courses and consulting? Interested in boosting webinar attendance and conversions? To learn about selling products and services via webinars, I interview Amy Porterfield. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing …

Developers Rejoice! Introducing Better Code Editing For Divi

Improved Code Editing For Divi! Today we are introducing a fully-featured code editor to Divi, greatly enhancing the experience when adding custom CSS and other custom Code in the Visual Builder and Divi Theme Options. Today we have an exciting update for developers who use custom CSS and custom code in Divi. When building a […]

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Facebook Apocalypse: The Journey, Episode 17

The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG6dvXW-cUE Watch The Journey: Episode 17 Episode 17 of The Journey follows Michae…

Facebook Apocalypse: The Journey, Episode 17

The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG6dvXW-cUE Watch The Journey: Episode 17 Episode 17 of The Journey follows Michae…

How to Promote Your YouTube Videos With Google AdWords

Want to promote your YouTube channel? Wondering how to get started? In this article, you’ll discover how to set up a Google AdWords campaign with YouTube video. #1: Set Up an AdWords Campaign When you know your audience and create awesome videos …

How to Promote Your YouTube Videos With Google AdWords

Want to promote your YouTube channel? Wondering how to get started? In this article, you’ll discover how to set up a Google AdWords campaign with YouTube video. #1: Set Up an AdWords Campaign When you know your audience and create awesome videos …

How to Create a Highly Visual Services Section for Your Next Project with Divi

The way you present your services on your website says a ton about your company. Not only do you want the message to be clear, but you also want to share your services in a professional and attractive way. With Divi, you can make endless designs that elevate the message you’re trying to bring. In […]

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7 Mobile Apps That Create Quality Visual Content

Do you want to easily create video or images on the go? Looking for easy-to-use apps to enhance your social media visuals? In this article, you’ll discover seven mobile apps for creating quality visual content with your smartphone or tablet. #1: …

How to Make a Social Follow Prompt Appear After Visitors Subscribe with Divi’s Software Marketing Layout Pack

Every week, we provide you with a new and free Divi layout pack which you can use for your next project. Along with every layout pack, 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 Use Instagram Hashtags for More Exposure

Do you need to up your hashtag game on Instagram? Looking for tips to use Instagram hashtags more effectively? In this article, you’ll learn three ways to use hashtags on Instagram to achieve your marketing goals. Why Instagram Hashtags Matter Ha…

Download a Free & Magnificent Software Marketing Layout Pack for Divi

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. This week Kenny and his team have created an intriguing software marketing layout pack with nothing less than 9 […]

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How to Lower Your Facebook Ad Costs and Get Better Results

Need to lower the cost of your ads on Facebook? Wondering if increasing your post engagement can help? Building engagement on your posts sends positive signals to the Facebook algorithm, which can boost your reach, increase the size of your warm audien…

How to Lower Your Facebook Ad Costs and Get Better Results

Need to lower the cost of your ads on Facebook? Wondering if increasing your post engagement can help? Building engagement on your posts sends positive signals to the Facebook algorithm, which can boost your reach, increase the size of your warm audien…

Facebook Branded Content Policy Update

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 updates to Facebook’s …

YouTube Community Tab: How YouTube Is Changing

Want to keep your YouTube subscribers engaged? Interested in new YouTube features that help promote your videos? To explore big changes from YouTube, I interview Tim Schmoyer. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk…

YouTube Community Tab: How YouTube Is Changing

Want to keep your YouTube subscribers engaged? Interested in new YouTube features that help promote your videos? To explore big changes from YouTube, I interview Tim Schmoyer. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk…

Divi Feature Update! Introducing Shape Dividers For Divi Sections

Introducing Shape Dividers Easily add dynamic shapes and effects to your page using our new Shape Divider options for sections! Today we are excited to introduce Shape Dividers to Divi, a brand new option that gives you the ability to add custom shapes and effects to your pages, creating dynamic transitions between blocks of content […]

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Turning Point: The Journey, Episode 16

The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsuostD12rs Watch The Journey: Episode 16 Episode 16 of The Journey follows Michae…

Turning Point: The Journey, Episode 16

The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsuostD12rs Watch The Journey: Episode 16 Episode 16 of The Journey follows Michae…

6 Blogger Tools for Sharing and Promoting New Content

Do you want more people to find your blog posts? Looking for tools to help? In this article, you’ll discover six tools that will help boost the visibility of your blog posts. #1: Automate Sharing With SmarterQueue SmarterQueue is an evergreen sch…

6 Blogger Tools for Sharing and Promoting New Content

Do you want more people to find your blog posts? Looking for tools to help? In this article, you’ll discover six tools that will help boost the visibility of your blog posts. #1: Automate Sharing With SmarterQueue SmarterQueue is an evergreen sch…

Download 5 Free, Abstract & Unique Hero Section Background Textures for Divi

There are all different kinds of ways to design hero sections on your website. You could use plain colors, background images or you could also use textured backgrounds that make your website more sophisticated and modern at the same time. In this post, we’re going to share 5 pre-made textured backgrounds that you can download […]

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How to Use the YouTube Community Tab to Engage Subscribers

Looking for new ways to engage with your YouTube subscribers? Have you heard of the YouTube Community tab? The Community tab allows creators to post updates, create polls, share GIFs, and interact with subscribers and visitors. In this article, you&#82…

How to Add Event Scheduling and Booking to Your Site Using the Pottery Studio Layout Pack

If you ever wanted to add event scheduling to your website, this is the tutorial for you. The Modern Events Calendar plugin combined with Divi’s beautiful layouts are an effective combination both in design and functionality. In this tutorial, I will be showing how to add event scheduling and booking to Divi’s Pottery Studio Layout. […]

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A Beginner’s Guide to Content Syndication (And How to Implement It in WordPress)

One of the hardest parts of running a WordPress blog is being able to create enough content to keep your audience consistently engaged. It’s easy enough for a fledgling website with few visitors, but it becomes exponentially harder as your website grows. Content syndication is a simple way to fill your blog’s schedule without having […]

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