Are you wondering how important visuals are in your social media posts? Do you want to know how other marketers approach visual marketing? In this article, you’ll discover new research that reveals why you should include visuals in your marketing, and insights on the types of visual content marketers are focusing on. #1: Visuals Reinforce […]
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Welcome to part 1 of 5 of our series Organizing and Taking Control of your Divi Web Design Business. In this series, we’re exploring several tactics, tools and strategies that will help you overcome the daily struggles that we all face as Divi Web Designers. From optimizing your daily routines, to creating systems and processes, […]
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Why write a button design guide? Are buttons that important? Why spend so much energy on such a small part of the user interface? While buttons are very common in web design and seem simple, their importance should not be underestimated. They are vital site elements that perform very important duties. Especially as main calls […]
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Want more traction with your Facebook videos? Have you seen the new video-only feed on Facebook’s mobile app? Marketers and video creators who capitalize on this video-only tab now will have a strategic advantage over those who wait. In this article, you’ll discover what the new Facebook mobile video tab is and find 14 ways […]
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Want more traction with your Facebook videos? Have you seen the new video-only feed on Facebook’s mobile app? Marketers and video creators who capitalize on this video-only tab now will have a strategic advantage over those who wait. In this article, you’ll discover what the new Facebook mobile video tab is and find 14 ways […]
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Divi’s blog module allows for all kinds of customizations. Aside from its standard adjustments, such as layout, font styles, borders, overlays, content, etc., you can adjust it even further with CSS. What if you wanted to change the look and add some features without having to code your own? A third party plugin called Divi […]
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Out of all your WordPress core files, few are as versatile as functions.php. If you know how to interact with it, this file will enable you to add all sorts of functionality to your site with just a few lines of code. In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the WordPress […]
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Personal coaching is a popular industry both on and off the web. Those providing personal coaching services needs well-designed websites to tell potential clients about their services and products. Fortunately there are a lot of personal coaching websites made with Divi to help spark your imagination. In this article we’ll take a look at 12 […]
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Email marketing campaigns are only successful if you can manage to get your subscribers to open your messages. One of the best ways to do this is to build up expectations using welcome emails, since they tend to have far better click-through rates than other types of messages. If you get your welcome emails right, […]
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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 with Erik Fisher, we explore Instagram location and hashtag stories with Peg Fitzpatrick, autoplay video ads on Pinterest with […]
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Hey Divi Nation! We’re back this week with Shannon Shaffer of Purple Finch Studios and Divi Space. Shannon has become an really active (and visible!) community member in the last year or so and we talk about the impact that has had on her life and businesses. Check it out! Leave Your First Comment with […]
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Ever wondered if you can use WordPress for project management? Nowadays, it seems like WordPress can be used for pretty much everything…so do those capabilities actually extend into project management? Yup! With a freemium plugin called WP Project Management, you can turn WordPress into a project management tool for you and your team. And in […]
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How do you promote your business locally? Are you using Facebook and Instagram? To explore how to reach a local customer base on social media, I interview Bruce Irving. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Social Media Examiner. It’s designed to help busy marketers and […]
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Being a pastor myself, Church websites have always held a special place in my heart. If you think about it, they need a wide range of features. They need practically every type of media including downloads and live streaming, events, donation boxes, membership areas, contact forms, location information, and lots more. In this article, we’ll […]
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Just like any other Content Management System (CMS), WordPress comes with a few quirks. One of the most annoying is the ‘file and folder permissions error’, which can prevent you from interacting with your site. That includes creating folders and modifying files – basically everything you need to run your WordPress website. The good news […]
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Interested in building a dashboard to track key social media metrics? Wondering which data and metrics to include? With a little strategic planning on the front end, you can select and track meaningful metrics that relate to your business goals. In this article, you’ll discover which metrics to track and how to organize them into […]
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Divi is an exceptionally easy to use page builder that lets you create page and post layouts with drag and drop modules. It’s ease of use has made people so passionate about it that they want to use it in every possible area of their website. That’s where the third party plugin we’re featuring in […]
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This is a handpicked list of the best vCard WordPress themes for 2017. Some of these themes contain similar design elements (parallax sections, CSS3 animations, resume pages), but they all have their own benefits and individual cool features. This is an eclectic mix of themes today, so hopefully you can find something that fits the […]
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Want to reach more people with your Instagram stories? Have you considered hosting an Instagram Story takeover to grow a larger following? Collaborating with highly engaged Instagram users will introduce their followers to your content. In this article, you’ll discover how to plan and execute an Instagram Story takeover. What’s an Instagram Story Takeover? Instagram […]
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Hey Divi Nation! It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since last year’s awesome WordCamp Orange County experience but here we are and it’s time for us to head out there again. It seems like this particular WordCamp is fast becoming a tradition in our community and I’m 100% ok with that. As […]
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It’s easy to fall into the trap of always following the latest trends when it comes to web design. However, just as with any other art form, there are some myths that you should question before considering if they’re viable for your designs. The web design myths we’ve chosen for this article have become widespread over the […]
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Do you wonder how your peers are using social media? Wondering if you should focus more on visuals or live video? In our ninth-annual social media study, more than 5,700 marketers reveal where they’ll focus their social media efforts. This industry report also shows you which social tactics are most effective and how content plays […]
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Need to add documentation to one of your Divi websites? Documentation allows you to provide all kinds of helpful information to your readers and customers. But because documentation is its own content type, you probably don’t want to intermingle documentation content with regular WordPress posts or pages. So to show you how to add documentation […]
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Some WordPress posts are like milk. That is, they’re good when you first wrote them, but a week (let alone a month or a year) later, they become a little sour and aren’t quite as helpful. Posts like seasonal announcements, event details, contests that have ended, giveaways, etc. In those cases, you might wish that […]
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Looking for a way to re-engage past customers and prospects on Facebook? Wondering how to use remarketing to deliver behavior-based messaging to specific audiences? If you’re looking to build successful remarketing funnels on Facebook, you’ll need to deliver unique ads to custom audiences segmented according to their browsing history and interests. In this article, you’ll […]
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This post is part 5 of 5 in our miniseries How to Create an Elegant Wedding Website with Divi. In this series, we’ll guide you through the most important parts of creating a wedding website for yourself or a client with Divi. In the first four parts of the miniseries, we showed you how to […]
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This post is by Colin Humans have always had a fascination with artificial intelligence. We write books and produce countless movies about robots taking over the world. But have you noticed that you never see books and movies about this far more insidious possibility? Machines taking over web design and content creation and putting us […]
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This post is part 4 of 5 in our miniseries How to Create an Elegant Wedding Website with Divi. In this series, we’ll guide you through the most important parts of creating a wedding website for yourself or a client with Divi. In the first three parts of this miniseries, we showed you how to […]
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‘Flat lay’ is a photo composition technique used to bring out the contrasts and cohesion in everyday objects, as well as to offer a unique style for display. This beautiful technique is used commonly on social media – especially Instagram – and can provide you with an almost unlimited source of inspiration for your next […]
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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 with Michael Stelzner, we explore Instagram Stories updates with Sue B. Zimmerman, Pinterest visual search ads with Alisa Meredith, […]
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Hey Divi Nation we’ve got a great show for you this week on a topic we’ve never covered before. This time around we’re talking about the role Divi plays inside a mobile ad company servicing some of the biggest brands in the world, including: McDonald’s, Coca Cola, Jeep, United Healthcare, and many more. Check it […]
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Blogging is not only an end in itself. It can also help you generate more referrals for your design and development business. And for some, the revenue generated from a monetized blog can become their main source of income. However, one of the hardest things about blogging is finding the time to put virtual pen […]
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Do you use Facebook ads? Want to make them more effective? To explore how to create a successful Facebook ads strategy, I interview Nicholas Kusmich. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Social Media Examiner. It’s designed to help busy marketers and business owners discover what […]
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The layout of your blog can have a huge impact on its success; you don’t want your site to be too cluttered, too busy, or otherwise unappealing to your site’s visitors. Enter masonry-style templates. They’re not your only option for a clutter-free layout, but the style can offer your site a unique and refreshing look. In addition, there’s enough […]
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Do you want to track the effectiveness of your social media marketing? Wondering which social media tactics are paying off? By defining and tracking a few key data points, you can determine whether your marketing is on target. In this article, you’ll discover seven social media metrics to help you gauge your marketing’s effectiveness. #1: […]
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Want to improve your cost per click for Facebook ads? Wondering how much influence visuals have on Facebook ad performance? From font style to background images, the design choices you make can have a deep impact on the overall results of your Facebook ad campaigns. In this article, you’ll discover five tips for creating B2B […]
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Do you want more social traffic to your blog posts? Wondering how to tailor your blog post shares for each network? Properly sharing your blog posts via your social media channels will help deliver a steady stream of visitors to your blog. In this article, you’ll discover how to successfully cross-promote your blog posts on […]
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Do you advertise on Facebook? Wondering why some of your Facebook ads aren’t working? If your Facebook ads aren’t delivering the results you hoped for, looking at specific aspects of your campaign can help you determine why. In this article, you’ll discover 10 tips to troubleshoot your Facebook ads. #1: Verify You’ve Chosen the Correct […]
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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 with Michael Stelzner, we explore Facebook news feed changes, Snapchat updates with Carlos Gil, Facebook group discoveries, and other breaking […]
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Do you create videos for your business? Wondering how to best leverage your videos on Facebook? To explore Facebook video strategy, I interview Jay Baer. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Social Media Examiner. It’s designed to help busy marketers and business owners discover what […]
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Want more exposure for your YouTube videos? Wondering how to get your videos in front of more viewers? With a few simple techniques, you can increase the likelihood that your YouTube videos will be noticed and watched by your target customer. In this article, you’ll discover five ways to get more views for your YouTube […]
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Wondering what your competitors are up to on Instagram? Looking for an enterprise-level tool to compare their marketing efforts to yours? Researching how your competitors market on Instagram can help you find new ways to reach your shared customer base. In this article, you’ll discover how to research your competitors on Instagram. Disclaimer: This article […]
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Wondering how to retarget your website visitors on LinkedIn? Want to use LinkedIn ads to reach your non-responsive email contacts? LinkedIn Matched Audiences lets you deliver marketing messages based on website retargeting, account targeting, and email contact targeting. In this article, you’ll discover how to target your prospects and customers using Matched Audiences on LinkedIn. […]
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Want to visually brand your Facebook Stories (and enable your fans to, as well)? Have you heard of the Facebook Camera Effects platform and its Frame Studio feature? Now you can design a custom frame that overlays your Facebook Stories and you can share it with your fans. In this article, you’ll discover how to […]
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Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. What’s New This Week Twitter Announces New Premium Programming Deals for 24/7 Streaming Video Content: Last week, Twitter shared its plans “to air […]
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Do you track the return on your social media activity in Google Analytics? Want to discover some valuable shortcuts? To explore cool hacks for Google Analytics, I interview Annie Cushing. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Social Media Examiner. It’s designed to help busy marketers […]
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Looking for a way to stand out on your social media channels? Have you thought about using animated GIFs? GIFs give marketers a quick, informative, or fun way to convey a message while grabbing an audience’s attention. In this article, you’ll discover how to make your own GIFs for social media. What Are GIFs Made Of? […]
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Do you share images in your social media marketing? Wondering if you’re violating copyright laws? With a bit of information, you can learn to protect yourself and your business from a copyright infringement lawsuit. In this article, you’ll discover five tips to help you use images correctly (and legally) on social media. #1: Understand Copyright Basics […]
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Do you advertise on Instagram? Wondering how Instagram Stories ads can help your business? Instagram now lets businesses of all sizes deliver seamlessly integrated full-screen Stories ads to a highly targeted audience. In this article, you’ll discover three ways to use Instagram Stories ads. About Instagram Stories Ads Instagram stories appear above users’ Instagram feeds and […]
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Do you want to boost revenue for your next launch or promotion? Have you thought about using Facebook Messenger ads to engage prospects? Messenger ads provide a personal experience for customers and prospects. In this article, you’ll discover how to create a Facebook Messenger ad. What Are Messenger Ads? A Messenger ad is a Facebook […]
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Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. What’s New This Week LinkedIn Rolls Out Matched Audiences: LinkedIn introduced Matched Audiences, “a set of targeting capabilities that give you the […]
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Do you use Facebook to market your business? Wondering how marketing on Facebook is evolving? To explore how marketers should adjust to Facebook’s recent and future changes, I interview Mari Smith. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Social Media Examiner. It’s designed to help busy […]
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Want to connect more with your target audience? Wondering how to deliver relevant social media content consistently? Planning your social media content delivery keeps your marketing on-message, making it more likely that you’ll reach your business goals. In this article, you’ll discover how to create a social media marketing content plan for your business. #1: […]
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Do you use hashtags in your Instagram posts? Wondering which hashtags resonate best with your target audience? Choosing the right tool to analyze Instagram hashtag performance makes it easier to achieve your goals. In this article, you’ll discover five tools to evaluate the performance of your Instagram hashtags. #1: Command Analytics & Stats for Instagram […]
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Do you want to use more video in your Twitter marketing? Wondering how each type of Twitter video works? With the launch of its native live video service, Twitter is prioritizing video higher in the news feed, making it the perfect way to reach your audience more often. In this article, you’ll discover how to […]
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