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7 Types of Blog Posts that Generate Traffic & Engagement (And How to Create Them)
No matter how big or small your blog is, you want it to perform well. For a blog to have success, it needs high volume traffic. To perform even better, it also needs engagement. To help you out, we’ve put together a list of the best types of blog posts that generate...
How to Troubleshoot “err_too_many_redirects” on Your WordPress Website
Seeing the “err_too_many_redirects” message in your browser while trying to view your WordPress site can be both confusing and concerning. This error prevents users from viewing your content, which can lead to missed opportunities for conversions and revenue...
How to Build a Reading Progress Bar for your Divi Blog Posts (without a plugin)
Adding a Reading Progress Bar (or scroll indicator) to your blog post template is a smart way to showcase a user’s reading progress for a given article. The idea is to display a fixed progress bar at the top of the post that directly correlates with the user’s scroll...
How to Create a Responsive Table with Horizontal Scroll in Divi
Creating a responsive table can be a challenge, especially if you have a table with a lot of columns. A great way to solve this problem is to add horizontal scroll capability to the table. A table with horizontal scroll solves two main problems. First, it allows the...
How to Design an Animated Clock with Divi’s Scroll Effects
The web is full of sites that need design accents related to time (speed optimization, upcoming events, etc.). In most cases, a clock icon or graphic can work great. But, creating an animated clock design will definitely give a unique “spin” to the design of your...
Shoppable Posts: What They Are and How to Use Them
Do you want to maximize your e-commerce store’s online presence? Shoppable posts will get your products in front of more potential customers. Shoppable posts allow brands to list products on social media posts. Users scrolling through the feed can find, tap, and...
How to Fix the HTTP Error 400 for WordPress Websites
You are probably familiar with the HTTP 404 error. It’s when the page or document you’ve requested can’t be found. But what about when you get an HTTP error 400, where you’re given the bad request message? That one is a bit trickier, but not anything to worry about....
How to Add Post Category Menu Widgets to Your Divi Global Footer
When you’re building a custom footer inside Divi’s Theme Builder, there are several ways to approach adding the footer items. You could go for a module-based footer, where you add page footer items inside Text Modules with proper links, but you could also decide to...
How to Create a Slide Down Push Menu in Divi
Large headers with a lot of navigation links can take up a lot of valuable real estate on your site (especially above the fold). That’s why menus that popup and slide-in are becoming more and more popular. Most of the time, menus that slide in to view stay above the...
How to Fix HTTP Error Code 410
As is often the case, typing the wrong URL will find you confronted with an error that says the page you’re looking for isn’t there – a classic 404 error. Trying again later may see you finally get to the page you were originally after. However, if the page has been...
MeetEdgar Social Media Scheduling Tool: Overview and Review
Every business, big or small, needs a social media presence. That’s why a social media scheduler is so important. But when it comes to choosing the right one, it’s all about what the tool can do for you and if it fits your needs. You might have seen MeetEdgar while...
What is a Proxy Server and Do You Need One?
Every day, browsing the web becomes a little less private. Websites and apps monitor basically everything you do, which pushes more and more people towards finding ways to retain their privacy. Proxy servers are one of the many options you can use to protect your...
Divi Plugin Highlight: Divi Ribbon Module
Divi Ribbon Module is a third-party plugin for Divi that adds a stylable ribbon to the module’s content. Add an image, button, title, content, and style each element as detailed as you’d like. Use it to highlight a product sale, build a call to action, or draw...
The Difference Between B2B and B2C Marketing (With examples)
Pinpointing the best marketing strategy for your business is always a goal worth achieving. The best process to get there will depend on your overall marketing knowledge and how you implement it. One of the most important aspects to tackle early on is knowing the...
3 Ways Visual Search Can Boost Your Brand
Have you ever seen a gadget, piece of clothing, appliance, or piece of furniture online–only to meet dead ends when searching for a place to purchase it? If this scenario sounds familiar, visual search is the solution. And, if you sell physical products, incorporating...
What is an SVG File (And How Do You Use it)?
A Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) is a unique type of image format. Unlike other varieties, SVGs don’t rely on unique pixels to make up the images you see. Instead, they use ‘vector’ data. By using SVGs, you get images that can scale up to any resolution, which comes in...
How to Seamlessly Include a Slide-In Column Contact Form in Your Divi Hero Section
When thinking of ways to include CTAs in your page design, you might consider including a contact form in your hero section. This approach allows people to immediately get in touch with you without having to navigate any further on your website. If you’re looking for...
How to Use Global Presets with Divi Layout Blocks to Streamline Blog Post Design
Creating content for your blog is hard enough without having to worry about design. That’s why it is important for your site to have the design elements readily available (or pre-designed) so that you can be more focused on creating amazing content. Sure, a...
How to Run a Traceroute to Troubleshoot Connection and HTTP Errors
Connection errors are bound to happen to everyone who uses the internet. At some point, the traffic slows to a crawl and the data just doesn’t go through. Whether that’s trying to submit a credit card number that just won’t go through, playing an online game where...
Proxy vs VPN: Which is Right For You?
There are a lot of ways you can secure your data online. If you want to be pro-active, two of the best solutions you can use are a proxy server or a Virtual Private Network (VPN). However, to choose between a proxy vs a VPN, you need to understand how both options...
Introducing The Incredible New Way To Design Divi Websites
Introducing Divi Presets The New Way To Build Websites With Divi Today we are excited to introduce Divi Presets, the new class-based design system that will change the way you design Divi websites forever. When you customize the style of a Divi module, row or section...
How to Add & Animate Your SVG Logo Inside Your Global Header with Divi’s Theme Builder & Anime.js
Your logo is a central part of your brand’s identity. That’s why it’s almost always included in any website header you come across. When adding a logo to your header, you can choose to upload a PNG file or go for an SVG integration instead. For a more customized...
What is SEO? A Simple Guide for Beginners
Search engines are any website’s lifeblood. No matter how well-planned and effective your social strategies are, if your site isn’t prominent in search results, your business and brand will have a hard time (if not an impossible one) growing. One of the most important...
How to Visually Showcase Blog Post Categories in Your Divi Header
When creating your global header, chances are high you’re going to include a blog menu item. If you don’t have many blog post categories on your website, going for one blog menu item might be enough. However, if you have a set of different categories and you want to...
Unsplash WordPress Plugin Overview and Review
Unsplash is one of the most popular sources for free images on the net. Unsplash has millions of professional quality images that are free to use in your commercial and non-commercial projects with or without attribution. This makes Unsplash popular with WordPress...
How Choosing the Right WordPress Theme Can Level Up Your Online Business
One of the reasons we all love the WordPress theme and plugin ecosystem is because of how varied and thriving it is. However, that variety can create some issues when choosing a theme for your site. With literally thousands of themes to choose from, both free and...
5 Ways Augmented Reality for Marketing Can Create a More Personalized Brand Experience
Augmented reality for marketing utilizes AR technology to connect with shoppers on a more personal level, allowing them to “experience” a product virtually before they purchase. AR apps can pair with a number of different products and brand experiences, from cosmetics...
Divi Plugin Highlight: MemberPress Divi Add-on
MemberPress is a membership plugin for WordPress that makes it easy to restrict access to your content. This allows you to create content for paying members only. The MemberPress Divi add-on integrates with Divi’s rows to protect MemberPress content. In this article,...
Otter Voice Notes: Overview and Review
Otter.ai is an artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to record, extract, and transcribe audio in real time. It’s great for speech-to-text dictation, recording meetings, and generating transcripts of audio and video recordings. Otter voice notes are a useful...
5 Top Logo Making Websites to Jumpstart Your Visual Brand
Logos are arguably the most powerful element of your branding. Some business logos are known globally, partly because of the strength of their designs and of the brands behind them. Using a logo making website can help you come up with amazing designs in a matter of...
How to Send Email Using SendGrid with WordPress
As you may know, WordPress is capable of sending basic transactional emails out of the box. However, a lot of web hosts don’t support that functionality or offer email capabilities at all. To get around this issue, you have to rely on third-party transactional email...
Ask the Egghead, Inc. Named Best SEO Firm in Washington DC by Digital.com
The company was ranked among the most effective agencies to help improve online visibility WASHINGTON, DC – Digital.com, a leading independent review website for small business online tools, products, and services, has named Ask the Egghead, Inc. to its list of best...
Ask the Egghead, Inc. Named Best Web Design Firm in Washington DC by Digital.com
The company was ranked among the most trusted agencies to design and build professional websites! WASHINGTON, DC – Digital.com, a leading independent review website for small business online tools, products, and services, has named Ask the Egghead, Inc. to its list of...
Mailgun vs SendGrid: SMTP Showdown
A lot of websites use Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to handle transactional emails. Most Email Service Providers (ESPs) offer SMTP support, so finding solutions with this in mind should be simple. However, quality can sometimes be an issue – something not...
How to Setup Mailgun to Send Email with WordPress
WordPress enables you to send a broad range of transactional emails right out of the box. These include messages for user registration, password resets, and much more. However, the emails don’t always arrive as intended, and while it’s not WordPress’ fault, it’s...
The Importance Of Directories For Online Visibility
Check out a great article on the importance of online directories on UpCity. Ask the Egghead's Chief Egghead, Steven May was interviewed for the article and is quoted in it. While you may hear an online directory listing compared to a digital version of Yellow Pages,...
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