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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...
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,...
A Simple Guide to Your Site’s Ads.txt File
Global advertising is big business – to the tune of tens of billions of dollars turned over annually. As such, you’ll find many who want to jump on the bandwagon, hoping for a slice of the pie. While most are relatively well-meaning, there are others who look to game...
How to Use WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing
If you own an e-commerce business, you’re probably interested in ways to increase sales. Dynamic pricing in WooCommerce is one way to do this – it lets you set up conditional pricing based on purchase quantity, cart totals, and more. Therefore, dynamic pricing is a...
How to Start an Online Store for your Brick-and-Mortar Business
So you’re going to start an online store. People will go to your website, give you money, and then you will send them the goods. Sounds great. But if you’re a brick-and-mortar business who has never set up an online presence before, there’s a lot more that goes into...
11 Essential WordPress Plugins for Any Website
Everyone who has run a WordPress website for any amount of time has their own set of “must have” plugins that gets installed before doing anything else. These plugins are the backbone of their workflow and content strategy, but if you haven’t been using WordPress long...
10 Reasons Free Websites Are Bad
Despite the name of this article, free websites absolutely have their place. Hobby bloggers and even some professionals looking to create digital portfolios can make excellent use of these platforms. However, if you want a site that can grow alongside your business or...
The 6 Best Popular Posts Plugins for WordPress
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Content is king,” and a large content library is generally a good thing. However, the more posts you have on your site, the tougher it gets for readers to find your best work. In the worst-case scenario, they leave your site without...
What is a Paywall and When Should You Use One?
At some point, a simple blog outgrows its original purpose and becomes something worth monetizing. At this point, you’ll likely begin to look into various ways to leverage your traffic numbers and boost your income at the same time. This could take the form of ads,...
The 8 Top Sales Training Courses Available Online
Sales is a cut-throat business. It’s also the heart of business – without sales, you won’t be around long. As such, it makes sense to invest in proper training for your team, whether you’re leading a group of seasoned veterans or just trying to get the basics down to...
A Quick Guide to Social Media Holidays
A Simple Guide to the WooCommerce API
There’s no doubt that WordPress has made the entire process of publishing your website easier and simpler than on most other platforms. For proof, you can simply take a look at the astounding statistics on WordPress core’s usage. What’s more, WooCommerce has done the...
How to Create WooCommerce Gift Cards (Just in Time for the Holidays)
The holidays are here! As a business owner, this means adjusting your offerings to grab the attention of seasonal shoppers. One way to do so is by creating WooCommerce gift cards for your online shop. Not only is setting them up easy, but it can be an effective way to...
How to Import CSV Files and Product IDs into WooCommerce
In 2019, retail e-commerce sales worldwide amounted to $3.53 trillion, and 2020 seems set to be a record-breaking year for online retail. By launching your online store now, you could connect with a huge audience. However, you’ll need a way to rapidly set up your...
6 Lessons You Can Learn from the Internet’s Most Popular Websites
If you look at the most popular websites on the web, you won’t see a lot of similarities at first glance. However, a lot of those sites share underlying design and functionality fundamentals that are, in part, what makes them so successful. In this article, we’ll take...
What are the Best Options for WooCommerce Hosting?
General-purpose web hosting depends on a stable infrastructure that delivers content fast. However, online store owners need to consider server performance on a number of fronts. As a result, dedicated WooCommerce hosting has become a top option for those who need to...
Get the Ultimate “Divi Utility Kit” from the Marketplace
Only Available For A Short Time Cyber Monday Has Arrived Did you miss out on our Black Friday sale? Don’t worry! Our Black Friday prizes and exclusive bundles might be gone, but with our Cyber Monday sale comes a brand new set of prizes and exclusive marketplace...
21 Online Business Ideas Anyone Can Get Started
Working from home is all the rage now, whether you’ve been forced to create a home office after your job shifted to remote work or you’re a freelancer who’s happily embraced the WFH lifestyle. But if you don’t already have an at-home job – or if you want to add to...
How to Fix the “PR_END_OF_FILE_ERROR” Secure Connection Error
Technology is wonderful, but sometimes it doesn’t work quite as we’d expect. Imagine you’re hard at work online. Suddenly, you’re presented with a security warning and the scary-looking message PR_END_OF_FILE_ERROR. This would be a little alarming to most users. In...
How to Display Product Variations in WooCommerce
It’s fairly common to sell multiple variations of a single product. Whether it’s t-shirt sizes, color preferences, or some other factor for shoppers to consider, you can easily display all of your available options with WooCommerce. In this post, we’ll briefly discuss...
What Is Sales? A Definition and Guide
“Sales” is a simple little word that we see every day, used in a wide variety of contexts. When a word becomes so ubiquitous, its meaning can become obscured. So even though we all know what this term means in a general sense, you may find yourself asking, “What is...
How to Use WooCommerce and QuickBooks Together
WooCommerce is a powerful e-commerce platform that can accomplish a lot on its own. However, most businesses will benefit from separate accounting software (such as QuickBooks) to keep better track of all income channels and expenses. Unfortunately, manually updating...
How to Buy a Domain Name That is Already Taken
Choosing the perfect domain name is always a challenge. However, there are more hurdles to overcome if the one you want is not available. If you’re unfortunate enough, you’ll land on the perfect name, only to find out that it’s already taken. If you want to buy a...
An Overview of Liquid Web’s Managed WooCommerce Hosting
Most managed WordPress hosts build servers and services with the idea of caching your website to speed it up. The problem is this doesn’t work well for WooCommerce. Liquid Web’s managed WooCommerce hosting plans are designed with WooCommerce in mind. They work...
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