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A lot goes into running an e-commerce site. If you’re the proud owner of a WooCommerce store, you probably have a mile-long to-do list. While it may seem insignificant next to your other concerns, you’ll want to add monitoring and maintaining your site’s Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to the list. Great SEO can take your […]

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Do you want to improve your fan engagement? Wondering how to turn fans into superfans? In this article, you’ll discover how to encourage your fans to engage with your business in deeper, more meaningful ways. Why Does Fan Engagement Matter to Marketers…

Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative where each week, we give away two brand new, free Divi Layout Packs from our design team to you. This time around, Kenny and his team have created a gorgeous Personal Stylist Layout Pack that’ll help you get […]

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When you install or update WooCommerce it includes a new plugin called WooCommerce Blocks. This adds new blocks to the WordPress block editor that allow you to add WooCommerce products to your pages and posts. In this article, we’ll take a look at WooCommerce Blocks and see what they can do. WooCommerce Blocks Plugin WooCommerce […]

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Want to promote time-sensitive events and offers on Instagram? Wondering how the Instagram countdown sticker can help? In this article, you’ll learn how to set up the Instagram countdown sticker in stories, and find four ways to use the sticker for mar…

Whether you have a podcast or are hosting a WordCamp (or any speaker event), it’s always a good idea to have a guest speaker section for your website. Like testimonials, showcasing guest speakers is an effective way to promote value and establish credibility with your audience. A guest speaker section is also a key spot […]

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Some pretty significant changes have come to WordPress recently, namely in the form of the new Block Editor. By now you should have prepared for it by installing a compatible theme or updating your current one. (Don’t worry, if you’re a Divi user, you’re good to go.) However, if you’ve procrastinated so far, want to […]

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If you’re familiar with e-commerce websites, you’re undoubtedly familiar with product categories as well. Product categories can be some of the most powerful pages on your website. That’s why it’s important to make them easy to find and highlight them in a straightforward and elegant way. With Divi’s built-in options, you can take your design […]

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WordPress’ new Block Editor streamlines the writing process for a simpler, more accessible web publishing experience. The main method of doing this is with a variety of content ‘blocks’ encompassing a plethora of formatting and design options. One of these – a ‘reusable block’ – is a handy element to help cut down on the […]

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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, we explore Twitter announcing new publi…

There are many reasons to display company logos on your website. A “Featured In” section of company logos could hold sway for potential investors or partners. Or an “Our Clients Include” section could establish valuable social proof with visitors. But whatever the reason, it is important to know how to add these logos to your […]

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Business writing can become tedious and time-consuming. We often type the same words multiple times within an email, on social media, in presentations, articles, or within user’s guides. One way to help streamline the writing process is to use an app called Text Expander. This app allows you to create snippets of text and code […]

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Want to write marketing copy that moves people to take action? Looking for tips from an expert copywriter? To explore how to create phrases that sell, I interview Ray Edwards, one of the world’s leading copywriters. He’s the author of How t…

If you’re familiar with image editing software, such as Photoshop, you’re probably familiar with masks as well. Masks help you bring two layers together and create a unique outcome. With Divi, you can get creative and create your own kind of masks inside your pages using gradient backgrounds in combination with background images. In this […]

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Writing is, at its core, communication. If you are unable to communicate your point to your audience, you fail. Regardless of how well-thought out your argument is, how large your vocabulary, or how salient of a point you’re making…if people have no idea what you’re talking about, it’s all for nothing. Luckily, we can quantify that […]

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Need help monitoring your company’s mentions on social media? Looking for tools to simplify the process? In this article, you’ll discover five social media monitoring tools to help you better engage online. #1: Enhance Customer Service: Ago…

Do your customers love your product? Then watch the Journey, Social Media Examiner’s episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. Watch The Journey This episode of the Journey explores how Social Media …

If you’ve ever tried to add filtered WooCommerce sidebars to pages that you’ve made with page builders, you’ve probably noticed that the filters don’t appear on your pages. It doesn’t matter which page builder you’re using, the filters simply will not display. The reason is those widgets are not compatible with page builders. In this […]

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Many people only think about the WordPress menu at the top of the site. They try to stuff it full of as many links as can fit in the header bar. That does not necessarily give your users the best experience. You can use menus not only to direct your users around your site, but […]

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Want more people to watch your YouTube videos? Wondering how to outrank your competitors in YouTube search? In this article, you’ll learn how to use six tools that can help you get the eyeballs you’ve always wanted. #1: Perform Initial YouT…

This week, as part of our ongoing Divi design initiative, we’re going to show you how to transfer a new design style to another page using Divi’s Furniture Store Layout Pack. With all the new layout packs that are coming out, you might have wanted to change the style of an existing page using the […]

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WordPress 5.0 was released on December 6th, 2018, replacing the classic content editor with the new block editor, also referred to as Gutenberg. The easy-to-learn, user-friendly block editor has a lot of options for people who want more flexibility over their design. Improvements were made on the back end to help ease and streamline design, […]

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Are your Facebook ads underperforming? Are you unsure how to get your ads to work better? In this article, you’ll discover five issues that impact Facebook ad performance and how to fix them. #1: You’re Bidding Against Yourself The way Face…

Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative; where each week, we give away two brand new, free Divi Layout Packs from our design team to you. For the first layout this week, Kenny and his team have created a brand new Investment Company Layout Pack. […]

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Many business websites show a phone number so their customers can contact them. When desktops were the most popular way to access the sites, users would make note of the phone number and call from a separate device. Of course, most users now access the website and make the phone call from the same device. […]

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Do you want to create stronger Instagram story content? Looking for tools to help enhance and edit your stories? In this article, you’ll find five Instagram Stories apps for creating an attractive and engaging story. #1: A Color Story Using eye-c…

We all love new subscribers to our email list. And one of the primary ways to get new subscribers is to provide your visitors with a well designed email opt-in form. That’s why in this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to achieve five different designs with the Divi email opt-in module to help […]

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You’ve poured your time and energy into a blog post. It’s formatted perfectly with links and media. You’ve sent it into the world for everyone to ooh and aah over. Then you do it again with a brand new post. And then another one. Before you know it, that post you spent so much time […]

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For all you Divi bloggers out there looking for fresh ways engage people with your blog posts, the Divi Post Title Module is a great place to start. The Post Title Module allows you to style the post title (and featured image) in a variety of ways for countless stunning designs. This allows you to […]

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Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to make money online. You can make money several ways with affiliate programs. You can make money from your current traffic by talking about products that you like. You can also create your own affiliate programs to have others sell your products for you. It makes sense […]

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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, we explore insights and research to rev…

Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative where each week, we give away two brand new, free Divi Layout Packs from our design team to you. This time around, Kenny and his team have created a stunning Physical Therapy Layout Pack with high-quality images that […]

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Everywhere you look online, there’s a link to click that leads you somewhere because we’ve been trained by Google to believe that links are necessary to rank our sites in search results. But that’s only partially true. If you really want to have good SEO and get that link juice from Google, you need to […]

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Wondering how storytelling can help you better connect with your fans and customers? Looking for ways to tell more interesting marketing stories? To explore how to weave narrative stories into your marketing, I interview Melissa Cassera. More About Thi…

Social Media Examiner is hiring a Director of Marketing! We are looking for experienced candidates who are willing to work from our home offices in Poway, California. To apply, you must have at least 7 years of experience directing a team of online mar…

The variety of Divi’s column structures allow you to create basically any design you have in mind. And although using the column structures in their original form is the most straightforward thing to do, you can also take it one step further by combining the design elements in a 6-column row with viewport units. One […]

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