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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 Facebook rolling out a busin…

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 Facebook rolling out a busin…

Creating a grid layout for your blog is a great way to organize your posts. Divi makes this extremely easy with the Blog Module. In just a few seconds you can deploy a functioning blog grid layout to your page. And you can even utilize the many design settings to customize the look of your […]

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This post was submitted by Kyra Pieterse as part of our community themed Divi Summer Sale week. Each day of the weeklong sale we will be publishing new stories submitted by community members about how Divi has helped them build their careers and businesses. Divi Den is primarily a family affair. It’s myself, Kyra the […]

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In this special edition of the Social Media Marketing podcast, I reveal four lessons I have picked up from 6 years of podcasting (and growing Social Media Examiner). The topics I’ll cover include how to grow anything, how to succeed via omission,…

In this special edition of the Social Media Marketing podcast, I reveal four lessons I have picked up from 6 years of podcasting (and growing Social Media Examiner). The topics I’ll cover include how to grow anything, how to succeed via omission,…

Drag Files From Your ComputerInto The Builder To CreateContent Automatically! Adding content to your page in the Divi Builder is now easier and more intuitive than ever thanks to the new Drag & Drop File Upload interface. Today we are really excited to release Drag & Drop File Upload for Divi, a new feature that […]

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This post was submitted by Patricia Meyer as part of our community themed Divi Summer Sale week. Each day of the weeklong sale we will be publishing new stories submitted by community members about how Divi has helped them build their careers and businesses. My website design career started in the late 1990s. At the […]

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Do others manage your Facebook ads? Wondering how to get others to securely share account access to advertising assets? In this article, you’ll discover how to provide sharing access to Facebook ads, Google Analytics, and lead page assets. How Cl…

Today we are beginning what we hope will be a new annual tradition–the community themed Divi Summer Sale! Starting today, for one week, we are offering 20% off of both new accounts and account upgrades. This sale is designed to honor and grow our one of a kind community. This sale is our way of […]

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I’m Randy Brown and this is my Divi story. In 2014 I quit my job as an Industrial Engineer in automotive manufacturing to start a freelance writing business. I loved my job and it was an awesome company, but my goal has always been to run my own business. I didn’t want a side-hustle. I […]

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Is your blog slow to load? Wondering if your site’s speed is affecting search traffic? In this article, you’ll discover how to assess and improve the page speed and mobile-friendliness of your site. Why Page Speed Matters to Social Media Ma…

Creating color scheme mockups for your clients is an important step in the web design process. Sometimes, the client may have a company brand color palette already in place that you can use for the site. But a lot of times, you will need to offer a few suggested color schemes that you think will […]

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Customer support can make or break your business. Today’s customers want to get personalized attention from a company, and live chats embedded in your website using Facebook Messenger or Intercom are increasingly popular. But voice message plugins for WordPress exist, too. And giving your customers and users the option to speak to you directly through your website […]

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Are you using a Facebook video ad campaign to build awareness of your business and products? Wondering how to stay top of mind with a warm audience? In this article, you’ll learn how to set up a sequence of Facebook video ads to keep warm Faceboo…

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, I’m excited to introduce a professional Business Coach Layout Pack. Complete with an […]

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Reading blogs and tutorials to learn about WordPress is great. Even listening to podcasts can enlighten you about the ins and outs of the platform. But the real gold mine of information, the mother lode of knowledge is on YouTube. There are some stellar creators out there, making excellent content for their WordPress YouTube channels. […]

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Do you use Facebook Events to promote your event? Wondering how to use ads with your Facebook event? In this article, you’ll discover how to drive ticket sales to your event using Facebook ads. #1: Set Up Ticketing for Your Facebook Event You wan…

One of the elements that’s responsible for grabbing your reader’s attention, and keeping it, is typography. If your fonts are boring, too small, or too difficult to read against your backgrounds, your visitors are likely to go find something else to read. In this article we’ll look at 8 Divi websites with awesome typography to […]

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Practically everyone has a website these days, so if you want yours to stand out, you’ve got to bring your A-game when it comes to design. People want sites that are tailored to their specific needs and make them feel like they’re important (which they are!). If you can’t provide that experience, you might not […]

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Extend Styles is Coming to Divi Extend Styles is an upcoming Divi feature that will allow you to extend the styles of any element to other elements throughout your page in a few clicks. Today, we are excited to introduce “Extend Styles”, a brand new design feature coming to Divi. Extend Styles is a unique […]

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Coca Cola’s secret formula, KFC’s seasoning, and Google’s search algorithm. These are three of the most closely-guarded secrets in the world, and they all have one thing in common. We know what some of their components are, but no one understands enough to crack the entire thing open. You can try to optimize your website as much […]

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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 Facebook Adding New Tools to…

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 second layout this week, Kenny and his team have created an eye-catching Carpenter Layout Pack. This layout […]

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If you’re running an online business of any kind, you have to stay organized. Between product sales, promotion, lead generation, and customer support (among a million other things), your business just can’t run if anything is out of place. Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a CRM with a focus on making sure that everything you need […]

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Wondering how Facebook Analytics differs from other analytics tools? Want tips for improving the performance of your funnels and ads? To explore how Facebook Analytics can help marketers, I interview Andrew Foxwell. More About This Show The Social Medi…

Every week, we provide you with new and free Divi layout packs which you can use for your next project. For one of the layout packs, 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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WordPress lets everyone — no matter their specialty — dig in and do their thing. That goes from bloggers and writers, designers and creatives, and code junkies and developers. Each of those subsets, however, needs a slightly different set of tools. While there is no scarcity of WordPress plugins in the world, we want to […]

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Is your visibility on social media falling? Wondering how your biggest fans can help? In this article, you’ll discover how to turn engaged fans and followers into brand champions. Why Brand Champions Matter to Social Visibility As marketers prepa…

A product comparison chart can be an extremely effective way to promote new products along with their upgraded features. The visual aspect of a chart is more appealing to users than simple text. And the structure of a side-by-side comparison allows users to see the difference between each product feature with ease. In this tutorial, […]

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The difference between web designers and web developers is often misunderstood. They both make a living off the same type of business. They contribute to creating websites but their specializations and skill sets are different. Web designers and web developers often work together as well. Instead of being competitive, they are complementary. In this post, […]

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Want to make your Instagram presence more business-oriented? Wondering which Instagram tools can help? In this article, you’ll discover six Instagram features marketers can use to support business goals. #1: Use Instagram Action Buttons to Encourage On…

Initial Support For The UpcomingWordPress Editor Is Now Available The Divi Builder is now compatible with the upcoming Gutenberg editor that is scheduled to be released with WordPress 5.0 later this year. WordPress 5.0 is scheduled to be released later this year, and with it will come an entirely new post editing experience. This new […]

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Want to collaborate with social media influencers to promote your products and services? Wondering which influencers are a good fit for your business? In this article, you’ll find out how to get started with influencer marketing campaigns. #1: Id…

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 Therapist Layout Pack. This […]

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Let’s be honest. If you use a single font on your website with no variation in weight, height, or spacing, people are going to get bored. They won’t read your stuff. That’s why you need to use variable fonts on your site. Even if you choose to only use a single font, you can tweak […]

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