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As a freelance web designer, one of the most common thoughts to run through my mind is: how can I generate more recurring revenue? One effective and potentially pain-free way to do this is to become a hosting reseller for your clients. Even if you’ve only seen the term as you were browsing hosting plans […]

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Worried your Instagram visibility has been reduced? Wondering if your account is at risk for an Instagram “shadowban”? In this article, you’ll discover how to avoid activities that can result in reduced visibility on Instagram. Is The…

Worried your Instagram visibility has been reduced? Wondering if your account is at risk for an Instagram “shadowban”? In this article, you’ll discover how to avoid activities that can result in reduced visibility on Instagram. Is The…

Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our 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 pack of this week, Kenny and his team have created a professional and practical Handyman Layout […]

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When it comes to website security, the weakest link is often as simple as the password you choose. Many people tend to reuse passwords across multiple accounts, which is a major security vulnerability. What’s more, that’s not the only mistake you can make when it comes to passwords. In this article, we’re going to discuss […]

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Wondering how to allocate your budget to reach the most effective Facebook audiences? Facebook’s Budget Optimization tool uses an algorithm to automatically optimize your budget distribution across ad sets. In this article, you’ll discover …

YouTube is one of the best ways to learn about anything and, fortunately for all us Divi users, that includes Divi. There are lots of excellent Divi tutorials on YouTube in all skill levels. There are even several channels devoted to designing websites with Divi. In this article we’ll look at 6 Divi design YouTube […]

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Love it or hate it, Facebook is everywhere. Virtually no website you visit is vacant of it, whether they’re promoting their own page, letting you leave a comment using your FB account, or just analyzing user behavior with the Facebook tracking pixel. With that in mind, if you’re looking for any kind of WordPress Facebook […]

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An interesting About page can make your website stand out from the crowd. Too often the About page becomes a place where information about the company and its members is dumped without a lot of design or styling. Fortunately, there are lots of well-designed About pages created with Divi to help inspire you for your […]

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Google Calendar provides you with a powerful tool to stay organized and keep track of any events you’re hosting (or wish to attend). The problem is, WordPress doesn’t offer you a way to integrate your Google Calendars, or at least not without the right plugin. Using a plugin, you’ll be able to add a Google […]

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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 new Facebook Live Video tool…

Divi’s fullwidth header module comes with a full screen option that will set the height of the header to equal the height of your browser window. This is a great way to boost UX and design by keeping everything visible to the user (above the fold) no matter what size their screen may be. But […]

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One of the big pains of web development and systems administration is the need to see every project from approximately one million different perspectives. You need to see how a site looks in different resolutions and on different devices. You have to keep multiple browsers open, lots of incognito windows, and probably more than a […]

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Want to increase leads and sales? Wondering how live video can help? To explore how to sell and generate leads with live video, I interview Nicole Walters. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Soc…

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 pack of this week, Kenny and his team have created a beautiful and modern Boutique […]

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SoundCloud comes up when people talk about podcast hosting. Technically, though, SoundCloud isn’t a podcast host like Libsyn or Blubrry, but rather a streaming audio platform. They do host media, both on free and paid plans, and they have a pretty nifty player and subscription model. But, like everything else, you have pros and cons […]

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Want a better way to connect with prospects and customers? Did you know that Facebook Messenger makes it easy to embed a live customer chat widget on your site? The Messenger Customer Chat plugin allows you to have a live conversation with site visitor…

Every Post Type Powered by the Divi Builder Currently the Divi Builder can be used on posts, pages, and projects. Soon, that same power will be expanded to all post types. Last week we teased the upcoming Dynamic Content feature release. Having more robust dynamic content in Divi will bring us one (extremely important) step […]

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One of our recent pieces covered how to track outbound links with Google Analytics. In that article, we used Google Tag Manager to set everything up. This is a powerful tool in any marketer’s arsenal, as it enables you to track multiple analytics and marketing statistics from one location. In this article, we’re going to dig […]

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When was the last time you updated your LinkedIn profile? Are you taking advantage of all of the LinkedIn features available to you? In this article, you’ll discover the latest changes to LinkedIn and ways you can use each one to enhance your mar…

When was the last time you updated your LinkedIn profile? Are you taking advantage of all of the LinkedIn features available to you? In this article, you’ll discover the latest changes to LinkedIn and ways you can use each one to enhance your mar…

Every week, we provide you with a new and free Divi layout pack which you can use for your next project. Along with every layout pack, 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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Mobile-friendliness has been an important factor in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for a while. Now, Google is rolling out an update that’ll make mobile websites even more important. It’s a significant change, and it could have a negative impact on your SEO if you’re unprepared. Google’s new update is called the ‘mobile-first index’, and it’s […]

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Are you taking full advantage of Facebook custom audiences? Wondering how to retarget prospects on Facebook based on their activity with your website, or product or landing pages? In this article, you’ll discover seven Facebook website custom aud…

Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative; where each week, we give away a brand new, free Divi Layout Pack from our design team to you. This week Kenny and his team have created a fresh Juice Shop Layout Pack. This pack has eight different […]

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As you may already be aware, WordPress websites running on the same server each require separate plugin and theme installations. It makes sense, but does come with some drawbacks, especially if your sites use similar plugins and themes. Updating each site individually in this instance can become a ‘timesink’, not to mention the potential impact […]

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Do you wonder how fellow marketers are using social media? Wondering if you should focus more on ads or bots? In our tenth-annual social media study, more than 5,700 marketers reveal where they’ll focus their social media efforts. This industry r…

Welcome to part two of the blog post on indirectly applying section dividers to rows and modules! In part one of this post, we’ve applied section dividers to rows and created a unique and stunning design step by step. In the second part of this post, we’ll do the same thing but for modules. For […]

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Ahrefs is a set of online tools designed to help you grow your search traffic and analyze your website and see its strengths and weaknesses in both content and SEO. It provides data for keyword research, niche monitoring, and even research your competitors so you can see why they’re ranking high and what you can […]

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With the arrival of Divi’s new section dividers, creating stunning websites without extra CSS code has become incredibly easy. By default, section dividers are used to create elegant transitions for your sections. But you can use section dividers for other purposes as well. In a previous post, How to Create Background Textures with Divi’s Section Dividers, […]

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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is critical if you want to increase traffic to your website. However, a lot of sites suffer in search engine rankings due to not understanding the basics of SEO or by following outdated practices. The best way to figure out if your SEO strategy needs an overhaul is to run an […]

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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 F8 announcements, n…

Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative; where each week, we give away a brand new, free Divi Layout Pack from our design team to you. This week Kenny and his team have created an Architecture Firm Layout Pack with eight different layouts. The overall […]

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WordPress, as a platform, is more secure than many others. However, there are always vulnerabilities in any service you use. The more popular a platform is, the more likely that people are going to try and crack its defenses. When it comes to WordPress, malware is one of your biggest concerns as it can affect […]

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Want to become an Instagram influencer? Wondering how to maximize the exposure of your Instagram posts? To explore how to become a full-time Instagram influencer, I interview Josh Horton. More About This Show The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on…

A More Dynamic Divi is on the Way! Few features have been requested more than dynamic content and we’re excited to share that development on this important feature has begun. Divi has been popular from the very beginning because of the power it places in the hands of every user, regardless of technical ability. As […]

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