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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
There’s a running joke among programmers that software development is 10-20% knowing how to code and 80-90% knowing how to search the internet for an answer or code snippet. Thankfully, lots of people post those code snippets on their websites for others to use and...
The versatility of Divi’s sticky options goes further than just using the settings for a sticky header. You can use it to trigger changes in your design as well. In this tutorial, for instance, we’ll use Divi’s sticky options to trigger image transition. The image...
Running a business – whether it’s an entirely online enterprise or a brick-and-mortar store with a supplementary e-commerce site – requires the maintenance of numerous tasks. It would quickly become overwhelming to try and manage all of these responsibilities...
No one can deny the hold that WooCommerce has on the WordPress ecosystem. As a free ecommerce platform that’s relatively user-friendly, WooCommerce has earned its place at the top of the food chain. Because of that popularity, companies like Yith have been able create...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
If you own a WooCommerce store, you’re probably familiar with the importance of inventory management. You’re probably also familiar with the headaches that can come along with it. Fortunately, there are some tips and tools you can implement to make this important task...
When it comes to launching your own online store with WordPress, choosing a WooCommerce payment gateway is an important step. There are many factors to consider during this decision, including how your customers will perceive your checkout options and what fees your...
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...
Maybe you’ve been using various tools in your Google Drive for some time, but have you tried to add a page in a Google Doc? How about adding a header or page number? Google Docs is packed full of functions, but you may not be aware of all of the formatting options it...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
You can see people celebrate a different social media holiday almost every day of the year. There’s a holiday for everything – emoji day, national mutt day, international talk like a pirate day, and many more. The good news is that each social media holiday provides...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Although it became available worldwide back in 2018, TikTok has made a big splash in 2020. Despite security concerns, social media marketers and brands alike are looking to make the most of what this app has to offer. However, before you can start promoting your own...
Whenever the holiday season approaches, so do reasons to put together themed documents and promotional materials. Whether it’s a turkey-themed handout to tell your workplace when the office party is going to be or a specialized evite to the family dinner, there’s a...
Cloudinary is not your standard image compression plugin. Instead, it’s a total image management and editing platform, complete with API integration and CDN delivery. And it’s so much more than that, too – it’s a one-stop-shop for any-sized business (and the entire...
There are many ways to resize an object in Photoshop, but you don’t have to be a pro to get the effect you want. In this article, we are going to look at very simple ways to scale, transform, and resize an object using the Transform function. In the example I’m using...
We often forget that text – or more specifically, typeface – is an integral part of web design. In fact, your font choice can make or break your entire website. It doesn’t really matter how beautiful or easy to navigate your site is if visitors struggle to read its...
Black Friday Starts In… Black Friday Is Coming Get ready! The Divi Black Friday sale is coming on November 27th, and just like every year before it, we are going all out to make this the most amazing sale of all time. That means gigantic discounts, free prizes,...
As you may know, customer reviews play an important role in helping people research products, services, and brands that they’re interested in. Trustpilot is one of many platforms that helps to facilitate this process by collecting and publishing reviews and business...
Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative where each week, we give away brand new freebies. Recently, we shared a brand new Meditation Center Layout Pack. To help you get your website up and running as soon as...
A hero section is the eyecatcher of your website. It usually sets the tone for the rest of the website and shows visitors what they can expect. That’s why it can be helpful to make sure all focus is on the few elements you share in your hero section, such as the copy...
The way you design your header sets the tone for the rest of your website. That’s why it’s important to think of the way you add elements and interactions. Of course, you’ll want to include the basics like a logo and menu items, but chances are high you’ll want to...
When trying to convince visitors to reach out through your website, giving them the right incentives is key. When thinking of incentives, clear and irresistible calls to action pop into mind right away. But CTAs are usually the last part of the acquisition process....
If you have been a Divi user for a while, the thought of inserting a Divi Module (or Row) inside of another Module may have crossed your mind. In most cases, if you know how to use Divi proficiently, this sort of thing isn’t really necessary. Divi Modules are already...
The way you design your pages is a direct reflection of your brand. That’s why at some point in your design brainstorm, you might want to find and add unique design elements to your website that’ll help generate a pattern throughout all pages. One unique way to...
Featured Plugin On Sale Now In The Divi Marketplace Divi Essential is available in the Divi Marketplace! That means it has passed our review and has been found to meet our quality standards. You can visit Divi Next in the marketplace to see all of their available...
Featured Plugin On Sale Now In The Divi Marketplace Divi Ajax Search is available in the Divi Marketplace! That means it has passed our review and has been found to meet our quality standards. You can visit Divi Extended in the marketplace to see all of their...
Featured Plugin On Sale Now In The Divi Marketplace Divi Preloader is available in the Divi Marketplace! That means it has passed our review and has been found to meet our quality standards. You can visit Divi Professional in the marketplace to see all of their...
Featured Plugin On Sale Now In The Divi Marketplace Divi Background Plus is available in the Divi Marketplace! That means it has passed our review and has been found to meet our quality standards. You can visit Superfly in the marketplace to see all of their available...
A promo video is a wonderful marketing tool for promoting your products and services to all those visitors who would rather just watch a video than explore your page for information. And, if you are confident that your video will help boost conversions, it is a good...
The Header Layout Pack from Divi Life is a set of headers for the Divi Theme Builder that can be styled to fit well with any Divi website. The headers stand out from the crowd with new styling added with code. The layout pack includes six header designs with three...
Ever since the Divi Theme Builder has come out, the way we create Divi headers has changed for the best. We can add any element we want, style it using Divi’s built-in design options and create a seamlessly responsive experience. Over the last couple of months, we’ve...
Ever since the Divi sticky options update has been released, we’ve been sharing tips and tricks on how to use them throughout your website builds with Divi, and today, we’re adding another one for you to bookmark! This tutorial will be all about interaction. We’ll...
DiviMenus is a powerful third-party menu builder module that makes it easy to build menus with unique user interfaces. The menus work well within the layouts and as navigation in the header. It also includes a popup system that displays Divi layouts from your library....
Featured Plugin On Sale Now In The Divi Marketplace Divi Plus is available in the Divi Marketplace! That means it has passed our review and has been found to meet our quality standards. You can visit Divi Extended in the marketplace to see all of their available...
If you’re going for a clean design style when building a new website, you’ll most likely want to find a way to still add an extra dimension to your website. This tutorial will be all about that. We’ll show you how to use Divi’s sticky options to change sticky styles...
Podcast hosting is one of the most important choices you can make when starting a show. Whether you choose a free host or a paid one, the feature set and reliability is going to affect the way that your workflow and production schedule runs. Captivate.FM is a solid...
GIFs are good for more than just memes. A GIF in the right place can convey additional context, and it can help you drive your point across in seconds. The challenge lies in knowing when and how to use GIFs to enhance your writing, without coming across as...
Managed WordPress hosting is one of the most popular hosting options for WordPress websites. One downside is that it’s more expensive than non-managed hosting. This raises the question: is managed WordPress hosting really worth the cost? In this article, we’ll answer...
If you’re on a tight budget, finding a top-notch WordPress hosting provider can be tricky. InMotion Hosting offers quality support, high-end performance, and many key features that make your experience a breeze without breaking the bank. In this review, we’ll take a...
Have you ever been visiting a website and been amazed by the split-second load times? Or maybe your competitor’s website blasts past yours in terms of loading speed and the ability to handle massive loads of visitors. You might even be a first-timer and have no idea...
Today Ask the Egghead was added to the DesignRush Accredited Web Developers list. DesignRush Is A B2B Marketplace Connecting Brands With Agencies. DesignRush analyzes and ranks hundreds of agencies to help brands find top full-service agencies, web design companies,...
What is your core area of expertise? What services should we consider to accomplish our goals? Are these goals realistic? When will we see the results? Where can we see your past work and reviews? Have you ever worked on similar projects? What were the outcomes? How...
In today’s digital age, the only thing standing between a company and its claim to legitimacy is a good website. Nowadays, it’s actually easier to develop your own website compared to the early days of the internet. A lot of people are quick to publish a site but...
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) is a law passed by California to protect the data and privacy of its residents. CCPA isn’t a replacement for current California privacy laws, but will instead function alongside them. According to CCPA, businesses...
From the Bay State Banner Article September 16, 2020 When Marcus Medley set out to launch Apace Forms, a company that provides easy-to-use templates for real estate contracts, he knew it all started with the answer to a very simple question: What is a problem I face...
The “best” type of errors you can get are those that tell you precisely what’s causing the problem. HTTP error 429 gets full marks in that area. You’ll know right away what the issue is, so you can start identifying the culprit immediately. In short, error 429 appears...
In this post, we’ll look at how to use Paletton to choose your WordPress website’s color palette. Paletton is an easy-to-use online color palette generator that’ll save you lots of time. Not every web design client will have a brand color scheme and it will fall on...
Tracking landing page redirects does not have to be as overwhelming as it seems at first glance. When dealing with data and analytics, you will often come across a hundred different ways to find the same information. There are UTM campaigns, URL shortening services...
In the wake of COVID-19, video conferencing has made the transition from office to remote work much easier for many teams. However, virtual meetings have their own unique etiquette you’ll need to internalize. Plus, it can be difficult to figure out how to look good on...
Web Stories are full-screen tappable pages powered by AMP. They let you create interactive visual narratives that are great for visual information. Stories are immersive, sharable, and trackable. They can now be added to your WordPress website thanks to a plugin from...
At some point, we’ve all looked at a website and wondered how it’s been put together. However, you may find the curiosity gets the better of you, leading you to seek out precisely what software a website was built with. The good news it that it’s easier than you...
There are many ways to earn money from your website. You can sell products, services, and enable paid subscriptions. However, you may even want to ask for donations, especially if you’re a non-profit (or on open-source developer). In this article, we’ll introduce you...
In the past five-plus years, have you bought anything as minor as a book or as major as a car without reading at least one review first? Probably not. Today, ratings and reviews influence just about all purchase decisions. Businesses have understood this for a long...
Enriching your WordPress pages and posts with content like helpful resources, related products, promotional CTAs or entertaining curated pieces can help you or your brand offer more value to your audience. A plain link won’t always cut it, though – unless the anchor...
No one likes seeing error codes pop up on their WordPress website. And if you see an HTTP Error 508, it might be a little harder to diagnose than some others. Not because the error itself is extra troublesome, but because there are two 508 errors loop detected and...
Divi Machine is a third-party plugin for Divi that adds lots of custom post type features to Divi. It uses Advanced Custom Fields and adds lots of new modules to the Divi Builder to create new layouts for your custom post types. It even adds features that ACF doesn’t...
One of the most frustrating aspects of running a website is having to troubleshoot an error when you don’t know why it’s happening. Some issues, such as the 502 bad gateway error, have many potential causes. This means you may need to try multiple solutions before you...
Event planning requires a massive amount of work and managing the guest list is no small part of that. Fortunately, unlike dealing with catering or hiring a DJ, keeping track of RSVPs is a process you can automate with the right WordPress plugin. In this article,...
Content marketing is essential for many businesses and brands, but it can be time-consuming to keep your marketing pipeline full. One way you can save time and money in your content marketing is by repurposing content. Repurposing content means that you take one piece...
Do you want to improve your customer interactions on Messenger? Are you looking for creative ways to use Facebook Messenger for your business? In this article, you’ll discover five ways to use Facebook’s Messenger platform for business. Why Use Facebook Messenger in...
The SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance EIDLEA Program This loan advance will provide up to $10,000 of economic relief to businesses that are currently experiencing temporary difficulties. These loans will NOT have to be repaid! Overview In...
Ask the Egghead, Inc. is taking steps to reduce the spread of the virus as well as its impact on our products and services. In order to minimize service disruptions and downtime, we have been monitoring the developments since the start of the year and have regularly...
Want more organic reach for your social media content? Have you considered working with select employees to expand your reach? In this article, you’ll discover how to identify and work with in-house influencers to improve organic reach and engagement for your social...
Anyone running any sort of online enterprise should be wary of DDoS attacks. Or distributed denial of service attacks. Which is basically a long way of saying that someone wants to shut down your website or service, so they send floods of traffic from various points...
Data is the new gold. Almost every website and app collects at least some information about users’ behavior. However, some of your visitors may want to exercise more control over who’s monitoring their online habits. That’s why if you’re using a tool such as Google...
Memes are everywhere. If you open any of your social media apps right now, we’re willing to bet you’ll run across one or two right off the bat. However, these funny graphics are good for more than just a laugh – they can also be potent marketing tools if you know how...
A welcome gate is an effective way to boost conversions of any call to action on your site. In fact, welcome gates are a popular feature with plugins like OptinMonster for creating high-converting email optins. The basic idea behind a welcome gate is to hide the...
If there’s one area where WordPress is a bit lacking, it’s analytics. To access that critical information about your website, you’ll need to integrate the Content Management System (CMS) with a third-party service such as Hotjar. In this article, we’ll talk about how...
Do you share content on LinkedIn? Wondering how to publish LinkedIn content that gets more clicks and engagement? In this article, you’ll discover how to develop and share LinkedIn posts people click on. Content That Works on LinkedIn People want to know you—your...
Imagine you’re trying to update your website, but for some reason, you can’t access the back end. Worse yet, you can’t even get to your WordPress Login page because there’s a pesky 401 error barring the way. An HTTP error 401 means there’s a problem authenticating...
Looking for some new ways to improve your social media management and content creation? Wondering which tools and apps to try? In this article, you’ll find 23 desktop tools and mobile apps that will save you time and effort in your daily marketing workflow. #1:...
Creating online content isn’t just something you can do for fun. You can also turn it into a full-time career. If you have the right skills, there are many content creation jobs that may be an excellent fit for you. The best part is, as a WordPress user, you have a...
Social Media Follow buttons continue to be a popular addition to any website. Companies and individuals use these links to redirect users to their social media pages in hopes that visitors will follow them or subscribe to their channel. Normally, you see these buttons...
Every language has a formula users are meant to abide by. For instance, there are many English grammar rules you need to keep in mind at all times to write “properly”. However, we believe some of them were made to be broken – if you know what you’re doing....
In every office, there’ll be at least one person you can’t stand. They’ll disagree with everything you say, talk behind your back, and perhaps even go as far as to sabotage you. Learning how to deal with those difficult coworkers is a skill that’ll serve you well in...
