Divi Chat

Jetpack is a robust plugin that comes with a lot of features. Today we discuss our individual experience with it, and whether or not we recommend using those features. Hosts Present: David Blackmon – Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc Tammy Grant – Sunflower Creatives / FB / @yourblogplace Cory Jenkins – Aspen Grove Studios / […] The post EP73 – Jetpack & Divi appeared first on Divi Chat.

Competing with DIY website services — such as Squarespace, Weebly, Wix, etc. — might be something you’ve had to deal with, or may deal with at some point. A potential client might ask you why they should hire you to build a custom WordPress site, as opposed to doing it themselves with Wix or a similar […] The post EP72 – Divi vs DIY Website Services, Like Weebly & Wix appeared first on Divi Chat.

There are quite a few browsers out there nowadays, probably some you’ve never even heard of! This week we discuss the most popular and most widely used browsers, and which are our favorites for what and why. Hosts Present: Terry Hale – Mizagorn Ink / FB / @mizagorn David Blackmon – Aspen Grove Studios / […] The post EP71 – Which Browsers We Use for What and Why appeared first on Divi Chat.

White label work… what is it? Should you be doing it? How do you get into it? There are several pros and cons, and lots of questions come up, so we’re sharing our experiences with how we started doing it and how it’s paid off. Hosts Present: Jerry Simmons – Fervent Solutions / FB David […] The post EP70 – Divi White Label Work appeared first on Divi Chat.

If you develop, design, or maintain a website then you’ve probably heard of the upcoming GDPR privacy requirements that will affect websites globally beginning May 25, 2018. Today we’re discussing GDPR compliance, what it means for us and our businesses, and hopefully help you get a better understanding of what it is and how to […] The post EP69 – GDPR Compliance and What It Means For You appeared first on Divi Chat.

So many hosting questions come up along the web development journey. Should you host client’s sites for them? Should you use reseller hosting? What company should you host with? Are some really better than others and are all the good ones expensive? All pretty common questions we have to face at some point, so today […] The post EP68 – What to Look for When Choosing Hosting appeared first on Divi Chat.

Sprichst du CSS? Habla usted JavaScript? Você fala PHP? This week’s topic is coding languages for web development. What languages should you learn to get into WordPress development (e.g. CSS, JS, frontend vs backend languages). We all have different skill levels in different languages and will be sharing our experiences and recommendations. Hosts Present: David […] The post EP67 – What Programming Languages Should You Learn… CSS, PHP? appeared first on Divi Chat.

On today’s show we talk recurring revenue (aka passive income)!! Who doesn’t want money steadily coming in, right? We’ll talk about ways we’ve made it happen for us and hopefully spark some ideas of how you can do it for your web design business. Hosts Present: Cory Jenkins – Aspen Grove Studios / FB / […] The post EP66 – Ways to Build a Recurring Revenue Stream appeared first on Divi Chat.

Are you trying to grow your email list? Are you wondering if you even need an email list to grow your business, or how to go about starting with email marketing if you’re new to it? That’s what we’ll be talking about this week so be sure to watch! Hosts Present: David Blackmon – Aspen […] The post EP65 – How to Build and Grow an Email List and Why appeared first on Divi Chat.

The sometimes not-so-fun side of business is dealing with the “paperwork”. Contracts, terms and conditions, privacy policies, disclaimers, etc. — it can be overwhelming knowing what you should or shouldn’t be using, and where do you find these documents if you’re just starting out on your own? We’re gonna help you with that, and share […] The post EP64 – Client Contracts, Terms & Conditions and Other Legal Stuff appeared first on Divi Chat.

At some point in your web design career you may have felt like it can be really easy to “over-design”. How do you know when your design is simple enough not to confuse users, yet creative enough to keep them on the site, and ultimately, convert them into a customer? Today were going to discuss […] The post EP63 – Designing for Conversion appeared first on Divi Chat.

If you do anything involving WordPress chances are you’ve heard of Gutenberg by now. It’s the new WordPress publishing experience (that’s in beta at the time of this posting) and today we discuss our experience with it so far, and what we think it means for the future of WordPress, Divi, our businesses, etc. This […] The post EP62 – Our First Look at Gutenberg appeared first on Divi Chat.

Setting up email accounts for your web clients can be one of the more confusing areas of web design. Should you use the hosting account or a separate cloud service? How do you know which service to choose? Today we’ll discuss how we set up email accounts for our clients and why. Hosts Present: David […] The post EP61 – Setting Up Email for Your Web Clients appeared first on Divi Chat.

If you sell products online then your sales may reach a point where you need to hire help to handle customer support. And then if you decide to do that what tools are out there to help you with this? Today we discuss that, what tools and services we use to handle support for our […] The post EP60 – How We Handle Support for Divi Products appeared first on Divi Chat.

Happy new year and welcome 2018!! Today we discuss what’s on the agenda for the new year for our businesses and for Divi Chat. Hosts Present: David Blackmon – Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc Josh Hall – JoshHall.co / FB Tim Strifler – Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler Leslie Bernal – A […] The post EP59 – 2018 Goals and What’s Next for Divi Chat appeared first on Divi Chat.

Today we have year in review-type chat and talk about what happened in 2017 with Divi, WordPress, our businesses, stuff like that… super casual

Landing pages and longform sales pages are a great conversion tool for any business, and they absolutely can be created in Divi. This week we discuss some characteristics of successful landing pages, some dos and don’ts we’ve learned over the years, and go over some great tips and practices that are easily actionable to anyone […] The post EP57 – Designing Landing Pages & Longform Sales Pages with Divi appeared first on Divi Chat.

Balancing your personal life and your work life can be a challenge. Especially if you are a freelancer, solopreneur, or a member of a small team and your work schedule is pretty much left to however you slice it up. Being able to leave work at work in order to to keep your sanity is […] The post EP56 – Finding a Work-Life Balance appeared first on Divi Chat.

Too many options can actually cause someone to self-doubt and hesitate because there are so many options. An “abandoned cart” kind of thing, when you’re so unsure you give up and don’t choose anything. We talk about this from the perspective of a web designer and how we lay out the options for visitors, and […] The post EP55 – How to Avoid Decision Paralysis appeared first on Divi Chat.

SSL is something you’ve probably heard of, it’s that thing that turns your http:// into https://. You may wonder if it’s something you need to have on your site or need to add to your clients’ sites. Our answer is yes, but let’s discuss