On this week's chat we discuss building your business around Divi. Some of us on the panel have done exactly this, whether it be through only using Divi to build their client's sites or by creating Divi products like premium child themes and plugins. Some even do all of the above! So today we share our experiences on why and how this came about for each of us and what steps you can take if you're interested in going in the same direction. Hosts Present: David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB ...
Apr 05, 2017•51 min
SEO. It's a beast. It's an often overwhelming part of the web development process for many new to the industry, and even the not-so-new. We do our best to cover some basics in this episode to help our viewers get a better understanding of SEO as well as address common questions about improving SEO on a Divi site. Before you watch the episode, let's answer a couple common questions you may have that will set you up for success while watching the episode. Firstly, is SEO for Divi any different tha...
Mar 30, 2017•54 min
Growing your team can be a huge step in your business. How do you when it's time? Who can you trust to have the same standards as you? We'll tackle these questions and discuss our experiences in our own companies and share any tips we've learned along the way. Also there's a few live job posts at the end! Hosts Present: David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler Shannon Shaffer - Purple Finch Studios / FB / @purplefinchfoto Tami Heaton...
Mar 22, 2017•1 hr
WooCommerce is the leading eCommerce platform used on websites today* and it works pretty seamlessly with Divi. Divi has it's own shop module in it's page builder making it super easy to add your products, and even if you'd like to do a bit more customizing there's plenty of other ways to do that and a near unlimited amount of resources to help you along. Hosts Present: David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb Tim Strifler - Di...
Mar 15, 2017•48 min
Updating Divi, core, or plugins can be very scary and overwhelming, and not just for beginners. On today's chat we discuss our methods for preparing your site (or your clients' sites) so that you can be ready for anything. Also included is a PDF with some of our highlighted talking points and an additional PDF freebie on how to restore your previous stable version of Divi using Updraft Plus. Who doesn't love freebies right? :D Hosts Present: David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrov...
Mar 08, 2017•51 min
In this episode we discuss value-based pricing. Flat rate and hourly pricing are probably the more well known types of pricing structures but there are other methods used in businesses. Competitive and cost-based are other types we touch on. Some good info here! Hosts Present: David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler Shannon Shaffer - Purple Finch Studios / FB / @purplefinchfot...
Mar 01, 2017•49 min
Aaaah the Divi Visual Builder. Divi 3.0 really changed the game with it's latest release as even more users flocked to Elegant Themes as word of it's new frontend page builder spread. Some would argue frontend page builders are the future of web design, and certainly it's a bit of a no-brainer that ET threw their newest product into the mix. In today's episode we speak to some of Divi's power users about their experience (or lack of) with the Visual Builder - how has it changed their workflow, i...
Feb 22, 2017•42 min
Where would the iPhone be without the App Store? Or where would WordPress be without WordPress plugins? We think the same could be said about the Divi platform and Divi plugins. Over the last few years, Divi has "grown up" and has become a full blown platform/ecosystem/framework. Now Divi plugins are essential for delivering additional functionality to Divi that isn't included in the builder by default. Elegant Themes will never build in everything possible directly into Divi. Instead, they enco...
Feb 15, 2017•47 min
Site security is a BIG deal, and in today's chat we go over a ton of steps and best practices to help secure your Divi site. We've also got another great PDF available for download to keep as your checklist, get it here. Hosts Present: David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc Kathy Kroll Romana - Viva Design Studio / FB / @vivachick Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb David Elster - Explain Like I'm 5: WordPress SJ James – divi.space / FB / @sociallysteve Adam In...
Feb 08, 2017•57 min
Speeding up your site, a super important issue right!? We discuss the benefits of a fast-loading site, caching, image optimization, hosting and more. Site speed is a pretty big topic we can talk about for hours for so don't be surprised if this topic comes up again on a future episode, but we've tried to cover a lot of ground in our first shot. Plus we've got a great quickie "4 Basic Steps to Getting Started with Site Speed" guide in a handy PDF available for download here. If you want to learn ...
Feb 01, 2017•55 min
How to price a custom build. This is a pretty daunting thing when starting out, it's something your business should really always be refining and fine-tuning. We discuss our different approaches, how our pricing models have changed since starting out, how a business model can affect how you price, and even dive a little into maintenance talk. We also talk about methods for introducing pricing options to clients and Geno Quiroz of Monterey Premier has kindly shared a website quote template with s...
Jan 25, 2017•1 hr 38 min
How to find clients, what we all want to know right? There's no one right way, what works for every person or business will be different, but I think the gang gives a good variety of ideas and tips that hopefully will speak to our listeners. A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our fearless leader David Blackmon, thanks for wrangling us as best you can every episode :D Hosts Present: David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler Shannon Shaffer - Pur...
Jan 18, 2017•45 min
In episode 12 we chat about how Divi has benefited our WordPress businesses. Some ways we discuss in detail are efficiency, flexibility, ease of use, community, support, knowledgebase, education, and new ways to earn income. We hope you take away some good info! Hosts present: David Blackmon – Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc Leslie Bernal – A Girl and Her Mac / FB / @agirlandhermac SJ James – divi.space / FB / @sociallysteve Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb Olga Summe...
Jan 11, 2017•45 min
Happy New Year!! In tonight's podcast we go around the panel and discuss what happened with Divi in 2016, what happened in our businesses, and also what's next in 2017. Hosts present: Geno Quiroz - Monterey Premier / FB / @montereypremier David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler Leslie Bernal - A Girl and Her Mac / FB / @agirlandhermac Shannon Shaffer - Purple Finch Studios / FB / @purplefinchfoto SJ James - divi.space / FB / @social...
Jan 04, 2017•59 min
Today we talked about WordCamps!! How are they beneficial, who should go, do they impact the Divi community at all? We share our own experiences and also have a bit of a birthday bash for our dear friend and colleague Geno Quiroz of Monterey Premier and Quiroz.co. Hosts present: Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb Geno Quiroz - Monterey Premier / FB / @montereypremier David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc David Elster - Explain Like I'm 5: WordPress Tim Strifl...
Dec 14, 2016•34 min
On this week's episode we discuss video marketing, how to get started with it, what are some useful tools to help, how to know if you should add this to your business model, and much more. Hosts present: David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / Twitter Nathan Weller - Elegant Themes / FB / Twitter Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / Twitter Shannon Shaffer - Purple Finch Studios / FB / Twitter Kathy Kroll Romana - Viva Design Studio / FB / Twitter Leslie Bernal - A Girl and Her Mac / FB / Twitter...
Dec 07, 2016•36 min
Tonight we discuss child themes — premium and free, what are the benefits, how to pick one, how it can be one of your best tools or resources — all that good stuff. Also at the tailend we mention WordCamp US since some of us will be attending. If you happen to be attending and are also a Divi lover please sign up to take part in the Divi Nation Meetup and have your profile featured on our Divi Nation site. If you're not able to attend you can still follow along in the fun here! For additional in...
Nov 30, 2016•35 min
Today we discuss maintenance plans — why offer them? what's included and why? what's not included and why? what tools are used to help with maintenance? — all that juicy stuff! Tools & plugins mentioned: WP Rocket iThemes (suite of different tools) Updraft Plus ManageWP InfiniteWP All-In-One WP Migration Hosting companies mentioned: WPEngine SiteGround A2 Hosting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKSckhiP0CM
Nov 23, 2016•54 min
On this episode we're so pleased to have Andrea Walker as our guest host. She is Chief Creative Officer (CCO) over at Jameson Management & Marketing and gives us her perspective and advice on how to poise and prepare yourself to go from working as a lone freelancer to partnering with agencies and/or getting into white label work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nFfNf4NueY
Nov 16, 2016•33 min
In this episode we have guest host John Wooten of Artillery Media and Elegant Child Themes and chat about design principles. If you've ever seen or used the Josefin or Anthem Divi child themes then you've seen his beautiful work in action. We discuss methods and practices used in the design process, like wireframes and mockup tools, and so much more. Have a listen! Wireframe, mockup, and other tools mentioned: Moqups Wireframe.cc Balsamiq Typekit https://youtu.be/7ZC1hY2TecA...
Nov 02, 2016•37 min
In this episode we discuss collaboration and partnering with other developers and/or designers who are well-versed in Divi. Our guest is the infamous David Elster, he'll soon be launching his own project Explain Like I'm 5: Wordpress. If you are in the Divi FB groups you've probably been helped by him at one time or another (or scolded lol). https://youtu.be/2UOhIUJXDG8
Oct 26, 2016•38 min
In this episode, we discuss getting started with Elegant Themes' Divi theme and some of our favorite resources on the interwebs. Also on the show is our very first Divi Chat guest Tim Strifler of Divi Life, creator of one of the best ecommerce Divi child themes on the market — RoyalCommerce. He also builds and sells some very useful Divi plugins. Mentioned on today's episode plus a little bit more... Tutorial Sites: Elegant Themes Blog - The source of all sources, why not go to straight to the E...
Oct 19, 2016
In this episode, we discuss Elegant Themes' Divi theme and Divi Builder plugin and how it can improve your web development workflow. Plugins/software/tools mentioned: Duplicate Post Floating Publish Button Adobe XD Adobe Spark https://youtu.be/P0-JoMYvuTg
Oct 12, 2016•29 min
Testing, testing, one-two-three... Welcome to the first ever Divi Chat Podcast episode!! Yaaayyy!! Insert loud applause here :D In this first episode we do a bit of introduction and then dive into a topic that brought us all together for this podcast in the first place — treating each other as collaborators rather than competitors. We discuss how the Divi and WordPress community has brought us together, how it's affected our businesses and working relationships and more. https://youtu.be/PU4xUK7...
Oct 04, 2016•43 min
