Divi Chat

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 / @aspengro...

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 s...

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 i...

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 – E...

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 &#82...

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 pricin...

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 😀 Hosts Present: David Blackmon &#82...

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...

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 Gir...

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 / @montereyp...

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 – Pur...

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 Nat...

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...

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

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,...

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

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...

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

Testing, testing, one-two-three… Welcome to the first ever Divi Chat Podcast episode!! Yaaayyy!! Insert loud applause here 😀 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...