Divi Chat

"If you build it, they will come" right? Unfortunately that's not the way it works when it comes to having an eCommerce store. There's so much that goes into having an eCommerce store that makes sales, and it can be incredibly tricky. When it comes to eCommerce in Divi, the default built in eCommerce options are limited. You can use a Divi eCommerce Child Theme to help streamline the process if you don't want to code the eCommerce customizations yourself. Using a child theme with already built eCommerce pages that are optimized conversion can dramatically help you increase sales. But even with a well designed child theme, you can still boost sales further by having a formal sales funnel with upsells and order bumps.

Today Adam Preiser joins the DC crew to discuss how to boost e-commerce sales.. WOOHOO!! Adam is a master of his (wp)craft — haha! — so we're very excited to have him on to share his expertise and how his freemium plugin CartFlows can help you get your sales numbers up. He'll also be giving away 3 PRO LICENSES during our live chat!! (OMG, this is why you should be joining us live!!)

We'll talk about how guiding your potential customer through their checkout journey (aka sales funnel) really matters and can lead to final purchases. We'll also chat about upsells, order bumps, cart abandonment, all that juicy checkout goodness!

 

Hosts Present:

Stephanie Hudson – Sweet Tea Media / FB / @EnjoySweetTea

Adam Preiser - WPCrafter / FB / @WPCrafter / YouTube

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / Divi WooCommerce

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

Leslie Bernal - A Girl and Her Mac / FB / @agirlandhermac

Resources Mentioned:

WPCrafter YouTube channel

WordPress For Non-Techies by WPCrafter (FB Group)

CartFlows

CartFlows YouTube channel

ClickFunnels

ClickFunnels YouTube channel

Divi Coming Soon plugin

Jilt

What is a Sales Funnel?

Order Bump v/s One-click Upsells: What’s The Difference Between The Two?

15 Eye-Opening Cart Abandonment Statistics for 2019

40+ Shopping Cart Abandonment Rate Statistics for 2019 (Plus How to Recover Carts)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g_yCR9dhVM

Why spend time doing things a robot could do for you? Well... maybe not a robot exactly, but trust us, you are doing too much. Join us for this week's Divi Chat episode where we discuss how automating tasks in your business can free up a surprising amount of time and mental energy. Let's conquer that ToDo list!

We are super excited to welcome James Rose to the show this week! He is a self confessed Automation Addict, the creator of an automation course called Zapier Mastery, and a pretty entertaining guy on top of it all. Don't miss out on the many gems he's sure to share.

Hosts Present:

Stephanie Hudson – FocusWP / FB / Focus On Your Biz

Tammy Grant - Brand Elemental / FB / @yourblogplace

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

James Rose - JimmyRose.me / FB / @_jimmyrose

Resources Mentioned:

Content Snare

Grow Your Web Design Business by Content Snare (FB Group)

WP Fusion

Text Expander

Zapier Mastery Course

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pd5FBsly9s

It's almost here — the biggest shopping weekend of the year! On today's chat we'll be discussing how your business can get the most out of Black Friday and Cyber Monday and share some strategies, tips, and some of our ups and downs in prepping for this shopping frenzy.

 

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Stephanie Hudson – Sweet Tea Media / FB / @EnjoySweetTea

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

Leslie Bernal - A Girl and Her Mac / FB / @agirlandhermac

Resources Mentioned:

WP Ultimo

Recurring Revenue Retreat

Web performance testing: Top 12 free and open source tools to consider

Sales Mentioned:

Elegant Themes Black Friday preview

Elegant Themes Black Friday (bookmark page)

Divi Space sale

Divi Life sale (coming soon)

Best of page (updated regularly)

WPGears Divi Business Expert Course

FocusWP Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUvQ64Vry90

DIVI 4 HAS ARRIVED!! Today on DC we are going to discuss our first impressions of the latest major Divi update and the features bundled in it.

Is the new theme builder making your life easier? Are the custom headers and footers knocking your socks off? What about custom category pages? Plenty to discuss about what was released and what may still be coming.

 

Hosts Present:

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

Leslie Bernal - A Girl and Her Mac / FB / @agirlandhermac

Resources Mentioned:

How to Create a Category Page Template for your Blog Using the Divi Theme Builder

More Theme Builder Tutorials

Page Builder Everywhere plugin

Official Divi / Elegant Themes Facebook Group

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIGQfazPh9M

Calling all computer geeks! Today on the chat we are going to discuss hardware setups for designing and building Divi websites and running a web agency. Divi is powerful so your computer needs to be too!

We're mostly Mac users but there's no reason a PC isn't just as good. Our biggest tip: RAM RAM RAM!!

 

Hosts Present:

Josh Hall - JoshHall.co / FB

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

Leslie Bernal - A Girl and Her Mac / FB / @agirlandhermac

Resources Mentioned:

We're not listing our specific computer setups here because that's really a personal preference but we do discuss some specs in the episode. Main thing is lots of RAM (memory).

These aren't hardware necessarily but they're helpful accessories mentioned that improve workflow:

Iris (eye protection - freemium)

TED Talk

DXRacer (Tim's chair)

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones (Sarah's headphones)

Anker Vertical Mouse

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtmZLuOMKCE

So many WordPress Page Builders, so little time...and so many strong opinions about them all! How do you go about choosing the right one for your business or your projects?

We obviously love Divi around here, but just because it's the most popular WordPress theme in the world (!!) doesn't make it right for every situation (or does it??).

Every page builder is different, and each builder has their pros and cons. For example, Divi and Elementor have an incredible 3rd party ecosystem. There are some essential addons for Elementor that can even be downloaded for free. And some of the best Divi addons are built by our own Tim Strifler! However, while Divi and Elementor shine in this category, other page builders shine in other ways. For example, while Beaver Builder doesn't have the same caliber of 3rd party addon products, they shine with their simplistic builder that allows even non-techy clients to make changes easily.

On today's episode we are going to have some very special guests discussing their experience with several page builders — primarily Divi (as an all-in-one framework), Elementor, and Beaver Builder — but we will touch on WP Bakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer) a bit and break down how to choose the best one(s) for your needs.

 

Hosts Present:

Stephanie Hudson – Sweet Tea Media / FB / @EnjoySweetTea

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Jennifer Weed - Caffeinated Web Studio / FB / @caffeinated_web

Bobbie Wilson - @BobbieWilsonTX

Leslie Bernal - A Girl and Her Mac / FB / @agirlandhermac

Resources Mentioned:

Divi

Elementor

Beaver Builder

Oxygen

Brizy

WP Bakery (formerly Visual Composer)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ada_NzhSDzo

WordCamp US is right around the corner so this week on Divi Chat we'll be breaking down everything you need to know to get the most out of WordCamps and Meetups.

We've invited very special guest Elegant Themes event coordinator Raquel Landefeld to tell us all the ways you can get involved in an official Divi Meetup, and as a longtime volunteer and coordinator for various WordCamps she's also going to fill us in on how to get involved in WordCamps, from speaking to volunteering!

 

Hosts Present:

Stephanie Hudson – Sweet Tea Media / FB / @EnjoySweetTea

Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Raquel Landefeld – Elegant Themes / [email protected]

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Leslie Bernal - A Girl and Her Mac / FB / @agirlandhermac

Resources:

WordCamp US 2019

WordCamp Central

Become a WordCamp Organizer

The Divi Meetup Network

Divi Meetup Network Application

Elegant Themes Community Updates

WCUS Official Hotel Partner

Airbnb

 

https://youtu.be/hZlPHusxdBY

Work / life balance... can it really exist?? We have ep 48 and ep 56 from 2017 where we discussed burnout and juggling work and our personal life but it was definitely time for a revisit.

We'll also have an announcement at the end of today's episode! Ooooh.. best check it out!

 

Hosts Present:

Stephanie Hudson – Sweet Tea Media / FB / @EnjoySweetTea

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Leslie Bernal - A Girl and Her Mac / FB / @agirlandhermac

Resources Mentioned:

Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Tim Ferriss

The Tim Ferriss Show Podcast

Life Optimization Hacks for Maximum Productivity - WP Gears Podcast

Are you an extrovert or introvert? Or an ambivert?

Sleep Chronotypes and Circadian Rhythms

What Is Biphasic Sleep?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh4_dX5tyE4

Security Alert! Is your WordPress backed up and secure? We'll be talking resources and best practices on The Chat today. The landscape changes quickly so let's make sure we keep our sites and our clients' sites secure!

 

Hosts Present:

Stephanie Hudson – Sweet Tea Media / FB / @EnjoySweetTea

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

Leslie Bernal - A Girl and Her Mac / FB / @agirlandhermac

Resources Mentioned:

Wordfence Security

iThemes Security

Sucuri

WP Engine Hosting

SiteGround Hosting

Conetix Hosting (Australia)

ManageWP

WPvivid

LastPass

Akismet

CleanTalk

Admin Editor Pro

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osc5z1tHz3A

How do you teach Divi to your clients? Tutorial videos, pdfs, one-on-one screencasts, face to face, or some other way? This week we're sharing our experiences and tips on what's worked for us!

 

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

Resources Mentioned:

How to Use the Divi Role Editor to Prepare Your Site for Client Handoff

Think Like a Hacker Podcast

Admin Menu Editor Pro

LastPass

Lockdown - A better two-factor authentication experience (iOS)

Loom

Zoom

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emv1kYmtaMY