Divi Chat

Email configuration can be confusing. How do you set it up? Should you have email accounts set up through your hosting or something like GSuite? Are non-domain email addresses frowned upon? So many questions regarding email when you're starting out, and while we're no experts we've certainly had to tackle questions like these ourselves. We'll share what we've learned and how we set up email for ourselves as well as our clients.

 

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Josh Hall - JoshHall.co / FB

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:

Zoho Mail

G Suite

G Suite for Non Profits

Thunderbird

verify-email.org

SendGrid

WP Mail SMTP - there are several SMTP plugins out there

Catch-all email (your host will have instructions on how to set it up)

Aliases in Gmail explained

Mailgun

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB3WV8UUdVQ

There are tons of places to learn Divi (and WordPress) so we're sharing some of the best sources we know of, and Black Friday is soon so be sure to look for some deals!

 

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

SJ James – divi.space / FB / @sociallysteve

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

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

Courses by Divi Community Members:

WPGears - Divi Business Expert Course

JoshHall.co - Josh’s Divi/CSS Course

Siteschool by The Design Space - Build Your Own Website with Divi

Divi Academy by Divi Soup - The CSS & Divi Beginner Course

Divi Space - Transforming Divi with CSS & JQuery

Divi Space - Divi Modules Creators Course

Divi University - Divi Blueprint 3

Aspen Grove Studios - Divi Demo Zone (not a course but a FREE Divi playground)

Learning Made Easy with Geno Quiroz - Divi Courses Coming Soon

Other Online Sources:

Divi Documentation

w3schools.com

Scrimba Courses

Lynda.com

Udemy

CSS-Tricks

Stack Overflow

DesignAcademy.io - Design Fundamentals for Developers Course Coming Soon

YouTube:

Elegant Themes YouTube Channel

Augustine Mak - MAKTV

Darrel Wilson - How To Make A Wordpress Website 2018 - Divi Theme Tutorial

Ferdy Korpershoek - How To Create A Wordpress Website 2018 | Divi Theme

Divi Facebook Groups:

Divi Theme Users

Divi Theme Help & Share

Divi Community (formerly Elegant Themes User Community)

Divi Web Designers

Divi Theme Examples (+ Extra Too)

Divi Freelancers for Hire

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq2ne0geJWY

How do you know when you're ready to make your part-time side hustle your full-time career? Do you wait until you have a certain number of clients or certain amount of income coming in? What about security and stability? If you have a family to support it can be even scarier taking the leap into entrepreneurship. Of course we don't have all the answers, but we all did it ourselves and can share our stories and how we decided when it was the right time for us.

 

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Resources Mentioned:

Divi Business Expert Course by WPGears

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYBRCEA0-fY

This week we discuss handing off websites to clients. Do they all get admin access? Do we use any role editor plugins? What about training, do they need to be taught how to update blog posts or pages? Questions like these come up so we share our best practices for handing over the reigns.

 

Hosts Present:

Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Josh Hall - JoshHall.co / FB

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

Resources Mentioned:

Loom

Updraft Plus

Admin Menu Editor Pro

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsJ3fVdYZ9U

This week we discuss rejection and negative feedback. Sometimes clients may not like your proposed design, or maybe you don't even get to the design because they've rejected the quote. Negative feedback in general can be difficult to deal with, especially when first starting out, and today we chat about our experiences and what we do to not let it get to us on a personal level.

 

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Josh Hall - JoshHall.co / FB

Jerry Simmons - Fervent Solutions / 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:

Loom

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryxJ3bv_O7I

This week we celebrate our 100th episode YAAAAYYYY!!! Nick Roach — founder of Elegant Themes — was kind enough to join us for a casual chat about Divi and how far it's come. He also mentions a possible future Divi update that hasn't been shared on the ET blog or anywhere else, so be sure to watch!

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Nick Roach – Elegant Themes / FB / @elegantthemes

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

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

Resources:

Divi Sneak Peeks

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWN53x9Bwpw

On today’s Divi Chat we’re discussing redesigning your own site — how often should you read design it? What/how does it help you learn about your own business? Should you hire someone else to do it?

 

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

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

Resources Mentioned:

Hotjar

Crazy Egg

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8bDiNnPkLQ

When is it more important to design for mobile first over desktop? Is it always? This week we'll discuss designing for mobile and tools we use for testing and how we approach the desktop/mobile question.

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Stephanie Hudson – Sweet Tea Media / FB / @EnjoySweetTea

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

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

Resources:

StatCounter - Device Market Share Worldwide

Browserstack

Screenfly

XCode Simulator

Sizzy

Emmet Re:view

Resizer

Chrome DevTools

Am I Responsive?

Responsinator

CSS Media Queries

CSS Media Queries Cheat Sheet

Browserhacks

Browser specific media queries

AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages)

AMP for WordPress plugin

AMP for WP plugin

How to Properly Setup Google AMP on Your WordPress Site

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jMrF63mVEI

Staying balanced and healthy doing web design is our topic on DC this week! We’ll share routines and tips that help us stay sane as web designers.

 

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Josh Hall - JoshHall.co / FB

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

Nathan B. Weller – Elegant Themes / FB / @elegantthemes

Resources Mentioned:

Iris - eye protection

Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams - audiobook

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change - audiobook

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy - audiobook

Blue Light From Devices May Cause Blindness (New Study) - The Broccoli Roast podcast

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI_V3GiyYb8&t=196s

Divi comes with access to literally hundreds of gorgeous layouts designed by Kenny Sing and his team! The layouts look great of course, but what happens when you start to customize them? If you've been using the layouts you know that sometimes the layout you love most simply doesn't work with your content (or your client's content). In this case it can be helpful to know some tips ahead of time before you pull your hair out! Additionally, there are other beautiful 3rd party Divi Layouts that can have similar challenges. On this episode of Divi Chat, we're sharing some tips to help you narrow down your search, and things to think of even before going to select a design.

 

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Tim Strifler - Divi Header Layouts / Divi Life on YouTube

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

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

Resources:

ET layout packs library

Divi changelog

Divi Marketplace -Best Place to Buy Premium Divi Products

Coolors - color scheme generator

Paletton - color scheme generator

The Ultimate Collection of Google Font Pairings

Typewolf - typography trends

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTRn77f-k_M