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 Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

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

Resources:

Bloom

The Divi Email Optin Module

7 Best Email Marketing Services for Small Business (2018)

MailChimp Marketing Automation

Getting Started with MailChimp Segments

 

https://youtu.be/yx9HBQHwjK4

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 our experiences so you can (hopefully) avoid some of our pitfalls and mishaps.

 

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

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

Resources:

AGS Generic Website Design Proposal Template (includes Pages, Word, PDF versions)

Web Design Client Intake Form Download

WP Elevation

RockStar Empires

Contract Killer

5 Free Web Design Contract Templates You Should Keep Handy

How to Onboard and Kickoff a New Client Relationship [+Free Template]

Privacy Policy Generator (from Shopify)

Privacy Policy Generator

Terms and Conditions Generator

Free Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

 

https://youtu.be/PG4QKNWisnw

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 this and other points related to designing for conversion. We'll pay special attention to landing/squeeze pages since conversion is the core purpose they serve.

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Josh Hall - JoshHall.co / FB

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

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

Resources:

Russell Brunson's 108 Proven Split Test Winners ebook  warning: autoplay

ClickFunnels

Divi Leads

Hotjar

The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Google Analytics

Google Analytics Optimize

 

https://youtu.be/EAFFLyT2R-U

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 will be the first of a few Guten-focused talks, we're pretty excited!

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

David 'too mysterious to have links' Elster

James Tryon - Easily Amused / @easilyamused

GutenResources:

The Gutenberg plugin

The Gutenberg theme

Gutenberg Boilerplate

GitHub Gutenberg topics

GitHub Gutenberg examples

Create Guten Block Toolkit

The Gutenberg Handbook

Getting Ready for Gutenberg

Frontenberg

GutenBridget Gutenberg Resources

Diving Into Gutenberg presentation

The WordPress Gutenberg Editor – A Comprehensive Overview

Gutenberg WordPress Editor Facebook group

WPBlocks (not live yet but worth bookmarking)

 

https://youtu.be/JMWDHlJElqY

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 Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Resources Mentioned:

G-Suite

Office 365

AWS

 

https://youtu.be/4akVnTd0q_o

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 customers. This is a great topic for anyone venturing into selling products in a Divi Marketplace (and WP marketplaces in general), and also anyone who is already in the space but might be interested in learning what other businesses use and why.

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:

Helpdesk

Help Scout

Zendesk

SearchIQ

weDocs

Loom

Divi Freelancers for Hire FB Group

 

https://youtu.be/eo9Yn3Zj4-Y

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 Girl and Her Mac / FB / @agirlandhermac

 

https://youtu.be/ltA8gxAXNL4

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 :)

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

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

 

https://youtu.be/JEZKZIz_yXA

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 new to creating landing pages.

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Tammy Grant - Sunflower Creatives / FB / @yourblogplace

Olga Summerhayes - Infinite Imagination / FB / @OlgaSummerhayes

Successful Landing Page Examples:

Apple iPhone X

Aspen Grove Studios

Screw the Nine to Five

Leadpages Landing Page Templates

Resources:

Divi Leads

How to Conduct Easy A/B Testing with WordPress and Divi Leads

Leadpages

Click Funnels

Crazy Egg A/B Testing & Heatmaps

Google Analytics Campaign URL Builder

 

 

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

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 not as easy as it may sound, and something we probably all constantly evolve and improve over time. Today we chat about our struggles and successes when trying to achieve this in our lives.

Hosts Present:

David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc

Josh Hall - JoshHall.co / FB

Tim Strifler - Divi Life / FB / @timstrifler

Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB / @endureweb

Resources:

Better Habits productivity app

The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too)

 

https://youtu.be/Txy_cKixYYI