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Why I’m all about WordPress
In business? A website is a must-have asset. It’s where potential clients will find and get to know you. It’s the first place referrals will turn to learn more about you. It’s where you’ll sell your products and services, invite contact requests, brand yourself in...
Customers judge your business based on your site
It's time to get real. People ask me all the time: Do I need a website? Do I need a professional website? Do I need a website that looks good? The truth is: Yes. If you are an entrepreneur, you do need a professional website that looks good. It doesn't have to look...
Free Instagram Landing Page Template for Divi
You don’t need to buy LinkTree to do a custom Link in Bio landing page for Instagram. You can do it all in Divi.
Code Snippet: How to Create a Pro Tip Box
I recently asked for some ideas of what people want to learn how to style in WordPress. My friend Drew DuBoff mentioned the Pro Tip box from Penny Hoarder. Mine's not an exact match, but it'll do the trick. Let's Test This Pro Tip Box Strange women lying in ponds...
Design Hack: How to tell if a font is fixed or variable width
Usually, proportional fonts rock, but sometimes the wrong one can really mess up your design. Here’s how to tell if a font is monospaced or proportional.
How to force comment author avatars to one size in Divi
Occasionally, Gravatar images show up at a weirdly large size, while others show up normally.
How to remove featured image constraints in Divi’s blog module
Some designs look better without Divi’s forced image ratios in the blog module. Here’s how to force the Divi blog module to use the actual ratio of the featured image.
Cookie Consent – My favourite cookie plugin for GDPR
What is Cookie Consent? Cookie Consent is a cross-platform plugin that will notify your website visitors you use cookies, ensuring your website meets compliance for the cookie notification regulation in the European Union. What I love about Cookie Consent: Many...
How to use Adobe Color to pick a colour scheme for your website
One of the main things I hear new web designers saying is they don't know how to pick colours. "I'm not creative." "I'm not artistic." "I don't understand colour theory." But, you don't have to be creative, artistic, or know colour theory in order to create a stellar...