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Top 10 Kadence Blocks & Theme Tutorials for Beginners
The Future of Web Design with WordPress After years working with page builders like Elementor and Divi I can clearly see that Gutenberg is the future. Why? Short answer; speed. Ultimately, Gutenberg is a just another page builder, but one that is built by the same...
Setting Up SiteGround Web Hosting
Depending on your website requirements, we may advise you to set up your own hosting account for your web development project. In such an event, there is only one hosting company we trust aside from the very expensive AWS (Amazon Web Services), which is SiteGround....
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OOM Mag Download Testing: Okay so this does appear to work in a rather simple way. The other option would involve integrating e-commerce into the website, with a proper digital downloadable product. The cost behind this integration however may outweigh the benefit....
IdeaSwell Featured on DesignRush’s Top Digital Marketing Agencies in Florida
Today we are proud to announce Idea Swell was recently featured by DesignRush.com on their list of “Top Digital Marketing Agencies in Florida”. We offer a plethora of marketing services starting with complete marketing strategy development and follow through with...
How Much Does a Website Cost?
Often the first question we often hear from interested web design clients is “what do you charge to make a website”. The answer is far from simple. Not one website is exactly the same as another. We aren't making coffee tables here. We craft industry leading, high...
VW’s Epic Response to New Wake Surf Boat
When VW heard news of the new "Gigawave" wake surf boat, and saw the epic images released, they immediately put their engineers to work on the latest and greatest VW of all time.. The all new amphibious Golf 'Shredder'. From concept to throwin eight foot faces, the...
Life’s Tight Spaced Case
I heard something a while ago on a Casey Neistat video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NBI6nrGI1w) and decided to polish it a bit. In the video the concept was about time and who much you have but I elaborate a good bit here: "Life is like packing a suitcase. A hard...
Solved: Divi Theme Settings Default Color Picker Not Updating
Are Your Custom Divi Theme Color Picker Settings Not Working? Recently while brushing up on my Divi skills I decided to make more use out of Divi's available functionalities. Right off the bat I was having my first headache. I figured setting the Divi theme's default...
How To Make Epic Divi Video Background Button Elements PLUS Optimizing Background Vids
We may have gone a bit over board on this one... so here's some shortcut jump links for ya 😉 Alrighty ladies and gents, in this tutorial I'm going to show you how to make these really cool blurb button video background elements. We will be starting with optimizing...
How to Change Facebook Business Page Ownership & Admin
Looking to regain control of your facebook business page? Have you sold the business and need to transfer the management & ownership of the page to a new owner? Did you make a business page for a friend and are now looking to hand over the reigns?If...
What’s the best marketing tool for local service businesses?
Power washing, landscaping, tree-trimming, window cleaning and other local service businesses have one thing in common; They all need to be actively utilizing their Google Business listings in order to capitalize on the local market. IdeaSwell Knows Your Market Here...
Facebook Group Launched for Creative Collaboration
Instead of wasting time scrolling Facebook and getting lost with memes and political debates, we've decided to vest our screen time in something a bit more beneficial.. Members can request anything from slogans to SEO keywords for their industry and even blog post...
How to change images on Divi built websites
Watch the video Or scroll down for a step by step guide on how to change images on your Divi built website. We will go over both regular and background images in the video but only regular image modules in the step-by-step guide below. Step-by-step guide for Divi site...
Donated Time: Website & Viral Video for Leo
Because Dogs Can't Speak for Themselves After learning of Leo's story, a German Shepard being held by animal control in Florence, South Carolina for nearly a month even though he nor bit nor attacked anyone, we couldn't help but pitch in try to help out his cause. We...
Product Photography for Dog Treat Company
E-commerce Website Product Photography Recently we had the pleasure of generating image content for Cannavore, a company specializing in beef jerky for dogs. With the help of Poncha, Lola and our professional product photography equipment we were able to capture the...
SEO vs. SEM, What’s The Difference?
You've launched your site, maybe it's been live for years but your starting to realize the traffic just isn't quite there. What do you do? Likely you're thinking it's time to invest some money into Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and your not wrong. However, you may...
COVID19 Services Update
Idea Swell LLC of Pinellas will be continuing most marketing operations as usual with the following adjustments: Web Design, Graphics, SEO & Programming: These services will no longer warrant any in-person meetings with clients. Pre-project: Planning will be done...
How to Become a Better YOU During Quarantine
If your area is becoming impacted by the recent outbreak COVID 19, it may be time to think about what you will do in the event you end up in a quarantined area or simply home because your job is temporarily closed. As there is not much precedence for this, it’s hard...
SiteGround Server Migration has Domain Forwarding to Prevent Down-time
"However there will be forwarders set from the previous IP to the new one and all the websites will be up and running" After a chat with a SiteGround rep, going in quite concerned about over a hundred sites I manage, all hosts on various SiteGround accounts, some of...
How to Avoid Coronavirus and Prevent Chaos
How to avoid the coronavirus while preventing chaosAvoid Coronavirus wash hands often use hand sanitizer naturally boost your immune system (google it) Stop Creating Chaos don’t run to the gas station don’t go nuts at walmart don’t share fear mongering posts don’t...
Make a missed payment & update payment method
So you've missed a payment, no worries! It happens. Here's how to update the payment method and make the missed payment. Step 1. You need to login to your account. Here's a thorough breakdown of how to do that.From any page of the ideaswell.com website, click the...
Online Black Friday & Cyber Monday Tips
Take advantage, don't get taken this cyber season Secret Tips Abandon the cart sign in to the company’s website, build a cart, don't complete the purchase. See if they send an additional incentive discount via email. Subscriptions Are Fake Deals Don’t buy subscription...
Drone Part 107 Practice Links & Tips
Video Production Game Changer If you're business is video, a drone is a must have in 2020. Gone are the days of thousand dollar helicopter "one shot to get the shot" days. Now for just a few hundred bucks anyone can become an areal photography / video footage charger....
Learn How to Surf, The RIGHT Way
Much like how the Karate Kid had to wax cars for a while to get his muscle memory down, the same goes for surfing. If you really want to learn how to surf, you’re going to need to start with paddling.After years and years of taking beginners with me on day-long surf...
Adjusting Data for Scheduled Jobs with Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce
How to change your settings for daily exports Step 1 Login to the WordPress dashboard with admin access Step 2 a) Hover your mouse over "WooCommerce" b) Click on "Export Orders" *Careful, if you're website has multiple order export plugins you may have similar looking...
Fireworks Treasure Island Delayed
As we sit here awaiting the firework display on the boat, at Treasure Island Florida, we can only hope they haven’t got some reason been cancelled. We know thunderstorms are coming but that is not to be a concern until much later in the night. If you know what’s the...
How to add a manager to your Google Business listing
Adding someone to help manage your Google Business listing is an easy process By adding someone who is knowledgable in the forever changing google machine to help you manage your Google Business page can help you save a ton of time. If you hire a pro it can be the...
How to access & evaluate your freshly designed website
Website Development Complete Enter; Evaluation Phase First off, congratulations on your newly designed website! We strive to design and develop each Idea Swell website with the absolute most advanced tech and fully custom graphics. Evaluation & Feedback Prior your...
St Petersburg, FL SEO & Web Design *Discount*
Idea Swell offers a few St. Petersburg residents an exclusive discount on SEO & Web Design for 2019 St. Petersburg SEO & Web Design $100 Off SEO & Web Design for Certain St. Pete Residents Why Give Only St. Pete Residents a Discount on Web Design and SEO? Born in...
Video Taking Over Advertising in 2019
Did you know? Its estimated that by 2019 80% of consumer internet traffic will be done via video content. Cisco, 2017 Are you wasting your advertising budget? If you not spending a large portion on video you probably are. Viewers retain 95% of a message when they...
Too busy to update portfolio!
As we balance the scales of time management on a huge application development project (our own app!) & client projects we haven't had the time to update the IdeaSwell portfolio. We also just completed a huge three video + webpage project & an...
Rush Delivery for NYC WingWoman Project
Website load time is crucial for SEO and engagement
40% of internet travelers will abandon a website that takes more then three seconds to load, according to a recent study by Kissmetrics . Whether raw coded from the ground up or integrated through a content management system, every site we develop has to meet our 2.5...
What exactly is ‘Responsive Design’?
Fundamental to user engagement Every user who visits your site needs to be visually entertained and intrigued or they wont stay much longer then a second. “Once your page loads, users form an opinion in .05 seconds.” – If we were to take the desktop version of your...
Copywriting & Content Generation Is Key To Success
Let us ‘WOW’ your visitors with word play wizardry. Let us help you create a ‘word-flow’ that starts with capturing users attention with text content that matches the visual appeal of the site upon first impression and ends with a call-to-action that converts visitors...
WordPress SSL Add-on / Integration Is Now Vital
Google drops the hammer As Google has decided yet again to drop the hammer on the world wide web they are now flexing a new muscle thanks to the vase adoption of Google Chrome. Chrome, if you didn’t know is an internet browser such as Internet Explorer or Safari....
Google maps, ads & service consulting
Get a head start on the competition with professional Google services consulting Google Maps Assistance Especially vital for success of service companies with a local target market, Google Maps and Google Plus page creation and optimization are services we offer. We...
Website & Domain Name Transferring
Strategic, surgical and careful transferring of your domain or website. Different Elements First off, please be aware that these are indeed two different elements. Your website’s domain name might be hosted with company ‘X’ while the website itself is hosted with...
Now offering pro photo services for our web design clients
We are now offering Media solutions to the Madeira beach, Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg and surrounding areas to help our clients grow their online presence. Imagery is key to a well designed website and some might even say that imagery is the MOST important...
Best web hosting for 2018 – 2020
*Update, a few years later here in 2020 and Siteground is STILL the best for wordpress hosting. Plus, they are about to migrate to Google Could Hosting! To jump straight to the punch here, SiteGround! Ive been designing websites for over a decade and have always had a...
Snapchat not ready for 2018
SnapChat Scramble's to Repair It's System As many users have experienced major bugs with the social media application, SnapChat, the company has released this press notice stating they were "not ready for the digit 8 to be added in the fourth decimal in the primary...
How to create a post/article on your website
First thing first Write your post in a text editor such as notepad or MS word. When writing your post directly on the website you risk losing your work in the even of an internet or site glitch. Securely log into your website's admin panel Login to your website via...
How to create an SEO friendly post on your WordPress website
Maximize SEO - a WordPress must know! Creating a post/article with the intention of bettering your website's search results is an important aspect of digital marketing every business owner should have a strong grasp on. A step-by-step guide to creating a post with a...
Hurricane Irma Worst-Case Scenario for Pinellas County, FL
How would this ‘Worst-Case’ Scenario affect the Pinellas County area? Project Phoenix The “Tampa Bay Catastrophic Plan: Project Phoenix”, a worst-case scenario plan developed in 2010 by The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council and multiple other contributors included...
Volkswagen, sponsor my big US road trip!
Dear Volkswagen, I am currently planning a thirteen thousand mile road trip encompassing the USA in my VW GTI. The trip will be kicking off in June of 2017. I plan to film the entire trip and have six years experience as a videographer and editor. I have filmed and...
How to view your gravity form entries
Step 1 Log into your account. Step 2 Click "Forms" Step 3 Click "Entries" Step 4 Near the top of the page, click the small arrow. This will release a new option. You will then need to again click the drop down arrow on the element that has been made visible. Step 5...
Sensei Certificates Fail after WP Migration
So I have been struggling with a PHP error upon trying to preview and veiw the certificates senei generates and just found the fix. make a backup First off, I recommend exporting the certs via the admin panel. The Sensei certificate PHP fail after migration fix...
Divi Builder: Global Elements Management
How to manage your Divi Builder global elements (modules and sections) Divi makes it easy! Instead of using PHP directly, the Divi Builder lets you manage elements that may be utilized in different pages of your site, without having to go into each page to edit those...
Layer Slider – Flashing Screen on slide transitions: Version 6.2.2
Since updating to the most recent Layer Slider (Version 6.2.2), my sliders are flashing in between transitions. Highly annoying. Tested on two sites and both are having the same issue. Current work around was to create timed layers on a single slide but that is an...
How to manage your restaurant menu with the divi builder
No viable plugin solutions for a restaurant menu with WordPress After a thorough search for a plugin that would allow for easy updating of the restaurant's menu and only finding either highly expensive options or basic, $30 a year type plugins of which I was...
How to edit Visual Form Builder Pro: required fields
First up, navigate to visual form builder pro by selecting "VFB Pro" on the left side nav menu in your WordPress dashboard. Next up, click directly on the title of the application you wish to edit. Click on the arrow to the far right of the element you wish to edit. ...
It’s like Christmas on the second hand digital marketplace.
Looking for a last minute Christmas gift or in need of making some extra cash for the holiday? Now’s the time to search the second hand market. More people then ever are listing their stuff via online, second hand selling methods such as Craigslist, OfferUp, LetGo,...
Google now gives a boost to secure (HTTPS) websites
As of January 2017 Google Chrome, the majority leader in web browser usage (73% of the total market, according to W3Schools) will be giving websites with an SSL installed a boost on the page rankings (source. Although they are not technically penalizing non SSL...
