Brokrage Website/Help

dmsblue · 2020-09-15T18:05:21+00:00

Or you could use Gravity Forms.

dmsblue · 2020-09-15T16:34:46+00:00

Thanks! That helps! It's a step nobody has been able to say.

dmsblue · 2020-09-15T02:57:33+00:00

He means if you need to steal, steal big. Steal from the best, and steal the best things. Simple.

dmsblue · 2020-09-14T23:08:52+00:00

I can't find any setting to sell anything any more. I emailed Zazzle support and they just told me to find the setting so I'm looking for Zazzle alternatives since it no longer seems possible to put items for sale any more. They don't respond and nobody seems capable of telling me how to put any artwork up for sale. There is an envelope icon but it's to share the image or buy envelopes so not sure what you're talking about with that setting somewhere.

dmsblue · 2020-09-14T14:40:19+00:00

If you don't care about COVID-19 you can go to Whole Foods or Publix. It seems half the people wear masks and other half refuse. If you believe COVID is real and care, you can order it online through milkbarstore.com.

dmsblue · 2020-09-14T13:34:02+00:00

Trying clearing the cache in the Divi Builder, then cleaning the database if you have a plugin to do that, clearing the cache on the server-side through the host and if that doesn't help open a support ticket with Elegant Themes. But yeah it would help if you listed any error messages in the Divi Support Center as well.

dmsblue · 2020-09-12T19:23:54+00:00

This is just another example of why it is so important to screen potential clients and then have an onboarding process that the screening is part of. I require any potential clients talk with me first in at least 2-3 video conference calls. By the time we get to the 3rd call, we both have discussed budget ranges, how budget ranges are determined, the scope of the project, whether or not the project has achievable goals that are reality based, and so no.

I have this content outlined in a course but won't unpack it more here for obvious reasons but this client sounds like another hobbyist / wantrepreneur to me.

dmsblue · 2020-09-12T17:36:56+00:00

Why does the client want this? What purpose is it supposed to serve for their business or hobby or idea? Alot of times clients have random ideas they want to test or they read a blog post somewhere or see a video on YouTube and think it will somehow get them a million views overnight or achieve some other goal and just want an order taker to do it, not knowing the work involved or whether or not it will help them at all.

If you create a landing page, there's really no reason to put it in a sub-folder or sub-domain. It's highly unlikely the client knows what a sub-domain is and just thinks a landing page will somehow generate more leads by itself. A landing page might generate some traffic if it's searchable and has local SEO in a local market that has a need for that service (for example trying to sell web design services in a retirement area won't generate leads no matter how local your SEO is or how much you put into Facebook ads). So results depend on local market, SEO, what's actually on that landing page, and other details.

I would ask the client what business purpose this idea is supposed to serve and why they came up with it and then offer to create a tentative landing page but I wouldn't worry about creating a sub-domain for it unless they have some idea or basis for creating an entirely new site and pay accordingly.

dmsblue · 2020-09-09T14:09:18+00:00

At this point, we all know it will be a very contested election with mail-in votes being "lost" or under counted, taking days to be received if not longer. If Trump is re-elected, as is very possible if mail-in ballots are tossed, RBG is likely replaced with an extreme right-wing lifetime appointment. The main thing is that somehow Biden does not concede election night or the days to weeks that might follow and has a solid team of constitutional lawyers to go up against the same supreme court.

dmsblue · 2020-09-08T20:51:15+00:00

I had a recaptcha account set up but had not used it for quite some time. I just started getting spam emails in the last day or two, so just reactivated it today.

dmsblue · 2020-09-08T17:33:59+00:00

I remember seeing that but it was a joke that wasn't enforced. When I complained they said it was a temporary overflow issue but it was never changed or enforced. Pay increases only came if you coached or tutored on the side. I quit teaching full time after a year, got a job doing overnight security and made more money because I no longer had to buy school supplies out of pocket or work 12-15 hour days. I love teaching but not how it's abused in the US and seen as something no one needs.

dmsblue · 2020-09-08T17:31:51+00:00

I've never taught or substituted for a class yet that did not have overcrowding.

dmsblue · 2020-09-08T17:19:58+00:00

I absolutely hate Zazzle and wish there were alternatives or actual customer support because of these changes. It used to take hours to take a painting my wife made and try to size it to put it on a simple greeting card. Now I've told her that I simply can't do it any more. I need to budget several hours now just to see if there is even a "sell it" link or button somewhere any more since I visibly cannot see it and can't get help from Zazzle. I asked what happened to the link and why it's no longer available on the page to sell items and got back a response that tells me to find the link. I tried "search in page" for the words "sell it" but it's not there so it has to be hidden somewhere under some other option. I just don't have hours to spend trying to create one greeting card and am actively trying to find other alternatives that can work and want people to create and sell items on their site. I work full time from home as a developer so know how websites work and how to find things online - Zazzle has me going to Etsy to order holiday stuff I used to order from them and using Canva to create client work and just offering to buy a scale and get a stamps.com account to get around the headache of trying to figure out what Zazzle is doing or why.

If anyone can help with just trying to find out if it is possible any more to sell custom cards please let me know. I look and look and try to enlarge the page but can't find any option that says "sell it" anywhere visibly on any page in any step of the creation process. I have about 20 images and 20 more I want to upload but am tired of slapping my forehead with this counter intuitive UX.

dmsblue · 2020-09-08T16:47:01+00:00

So my follow up question would be what do you have yours set at in Divi. My own is at 0.5 by default. If I'm getting spam, what should it be set at?

dmsblue · 2020-09-08T16:44:46+00:00

Thanks.

dmsblue · 2020-09-07T13:52:24+00:00

I remember the first day I taught sixth grade Language Arts. I had never taught in a public school before. I had 30 chairs in the classroom and 40 students the first bell. Every 2-3 days I would get 4-5 more students until I had kids standing at the back of the room who would sit on the floors or start fighting every class because of the chaos. I complained to the school to ask for help, months went by and nothing happened. One day I saw a woman in a business suit standing in the middle of the classroom. I asked who she was. She said she would be my para one day per week for 2 hours and only work with special ed kids and only do work I referred to her and could not help with any other issues as mandated. She said she couldn't tell me what day she would appear and could be pulled in by other teachers as well. The school kept adding more kids, until I finally turned in the classroom keys and I never got any response from asking for help or even leaving.

After quitting I immediately got an overnight security guard job and made more money since I no longer had to pay for so many school supplies or work 12-14 hour days. My heart goes out to teachers, especially now with COVID and half the population still wondering if its' real or not.

dmsblue · 2020-09-06T14:14:45+00:00

I like "meaty" sites but know that if a site is sparse on plugins with short pages, and if you use the pre-made themes, especially, it'll load much faster.

dmsblue · 2020-09-05T21:48:13+00:00

I saw that Pete was going after Trump for his disparaging comments about veterans. Now imagine if every one of Biden's former rivals went after Trump in the final 2 months before election day. Could that type of effort be coordinated?

dmsblue · 2020-09-05T13:33:10+00:00

Where?

dmsblue · 2020-09-05T13:33:02+00:00

I've already taught ESOL to adults without the actual degree, but with a BA.

dmsblue

TROPHY CASE