“NOTHING IS PARTICULARLY HARD IF YOU DIVIDE IT INTO SMALL JOBS.” – HENRY FORD[/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.89″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”50%” max_width_tablet=”90%” max_width_phone=”90%” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” inline_fonts=”Karla”] HAVE YOU BEEN THINKING ABOUT STARTING A WEBSITE OR BLOG FOR A WHILE? I HAVE CREATED THIS TUTORIAL VIDEO TO SHOW YOU STEP-BY-STEP HOW I CREATED THE SITE YOU’RE ON NOW WITH THE DIVI THEME. FOLLOW ALONG WITH ME AS I START FROM SCRATCH AND CREATE A NEW WEBSITE USING THE DIVI WORDPRESS THEME IN JUST OVER AN HOUR. FOLLOW ALONG ONE STEP AT A TIME, USING THE PAUSE BUTTON ON THE VIDEO WHILE YOU COMPLETE EACH STEP AND UN-PAUSING WHEN YOU’RE READY TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STEP. I RECOMMEND RESIZING YOUR OWN IMAGES TO THE DIMENSIONS I’VE PROVIDED SO THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE DEMO WHILE AT THE SAME TIME FAMILIARIZING YOURSELF WITH WORDPRESS AND THE DIVI THEME. ONCE YOU’VE FINISHED CREATE THE DEMO SITE SET UP IN THE VIDEO, YOU CAN GO BACK AND CUSTOMIZE THE SITE TO YOUR LIKING. THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS WEBSITE IS TO GET YOU FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH WORDPRESS SO THAT YOU CAN UPDATE YOUR SITE YOURSELF AND EVEN TURN IT INTO A BUSINESS AND/OR BLOG. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.89″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”50%” max_width_tablet=”90%” max_width_phone=”90%” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”500px” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ module_alignment=”center”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.90″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.90″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_letter_spacing=”2px” text_orientation=”center”] CLICK BELOW TO SIGN UP FOR BLUEHOST [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”3.0.90″ max_width=”95%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”-20px|||”] <a href=”//www.bluehost.com/track/melissaalexandria/” target=”_blank”> <img border=”0″ src=”//bluehost-cdn.com/media/partner/images/melissaalexandria/468×60/468x60BW.png”> </a>[/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”500px” custom_padding=”13px|0px|0px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ module_alignment=”center”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.90″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.89″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”50%” max_width_tablet=”90%” max_width_phone=”90%” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” inline_fonts=”Karla”][/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.90″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_letter_spacing=”2px” text_orientation=”center”] CLICK TO LEARN ABOUT THE DIVI WORDPRESS THEME [/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”3.0.90″][/et_pb_code][et_pb_code _builder_version=”3.0.90″][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.90″ module_alignment=”center”][et_pb_row use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”735px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|13px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ module_alignment=”center”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.90″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”3.0.90″ max_width=”60%” module_alignment=”center”]<a href=”http://www.elegantthemes.com/affiliates/idevaffiliate.php?id=44592_5_1_19″ target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”><img style=”border:0px” src=”http://www.elegantthemes.com/affiliates/media/banners/divi_468x60.jpg” width=”468″ height=”60″ alt=”Divi WordPress Theme”></a>[/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.90″ custom_padding=”30px|0px|1px|0px”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”13px|0px|0px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.90″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.90″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.90″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”50%” module_alignment=”center”] BELOW ARE THE DIMENSIONS FOR THE IMAGES USED IN THE DEMO (TO DOWNLOAD THE ZIP FILE CONTAINING ALL OF THE IMAGES, CLICK THE “DOWNLOAD” BUTTON) [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.90″ max_width=”90%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px|0px|13px|0px”][et_pb_row use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”705px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ module_alignment=”center”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.90″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.90″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_letter_spacing=”2px” text_orientation=”center”][/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://melissaalexandria.comwp-content/uploads/2017/12/DEMO-Tutorial-Dimensions-1.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ max_width=”92%” module_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https://melissaalexandria.comwp-content/uploads/2017/12/DEMO-Tutorial-Dimensions-Eco-fashion-brand.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ max_width=”92%” module_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https://melissaalexandria.comwp-content/uploads/2017/12/DEMO-Tutorial-Vegan-Blog.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ max_width=”92%” module_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.90″ max_width=”50%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px|0px|12.6406px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.90″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.90″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_cta button_url=”https://melissaalexandria.comwp-content/uploads/2017/12/DEMO-SITE-Images-justbeglad.com_.zip” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”DOWNLOAD IMAGES” use_background_color=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ header_font=”||||||||” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”15px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#000000″ button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||||||||” button_icon=”%%22%%” button_icon_color=”#000000″ button_text_color_hover=”#000000″ button_bg_color_hover=”#ffe5ea” button_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_cta][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.90″ custom_padding=”12.6406px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.90″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.90″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.90″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”50%” module_alignment=”center”] TEXT PAIRING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR NEW SITE CHOOSE ONE HEADER FONT AND ONE BODY FONT [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://melissaalexandria.comwp-content/uploads/2017/12/FONT-PAIRINGS-1.jpg” align=”center” _builder_version=”3.0.90″ max_width=”50%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”20px|||” box_shadow_style=”preset2″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text 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/* Remove the line below the normal Divi menu */
#main-header {
box-shadow: none !important;
}
/* Add this, too, if you want to remove the
shadow underneath the fixed Divi navigation bar */
#main-header.et-fixed-header {
box-shadow: none !important;
}
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.container:before { background-color:transparent !important; }
.et_pb_widget_area_right { border-left:0 !important; }
.et_pb_widget_area_left { border-right:0 !important; }
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ul#top-menu li.menu-item:not(:last-child) {
padding-right: 175px !important;
}
#et_top_search {
margin-left: 175px !important;
}
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HELPFUL LINKS
HIGH RESOLUTION, ROYALTY-FREE PHOTOS:
UNSPLASH.COM
WHERE I EDIT THE IMAGES I USE ON MY SITES:
CANVA.COM
PICMONKEY.COM
DEMO TEXT TO USE WHILE SETTING UP YOUR SITE:
https://www.lipsum.com/
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I believe in you,
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