When to use a WordPress page builder

Let me know what you think! What's your favorite page builder?
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In this video I talk about some of the pros and cons for using WordPress page builders such as Divi and Elementor, and how to know if a page builder is the right tool for your next freelance project.
If you do find that a WordPress page builder is a useful tool for you, I personally think Divi is the best WP builder and its pricing structure is also the best for freelancers. Check it out (affiliate link) www.elegantthemes.com/affilia...

[@manualvarado2212]

Thank you for your videos Taylor. I've recently found your channel and I have been watching your videos on freelancing, Upwork, WordPress and web development. In fact, your videos have helped me recover the motivation to pursue a career on web development. I have been suffering strong impostor syndrome and one of your videos helped me quite a bit. I hope you are doing well. Kind regards from Venezuela.

[@ArisAris-fs1ip]

I Love you dude , you are a real life motivation!

[@air961]

Thanks!

[@alex-wittman]

I trust my web dev to know when to use a WordPress page builder. Thanks for a great video!

[@coding4tacos385]

Thanks for commenting! Page builders can be useful sometimes

[@karna5998]

To all the people learning/improving on their web development journey. Remember that there is no shine without grind. Stay on your grind people. And I'll stay on mine.

[@coding4tacos385]

You got it! Learning consistently is the only way. As long as you are able to find a balance, coding 6-7 days a week will really help

[@karna5998]

@@coding4tacos385 Yes sir, absolutely, I got off track for few weeks, but I'm getting back to learning from today.

[@naveedahmad1891]

The way you talk about is Amazing. This Topic/Video Helped me a lot. Thanks.

[@coding4tacos385]

Thanks! I'm really glad to hear that

[@robdoyle1764]

Another great video Taylor. I have taken notes

[@coding4tacos385]

Awesome, thanks Rob!

[@samirsamir7779]

you are right , a good reply to the crucial question ( with or without a page builder..etc) . I reall encourage you to make much more videos please with your actual style . best ....

[@coding4tacos385]

Thanks! There are more to come! I have been organizing my life to be able to make more. Comments like this really help :)

[@dhruvalbhansali3632]

Great work bro , seriously another great insight video on wordpress theme editing!

[@coding4tacos385]

Appreciate it!

[@biswadipdasgupta4204]

Great advice!

[@jalal-ud-dinal-tabri2054]

Hey, when are you coming back?

[@vladimirpetroski7089]

We need more great videos in 2021 too Taylor! I appreciate you bud.

[@coding4tacos385]

Thanks Vladimir! More will be coming soon actually :)

[@just.1135]

@@coding4tacos385 Dude you haven't posted a vid since so long thought something happened to you Hope you are doing well and thanks for providing quality and real world experience 👍🏻

[@shlxng1787]

@@coding4tacos385 I hope you are great Miss your content Was really helpful Much love

[@HarpreetKaur-pm3so]

Very informative. I am currently using elementor for my first ever client and honestly I am loving it. I will try Divi as well. Thanks for an amazing video.

[@coding4tacos385]

Great to hear and solid choice! Thanks for sharing! Now that you know how to use Elementor, Divi will be pretty easy to figure out. Both have a ton of features though.

[@themessagetech1833]

Are u using pro version???

[@themessagetech1833]

@harpreet kaur

[@HarpreetKaur-pm3so]

@@themessagetech1833 Hi, No I used free version as it got everything I needed for the project.

[@themessagetech1833]

@@HarpreetKaur-pm3so ok thanks...

[@SamFishback]

I'm new here but...where did you go?

[@Edzineluv]

How come no more videos? Are you ok

[@pramendrasingh7672]

such a important note a developer should understand what to use when or what to not, .... looking for some more confusion breaking& knowledgeble stuff like this in future as well from your side. All the best taylor

[@coding4tacos385]

Thank you Pramendra! I hope you're having a nice week!

[@pramendrasingh7672]

@@coding4tacos385 sir if you get time then plzz kindly make a vedio on "the type of website or web related material you needed to build for the clients as being a web developer freelancer" . ~ thnku plz do make vedio upon this topic this will contribute in one more steping step of clearing confusion in the path to become successful web developer freelancer in upcoming year 2021 . : )

[@coding4tacos385]

@@pramendrasingh7672 Almost all of the projects I work on are WordPress related. Is that what you mean?

[@pramendrasingh7672]

@@coding4tacos385 sir, if you could mention some of the varieties in wordpress,, that would be great

[@MuhammadRizky-ub3oy]

heyy are u okay? we miss your videos

[@ChristopherStetson]

I can't get into any page builders after using Oxygen. By far the best and easiest to learn, and speed is not an issue

[@philipbeauford]

Hey curious, what stopped your content creating?

[@laxmiprasanna4092]

hi there, which theme you use for freelance projects or you recommend? also which themes have more freelance work in sites like upwork?

[@coding4tacos385]

Very good question! To be honest, on Upwork there are jobs to work with all popular WP themes and you could specialize in one if you wanted. I would be interested in doing more research and seeing actual numbers on this. There are lots of Divi and Elementor jobs for sure. Regarding other themes that are popular and good to work with, a few that come to mind are StudioPress themes (Genesis Framework), Astra, and GeneratePress.

[@coding4tacos385]

I would also say that the #1 thing to watch out for with any theme is to make sure it's actively maintained and has been recently updated. There are tons of good and bad themes out there, but most of the really bad ones I see are old.

[@laxmiprasanna4092]

@@coding4tacos385 what is the difference between free version and paid version of a theme for a developer who can code ? for example, we have free and paid versions of GeneratePress theme or Astra theme. as per my knowledge, the paid version only helps non-coders. what do you think ? if you know coding, do you still prefer the paid one?

[@coding4tacos385]

@@laxmiprasanna4092 Another super interesting question, but it would be different for every theme. Generally, I'd still want to have the pro version. In the case of these two themes, you could do a lot with the free version and a child theme, but one of the main benefits you get with the premium versions are the templates.

[@aravindsagar2226]

Bro, I absolutely don't know anything about css or WordPress. I know a little but of C++ but that's about it. I really wanna get into web development and freelance as a developer. Where should I start from? what all do I need to learn? what technical skills do I need? pls help! :)

[@coding4tacos385]

See my last comment and start with HTML,CSS and basic JavaScript. You got this!

[@karna5998]

can you talk about the connect points system on upwork?

[@coding4tacos385]

Connects cost $0.15 and you need to use between 2 and 6 connects to apply to most jobs on the platform

[@karna5998]

@@coding4tacos385 is it deducted even if I don't get the work? Or isit deducted on the work that my proposal gets accepted on

[@coding4tacos385]

@@karna5998 that is the cost to apply to the job either way

[@karna5998]

@@coding4tacos385 okay, thank you for telling me.

[@coding4tacos385]

@@karna5998 I think the connects are actually a good thing because it makes sure that only serious freelancers apply to the jobs. Everyone starts with a certain number of connects and even the biggest jobs cost less than $1 usd to apply to.

[@MuhammadUmar-yb5bv]

Do you need any youtube thumbnail designer or video editor for your KZbin videos?

[@coding4tacos385]

Not at the moment, thanks for asking!

[@sureshsuneri6759]

Nice vidio. I want to make some websites for my portfolio in fiverr. I'am beginner and i want to freelance. Can you suggest me how i can build free websites for my portfolio in fiverr. I learnt wordpress and i can make websites with page builders. Thanks in advance

[@coding4tacos385]

As I'm sure you know, you can use something like Local by Flywheel to practice building WP sites. I don't know of any good places to host WordPress sites for free, unfortunately. You could host static sites and pages for your portfolio on Netlify or GitHub pages.