Are you tired of spending all your day searching for a good page builder? Well, Elementor is the page builder plugin you are looking for! Read our quick guide to know how to get started with this plugin and then you are ready to make your own affiliate blog with Elementor.

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To do affiliate marketing, you will need a platform to reach potential buyers. If you already have a page, you are good to go, but if not, then you can easily create one in no time.

Elementor: Page Builder Plugin

Having a simple web page is not enough to attract sales leads. You will need a well-organized and eye-catching web page to stand out from other pages. There´s no reason to get worked up here! You won’t have to be a tech geek to create a website. 

With Elementor, you can quickly build a page. It is a website builder for WordPress. It is easy to use once you know the basics.

Even though Elementor is free, it is one of the best WordPress page builders available in the market. Some main features of Elementor are:

• Design
• Development
• Pop-up builder
• Integration

For today, let’s get into how to download Elementor and how you can use it. Just follow the steps, and you will know everything you need to in order to use this website builder.

Why use Elementor

Creating a website that fulfills all your requirements, as well as the purpose of the creation, can be challenging. Even the pro website developers face several problems when building the pages one by one, maintaining the overall aesthetics and uniqueness. While developers like WordPress makes it easier to develop websites, there are still some limitations that hinder the website-building speed. But Elementor helps in building the website pages effectively without consuming much of your valuable time. Here’s how:

1. It is quite user-friendly – letting you control all of its options as well as features, easily ensuring a smooth website building experience for you.

2. The widgets come with excellent functionality – they can be customized in the page builder. You can easily drag them and drop them on your page. They come with videos, texts, headlines, galleries, and many other convenient options. You can even rearrange them just as you want by dragging and dropping anywhere you want on your page.

3. Elementor offers you an endless number of designs –  you don’t have to worry about how to make your website look unique from any other website. All you have to do is explore as much as you can and find the perfect design for your page.

4. Elementor comes with hundreds of excellent pre-made templates – no need to waste your time designing new templates. Check their collection and find the one suitable for your website.

5. You have more control over this plugin than any other – you can customize the site based on your requirements and preferences. You can resize, rearrange all the contents as you please.

Elementor Installation Process

Here’s how you can install Elementor:

1. Go to Elementor and GET STARTED.

2. A pop-up window will show up. Select from the two options, depending if you already have a wordpress site or not and then follow the instructions.

Elementor and WordPress

With Elementor, you will not only be able to create a page, but you can also edit your existing page.

To create a new page on WordPress:

1. Go to your WordPress account and, in the dashboard, look for ‘pages.’ Then click on ‘add new.’

2. You will find the ‘Edit with Elementor’ button. Click on it too. It will take you to Elementor Page Builder.

Building your first page on Elementor

The process of building a page has three key building blocks: 

• Section 
• Columns
• Widget

Explore them properly before you start using them. Now, here’s how you can build your first page on Elementor:

1. In the Elementor page editor, you will find “form”. Open it. You will see the option to select the section structure. Select your preferred structure.
2. To see all the sizes of the columns, all you have to do is click on the columns. To edit the size, drag the boarders.
3. To add widgets, select the ‘element’ button on top, and a list of available widgets will show up. For example- columns, heading, video, google maps so on.
4. After deciding what widgets you want to add on your page, click on the icons, and drag them to the column area.
5. After adding your preferred widgets, you will see the element setting option. For different elements, the editing option will be different. Customize them according to your preference.
6. To duplicate, add, or remove a column, click on the ‘column’ tab. There you will find these three options.
7. Click on the ‘responsive mode’ button to check if the page looks just the way you want it to in a different type of device. If something does not look right, you can go back to the ‘section’ tab and relocate things.
8. Now, check again, and if everything looks perfect, you can click on ‘save’ to save your edits.

Conclusion

If you have been with us till now, you now have all the basic knowledge that you need to use Elementor. So, don’t waste your time; start building your first ever site. Whether you are a pro developer or someone new to this, Elementor can help you create the best web pages without spending much time and effort. It is easy to use, and we hope our guide helped you to understand its basics.

Do let me know your thoughts and experience in the comments below. 

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Marisa

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