How to use Canva is something I feel every online marketer or business professional should be able to utilize. But some of you don’t even know what Canva is. So, let me explain.
Canva is a multimedia outlet that allows you to create ad content, proposals, presentations, videos, campaigns, new letters, flyers and posters for you to utilizer or make aware your business, idea or professional information to potential clients or business partners.
This program has both a free version as well as the pro version. In this page, you will have access to training on how to use both.
Sign up today for free and get started on your way to creating your own unique images, templates, videos and presentations.
How to Use Canva for Beginners
Using something new can be very scarry and daunting. However, this platform called Canva is very forgiving and can be fun. If you have an idea, there are several elements available to you with the free version to bring your idea to life.
The basics for using Canva for beginners is just to create an account, login and start exploring the site. Se what you have access to in the free program. Once you see what you have, then you have a better idea of what you will be working with. Then you can literally create your own portfolio of ads, memes, videos, flyers, posters and banners for anything. Whether it is to market a product, goods or service, to creating a birth announcement to a party invitation, you will be able to put your personal touch into it.
Becoming the creative genius that is waiting to released is easy to do using Canva. Just sign up for the free program and start exploring the possibilities.
Creating Memes and Images – Basic Technique
Once you become familiar with Canva, you can start creating your own memes and images. Using the templates available, you can edit them to make them your own. Or you can upload an image from your own personal photo collection and use it instead. Having that personal touch in your ads or however you plan to use them, will help you develop your own style and technique.
Once you have selected a template to use from the list provided, then you can personalize the image. Adding text accordingly to the image is a great way to get your message across. You can select various font styles for this. To be more unique, you can also add color to your text. Then if you image is not quite large enough to cover your whole template, then use the background feature to enhance the image.
If you are a marketer, this is also the perfect opportunity to add a link for your product or landing page.
Using Canva for Social Media
Now, once you have created this meme or image, you can save it in your library for later use or publish and download to your file folder on your computer. Then you have it to access for blogging, advertising ad sites or other platforms you may use. However, with the free Canva, you also have access to social media templates.
With that image you have created, you can select the social media platform you want to use it in and then be able to modify that image accordingly. Once it has been modified, you can save it to your folder, such as Dropbox or google docs. Then, select the app on your phone or computer and then upload that image to your social media platform.
Creating Videos – Most Popular For of Media
As you can see, this platform is fun to use. You can take practically any image and make it a marketing tool. In the same aspect, you can create some amazing personal images as well. Invitations, flyers, banners and even business presentation can be used from this platform.
Now, to up the game!! Take those same images and create an amazing video!! Image getting all your family photos together and creating a video for family functions. Adding personal touches to the photo or swirling designs to enhance the image. Add a caption or saying to make it appear as if they are actually talking to to capture a saying from that particular moment in time.
On a professional level, choose one of the video templates that are available for the free Canva program, and create an amazing video or presentation. Once you have mastered the simple step of creating the perfect image, then the other media outlets follow the same process.
Your own creativity and imagination is the only limiting factor. If you can conceive it, you can make it with the free Canva platform. However, if you are looking for more advanced options, then you may want to invest in the Canva Pro platform.
Pro Video
If you are creating a marketing campaign, then utilizing images from that campaign and setting them into motion through video is a great marketing ploy. Most people relate to videos better than images. By creating a video, you will gain more awareness to your product line.
For instance, say that you have a new kitchen accessories line and want to gain awareness to it. Then using your existing images, you can create a selling or promotional video for those products. Let your potential customers see what you have for them. Short, simple and very visual, you will attract more customers to the actual site that an image alone.
Here is an example.
Canva Pro
Now you do have lots of options with the free version of Canva. However, if you want to up your game with more features, options and templates, then the Canva Pro is for you. With more advanced graphics, images and fonts, the Canva Pro includes all the aspects of the free version plus more.
Using the same techniques from the free version, the Pro version just gives you that extra sizzle you may need to enhance your marketing. For personal use, you may not need to upgrade. But, if you are into marketing, especially online marketing, then you will want to upgrade to the Canva Pro. You can opt in for only $12.95 a month or pay for the year in advance and save 10% . You can cancel at any time and still have all your work saved to use at your leisure.
Join Canva Pro today and start creating your own brand!!!
What are you waiting for, let’s start creating!!! Here is a video so you can see how this is done. This video uses the Canva Pro version. Nevertheless, the techniques used are the same for the free version as well. Hope you enjoy this lesson and thank you for participating in this training.
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