Canva.com, how does it work?
- Classical Lady
- Jan 24, 2022
- 4 min read
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today I'm going to talk about a great website that can really help you on your future goals or dreams. No matter if you want to be an author, blogger, Instagram model, social media influencer, affiliate marketing, or you wan to start our own brand. This website can help you.
I started on this website called Canva last summer trying out digital prints to sell on Etsy, before I started on my dreams. I do love this website a lot as there is so many different avenues to help anyone on what they want to do.
Author: Canva actually helped me make my cover for my book, "Mama, why?" This was great to help me with Amazon's strict requirements for their book covers. With this book, I kept failing at trying to make my cover to match what Amazon required. So I decided, since I already have Canva, why not try to make it there? Now I did have to reupload a few times as the download from Canva is bigger than what Amazon uses. I used one of my illistrations and then used Canva to put the text on and it came out beautifully and exactly as I wanted it. Give it a shot if you are an author.
Blogging: If you have seen or read any of my blogs, you have seen my thumb nail pictures. Canva makes this so much easier, I simple go on to the website, start a new template, and go to the elements tab and type in a word or phrase to find a picture that matches. They give you a choice of photos, graphics, videos, and audio to help narrow down what matches what you want. With blogging I always use the photos tabs and they show me all the photos that have to do with the word or phrase I typed. If you haven't seen my other blogs, check them out! Even if it's just for the photos. Here are a few from my blogs.
Social Media Influencer/social model: Canva can help you with creating Social Media posts, and logos to help you stand out among the competition. You can adjust every part if you decide to go with one of their templates, or just get ideas for your own idea. It can help you with Facebook, Instagram, twitter and many more social media posts you need help in standing out. Here's an example of one of my Facebook posts created on Canva. Starting on the left, simple yet beautiful and gets the message across so it's easy to read on Facebook. I also attached my Logo I created for my Esty shop (middle) and the template I had started with.(right)
You can create you banner for store: On Facebook for my store, I needed a banner. None of the pictures I had fit so I went to Canva. I loved how easy and creative it was to build my own banner using photos from my store that I was able to upload to Canva. It opens your options and ability to keep your colors that are important to your branding so it's easier for customers to recognize you. They can help you make sale posts and even company cards.
You can create personal calendars, planner pages, and many more to print and help you organize your active life. This makes Planning seem fun and make it personal to you! Some on Esty even sell the planners they create for a profit.
You could create coloring pages for the kids: I love creating coloring pages for my kids and I can then print them. This gives unique pages that are specific to their interests and only takes time, and the ink needed. You could also make workbook pages for what ever your kids need specific help with. This is more just a fun extra.
You could also create your own cards or party invites: This again is just a fun extra. It's better than spending 7-10$ on a card at the store and it's made by you!
Now that you have a bunch of ideas, you can now check them out for yourself. Now there is a free version which works if you are just starting out or have a tight budget. The photos, images, and videos can still be used but not all are free. Then there is the Canva Pro which is 12.99per month. Here is what 12.99/ month gets you with Canva:
Unlimited folders for your designs
Unlimited storage for photos and assets
Upload your own images
75+ million premium stock photos, videos, audio, and graphics free-to-use – included in your Canva Pro membership
Magically resize your designs
Upload custom fonts for your brand
Set color palettes for your brand
Save templates for you
Organize your photos with folders
Easily find your designs with search
Resize designs into custom dimensions
Download designs with transparent background
Export designs as animated GIFs
Priority support
If you can I would suggest you to use Canva Pro as it offers a lot more to help you no matter your goal. This is just a suggestion, and I encourage you to check out other sites and see if they can give you the same amount for less. As always, take your future into your own hands.
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