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Canva Content Planner | Schedule Social Media Posts in Canva

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Last updated on May 30th, 2023

Planning your social media content is now easier than ever with the Canva Content Planner! Save even more of your valuable time when making your social media graphics by never having to leave the Canva platform!

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We’re ALL about saving time when it comes to design. But social media? Totally different ballgame.

Social media can be such a time-suck when you’re switching between so many different windows.

Open a window, find the image. Open another window, grab the copy. Oh, and open yet another window to double-check your Canva content planner.

So, when a little pop-up alerted us of a new feature inside of Canva, we were all over it.

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Planning your social media content is now easier than ever with the Canva Content Planner! Plan, schedule, and post as you design right inside of Canva.

Turns out, the Canva Content Planner actually lets you post your designs directly to the social media platform of your choice.

Between using a design template and then scheduling directly inside Canva, the time-saving potentials are endless!

WHAT PLATFORMS CAN YOU SCHEDULE FROM CANVA?

Don’t you hate when you sign up for a social media scheduler thinking you’ll have access to ALL the platforms but instead have to pay for each one? Yeah, you’re not alone.

When the Canva Content Planner first launched, you had access to almost all of them for no additional fee. The only one missing was Instagram.

But, as of April 2022, we can schedule to ALL the major social media platforms (and more):

  • Facebook Page
  • Facebook Group
  • Instagram (Business Account)
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Linkedin
  • Tumblr
  • Slack

Before we jump into this incredible Canva feature, we need to add a little disclaimer.


The Canva Content Planner is available for CANVA PRO users ONLY. Fortunately, you can try Canva Pro FREE for 30 days!

Start your FREE Canva Pro trial today and unlock ALL of their incredible time-saving features, including the Canva Content Planner.

STEP ONE: COMPLETE YOUR DESIGN

Step one is kind of obvious because you don’t want to post your design before it’s complete!

If you find yourself staring at a blank page (aka blank page paralysis), you may want to consider purchasing a template pack as your jumping-off point.

While you don’t own or control your social media accounts (unlike email), it’s still an incredible way to bring oodles of traffic to your blog.

Related Post: How to Drive Massive Traffic by Nailing Your Social Media Graphics

But, like most things, it’s easier said than done. We always recommend investing just a few dollars in an excellent template pack to help get the ball rolling.

STEP TWO: CLICK ‘SCHEDULE’ LOCATED IN THE DROPDOWN BOX

Once your design is complete, it’s time to schedule your post using the Canva Content Planner!

Click ‘Share’ from the top righthand corner of your project screen and then ‘Schedule.’

Canva recently cleaned up their menu banner, so if you can’t find a button that used to be there, check ‘Share’ or ‘File.’

STEP THREE: CHOOSE YOUR DATE AND TIME

Once you click ‘Schedule,’ choose the date and time you want your design published. From there, select ‘Done.’

Smooth sailing so far, don’t you think

STEP FOUR: SCHEDULE AND CONNECT ACCOUNTS

NOTE: If this is your first time scheduling a design with the Canva Content Planner, you’ll need to connect your account(s).

Click ‘+ Select a channel’ and then follow the prompts to connect that particular account.

Now, you’re probably wondering how Pinterest works. You can choose which BOARD to pin! Just scroll through your boards and click the one you want. That’s it!

STEP FIVE: FILL IN YOUR CONTENT

Once the connection is complete, you’ll see the account you’re posting to. Under that, choose the page within your design you want to publish. Lastly, write a juicy post description and click ‘Schedule post.’

The best part about scheduling in the Canva Content Planner is saving time.

Our Canva account has SO many folders (organization!), and our designs have multiple pages. It was pretty time-consuming to locate a design, open it, find the page we want, and then download just one page.

Write a compelling post description

End the post with a quick call-to-action or CTA. We love to use questions to help our readers start the conversation in the comments.

If posting to Facebook, add the link to the description, and it’ll convert into a hyperlink upon publishing.

If pinning to Pinterest, you’ll see a ‘Destination link’ section. Add the link that ties to your image, such as a blog post or landing page.

Finally, click ‘Schedule,’ and you’re done! How cool is that?

INSIDE THE CANVA CONTENT PLANNER

Once you schedule your post, a pop-up will appear asking if you want to go to your Canva Content Planner. Here you’ll see your scheduled posts, be able to edit your scheduled posts, and plan ahead.

You can also access your Canva Content Planner by clicking on “Content Planner” in the main menu.

If you want to edit your scheduled post, click on the image and again on the three horizontal dots to the right of the scheduled date.

Planning your social media content is now easier than ever with the Canva Content Planner! Plan, schedule, and post as you design right inside of Canva.

You can also plan ahead by hovering over the coming day and clicking on the “+” sign that shows up in the corner.

We’re all about saving time when it comes to social media design!

This is why we love templates and finding shortcuts and hacks to save you time. As full-time business owners (and many other hats!), we can use ANY shortcut we get.

Scheduling your posts directly within Canva ONCE and you’re done is such an awesome tool.

We’d love to know how you’ll use all this saved time with the Canva Content Planner in your business!

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Planning your social media content is now easier than ever with the Canva Content Planner! Plan, schedule, and post as you design right inside of Canva.

You Need These Visual Elements For New Blog Launches

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Last updated on July 6th, 2023

This is a question I get asked a lot! So in this article, I want to go over what I truly believe to be the graphic elements you need for your brand-new blog (and what you don’t).

Let me start by saying my opinion might differ from every single graphic design blog you might come across, but I’m ok with it.

When I was a new blogger, I was so overwhelmed by the number of voices out there and how they were all saying different things.

I get the frustration, I promise I do.

But that’s also how I learned whose ideas I wanted to follow and learn from, so here it goes!

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Wondering where to start when it comes to design for your brand new blog? READ THIS FIRST!! Find out exactly what design you should be doing as a brand new blogger looking to build a blogging business!

IF YOU’RE A BRAND-NEW BLOGGER

Most brand designers prefer to work with experienced bloggers versus new bloggers for a few different reasons.

The first one is going to be budget. New bloggers generally have a very small budget and would rather spend it on tools to grow their blog versus a brand kit and logo.

Second, great designers want to know about your mission and messaging in order to create a beautiful experience for your readers that perfectly encapsulates your brand.

But if you’re a brand-new blogger, how do you know what type of messaging you’ll use when chances are, you don’t even know who you’re writing to?

Our very first blog “pivoted” three times before we were comfortable with who we were speaking to and what we were writing about. THREE times!

Could you imagine if we hired a designer to create our brand the first time around? It would’ve been money NOT well spent, that’s for sure.

Truthfully, it took us a while to really find our “lane.” We were learning as we went, which meant a lot of wasted months of trial and error.

But because of that, we know what the focus should be for brand-new bloggers.

If you’re SO new that you have:

  • Less than 20 blog posts written
  • Little idea of who you’re writing to and why you want to help them
  • Little idea of how to blog as a business (how you’ll monetize, grow your list, etc.)
  • No email list (or using an RSS feed instead)

Then we recommend a completely simple DIY approach to your brand.

This is something that should take no more than two days to complete. Then once you’re done, don’t touch it!

New bloggers sometimes spend weeks tweaking their brand so it’s perfect. They’ll even go back a few weeks later and tweak it again, still hating it just as much.

Despite what some designers might say, your brand’s colors and fonts are NOT what’s going to set you up for success. Determining your avatar and creating content (blog posts and freebies!) WILL.

Investing time and energy into actually learning how to make money with your blog will go further than investing money into a web design or brand specialist.

DESIGNS TO FOCUS ON

If you’re that brand new blogger we just talked about, here’s what we recommend.

  • Create a basic text logo or use a done-for-you logo from our Five-Minute Brand
  • Write blog posts and then write some more
  • Learn about email lists (we use and LOVE ConvertKit)
  • Write a welcome nurture sequence
  • Create a freebie to help grow your list

And just for the record, we don’t recommend keeping your blog private or hidden in any way.

You need to give Google time to crawl and rank your content so that you can start getting organic traffic from searches!

IF YOU’RE A NEW-ISH BLOGGER

Ok, NOW is when I recommend getting a little more involved with design!

You have a blog set up, you have a good amount of pillar posts written, and you have set up your email service provider.

Now you have some great content to promote. You might even have your first freebie to start growing your email list with.

Now is when you may want to invest in design services. That being said, I understand that design services can be quite expensive.

At this point, people may be seeing some growth, but they may not be making a ton of money yet.

So hiring a designer to create a logo for $250-500 or a branded website for $1000-1500 is just not possible.

This is why most bloggers at this stage go the template route since you can get the same (or similar- depending on how you edit it, of course) quality of design.

But you’re editing them yourself, which brings the cost way down, and the designs are so flexible and can be used over and over for just about anything.

Related post: How to Brand Your Blog And Achieve Brand Consistency

DESIGNS TO FOCUS ON

This is the million-dollar question! Here’s what I recommend when you’ve got your foundation set, and you’re ready for the promotion of your blog:

  • A set of colors and fonts that you use over and over on your site and in your designs (a basic brand. Note: I have a free brand board in my design library you can use)
  • Social media headers for all your platforms (you can set up your platforms but start really getting serious about growing just one at a time to avoid overwhelm)
  • Pin images for all of your blog posts (recommended size: 1000x1500px)
  • Facebook images for all your blog posts (recommended size for images posted directly to Facebook or used for ads: 1080x1080px, for images uploaded to your Yoast or Rank Math plugin: 1200x628px)
  • Featured image for all your blog posts (size varies depending on your theme)
  • A set of 2-3 graphics that specifically promote your lead magnet so you can use them on Facebook and Pinterest to send people directly to your opt-in page
  • Design of the actual lead magnet
  • At this point, you may want to invest in a quality paid WordPress theme (still much cheaper than hiring a designer for a custom website), and if that theme requires images such as category graphics, etc. then you’ll want to set that up appropriately.

If you’re looking for the ultimate hack for creating a brand you love, check out the Five Minute Brand! With over 40+ logos and done-for-you, ready to customize brands, you’ll be able to create a brand that’s perfectly you in just minutes! Not only does it have logos and brand boards, but it also include templates for all the other graphics you need for branding your blog, email newsletter, and more!

YOUR DESIGN PRIORITIES WILL SHIFT AS YOU GROW YOUR BLOG

Maybe you’ll start a podcast, and you’ll need graphics for that. Maybe you’ll start designing digital products and lead magnets.

Maybe you’ll start getting more active on various social media platforms and doing stories.

==> If you’re looking for templates for all these things, check out The Complete Blogger Template Toolkit!

You don’t have to be everywhere at once when you get started. You don’t have to nail down your design or have everything perfect before you hit publish; you just need to start writing.

Once you have that foundation- you can go back to the design but still be strategic about how you spend your time inside Canva.

Your logo probably doesn’t need to be tweaked…but designing a new lead magnet?

THAT time is well spent.

Spend your time creating designs that will bring you the most amount of growth in the least amount of time.

Then, when you’re making a good income- you can rebrand with a custom website and refined logo, etc.

By that time, you’ll know your avatar inside and out,

and you’ll know exactly what message you want your brand to convey. You will have likely shifted and clarified your message over and over,

and now you’re comfortable with exactly who you are in this online space.

This is when you’ll want to invest in that branding package or website design. Until then, remember that everything can be changed, and what really matters in the beginning is that you just get started!

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Don’t forget to sign up for our FREE Blog Graphics That Convert video training so you can create beautiful graphics for your blog that’ll increase clickthroughs, SEO, sign-ups, and sales!

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To be honest? It’s the best $12.99/mo OR $119/yr we spend on our business because that time we save with every design is put back into making MORE money in our business!

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Animated Flip Graphics | How to Make a Flipbook in Canva

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Last updated on June 9th, 2023

Animated flip graphics, also known as flipbooks or even GIFs, are so popular and easy to make. Learn to create attention-grabbing animated flip graphics using Canva to promote your lead magnets and digital products!

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To alleviate any confusion right from the get-go, animated flip graphics have a couple of different names. You may have heard the term flipbook or even GIF.

Thankfully, it’s all the same thing, technically.

What makes animated flip graphics and flipbooks a bit different than GIFs is that it’s meant to mimic the flipping of pages.

Here’s an animated flip graphic we created for our DiyDesign Creators Vault!

You can use animated flip graphics practically anywhere; Social media posts, sales pages, blog posts, and even Pinterest pins.

But that’s not even the best part.

You can create animated flip graphics for FREE right using Canva – no Canva Pro account needed.

However, there are a TON of benefits to upgrading to Canva Pro. Their selection of phone, tablet, and computer mockups is much more diverse on the Pro account.

See why we absolutely LOVE Canva Pro with a FREE 30-day trial. We have no doubt you’ll wonder how you went this long without it.


Alright, let’s log into Canva and create those animated flip graphics!

STEP ONE: CREATE YOUR GRAPHIC

Our go-to sizes for animated flip graphics are 800x800px and 1080x1080px. We found they’re the most versatile for all areas of our business.

You’ll start by creating a graphic that shows off one page (or the cover) of your digital product. You can also use a template, of course.

Related Post: 12 Digital Products That Are Selling Like Hotcakes

If you’re shopping for Canva templates, Our DiyDesign Creators Vault delivers brand-new, exclusive product mockups every single month.

The animated flip graphic we’re featuring in this post is from our March collection!

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Find out how you can use Canva to easily create animated flip graphics for free! This is a great way to promote your digital products, lead magnets, and more!

Regardless of if you use a template or not, your design should be complete and show off your product in some way before moving to the next step.

  • Start with a stock photo that has a blank iPad or computer already in the photo
  • Use shapes and fun design elements for a bolder look
  • Add shapes AND a stock photo mockup by using the ‘Background remover’ tool (shown below)

NOTE: The ‘Background remover’ tool, under the ‘Edit Image’ dropdown, is a Canva Pro feature

Related Post: How to Create a Product Mockup Template with Stock Photos

If using just shapes and design elements, add an iPad or e-reader device to show off pages from your ebook, workbook, worksheets, printables, etc., or you can use a computer screen.

It’s time to get creative!

STEP TWO: DUPLICATE THE PAGE

Again, it’s crucial to get that first image exactly how you want it because the following pages need to be an exact duplicate.

Duplicate the page as many times as you need by selecting the ‘Copy page’ option at the top right of your design.

STEP THREE: SWAP OUT THE PAGE ON EACH IMAGE

Each “page” of the design should be an exact copy except for the page featured on the image.

You can even replace pages with words like the example at the top of this post.

Once you have each page completed, it’ll look something like this:

Notice how each page is the same except for the image on the screen.

This is to give the appearance of flipping through your digital product.

What’s nice about animated flip graphics is that all the attention is on your product because everything else stays the same.

See? It’s no secret we’re obsessed with animated flip graphics!

STEP FOUR: DOWNLOAD YOUR CANVA GIF

Before we can download our Canva GIF, we need to set the time on each page, so it flips through at the perfect speed.

Canva’s set speed is 5.0 seconds per page which is a VERY long time for animated flip graphics.

Readers don’t realize it’s a GIF if it’s too slow. Plus, it gives someone ample time to read the page(s) for free instead of paying for it.

If it’s too fast, it’s pretty challenging to see what the product is even about!

We found that a speed of 1.0 second per page is a happy medium. Click the box ‘Apply to all pages’ to save some time.

It’s now time to download our Canva GIF!

Canva is testing out many different layouts at any given time. The ‘Download’ button may be aside from ‘Share’ or in the ‘Share’ dropdown.

Once you click ‘Download, select from the ‘File type’ dropdown to find the GIF option.

It may take a few minutes to download fully, depending on the file size.

Your completed animated flip graphic should look like this:

If you plan on adding your animated flip graphics to your blog or sales pages, we highly recommend compressing them first.

Just like images need compressing, animations do as well.

Head to EZ GIF and upload your animated flip graphic. Set the compression level you’d like using the slide bar and click ‘Optimize GIF!’ This will reduce the file size by around 30%.

A preview will appear below, along with the ‘Save’ button on the lower menu bar to the right.

Your new Canva-designed animated flip graphic is ready to go!

CANVA GIF TROUBLESHOOTING

If your Canva design is missing the timing adjustment (example shown earlier in this post), no worries! We noticed that some designs have it and some don’t.


There is a workaround inside Canva, but the step we’re about to show you is way faster.

Go to EZ GIF Speed Changer and upload your Canva GIF. You’ll then see your GIF on the page, and below it, you’ll be able to adjust the speed.

We chose 500% of the current speed for this animated flip graphic.

Once you click ‘Change speed!’, it’ll generate a preview directly below it.

Add or decrease the percentage until you get the desired speed you want.

Once that’s done, scroll below the preview and click the ‘Save’ icon. Your GIF should automatically download to your computer.

GRAB ATTENTION WITH ANIMATED FLIP GRAPHICS

Animated flip graphics are easy to make and won’t cost you a cent.

They make great ads on all social media platforms, images on a sales page, Pinterest pin promotions, and so much more.

Use animated flip graphics to promote your digital products and lead magnets and watch your subscriber base grow like crazy!

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To be honest? It’s the best $12.99/mo OR $119/yr we spend on our business because that time we save with every design is put back into making MORE money in our business!

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Creating Video Content To Get More Traffic To Your Blog (With Less Effort!)

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Last updated on October 14th, 2021

In this article, you will learn how creating video content can get more traffic to your blog so you grow your blog faster! One of the best ways right now to expand your written content is by creating VIDEO content but it doesn’t end with the video itself.

Let’s talk about the ways to visually promote your video so you maximize your growth in less time and effort!

So many people think that when they’ve said something once, everyone’s heard it. That isn’t the case at all!

I think it’s a common misconception that if you “repeat” yourself then you’ll end up annoying people. The honest truth is that even if you put the same piece of content on social media, your newsletter, and a blog post: it’s unlikely the same people are going to see it.

What’s much more likely to happen is that MORE eyes are going to see it, giving you amply opportunity to be “everywhere at once” with much less effort.

And let’s face it, it’s exhausting to constantly try to figure out new things to say on every single platform.

You don’t have to copy and paste the whole thing, you can take bits and pieces or expand on it in different ways. Stagger the posts so it spreads over a week and BAM you have a week worth of content!

For example, once you’ve written a blog post, you can go live about the topic of that post. Then, you can take that video and embed it on your blog, share on social media, and create visual promotions like video pins, stories, and so much more.

You’re everywhere all at once with much less effort than thinking of something new to say on every single platform, every single day. Talk about burnout!

Why is creating video content so important?

Video popularity has been increasing dramatically over the past few years and it’s becoming more and more important on every platform! For bloggers, this gives us opportunity to attract traffic from:

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Youtube
  • Instagram
  • TikTok

And now more than ever, these platforms are pushing video between Facebook lives, stories, IGTV, and now story pins on Pinterest!

Video is the way the world is moving and as bloggers, it’s important to understand how we can use this to leverage our blog.

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Find out how to get more traffic to your blog by simply creating video content and promoting it with a visual strategy that gets more clicks, email subscribers, and sales! Plus find out how to save time designing these promotional graphics!!

Video strategy for your blog

When I first started my blog, I knew my goal was to grow my list to 1000 subscribers in the first 3 months.

I did many things to get to this goal but one of the best things I did was a weekly Facebook live. I usually talked about a topic that I had a freebie for and my call to action at the end of the live was for people to download the freebie.

I would then write a blog post about the topic of the live and embed my Facebook live video in the post. This also helped grow my Facebook pixel for when I was ready to run ads because every view counted towards my Facebook pixel.

Video was also a great way to connect with the audience I had at the time. It really helped develop a relationship and connection which meant even if my audience was small, it was engaged and ready to convert when I launched my first digital product.

Anyway, back then there were no video pins or IGTV so I didn’t really do much else with video but now there are SO many options. Let’s talk about the different ways we can repurpose video content so that we maximize our time and our results!

Start with any video you want: live or pre-recorded

At this time in my life, pre-recorded is much easier than trying to find a quiet time to do a live video. My kids used to nap, but not anymore. And with school being out, the time is even more limited.

Whatever you are more comfortable with, just start with any video: a live video or prerecorded.

Then you’ll want to upload it on all of your social platforms and inside of a new or old (but relevant) blog post.

Side note: You can also start with an already written blog post and create a video for it as well. I sometimes do this as a way to refresh the post.

Now comes the fun part, it’s time to get visual and get more eyes on it!

Create an Instagram story graphic

You can use Canva to create an Instagram story graphic and add a snippet of your video to the image. You can see how I’ve done this below under the Pinterest Story section of the post.

Upload it to Instagram and Facebook stories and have people go to your blog post (or YouTube) to watch the full video.

Note: Most people tend to view stories with the sound OFF so be sure to add captions (either word for word on the video itself or add short recaps of what you’re saying inside instagram on each slide).

In case you’re wondering how to add word-for-word captions to your videos- you can do this right inside Facebook! Click here for the Facebook support page that contains instructions on adding captions.

You’ll download your video after the captions are added and use that as the video you upload to other platforms and use on your promotional graphics.

Create a Video pin

Choose a snippet of your video that is a minimum of 4 seconds and a maximum of 15 seconds long and create a video pin on Pinterest that links to your blog post.

So often we catch soaked into some sped-up video of a recipe or craft which is GREAT for food and craft bloggers. But what if you don’t have a food or craft blog? What other video could you do? Here are some ideas:

  • Add a video to your video pin that just relates to the topic of your post like you would a stock photo. You can search Canva and other sites like Depositphotos for stock videos.
  • Create a quick video for a list post that shows off 1-3 items from your list and instructs people to visit the post for more. I love Animoto for creating videos like this!
  • Create a recording of your screen and scroll through a product or opt-in you’ve created. Loom is a free tool for Mac and PC users that helps you record your screen.
  • Create a short video of how something works (likely a product or an affiliate product that your post talks about)
  • Create a video of yourself or repurpose some of your Facebook live (with captions) and use that on your pin!

Did you know I have 5 FREE video pin templates in my free design library? You can click here for access now!

Create a Story Pin! Here are step-by-step instructions for creating a story pin!

Take that video pin and duplicate it so there are multiple pins and choose different snippets for each pin. Each story should be under 20 seconds long.

So, for example if you have a list post, you can choose a video for a few of the different things you’re talking about. If you’re teaching the steps of a project or recipe you can choose a video snip from each step.

You can also use any of the suggestions above as well.

Upload them to Pinterest stories by following these instructions:

First, you’ll click on “Create” and choose “Create a Story Pin”

Then, you’ll upload the designs you created. You will see below that I created a set of story pins using Canva. I used templates from the Mega Pin Creators Bundle and dragged in a video on each of them except the last one. The last one is my call to action and contains a stock photo related to the topic of the video.

Once you’ve uploaded your first story, you can customize how you want and even add text overlays inside of Pinterest.

You’ll click on the plus sign to add the other videos for the story:

When you’ve finished uploading the story pins, you’ll see them all on the left side. You can choose each one and edit it, resize it, add text, change the background color, or adjust it however you need to.

Then you’ll click “Next” in the bottom right. On the next screen, you’ll be able to add any details such as ingredients, materials, or items from your list post.

Click on “next” for the final step! You’ll be able to add a title, select any of your boards you’d like to add it to, and add tags to help get it in front of the right audience. Be sure to use keywords in your title, be mindful about the boards you post to (make sure they are relevant) and choose appropriate tags!

Finally, hit publish and you’re done!

Create a video graphic for Instagram and Facebook

I like to do a square-size video image for both Facebook and Instagram. Squares take up more space on the screen than horizontal images so they are more likely to be noticed in the feed.

While you will likely add the original video to these platforms (and IGTV) – it MAY not get watched if the headline or copy goes unnoticed. However, if you create a beautiful promo image with a snippet of the video – people will be more likely to go back and watch the full video.

Think of it as the trailer for a movie- you get the highlights that make you want more. This is what your promo image should be!

Here’s an example of the difference between what these videos look like: Which one grabs your attention more?

Don’t forget that then DIY Design Creators Vault contains video pins and new promo Canva templates every single month! Click here to learn more about my monthly designs. Spoiler alert: this template was from the June template drop!

There are so many ways to make the most of just ONE video for maximum results

Video is going to be bigger and stronger than ever- how you use it is important and the WAY you use it can be all the difference between hearing crickets and massive growth.

Remember, while this may seem like “extra steps” — creating video content doesn’t have to be hard– most of it can be repurposed! You’re starting with ONE video and using snippets to create visual, attention-grabbing promotional graphics!

  • Start with one video (live or pre-recorded) – add captions and upload as-is to all your platforms including IGTV
  • Create a video pin using a snippet of that video
  • Duplicate your video pin and break it down into a “story” series
  • Use those story pins for Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest
  • Optionally, create a square video graphic to promote on your Facebook and IG feed
  • Remember, if your video is pre-launch-related or to a highly monetized post, you can always boost it via paid ads for even more reach!

Are you making the most of the videos you create? I get that design can be an “extra step” which is why I love creating templates for people to use! It takes the time and frustration out of the design and helps you get your content out to the world FASTER so that you can get back to the blogging tasks you love!

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Canva Design Tips | 7 Canva Tricks Every Blogger Should Know

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Last updated on June 5th, 2023

Are you ready to learn some amazingly game-changing Canva design tips? These Canva tips and tricks save us so much time and help make designing in Canva easier than ever.

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Canva can be an amazing design tool for any online business owner.

However, when we first started using Canva, we felt really limited. Making ONE simple line was a challenge. Curved text? Don’t even think about it.

Over the years, we’ve come up with tons of Canva design tips, and since then, we’ve been able to create everything from full workbooks, journals, course slide decks, and SO much more using this one tool.

No more feelings of limitations. It just takes a little creative thinking!

We have a fantastic audience of people that LOVE chatting about Canva design tips and a great Facebook community of bloggers invested in mastering their design skills.


The benefit of this is we know when there’s a common denominator regarding Canva. It’s incredible feedback for Canva’s design team and great for blog posts to help YOU in the NOW.

So today, we’ll be chatting about the latter, the most COMMON Canva design questions.

And, Canva design tips for making the program even easier to use and more versatile for any blogger. Heck yes!

TRICK #1: COPY AND PASTE

This is hands down the most common thing we’re asked – “How do you copy and paste in Canva?”

Copy and paste is the single most often used keyboard shortcut in our bag of Canva design tips.

Seriously! We use it ALL THE TIME, making our lives so much easier.

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We often have multiple tabs open on our browser and copy and paste from tab to tab. This helps us save time and stay consistent with our designs.

Related Post: How to Brand Your Blog + Achieve Brand Consistency

Not trying to go off-topic, but having a second monitor has been a total game-changer.

Okay, back to the question, “How do you copy and paste in Canva?” It’s super simple!

First, click off to the side and drag your mouse over whatever you want to copy. After it’s highlighted, click Ctrl+C (PC) or Cmd+C (Mac) to copy your design.

NOTE: If you accidentally select more objects than you meant to, hold the Shift key down and CLICK on anything you want to de-select. Then, Ctrl/Cmd+C to copy.

Next, open the project you want to paste this into.

You can also paste it into the same project (on the same or different pages).

We do this a lot when we’re creating a workbook to keep the border, layout, and headers consistent. This again also helps us design much faster.

To paste, use your keyboard shortcuts again, using Ctrl+V (PC) or Cmd+V (Mac).

Super simple, right?

If you don’t want to use keyboard shortcuts, you can also right-click your mouse to open up a menu that has copy-and-paste options.

SIDE NOTE: The header templates shown above are available in our FREE Design Vault and many other Canva templates and design tools!

TRICK #2: HOW TO MERGE CANVA DESIGNS

Another question we get on the regular is how to merge Canva designs. There isn’t a trick to merge designs, but we do have a similar solution!

To successfully merge Canva designs, you’ll have to view ALL of your pages by clicking ‘Grid View’ from the lower righthand side of your project screen.

Next, click and drag your mouse over all the pages/designs you want to add to a different project. Click Ctrl+C (PC) or Cmd+C (Mac) to copy your highlighted design.

Head on over to your new project and add a blank page to wherever you want to merge your copied designs. Select that page by clicking anywhere within it and then hit Ctrl+V (PC) or Cmd+V (Mac).

Canva will automatically push all other pages down to accompany every page you just pasted within in this new project.

Related Post: 5 Easy Ways to Merge Canva Designs

While this doesn’t quite answer how to merge Canva designs, it’s still a great addition to your bank of Canva design tips!

TRICK #3: DOWNLOAD JUST ONE PAGE

What’s interesting is that we get this question the most during Q3. (From all those early Q4 preppers!)

Our readers want to design all the product mockups for Pinterest, social media, and more to fully leverage Q4 traffic and sales.

Sharing the cover image from your blog printable or digital product in a mockup converts really well. It’s something tangible to where they see and know what they’re getting instead of an assumption.

Related Post: Designing in Canva | Anatomy of a Killer Blog Printable

Once they download the cover page of their digital product (let’s say a workbook), they can:

  • Re-upload it into Canva and add it to a Pinterest pin
  • Add it to a social media/sales page image
  • Upload it to a cover mockup generator like myecovermaker.com

Either way, this is another really easy Canva design trick! Look to the left of the page you want to download to find the ‘Page Number.’

Once you find that number, click on ‘Share,’ ‘Download,’ and the ‘Select pages’ dropdown.

Deselect ‘All pages (1-XX)’ and select the page number you want to download.

TRICK #4: SELECTING AN OBJECT BEHIND ANOTHER OBJECT WITHOUT MOVING IT OUT OF THE WAY

This trick is shown in the video at the top of this post at timestamp 02:46.

This one is a game-changer for SO many people, including us! Have you ever tried to click on something, and there’s a text box or object in the way, and you end up clicking the wrong thing?

Related Post: Canva Shortcuts That Will Help You Design Faster

Yeah, you’re not alone.

It’s such a time suck and can make designing in Canva just a tad bit frustrating.

There’s a super simple trick for this, and it’s one of the many tricks we cover in our Confidently Canva course (get $20 OFF through this link!), but we’ll let you in on it here…

Use the Command key! (or Ctrl key for PC users)

Here’s what you’re going to do if another object is selected.

  • Hold down the Command (or Ctrl) key
  • Click again (WHILE holding that key)

This will select the object that’s behind the first object.


If the object you’re trying to select is way in the back, you might have to keep holding Command (or Ctrl) and clicking.

Each time you click while holding that key, it will select the next object in the back.

Did we blow your mind?

TRICK #5: MOVING OBJECTS JUST A TEENY TINY BIT

This trick is shown in the video at the top of this post at timestamp 08:16.

We get this question a lot regarding positioning text just right so that it’s perfectly lined up.

Sometimes, it’s hard to get the text boxes right when you move the text boxes around with your mouse.

But, if you click just outside of the text box, you’ll notice that there’s a little cross arrow that looks like this:

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When that symbol appears, click again. You’ll know it worked because you won’t be able to type in that text box anymore.

NOTE: This is only necessary when trying to move a text box. You only need to click once if you want to move a shape or other object.

Finally, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the object to just 1px. It’s effortless to get it lined up just right doing it this way!

You can also hold down the Shift key and use the Arrow keys if you want to move the object 10px.

This is probably one of our favorite Canva design tips because it lets us be precise with our movements!

TRICK #6: ADDING A SHADOW TO AN IMAGE

This was such a requested feature among our audience that we created actual shadow jpegs to use.

Even though they were a bit bulky and only worked on perfectly square and rectangular images, it made their product mockups POP!

Fortunately, we can leave all that behind now that Canva has finally added the ‘Shadow’ feature to their bag of Canva design tips.


And it works for all images, stock photos included!

First, you’ll add whatever image you want to use. If it’s not already cut out, you can use pixlr.com, remove.bg, or one of the many online sources for removing backgrounds.

CANVA PRO USERS: If you have Canva Pro, use their ‘Background Remover’ from the ‘Edit Image’ dropdown.

Click ‘Edit Image’ from the top left menu and select ‘Shadows.’

Canva tests out numerous layouts at any time, so you may have to scroll down a bit. Then, choose the shadow you’d like to apply.

Click on the ‘Shadow’ button again to open up more options like ‘Size,’ ‘Transparency,’ etc.

Follow this same method if you’re looking to give a cover design or printable a shadow (we recommend it!).

Related Post: Best Features for Editing Design Templates In Canva

You’ll find more really cool editing tricks to cut down your design time and make you feel like a graphic design pro!

TRICK #7: CREATE A PROJECT WITH MORE THAN 300 PAGES

We can’t even describe the level of happiness we felt when Canva finally announced its new page limit of 300 pages!

After sharing this achievement with our community, we immediately opened up this post to add to our list of Canva design tips!

Being limited to just 30 pages was a headache for both clients and us. Sheesh!

What if your project exceeds 300 pages?

First, don’t panic! Start a new project, use the copy and paste method mentioned above to copy your layout for consistency, and keep going.

Related Post: The Easy Way to Create and Sell Printable Products

As Mac users, we use ‘Preview’ to merge our pages. (Don’t worry, we’ll talk about PC users in a minute!)

Open each document in Preview. If you don’t already see the thumbnail views on the side, go to ‘View’ and select ‘Thumbnails.’

Next, drag and drop the pages you want to add from the second document into the first one.

DESIGN TIP: If you want to select multiple pages, you can do this by clicking on the first one, holding Shift, and then clicking on the second.

This will select all the pages in between, and you can drag and drop them all at once.

You can also reorder pages by dragging and dropping the thumbnails in the order you want.

For PC users, there is this nifty free online tool called ilovepdf.com.

You do NOT have to download anything to your computer; it is 100% free. Upload both of your documents and choose the ‘Merge PDF’ option.

Related Post: The Easy Way to Create an Editable Printable for Your Readers

SIDE NOTE: We often use ilovepdf for turning uneditable PDFs from courses into Word documents so that we can type right in the document.

There are so many simple Canva design tips & tricks!

Wondering how to resize in Canva? We wanted to add it here, but it deserved its own post since we cover 3 quick and easy ways to resize in Canva.

We love figuring out these little Canva design tips and hacks. There are so many more that we could literally spend all day doing this!

Instead, we created our COMPLETE Canva course, Confidently Canva! It’s an in-depth course that teaches you ALL the Canva design tips and tricks in easy-to-follow video lessons.

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Canva is always adding incredible features to help its users design faster. Seriously, we can barely keep up with all of the updates!

What features would you love to see in Canva? Let us know in the comments below!

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Multiple Pins: A Guide To Creating and Uploading Pinterest Content For Traffic

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Last updated on October 26th, 2023

Let’s talk about how bloggers can (and should!) create multiple pins to drive blog traffic to blog posts, sales pages, opt-in pages, and MORE!

When creating our business plan for Simplifying DIY Design, we knew that once we got a reader to our site, our avatar-driven content and lead magnets would easily get them on our email list.

Until our SEO efforts with Google would kick in (which can feel like forever on a brand-new site), we decided to focus on a traffic source we were VERY familiar with as consumers; Pinterest.

Turns out, Pinterest was the fastest way to get traffic to our blog.

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Instead of pumping out new blog posts every other day, we centered on quality content our audience wanted to learn more about.

This helped us experiment with different pin titles to provide variety and boost our click-through rates (CTR).

In turn, we were creating anywhere from 7-10 Pinterest pins PER blog post.

That was much more manageable for us than publishing multiple blog posts a week PLUS designing a pin to go along with it.

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Not only that, we learned to be really strategic about the entry points to our blog sales funnels.

We designed Pinterest pins for other areas of our blog, including opt-in pages for our freebies and sales pages for our paid products.

One of the ways we were able to create so many pins in such a short amount of time was by using templates.

And yes, we use the exact Canva Pinterest pin templates from our monthly Canva template subscription!

Before we get into the nitty-gritty, let’s dive into why you should have multiple pins for a single blog post.

WHY HAVE MULTIPLE PINS?

Having multiple pins per blog post is a great way to continuously add new content to Pinterest without spreading yourself thin by writing new blog posts on a regular basis.

We’re not saying you need to stop new content altogether.

It’s just that there are some seasons of blogging (like during a launch or creating a digital product) that can be overwhelming if you’re trying to do all the things.

That being said, there are some other reasons why you may want to create multiple pins for not only your blog posts but your landing pages as well:

  • VARIETY: Switching up the design/title could be the difference between a viral pin and a flop
  • REFRESH: Great way to revive old content, especially if recently updated
  • VISIBILITY: Increases the number of times your content is on Pinterest

CREATE VARIETY FOR PINTEREST USERS

We can’t tell you how many times we for sure thought a certain Pinterest pin design or title would take off, only to find out that it was our least favorite that is atop our ‘Top Pins.’

Thank goodness we changed up the style of our Pinterest pins along with the title (How to Create a GIF to Promote a Digital Product vs. Canva How To: Create an Animated GIF to Promote Your Freebies), or else we may have missed out on thousands of visitors to our site!

EASY WAY TO FRESHEN UP OLDER CONTENT

We simultaneously created new Pinterest pins as we updated older content to bring traffic back to those posts.

This was especially helpful for the content we had with outdated Pinterest pins and blog post titles.

Related Post: Anatomy of the Perfect Pinterest Pin Design

No one’s going to click on a Pinterest pin that’s titled “Best Tools to Start a Blog in 2018,” but they’ll definitely want to learn more about “Best Blogging Tools for Beginners 2023.”

MORE PINS MEANS MORE VISIBILITY

What would you rather have, one billboard promoting your business or several?

By adding multiple pins to Pinterest (using different styles and titles), we can easily expand our reach to give our blog posts an extra boost in traffic.

HOW TO UPLOAD MULTIPLE PINS TO PINTEREST

The two most popular ways to upload multiple pins to Pinterest are using Pinterest’s native scheduler and Tailwind.

There are other third-party schedulers like Canva, Later, and Planoly, just to name a few, but we prefer Tailwind for its analytics and ease of use.

Keep in mind your first 100 pins on Tailwind are free. You’ll have to upgrade to Pinterest Plus ($14.99/mo or $119/yr) for UNLIMITED scheduling.

UPLOAD DIRECTLY TO PINTEREST

If you don’t want to pay for a Pinterest scheduler, you’ll have to put in some manual labor by uploading directly to Pinterest.

Honestly, the time we save by using Tailwind far outweighs the cost.

Head to Pinterest and select the dropdown in the top left-hand corner. From there, click ‘Create Pin’ under the ‘Create’ category.

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Here you can upload your Pinterest pin and add your pin title, description, and link.

Add multiple pins by clicking the ‘plus’ icon at the top left.

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Lastly, choose the board you’d like to pin and either select ‘Publish immediately’ or ‘Publish at a later date.’

UPLOAD PINS TO TAILWIND

As we said earlier, we prefer to use Tailwind over other schedulers because of its analytics and ease of use.

It’s very easy to upload multiple pins and schedule them to post at the most active times.

Head to Tailwind and click ‘Publisher’ (speaker icon) from the left menu.

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From there, click ‘+ Create new pin’ just above your scheduled content on the right. Select ‘Upload photos/videos’ and add as many pins as you have available.

We batch as much work as we can, so we’re usually uploading dozens of Pinterest pins at a time.

  • ALWAYS click ‘Save’ if you can’t schedule right away
  • Add in the title, description, and link FIRST
  • Do NOT choose your boards unless you’re ready to schedule

If you choose your boards first, Tailwind will essentially duplicate that pin for every board, creating additional work for you.

Let’s say we have 10 Pinterest pins that we want to add to 5 boards.

If we do the title, description, and link FIRST, we’ll only have to add content to the original 10 Pinterest pins.

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But if we choose the 5 boards first, we’ll have 50 Pinterest pins that will need the title, description, and link. 10 is much better than 50, isn’t it?

PINTEREST TIP: To provide even more variety to your Pinterest pins, ask ChatGPT to “Write 4 Pinterest pin descriptions using this text” and then paste the contents of your blog post. Don’t forget to tweak the descriptions to fit your brand voice!

Combined with ChatGPT (for our Pinterest pin descriptions), we scheduled 100+ pins using Tailwind in just one afternoon.

UPLOAD DIRECTLY TO A BLOG POST

Don’t forget to add at least one Pinterest pin to your blog post.

We’ve come across so many amazing articles that we’d love to pin (both personal and professional) that didn’t have a Pinterest pin.

We’d exit out of the tab thinking we’ll remember when we need it later, only to completely forget about it.

There’s no right or wrong area to add your Pinterest pin. Do what works best for your brand style and flow of your blog post.

Related Post: Easily Achieve Brand Consistency with Your Blog

We usually add one within the introduction, along with a call-to-action (CTA), and again at the bottom of the post.

Be sure to give your content every fighting chance at being seen!

Let's talk about how bloggers can (and should!) create multiple pins to drive blog traffic to blog posts, sales pages, opt-in pages, and MORE!

To upload your pin directly to your blog post and you’re using WordPress, click on the ‘Plus’ icon either underneath a ‘block’ or to the right of a blank ‘block’ and select ‘Image.’

From there, you can upload it directly or add it to your Media Library.

SEO TIP: If using Canva, download your Pinterest pin as a JPG with 100% ‘Quality’ AND compress using TinyPNG before you upload to your site!

TYPES OF CONTENT TO PIN AS BLOGGERS

You can create Pinterest pins for SO much more than just blog posts.

People use Pinterest to find a solution to their problems, whether it’s a new knitting pattern, a recipe for picky eaters, learning more about email marketing, or tablescapes for Christmas.

Embrace that knowledge to help spark some ideas using your content!

Here’s a list of popular content you can pin as a blogger:

  • Blog posts
  • YouTube videos
  • Instagram videos
  • Podcast episodes
  • Opt-in pages (the landing page to sign up for your freebie)
  • Sales pages (can be created using Elementor, LeadPages, or ThriveCart)
  • Pre-launch content (webinar, challenge, or masterclass sign-up)
  • Shop pages (Etsy, Shopify, etc.)
  • Individual product pages (sales pages on Etsy or Shopify)
  • Affiliate products (follow FTC guidelines and that it’s an affiliate link in the pin description)
  • Resource/recommendation pages (page with affiliate resources or related posts)

The pins that lead to our freebie landing pages regularly bring in new visitors turned email subscribers.

Again, our reader is on Pinterest looking for something specific, which is why this strategy works so well versus social media.

Related Post: 5 Reasons Why You’re Not Making Money on Pinterest

People are on social media to socialize, take a break from work, or zone out… not to buy or sign up for something.

DESIGN A PIN USING CANVA

It’s SO easy to create Pinterest pins for your blog using a design platform like Canva because it can take just MINUTES.

If you’re not a fan of starting from scratch, we highly recommend our Mega Pin Creators Bundle, a pack of 60 Pinterest pins available in both Canva and PicMonkey.

We also deliver NEW Pinterest pin templates every month in our Canva template membership.

Get 5 regular Pinterest pin templates, 5 Pinterest mockup templates, and 5 video pin templates (+PLUS YouTube, square, and freebie templates) every single month!

Now let’s head on over to Canva and design a Pinterest pin from scratch.

STEP ONE: Set the dimensions for your pin design

Pinterest prefers a 2:3 ratio (1000 x 1500 px) so that when it’s uploaded to Pinterest, it’s less likely to suffer in quality when compressed. Compression can really blur an image, especially on Facebook.

Select ‘Create a design’ from the top right and type ‘Pinterest’ in the search bar.

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Click ‘Pinterest pin (1000 x 1500px’) from the dropdown to open up a new project.

STEP TWO: Add image related to your post topic

With Canva’s extensive media library, we’re sure you’ll find an image that’s related to your blog post topic.

Select ‘Elements’ from the left menu and use the search bar to find what you’re looking for.

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Be sure to click ‘Photos’ directly underneath and again on the ‘filter’ icon to search either free or Pro content, as well as vertical or horizontal photos.

STEP THREE: Include shapes and elements

We love to use fun shapes in our Pinterest pins, but at the very least, be sure to include space for the base of your Pinterest pin title.

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Keep in mind that most Pinterest users are on mobile. If your pin title is hard to read because it blends in with your photo, you won’t get any clicks to your website.

The same holds true if your Pinterest pin is too busy or overwhelming.

STEP FOUR: Add headline text for the title

Make sure it inspires YOUR reader to click by piquing curiosity, promoting a transformation, or using power words like ‘easy’ or ‘free.’

Just think of things that YOU click on. What would entice you more?

“30-Minute Cheeseburger Casserole Your Family Will Love” vs “How to Make a Cheeseburger Casserole.”

Related Post: 5 Easy Font Design Tips for Bloggers

Now, having an awesome headline is only half the battle. You need to make sure it stands out and is easy to read.

Pinterest is generally NOT the place for fancy fonts or small text.

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Don’t forget to add your logo or blog URL at the bottom of your pin.

There are lots of things you can do to help your pin stand out. Take some time to play around in Canva and get creative!

BEST PINTEREST TIPS FOR BLOGGERS

  • CREATE MULTIPLE PINS TO BOOST TRAFFIC: Focus on every entry to your sales funnels, including blog posts, sales pages, opt-in pages, and more
  • ADD AT LEAST ONE PIN TO A BLOG POST: Encourage visitors to pin your content with a CTA and Pinterest pin graphic
  • TRY DIFFERENT TITLES: Play the game of “How many times can I say the same thing” because you never know what’s going to catch the attention of your intended audience
  • KEYWORDS MATTER not just ON your pin graphics but also the descriptions, headlines, boards, and even your Pinterest profile
  • BIG, EASY-TO-READ TITLES perform best because the majority of Pinterest users are on mobile devices
  • VISUALS MATTER because Pinterest has image recognition and will categorize your pin based on the photo (so be sure to keep it relevant)
  • CHOOSE BRIGHT AND CLEAR PHOTOS that avoid faces (bonus points if they’re close up!)
  • DON’T BE AFRAID TO EXPERIMENT with different styles and layouts to see what your audience responds with the best
  • REVIEW YOUR ANALYTICS to see your top-performing pins and find commonalities to include in more of your Pinterest pin designs
  • IT’S OKAY TO GO OFF-BRAND on Pinterest (mainly with fonts), and it’s OK to go off-brand for seasonal content (both colors and fonts)
  • DON’T GIVE AWAY THE FARM: When you put all the information in the Pinterest graphic, your readers have no reason to click through to your website

Above all, don’t overcomplicate your Pinterest design strategy. If designing from scratch just isn’t your thing, invest in a great on-brand pack of Pinterest templates.

We use the same templates from our monthly Canva template subscription to create Pinterest pins for our own blog.

You do NOT need to create a new design for every Pinterest pin you create. Once you change out the visual and text (and maybe even move some colors around), it’ll look like a completely different pin.

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