If you’re just starting out on your blogging journey, are still thinking about blogging, or are a seasoned blogger, this post is for you.
Canva is an amazing tool that can help bloggers create beautiful, professional graphics without having any Photoshop skills. The use of esthetically pleasing images is especially important for a blogger because we rely on visually based social media platforms, like Pinterest and Instagram, to promote our content (to hopefully grow our audience).
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If you want to be taken seriously as a blogger and want to monetize your blog, your images should be visually appealing and look professional. That’s why a tool like Canva is so important for a blogger.
When I learned about Canva and began playing with the tool, I instantly became obsessed. I use Canva to create all my graphics for social media outlets. I also use it to add branding to my photos.
CANVA IS FREE.
Not only is it free to create an account with Canva, but you can also create your graphics for free, and use several free templates to do it. There are features that you can pay to use within Canva, such as certain templates, but you definitely don’t have to. I use Canva free 100% of the time, and it provides me with everything I need creatively as a blogger.
THEY SUPPLY GRAPHICS.
You don’t need to provide anything to create your graphics, not even your own images. Canva has it all! The tool provides so many templates that you can modify and/or supplement with additional free text and elements, such as shapes, lines, icons and frames.
If you do have your own photos that you want to incorporate in your graphics, you can absolutely do that too. They have an “Uploads” tab where you can easily upload your photos and then utilize them in your graphics.
YOU DON’T NEED TO BE A GRAPHIC DESIGNER.
You can make professional looking graphics without having any Photoshop skills. Many times bloggers are scared off from blogging because they think they need to be a graphic designer. Absolutely not.
Canva offers all the tools and features you need as a blogger to create professional graphics. Canva even optimizes the graphics by size for social media platforms, so you don’t have to. If you want to make a Pinterest-optimized graphic or a Facebook-optimized graphic, you just need to select that option before you begin your creation.
IT’S EASY TO USE.
Canva has easy-to-use features, like drag & drop and lines that tell you when your image is centered. It’s also very simple to change the colors and fonts. You can even upload your own fonts if you have a specific font you use.
If you’re a blogger and don’t want to spend a lot of money on a graphic design but want professional-looking graphics, you should absolutely try out Canva.