Louise Myers Visual Social Media

Rock your online presence with social media graphics! Get Graphic Design & Social Media Marketing tips from an expert.

Ingenious! Facebook Cover Photo Mobile AND Desktop Template

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Want your Facebook Cover Photo to look good on both desktop AND mobile?

It ought to! Over half – 56.5% – of Facebook users ONLY access the site by mobile (up from 51.7% in January 2016).

One billion users access Facebook daily through their mobile phones. source

I love my big beautiful desktop monitor, but even I use Facebook on mobile sometimes 😉

Now your Cover Photo can have it both ways! Here’s a Facebook Cover Photo mobile template – that also works great on desktop.

This article is for Facebook Business Pages ONLY. For personal profiles, groups, and events:

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Social Media Cheat Sheet 2018: Must-Have Image Sizes!

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Searching for the ultimate social media cheat sheet?

I’ve been looking forever, and can’t find one that’s completely correct. So I made my own!

Simple – but accurate! Outdated infographics are still widely posted and shared, despite their misinformation. Here are the updated social media sizes, as of September 1, 2018.

Full chart at the end of the post. Log in as a member to get your free printable!

I’ve included ALL essential sizes for Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, AND YouTube on the chart. You’ll find notes about aspect ratio and maximum file size where known.

Google+ and Tumblr sizes are listed at the end of this post, though not on the chart.

The platforms are now listed in order of my audience’s interest, and I’ve added a Table of Contents if you need a quick answer. You’ll find it underneath the important cross-platform considerations below. 👇

Please leave a comment if any need to be corrected. I’ll update as quickly as possible!
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This Is How to Succeed with Holiday Marketing on Pinterest

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Planning your holiday marketing on Pinterest? Pinners start early, and spend twice as much on the holidays. Here's how to succeed there!

Planning your holiday marketing?

Don’t forget Pinterest!

And when you think Pinterest, remember that Pinners are planners! They’re ready to start thinking about Christmas – now!

Pinners start holiday planning in September – 4 weeks earlier than others.

Pinners also spend twice as much on the holidays as the general public! So this is definitely an audience you want to get to know.

If you’re unsure how to proceed, I’ve got some great resources for you:

  • Impressive Pinterest holiday marketing stats to intrigue you.
  • FREE webinars on holiday marketing from Pinterest!
  • FREE report on holiday marketing put out by Pinterest last year.
  • Colorful Pinterest holiday marketing infographic to Pin.
  • My favorite resource for holiday Pin graphics and photo retouching.
  • My FREE Pinterest basics course by email to optimize your account!

Read on so you can make a splash on Pinterest in the last 4 months of the year.

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