For more help with your social media and visual marketing, try these resources.
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Social Media Marketing Strategy, Ideas & Planning
Blog post and FREE email series: Content Ideas Fans LOVE! Sign up there for the free mini-course by email.
Blog post and FREE monthly inspiration: Indispensable Social Media Holidays. Join as a free member there to get a content inspiration calendar monthly!
Product: 2019 Social Media Content Planner. Get over 150 content ideas every month, and a way to keep them organized! Printable PDF. Geared toward those who are up and running on social media, but need ideas and a plan to stay consistent. Click here to learn more.
Mini-product: Social Media Strategy Workbook. This 32-page guide is included FREE with the Planner. Not ready for the whole Planner? Buy the Workbook for a sweet low price.
Done-for-you Social Media Marketing
From PromoRepublic at the seriously-amazing price of $97 per month. To get details and try it for a week FREE, click here.
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For individual platforms like Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook, keep going.
Online Graphics Creation & Photo Editing
Stencil is one of the fastest and easiest ways to make images online! Free, or Pro version.
Read my blog post about Quote Images with Stencil or click here to try it.
Snappa is another super-fast online image creation tool with lots of templates– over 250 for Pinterest Pins! Free or Pro upgrade. Click here to try it.
PicMonkey is a fun and easy option for photo editing and graphics creation.
Read my blog post about How to Use PicMonkey or click here to try it.
Adobe Photoshop – my favorite, and more affordable than you think. Choose “Photography” for Photoshop + Lightroom at $9.99 a month. Click here to learn more.
DON’T KNOW WHICH? Read the blog post or get the quickie comparison chart.
Social Media Graphics Templates
Find thousands of social media image templates on Creative Market. Add your own text in any easy design program like Canva!
Low Cost Stock Photos
When you don’t find what you need on free photo sites, try these inexpensive resources for more professional options:
Dreamstime: No need to sign up for a subscription – buy credits for as little as $16 USD. This is the one I use because I don’t need to purchase a lot of photos. Click here to check it out.
Adobe Stock: Get one month free when you choose the 10 or 40 images per month plan. My client has a subscription here because we need a lot of top-quality photos for Facebook posts. Click here to check it out.
Pinterest Tips, Scheduling Tools, and Courses
These are my fave tips and tools to keep on top of Pinterest, quickly & easily!
Blog posts and FREE email series: Ultimate Guide to Pinterest for Business. Sign up there for the free mini-course by email!
Automate your Pinning with Tailwind: Approved Pinterest partner.
Read my blog post about Tailwind for Pinterest or click here for a free trial.
Course: Pinning Perfect is the best course offered, and it’s updated twice yearly to keep up with changes. Click here to check it out.
Course: How to Master Master Tailwind is perfect if you want to save time automating your pinning with Tailwind. From Pinterest master Kate Ahl. Click here to check out this course.
Course: Tailwind SmartLoop Simplified will save you time setting up your Pin loops, and maximize your results. Click here to check it out.
Instagram Tips, Scheduling Tools, and Courses
These are my fave tools to keep on top of Instagram, quickly & easily!
Blog post and FREE email series: How to Use Hashtags on Instagram. Sign up there for the free report and mini-course by email!
Direct post to Instagram with Tailwind and their super-helpful Hashtag Finder tool. Read my blog posts about Tailwind’s Instagram hashtag finder or Instagram-approved auto-posting.
Click here for a free trial of Tailwind for Instagram.
Course: Infamous to Influential taught by Alex Tooby. I’ve taken her course and loved it!
Course: Hashtag Hero, another great course from Alex Tooby, this one’s a deep dive into Instagram hashtags.
Facebook Tips, Scheduling Tools, and Courses
These are my fave tools to keep on top of Facebook, quickly & easily!
Blog post and FREE templates: Facebook Cover Photos are confusing, since they display differently on desktop and mobile. Use my free templates at the link above, or Snappa’s easy design tool with built-in safe zones!
Blog post about Facebook’s FREE scheduler.
Viral content finder and scheduler: Post Planner. Rock your Facebook Page and Twitter by finding proven content you can share, or use to inspire your own viral posts. Get started for as little as $36 for a YEAR!
Click here to try Post Planner.
Schedule social shares of your blog posts: MissingLettr. Automate your blog post sharing to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Creates quote images for you! Read my blog post about MissingLettr social media marketing for bloggers or click here for a free trial.
Start a Blog that Makes Money!
Blog post and FREE email series: How to Start a Blog. Sign up there for the free mini-course by email.
I’ve been hosting websites with HostGator for 8 years. I strongly recommend it for beginning bloggers. It’s so affordable!
Ready to buy your website hosting? Use my link for a BONUS!
Email me your HostGator receipt for a FREE GIFT: “How to Start a Business Blog” video training! Sells for $17, but free to you when you purchase through my link.
How to Start a Creative Business
Blog post: How To Build A Creative Online Business You’ll Love. Get tips and ideas here!
Free webinar: Make Your First Dollar Online. This on-demand workshop will show you how to turn your passion into an online business.
Course: Creator Pass. Exactly the training you need to build a thriving online business.
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