For more help with your social media and visual marketing, try these resources.
These are the tools I use to make my business run smoothly, look great, and make money!
Plus you’ll find links to articles on my website and sign up for lessons by email, so you can learn for free.
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Social Media Marketing Strategy, Ideas & Planning
Blog post and FREE email series: Social Media Content Ideas Fans LOVE! Sign up there for the free mini-course by email.
Blog post and FREE monthly inspiration: Social Media Holidays. You’ll find the top holidays for the year, plus links to ALL my holiday marketing inspiration. Join as a free member to get a content inspiration calendar monthly!
Product: Your Social Plan. Not enough time in your days to post consistently? Get daily post ideas AND ready-to-post visual content, so you’re never at a loss for what to post to attract and engage followers, while promoting your business. Click here to save hours on social media marketing every week!
For individual platforms like Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook, keep scrolling.
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 Stencil.
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 Snappa.
Canva – it’s a huge favorite! Read my Ultimate Guide to How to Use Canva. You’ll find links there to all my free Canva tutorials.
Click here to try Canva Pro free for 30 days.
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.
NO TIME? Try Your Social Plan and get ready-to-post images monthly.
Social Media Graphics Templates
If you already use a graphics program like Canva and are tired of the same old social media image templates, find thousands of unique templates on Creative Market. Add your text and stand out!
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 $14.99 USD. Perfect if you 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!
FREE Pinterest Image Guide: Struggling to create compelling Pin images? Grab this 8-page PDF from Simple Pin Media. Email opt-in required. Click here to get yours.
FREE Pinterest Keyword Planning Guide: Perplexed by Pinterest keywords? Get the 20-page PDF from Simple Pin Media. Email opt-in required. Click here for yours.
Pinterest Title Hacks: a quick, easy, and inexpensive mini-course created to help you get more clicks to your blog and sales pages! Check it out here.
Automate your Pinning with Tailwind: Approved Pinterest partner. Read my blog post about Tailwind for Pinterest or sign up for Tailwind Forever Free.
Pinterest Course for beginners: The Pinterest Marketing Blueprint is a mini-course from Simple Pin for beginners like you. Click here to check it out.
Pinterest Marketing Community: Simple Pin Collective provides monthly in-depth trainings, coaching calls, and daily support. Monthly fee for membership. I’m a mentor in the private FB group. Click here to check out the Collective.
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!
Blog post: How to Grow your Instagram. Lots of ideas, plus links to in-depth content you can dive into as time permits.
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 to sign up for Tailwind Forever Free.
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.
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.
How to Start a Creative Business
Blog post: How To Build A Creative Online Business You’ll Love for tips and ideas.
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