Every marketing professional out there will tell you that when it comes to marketing, people are drawn to images. This is true on TV, on billboards, in magazines, and…on social media. Authors, this means you need to get comfortable creating images to use in your social media on a regular basis. Here are 9 tools to help you do that!
Get Images
Part of the trouble with social media images is having to pay for the rights and do the appropriate attribution. Check out these sites for beautiful, free images.
Pexels
Free stock images for both personal and commercial use without attribution.
Unsplash
Free stock images for both personal and commercial use without attribution.
Manipulate Images
If you’re not a Photoshop expert and don’t want to pay the $ for the tools, try these easy-to-use tools to help you put together your social media images.
Canva
You can use the free features or pay for custom image usage. Either way, this is an easy to use tool which produces graphics the right size and type for any social media platform.
Pic Monkey
For a small monthly fee, you have access to a very easy to use tool which allows you to take your pictures to the next level.
Professional Images
If you’re already a whiz with Photoshop or some other graphics tool, here are some tools to step up your game.
Dafont
Download ton of fantastic fonts. Even try out your words in the font first. Just remember to look for licensing rules for each individual font.
Adobe Color CC
A free color picker which helps you find the right combination of colors.
2017 Social Media Image Size Cheat Sheet
Recommended sizes for any and all social media options. Each works best with different sized images.
https://makeawebsitehub.com/social-media-image-sizes-cheat-sheet/
Other
If you want to try making other types of more complicated visuals for your social media, try these:
Pictochart
To create infographics, either from scratch or with their templates
Recite
Create images for quotes by typing in your quote, picking the layout, and that’s it.
Social media banners (the image across the top of your Facebook, Google, Twitter pages, or banners at the top of webpages on your site), and memes (smaller graphics used on posts) are a fantastic way to advertise your latest projects, releases, or events.
Once a package is agreed upon, your artist will provide 2 different banner options to select from. They will then do 3 versions of the option you selected based on feedback you provide.
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