Today I have some graphic design resources to help you improve your visual marketing strategy on social media. Here’s four links with tips and tricks to kick start your work week.

Visual content is more important than ever when it comes to attracting the right audience for your brand’s niche. In fact, these have proven to be the most successful pieces of content when it comes to generating interest and sales. You don’t need to take a lot of time or money in order to design the right content. By using these affordable tools you can create great visuals that stand out and attract interested followers. Would you like to get your visual marketing in front of more people in your target market? Take advantage of these great resources, and let me know how these work for you!

1) Photo editing and design – PicMonkey

You need to edit a graphic or photo, but don’t want an expensive piece of software to do it. It’s not difficult to do this right from your computer or smart device with PicMonkey. The tool is versatile, and allows for a single image edit as well as putting together an entire design. Boost your engagement on social media with their ready-made templates for ads, cover images, video thumbnails, and more.

2) Resize, download and adjust – Simple Image Resizer

Do you just need a quick resizing of an image for a specific social network? Then you will love the Simple Image Resizer, which is great for getting exact sizes for all of your profiles. Other features include an image optimizer, compressor, and converter for all of your online tasks. Upload files from your computer or download their free app in Google Play.

3) Create professional infographics – Snappa

Design high quality infographics in just minutes. Snappa takes the hard work out of creating images with optimized templates and drag and drop features. Choose from over 500,000 high quality, stock photos and easily download your final project as the most popular file formats.

4) Icons and photos – Noun Project

Want to make your posts and stories more visual? Noun Project includes hundreds of icons for just about anything in black and white. All the images are royalty free and can be placed in your favorite online design program. Just type in the keyword of what you are looking for and choose from a single image or collection.

Hopefully you will find these graphic design resources useful to your social media marketing strategy. Are there any that you would like to add as well?

Have fun with these tips and tools.

Wishing you a FAN-tastic week!

Susan