Canva: The Most Important Tool for Teacherpreneurs
I believe that Canva is the most important tool you can use as a teacherpreneur. Why, you ask? Canva is a brilliant and versatile tool that you can use to create your teaching resources as well as marketing materials. Its easy-to-use features and functionality will enable you to create a ton of engaging content for your business.
Quick note: any link to Canva on this website is an affiliate link. That said, I only recommend products I actually use and believe in.
What is Canva?
To put it simply, Canva is a platform that easily allows you to create visual content such as social media graphics, presentations, posters, and workbooks. The app includes a ton of templates and images for users to use. Here's everything you need to know about using Canva.
Canva has thousands of professionally designed templates that can be customised with just a few clicks. And, Canva is always adding more fonts, templates, and images, so you will always have the freshest designs possible.
Canva has beginner-friendly features that make your graphics stand out. You can easily add and edit background, text, and photos. If you want your resources to be visually appealing, Canva is the best option for you.
Canva is so easy to learn. My Getting Started with Canva tutorial is a great place to start learning about Canva. If you're new to graphic design, make sure you check my graphic design tutorials. If you're already comfortable using Canva and want to create design projects, check my Canva projects list. I know you can quickly learn Canva. I am rooting for you!
Canva makes it easy to collaborate on designs. You can build a team in Canva for projects that you create. Your collaborators can view your design and leave comments/suggestions. You can also allow them to edit the design.
Canva is free. Yes, you read that right. The free version of Canva is great for you if you want to create simple and functional designs. The free plan includes access to thousands of photos, templates, and videos. It also enables you to get access to one colour palette in your brand kit and create two folders to help organise your designs. (Although, I must admit, when I discovered Canva, I immediately bought the pro version.)
Canva has a premium version. Canva Pro, which costs about $9.95 per month, offers access to premium graphics, templates, photos, features, and functionalities. Here are some other brilliant features that Canva Pro offers over the free version:
Do you need these features? If yes, then upgrade. Don't want to pay? No worries, there's a ton of free templates and images to use. Or you can sign up for the Pro free trial, use it as much as you can, and then cancel before your trial is up.
How Do You Use Canva for your Business?
Now, that's the important question. How do you use Canva as a teacherpreneur?
Canva is your branding tool. You can use it to create your logo and branding kit. When you create your social media graphics - from pins, Instagram posts, and Facebook ads images - use your logo and brand colours from your branding kit. You can also create your store banners and social media banners in Canva!
Canva is your canvas for creating teaching resources. You can use it to create your resources, cover photos, previews, and thumbnails. Name it, you can create it with Canva.
So, shall we get started? Sign up with Canva and let's create together!
Quick note: any link to Canva on this website is an affiliate link. That said, I only recommend products I actually use and believe in.
What is Canva?
To put it simply, Canva is a platform that easily allows you to create visual content such as social media graphics, presentations, posters, and workbooks. The app includes a ton of templates and images for users to use. Here's everything you need to know about using Canva.
Canva has thousands of professionally designed templates that can be customised with just a few clicks. And, Canva is always adding more fonts, templates, and images, so you will always have the freshest designs possible.
Canva has beginner-friendly features that make your graphics stand out. You can easily add and edit background, text, and photos. If you want your resources to be visually appealing, Canva is the best option for you.
Canva is so easy to learn. My Getting Started with Canva tutorial is a great place to start learning about Canva. If you're new to graphic design, make sure you check my graphic design tutorials. If you're already comfortable using Canva and want to create design projects, check my Canva projects list. I know you can quickly learn Canva. I am rooting for you!
Canva makes it easy to collaborate on designs. You can build a team in Canva for projects that you create. Your collaborators can view your design and leave comments/suggestions. You can also allow them to edit the design.
Canva is free. Yes, you read that right. The free version of Canva is great for you if you want to create simple and functional designs. The free plan includes access to thousands of photos, templates, and videos. It also enables you to get access to one colour palette in your brand kit and create two folders to help organise your designs. (Although, I must admit, when I discovered Canva, I immediately bought the pro version.)
Canva has a premium version. Canva Pro, which costs about $9.95 per month, offers access to premium graphics, templates, photos, features, and functionalities. Here are some other brilliant features that Canva Pro offers over the free version:
- Background removal capabilities (Remove backgrounds from images)
- A professional brand kit
- Millions of images, audios, videos and graphic elements
- Over 3000 fonts to choose from
- High-quality downloads
- Premium support
Do you need these features? If yes, then upgrade. Don't want to pay? No worries, there's a ton of free templates and images to use. Or you can sign up for the Pro free trial, use it as much as you can, and then cancel before your trial is up.
How Do You Use Canva for your Business?
Now, that's the important question. How do you use Canva as a teacherpreneur?
Canva is your branding tool. You can use it to create your logo and branding kit. When you create your social media graphics - from pins, Instagram posts, and Facebook ads images - use your logo and brand colours from your branding kit. You can also create your store banners and social media banners in Canva!
Canva is your canvas for creating teaching resources. You can use it to create your resources, cover photos, previews, and thumbnails. Name it, you can create it with Canva.
So, shall we get started? Sign up with Canva and let's create together!