in: Apps We Love
by: Sabina Hitchen
It's no secret that including visuals in your social media campaign, whether they're posters, memes, visual quotes, or even branded Pinterest posts is directly related to an increase in engagement and conversion. In fact, statistics show that tweets with images can double your engagement and Facebook photos can receive an 87% interaction rate from fans! But if you're "graphically challenged" or don't have someone on your team skilled and dedicated to creating them, how do you do it? You use one of the tools, websites or Apps below (all of which provide tutorials and support) and you can begin making and sharing powerful visuals in just a few minutes!
This App offers a free as well as an upgraded "Royale" version and is so simple a monkey could use it. I'm not kidding. Go to their website and you can instantly begin creating posters, photos, collages and other branded designs. This is great for editing photos you upload on your own or add text (or quotes) to. Want to use photos you have already posted to your Facebook page? No problem, PicMonkey will help you edit them and then pop them right back into your Facebook albums! At its most basic PicMonkey will give you easy access to special effects, photo editing tools and poster creation skills which you can then directly upload to your social streams! When you're ready to "take it to the next level" you can use them to create monogrammed logos, "Photoshop" your own headshots and more. The sky is the limit and your social streams will thank you!
Are you simply looking for a no-frills, super fast way to make an inspirational quote poster for your business? This is the website for you! Simply click on "Make Your Own Quote Picture", enter in your quote, enter in the name of the person you want to attribute it to (I also recommend including that person's Twitter handle), select the type of quote it is (this will help them pick the proper background) and you're good to go. Talk about easy!
Feel like you need to engage a bit more on Pinterest but not sure how to do it? Ready to give your Pinterest influence a BIG boost? Let Pinstamatic make it fun and easy to raise your Pin game by more or less turning every part of your brand story into a Pinnable moment! This (simple to follow, no graphic experience required) website will let you: put quotations on your board to explain things to people or grab their attention, share music (perhaps from Spotify) on your board, add a clickable map to show off where your business is located, create your own quote posters that you can then post to Pinterest and let the world share virally, create a Pin of your Twitter profile and oh so much more!
Let's be honest. Everyone wants a dose of inspiration or motivation every once in awhile. While you can modify the type of quotes you share based on your brand's niche, you should definitely share what you think as a brand or business owner from time to time. Recite is another great tool to do this, and like our other tools, it's easy to use! Why else do we like it? It's TOTALLY FREE and you don't even have to login or create an account, just plug and create! Choose from their various templates to get the look you want, share it socially or download it to them use it in Pinterest or on your website!
