I recently started a part-time job as a social media manager for a local yoga studio. It is a combination of two of my passions and I am so excited about it. I get unlimited yoga classes as my payment, but that it fine with me because I’d spend the money on classes anyway. I have learned a lot about social media as I have used it to promote this blog and for my Etsy shop so I had a great foundation going into the position. I’ve been at it for a week and I have learned even more.
Canva
I love this app/website. I make most of my graphics using this. You can get a lot without even having to pay for anything. Some pictures and pre-made set ups cost money, but I just choose the free options and have done just fine with them. You can also upload your own pictures so if you find a picture that costs money you can just find a free one to upload to the site. I use it on my laptop, my phone and my Ipad. LOVE IT!!! Five stars!!!
Pixabay
This is a great site for free photos. It has a great selection and they are FREE!! You can make a donation to the site if you are so inclined, but there is a HUGE selection of photos and you don’t have to pay a dime. This has a website and an app so I can use it on both platforms. LOVE IT!! Five stars again!!
Ripl
I just started using this app the other day and I also love this one. You can make moving graphics that are way cool. This also has a free option with not as many choices. I opted for the Ripl Pro for $9.99 a month because I can use it for my job and my Etsy shop so I don’t mind paying the price. You can also upload your own pictures to this app; free version or paid version. This is only an app. You can post your graphics to Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for this app or you can save them to post later. LOVE IT TOO!!! Five stars!!!
What are your favorite social media resources?
I love Canva and Pixabay. I like PicMonkey better than Canva, but I do use it sometimes. I will have to check out Ripl!!
I will have to check out PicMonkey…thanks:)
I am so in love with canva, still a beginner but it makes me hopeful! lol. will definitely try the photo resource.
LOVE Canva!!!!
I am so far behind on some social apps it isn’t funny. Will have to show this to my son who is a computer and app specialist. What he does for a living and see what he has to say about these.
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There is so much out there…it’s crazy and once you learn something, a new thing takes its place!!
I know a number of people that love Canva. I use Stencil if I need something for images and love it.
I’ve never heard of Stencil, but I will have to give it a look.
This is a great resource list. I love a few on this list.
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Thanks Sarah.
Pixabay is my all-time favorite place to get pictures. They have a great selection and most of them you don’t need to pay for. I never heard of the app but I’m definitely going to try it.
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The app is great if you have to post something from your phone…LOVE it.
These all sound like great resources. I am going to have to look into them to see if they would be good for me.
Definitely give them a look Lisa
Canva is my favorite tool! It’s so useful and versatile!
Love, love, love Canva!
Canva is an awesome tool for making pins for Pinterest. I’ve been on Pixabay once or twice and really like the selection. Have never checked out Ripl. It sounds really interesting.
I use Canva for my featured images in my blog and I LOVE it.
Canva has honestly changed my (blogging) life. Seriously. It’s amazing!
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I agree Rachel
These sound like some great resources, it is always good to know you have thing that can help get you “out there” at your finger tips.
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absolutely!!
Love finding new tools to use! Thank you for sharing them!
Give them a look..they are awesome
I’ve been using PicMonkey forever, but have been really unhappy with the pic quality. I just recently downloaded Canva, and it’s my new lover. I’m totally going to check out Ripl. I’ve never heard of it before! Thanks for the tip!
I love it too:) Try Ripl…very cool.
These are great resources. I swear by Canva and Pixabay for feature images for some posts that I make.
I love both of them.
I love all of these things too! I’m a virtual assistant and anything that lets me get more done in less time is a winner!
I agree.
I haven’t heard of Ripl before and can’t wait to check it out. I’d especially love the moving graphics feature and would love to try it out with my grandson! x
It is very cool…give it a try.
I use Canva from time to time, but have never heard of the other ones! Thanks for sharing!
Give them all a try…you’ll be glad you did.
I use Canva all the time for my blog posts! And pretty much all my stock photos are from Pixabay!
Pixabay is awesome…I’ve used Pexels in the past and it was not nearly as good.
I love Canva. Really helpful tool for the technologically challenged people like me. 🙂 My son if volunteering to teach me how to use Adobe Photoshop but I am cool with Canva. I’ll have to check Ripl out and see if it is also user friendly.
I’ve never used Photoshop…Canva works for me:)
Hey girl,
Canva and Pixabay are both awesome. Do you use Pixabay through WordSwag or just on its own?
I’ve never heard of Pixl but you’ve piqued my curiosity on that one. I’ll have to check that out.
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I use Pixabay on its own.
I love canva! It’s such an amazing social media resource. I did not know that they have an app and may have to get it. I never heard of Pixabay or Ripl. They both sound amazing. Thank you for sharing!
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All of those have apps which is very handy.
PicMonkey is my go to site. I have been using it for years for my editing!
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I’ve gotten mixed reviews on PicMonkey in comments for this site…I’ll have to give it a look.
This is a great list of resources. I can’t wait to use the directory of photos! Very helpful.
Thanks Erica
I love Canva!!
Me too
These sound great! Enjoy the yoga 🙂
Canva is my go-to! I tried pro for a few months and I miss it so much I’m probably going to pay for it again!
I haven’t needed to go to the Pro level because I’ve gotten so much out of it for free:)
I have used Canva and love it too, but I haven’t heard of the other ones! I’ll have to check them out!
Definitely give them a look.
Canva is awesome!
I haven’t heard of Pixabay! I love Canva. Great resources. Love finding new apps/products/sites.
Me too.
I adore Ripl and use it a lot! Haven’t checked out the other resources, will put them on my list of things to peek at.
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I’ve had so much fun using Ripl
I use PicMonkey to edit my pics! I think I just got used to it before I heard of Canva and once your brain is used to something, it’s hard to move to something else!
PicMonkey has been mentioned a lot in these comments.
I know of and love the first two – very handy sites! I didn’t know about the second one, but how fun is that? It’s awesome you get free yoga classes for doing the social media. I’d be okay with that deal too.
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I love it!!!
I use the Ripl app and I love all of the features and tricks I can use with it.
LOVE Ripl
I’m a bignfan of Pixabay and Canva! I also like Unsplash. I’ve never heard of Ripl, but it’s definitely worth checking out.
Never heard of Unsplash…I’ll have to check it out:)
I use and love all 3 of these!!! I just started with Fiverr making pin graphics in Canva ☺️
That’s a great idea…it’s amazing how many people don’t know how to use the great photo resources that are out there
I love using Board Booster for Pinterest!
I’ll have to check that one out!!
Never heard of them but I will have to check them out.
Definitely give them a look
I am not familiar with Rip but plan to take a look at it after reading your post. I love Canva!!
Ripl is like Canva with a little extra oomph!!
This is such a great post. I use Canva and Pixababy several times a week for my blog.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Pixabay
I’ve recently started to use Pixabay and I love it. I haven’t heard of Ripl.
I don’t know how I’ve gone so long without Pixabay…I use it everyday now. Ripl is awesome.