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In this video, I’ll walk you through creating your own logo and putting it onto you own business card! — AND THEN, getting them printed (using an online printshop called Vistaprint) and delivered right to your door …and all for about $18 for 500 full color cards!
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Welcome to another Tutorial Tuesday video.
Today we’re going to see how easy it is to make a YouTube banner (in 2020) with
You don’t need Photoshop or Canva.
You just need The Graphics Creator by Laughingbird Software
Watch how easy it is to make a YouTube banner in 2020 and also see how fun and easy it is to create your own YouTube thumbnails.
With The Graphics Creator by Laughingbird Software, you can create your own YouTube banners, YouTube Thumbnails – and even end screens.
Watch this video to learn how to pick out colors for your Graphics Creator software designs. And find out how to duplicate an exact match of any color in your image.
Don’t just be an ENTREPRENEUR – Become a CREATORPRENEUR!
With Laughingbird Software, you’ll learn how to grow your business and make money using graphics you create yourself!
You can make any advertisement or project come alive by using a professionally shot moving image from a cinemagraph pro… the big brands are using them and now you can too (but at a fraction of the cost!).
…Think “Harry Potter” photographs, optical illusions, or seemingly endless looping video.
They’re basically a really cool way to capture attention with moving images!
Cinemagraphs are a perfect combination of a still photograph and a video. They can make things feel like they’re moving faster, slower, or are totally frozen.
Additionally, one of the really cool things about a cinemagraph is that it will loop endlessly, therefore playing until your viewer leaves the page. This is what makes a cinemagraph a true attention-getter for entrepreneurs and internet marketers!
1. Moving images for backgrounds
2. Animated GIF’s for social media
3. Attention-Getting social media posts
4. Video clips within your other video productions
5. Advertisements
6. Email announcements
7. Presentations
8. Get Creative!
If you’re skilled in photography, video, and technology, then perhaps you can make your own cinemagraphs.
However, most of us don’t have the skills or time to create our own, especially if it means learning a new software program. As small businesses and entrepreneurs, our time is much better spent doing what we are good at, right? Because that’s how we earn our money.
So, the best answer is, no, you don’t need to create your own. And if you’re worried that you don’t have the resources to make a large investment in eye-catching cinemagraphs for your business, then you’re in luck.
You can purchase one at a time directly from a stock agency or professional.
Or, even better, you can get a bundle of 27 cinemagraphs for the price of just one from a stock agency. Grab a bundle of stunning moving images that can be used for multiple projects and you won’t have to stress.
Yes, you can save them as GIF’s or in other standard video file formats, such as mp4.
Since a cinemagraph image already has motion, you don’t need to add any video to it. However, you will need to save it in a video file format.
In The Graphics Creator, you can choose whether to record your project as a GIF or Webm… then you can download and convert to another video file (say .mp4 or .mov) if needed. Social Media platforms often require different video formats. Webm works great on Facebook, for example, but you’ll need to use .mp4 for a Pinterest video.
You can save time and money by creating your own ads and social media posts, whether or not you’re using cinemagraphs. Spending hundreds to thousands of dollars for images you need every day in your business will only drain your budget and you’ll have a hard time continuing to pay for all you need.
Instead, take a look at this easy-to-use tool, so that all you’ll need to do is add text to your moving images (you can still choose your own fonts, colors, and design elements if you’d like).
Then grab your pre-designed cinemagraphs and have an attention-getting motion image in just minutes.
With only a small investment in time and money, you’ll have access to spectacular images that get you more traffic, more clicks, and more sales.
Have you ever thought about what it would take to become a graphic designer?
Or just wanted to make graphics for your own website or blog?
Or perhaps wished you could make some extra money creating graphics while working from home?! In the online world, graphics have become an absolute necessity.
If you run an online business, you need many different graphics, probably on a weekly or even daily basis: Graphics for a website, blog, social media, email, and other marketing campaigns.
There’s nothing wrong with helping others sell their awesome products… and you getting to benefit from it too.
Simply put, as an affiliate marketer, you show your own customers and website visitors a link to another seller’s product. If your customer buys the product the link is pointing to, you’ll get paid a commission!
This is called “affiliate marketing” (or being a “reseller”).
The cool thing about becoming an affiliate for other people’s products is that you don’t have to take care of tech support, write sales copy, or figure out the mechanics of having the user download the product. Usually, this is all done for you.
In addition, most companies, like Laughingbird Software, give you the sales page graphics you need to advertise, including banners and box shots. This helps you sell their product, so they’re happy to do so.
You just need to show your customers the link to the product or service (this link has your special affiliate ID attached) and let them know you are helping to sell the product. It’s also helpful if you’ve had some experience with that product and can truly recommend it.
This is a great way to supplement your income from the convenience of your own home. And many entrepreneurs are affiliates full-time.
However, depending on your customers and your business, you might also want to make extra graphics for social media marketing, your blog, and even your email campaigns.
Take a look at this WikiHow article and start setting up your own affiliate marketing accounts.
Once you have an account and a product to sell, create a graphic for each social media platform so that you’ll be ready to post as soon as you hit “go”.
If you’re finding it harder than ever to stand out from the competition, you’re not alone. Consumers have endless choices of articles to read, videos to watch, courses to take, and products to buy.
And, as entrepreneurs, you’ll also get a lot of advice on how to stand out in the crowd. You’ve probably heard of “content marketing”, the basic idea being to create consistent content for the people you’re targeting.
Unfortunately, that translates into constantly coming up with new content! Feeling a little overwhelmed?! We totally get it.
So, we’re sharing an idea that’ll help decrease the stress and pressure of giving your customers great content…
WATCH the video and read below to learn more…
…and then make sure to check out the special offer below on the templates you need for content creation.
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You don’t have to constantly invent great content. Get creative and use what you have! Just change up your article or blog content to provide a fresh perspective using these ideas:
Now you need to decide what content to modify using one of the ideas above.
Start by looking through your old content that hasn’t had any traffic in a while. Then decide to do one of 4 things with it:
1. Trash it. If it’s no longer relevant to your business or perhaps so horribly written that you’d have to start over anyway, then get rid of it.
2. Update it to make it current, or make it into a more comprehensive article. Choose to do this by using one of the ideas mentioned above.
3. Add one or two new ideas, give it a new title, and update links. Make sure the content is still very relevant to your niche and helpful to your audience.
4. Create brand new, relevant images for a whole new look (perhaps even make images the focal point of your new content).
Featured graphics, such as the four examples above, are needed to grab attention to your article. Additionally, add titles with keywords and a relevant image that pertains to your article’s content. Not only will it help your audience understand your topic, but you’ll also be helping Google and other search engines find and list you.
Now make one or two new pieces of content that speak to your customers. Don’t forget to consider which content worked well the first time around. Or whether your target customer has changed since that old content was shared.
No matter what you decide to do with your old content, don’t forget to include eye-catching blog graphics.
And make sure you watch the video to find out exactly how to create designs for your new content.
Think about it… just updating a couple of articles will give you new content to give your audience in far less time than starting a new topic.
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Business cards don’t have to be boring. You can get attention and stand out from the crowd… without doing something drastic!
With a character on it, the card will be easily noticed and recognized as your business, making it stand out from the rest!
Just add one of the 300+ characters in the downloadable Mascot Characters template set (Premium Content) to your business card (or create a logo using a character and put that on your business card).
Watch the video to see some of the characters included in this graphics set:
When giving out your card, hand-write something on one copy, such as your cell-phone number, a secondary e-mail address, or cute message. Or even offer them a special discount.
These tactics will give your card a noticeable edge (and make others take a second look before tossing it)!
Give your audience a reason to come to your website or social media. And tell them exactly what you want them to do. Use a Call-to-Action such as “Use this discount code in the shopping cart at https://stagingapril.laughingbirdsoftware.com”.
And, be sure to give a couple of “clean” cards to each contact as well, asking your new friend to pass one on to another potential customer.
… which is less than the attention span of a puppy! ?
Therefore, you need to do whatever you can to grab the attention of your viewer within the first 8 seconds (or less) of your video.
People love stories (how many times have you sat around with a group of friends telling stories when you could’ve been doing any number of other things… right?)
Storytelling has turned into a new and powerful ‘sales pitch’ that’s getting real results. And video is helping us tell better stories.
When you’re indulging in video marketing, the rules remain the same. You need to give immense value and make sure your video content is filling a need. Storytelling helps you do that. It lets you connect with your target audience.
Here’s a fantastic article showing how to create your own ‘explainer video’ using elements of a story. This article actually helped inspire this Creatorpreneurs Quick-Win.
Now that you’ve read the article, create a video focusing on telling a story that showcases your business in a positive light and lets your brand’s personality shine. Take a look at the video to see how easy it is to do with Powtoons (one of the video creation products we use ourselves).
In order to build trust with your audience, you have to demonstrate authority and credibility by providing value.
What better way to provide value than giving your prospective customers a glimpse of the value they’ll get by purchasing your product or service?
Free content positions you as an expert and authority on the topic – As people see you creating free YouTube videos packed with helpful information, or e-books overflowing with awesome advice, or podcasts filled with valuable interviews, they start to see you as the expert on the subject. The more value you give, the higher your authority status.
The more content you create on a consistent basis, the bigger your fan-base will grow. And the more consumers will share your work with others in their network, affirming your status as an authority. This is an effective form of word-of-mouth marketing.
Think of free content as a test drive — no one is going to buy a car without driving it first.
Plus, free content is consumed 50 times more often than content that sits behind a paywall. It also creates more exposure and earns new customers.
Deciding which content you should distribute for free needs to be a strategic decision.
You need to be thinking three steps ahead. You’re looking to create leverage that allows you to eventually do something for profit, so figure out what kind of content will get you what you want, and who needs to see it.
Some examples of free content:
Here’s what you need to do: Take a look at your product/service offers. Think of 3 types of free content you can create that’ll really help your prospects solve a problem and establish you as an authority.
Now, create the content that’ll be most helpful for your customer (but that is fairly easy to create, if possible). Don’t forget to create beautiful headers, footers, thumbnails, etc., so that it looks professional and is exciting to consume.
Finally, set a date that you’ll send out your free content to your prospects.
Final notes: Make sure your freebie is easy to consume and share.
AND, make sure your content is presented in a format that can be accessed on both desktop and mobile devices.
