4 CANVA TEMPLATES HACKS to make sales NOW 💰 (SKYROCKET your Etsy digital products income)

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In part one of a two-part series, Kate Hayes gives four design hacks for creating editable Canva templates that sell, demonstrating on a square Instagram post bundle. She first advises keeping a bundle cohesive with three or four colors and about three fonts throughout. Hack one is shapes: use Elements > Frames to drop photos into shaped frames (circles and other fun shapes), double-click to reposition the photo inside the frame, and use Text > Effects > Curve to wrap text around a shape. She stresses using only free Canva elements (no crown/Pro items) so buyers on free accounts can use everything in the template. Hack two is transparency: place a semi-transparent shape over a background photo so text stays readable while the image shows through, and note the transparency slider works on photos and most elements too. Hack three is layering with Canva’s free photos: a slightly faded background photo, a device mockup frame (phone or tablet) holding a second photo as the focal layer, stacked rectangle bars with text on top (using Shift-select and Group to move them together), and a full-canvas white square sent backward via Position and made transparent so the top layers pop. Hack four is offering the same designs in multiple sizes to multiply bundle size without new design work — 100 designs in three sizes becomes a 300-design bundle. Canva Pro’s Resize feature (e.g., from 1080x1080 square to 1080x1350 Instagram portrait) copies designs to a new tab where elements need minor adjusting; free users can instead create a new design at the target size and copy-paste elements across with keyboard shortcuts. She also offers a free starter guide and a free PDF of content-topic prompts for social media bundles, and previews part two on listing optimization.

Key takeaways

• Use shaped photo frames and the Curve text effect to make templates eye-catching, and build only with free Canva elements so free-account buyers can use everything
• Keep a template bundle cohesive by sticking to roughly three or four colors and about three fonts across all designs
• Transparency on shapes and photos, plus layered designs (background photo, device mockup frame, grouped text bars), makes templates look professional
• Multiply a bundle’s size without new design work: offer the same designs in square, portrait, and story sizes — 100 designs in 3 sizes is a 300-design bundle
• Canva Pro’s Copy & Resize speeds up resizing (1080x1080 to 1080x1350); free users can copy-paste elements into a new design at the target size

Episode details: published March 7, 2023 · 23:27 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kate Hayes’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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