Hi ! Times sure have changed. I grew up in the '80s. I remember when only people who made the big bucks were able to advertise their businesses. It cost thousands to have company brochures printed up, and thousands more to get access to a mailing list and have print ads made up to send out to your prospects.

I worked in corporate advertising in the '90s. It cost thousands more to hire professional photographers, graphic designers and copywriters to work up a creative ad campaign for your company that would drive results. (Yes, this can still be the case if you're a giant corporation with a massive advertising budget).

Here's something that blows my mind. With each decade, it gets easier and cheaper to manage your own advertising, or to pay mere dollars to hire someone with minimal skills to do it for you. We have the internet now. Everything is right there at your fingertips.

I recently discovered Canva.com. This is a website where you can quickly and easily design your own print and online marketing materials. They have a free option which is definitely high value. You get a LOT of design options and templates to customize. If you really want to get into the finer details, there's a paid upgrade. But it's totally up to you if you decide to use it!...


Continue reading this article, see what types of skills you should have if you want to use Canva, check out what you can create and more.


Please note that within the article text I included a referral link which gets me Canva credits but I really don't care if you click it or not. I don't think I'll be cashing in on the credits ever. Their free templates seem to suit my purposes just fine. But I thought you might want to know that if you sign up for Canva and you DO want the credits toward their paid design options, you can log right into your account, grab your link and tell a friend. If they sign up, you get points to cash in on their paid products.

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Dina at Wordfeeder PLR