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Social Media for Graphic Designers

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Overview

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Discover how to facilitate your creative communication with the aid of top social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Social media strategies for graphic designers
  • Connecting with the author
1. Getting Started
  • Understanding social media for business
  • Branding yourself on social media
  • What should you post
  • The role of your website in social media
  • Social media image sizes
  • Social media continuity
  • How to shorten a URL
  • Writing and editing your posts
2. LinkedIn Strategy for Designers
  • Understanding LinkedIn
  • Setting up profile and background images
  • Writing an engaging post for LinkedIn
  • Posting images on LinkedIn
  • Posting videos on LinkedIn
  • Posting carousels on LinkedIn
  • Selecting featured content
  • LinkedIn Audience Insights
3. Twitter Strategy for Designers
  • Understanding Twitter
  • Setting up profile and cover images
  • How to say a lot in 280 characters
  • Using conversation threads and retweeting
  • Posting images on Twitter
  • Posting videos on Twitter
  • Posting GIFs on Twitter
  • Using hashtags on Twitter
  • Using Advanced Search
  • Engaging with potential clients and other creatives
4. Instagram Strategy for Designers
  • Understanding Instagram
  • Setting up a profile image
  • Posting images on Instagram
  • Posting videos on Instagram
  • Posting an Instagram story
  • Posting carousels on Instagram
  • Using geotags to map your creativity
  • Connect with an audience on Instagram
5. Facebook Strategy for Designers
  • Understanding Facebook
  • Setting up profile and cover images
  • Creating a portfolio on Facebook
  • Writing a post to extend reach
  • When to pin a Facebook post
  • Posting images on Facebook
  • Posting videos on Facebook
  • Posting GIFs on Facebook
  • Posting Facebook Stories
  • Understanding Facebook Insights
6. Additional Social Media Insights
  • Using Behance to improve SEO
  • Using Pinterest to improve discovery
  • Comparing platform reach
Conclusion
  • Conclusion

Taught by

Von Glitschka

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