In episode 530, Megan chats to Brenda Cadman about how to use Canva efficiently to organize and optimize content creation for food bloggers.

Brenda Cadman is a Canva Verified Expert from Prince Edward Island, Canada. After spending more than two decades supporting businesses with their website development needs, she now focuses on teaching small business owners how to use Canva more effectively and efficiently. Brenda has taught thousands of business owners through her courses, and in particular, she loves to help business owners tame their hot mess Canva accounts by creating an organizational system that ensures they can spend less time in Canva, and more time doing what they love.

In this episode, you'll learn about how to use features effectively, like the brand kit and magic tools, and how to organize your Canva account using folders to save time and boost productivity.

Key points discussed (and action items!):

- Declutter Your Canva Account: Create an "Archive" folder and move all old Canva designs and images into it to declutter the account.

- Images in Canva: Organize images by moving them from the "Uploads" folder into custom categorized folders like "Images", "Pizza" etc. using the bulk select and move features.

- Differentiate Important Files: Star templates, elements, icons and photos in Canva that are used frequently by clicking the three dot menu to access them easily from the starred folder.

- Streamline Branding: Use the Canva "Brand Kits" feature to organize company branding assets like logos, colors and fonts for quick access.

- Save Time Using Canva: Canva Pro's features can help save you time and repurpose content easily, using tools like resizing, mock-ups, background remover and other AI-powered tools.

- Don't Postpone Decluttering: Set up a regular schedule (e.g. Fridays) for a VA or assistant to maintain the Canva organization system.

- Don't Overcomplicate it: Make most of the time you have, progress over perfection.

Resources

Canva Organization Roadmap - help organizing your Canva account

Listen to Episode 502 on 5 Ways to Declutter Your Life.

Connect with Brenda Cadman

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