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    4 Visual Content Tools to Help You Stand Out Visually

    by Yoav Vilner / June 26, 2014

    social media toolsDo you want to create more interesting visual content?

    Are you looking for new ways to present your message?

    Today’s marketers are using visual content to capture their readers’ interest and attention.

    In this article I’ll show you four of the best free tools you can use to create strong visual content for social media.

    Why Stand-Out Visual Content?

    All of those people we’re trying to reach–fans, followers, customers–overlap with the same people our competitors are trying to reach. All of us are clamoring to have our content noticed over everyone else’s.

    Text alone is hollow. It doesn’t attract much interest and it’s easily overlooked. Visual content has become one of the most important ways to bring attention to your social marketing efforts.

    #1: Design Infographics

    Right now, infographics are the hot thing. They’ve taken content marketing by storm because they bring data to life. There’s no doubt they’re eye-catching.

    The problem is that creating infographics can be a headache if you’ve never done it before. Until now. Instead of buying the right software and hiring an expensive graphic designer, you have a number of free and affordable options.

    I’ve tested many of them and Easelly is my favorite because it’s so easy to use (a nice reflection of its name).

    easelly app
    Easelly is an easy way to create your own infographics.

    Easelly is a classic What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) platform—you can choose your infographic elements and drag them around as needed.

    Choose from a wide selection of backgrounds, add other objects (like a picture of a person), upload your own images and use your own data. You have almost 100% control over any part of your infographic.

    The result is a professional, custom infographic your audience will love—and you didn’t even need a graphic designer.

    #2: Create Video Slideshows

    Have you considered using slideshows in your content marketing? I’m not talking about a PowerPoint presentation (though I’ll touch on those in a bit). I’m talking about creating a cool, dramatic or funny video slideshow using your own images.

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    Slideshows are a fun way to share how customers are using your product, introduce a new product, give your fans a peek behind the scenes of your company’s day-to-day business or just have fun.

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    Show customers your company’s accomplishments.

    A few months ago, I found Slidely and it’s become my tool of choice for creating this kind of quick, rich content. Frankly, when I found it, I was shocked to learn there was an entire social network hiding right under my nose!

    Slidely is as simple as it gets: You choose a few of your own photos (or video), add a filter and choose the background music. VoilĂ ! You have a video or animated gallery.

    That simplicity has attracted almost 50 million users (Magisto, the more well-known slideshow app, has 20 million users).

    And, of course, your galleries are shareable. You and your fans can share Slidely shows to all of the major social platforms, as well as email them to friends or embed them in a website. There’s even a special feature called Remix that lets you create a stand-alone postcard—perfect for an easy-to-pin option.

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    Recently, Slidely released the Slidely Show app for iOS. Now you can make shows on the go as opportunities present themselves.

    slidely show app
    Share peeks behind the scenes and fun experiences in real time.

    With Slidely Show, you can use photos or videos you take in the moment, or you can easily choose images from within your social networks (as well as Dropbox) to use in your videos. When you’re ready, share your final product with audiences everywhere.

    #3: Replace Slides With Animated Video

    I don’t know about you, but our prospects are sick of PowerPoint presentations, and we are too. The slides are almost always boring, too technical or so corny I can’t bear to look at them.

    Every presentation is the same—the same backgrounds and the same typography, over and over again. It’s time to try something new.

    PowToon offers an alternative to that same old, same old. Now you can create free, animated, interesting videos and presentations. PowToon is ideal for product demos, business presentations and teaser trailers about your company.

    PowToon offers a wide range of templates, characters, backgrounds, transitions and more. To make your own project, you can either edit a ready-made template or you can create your own from scratch.

    Most of the PowToon videos I’ve seen are amusing. Humor can be a critical component of a successful social media marketing campaign. If you have the funny but need the medium, PowToon is a good option for you.

    With the free version, you’ll have the PowToon watermark on your finished product, but you can upgrade to a premium account for white label options and some other features.

    #4: Create Graphic Designs

    Truth be told, I’ve always been jealous of professional graphic designers. I’m a creative person, but I have zero knowledge when it comes to Photoshop or Illustrator. I usually need something a little easier to work with.

    Canva is a relatively new DIY graphic design platform that’s backed by heavy hitters like Google and Yahoo executives.

    canva app
    Easily create fun images you can include in your campaigns.

    Canva’s fun gamified tutorial gets you up and running in no time so you can start creating Facebook cover photos, Twitter headers, pinnable images, posters and more.

    It’s similar to Easelly and PowToon in that you have complete control of the text, objects and colors for each of your projects.

    Canva is free and gives you thousands of free images to use, or you can upload your own. If you’d rather have professional stock images you can pay $1 per image (you’re only charged when you publish your design).

    Use the Tools, Make the Sales

    Rich content is dominating all aspects of marketing—online and off. That’s a fact that isn’t changing anytime soon. Plain, dull content just won’t cut it.

    These four tools are excellent options for creating professional, customized, fascinating images. So go ahead, change things up. Your audience won’t be able to look away.

    What do you think? What are your favorite tools to create rich, compelling content? Have you tried any of the tools in this post? Let us know! Share your experience and advice below.

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    About the authorYoav Vilner

    Yoav Vilner is a growth hacker and CEO of Ranky, performing marketing & growth for startups. He’s contributing his knowledge to publications such as VentureBeat, TheNextWeb, and ReadWrite.
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