How to Make a Small Business Flyer Using Canva (Video Included!)
If you are a solopreneur or can’t afford to hire a designer, Canva is the answer to your design dreams. You can create a flyer for your small business in 10 minutes flat.
As an entrepreneur, it can be tough to find time and resources for expert design — especially when you are starting out. As a journalist, I do not shill for products, unless they rock my world. Canva is such a product. The best part about it is how dang easy it is to use. Let me explain:
What is Canva?
Canva is the most intuitive design tool in the universe. Canva has a robust free version where you can find the basics of what you need, and the video below uses Canva’s free version. But if you want to take your design to the next level, Canva Pro is only $12.99 –or a discounted $119.99 a year for added features including a content and social media planner. I know, it’s insane value. a month for thousands of easy-to-use (I am going to show you!) high- quality templates, a background remover, and 100+ million stock images, video, and audio. You can even sign up for a 14-day free trial of Canva Pro to see if it’s for you.
Recently Canva introduced a new tier for teams–to work with 2-5 people you pay $149.99 a year for 2-5 people. Oh, and in case you are interested in picking up design tips, Canva also includes a design school and tutorials. If you have been paying separately for Loom or Vidyard, you’d be interested to learn that CanvaPro has a video recorder too. If you want to sign up for a 14-day FREE trial to size up CanvaPro, press on the button below. And If you are still waffling, check out my video.
How to Make a Small Business Flyer on Canva
There are more than 2 million icons in the CanvaPro library, so you don’t have to spend hours scratching your head for ideas. In this example, I am going to create a mock flyer to show you how easy it is.
Bottom Line: This is ONE of MANY ways you can use Canva, and this was using the FREE version. Give it a whirl, or consider checking out the power of CanvaPro by clicking the button below. If you would like to see other tutorials such as how to make social media posts, resize images, or make moving images you are in the right place.
Canva is hands down one of the smartest business investments I have made since it serves as a design tool for business promos, marketing, content planning, social media, video editing and much more. In a world that is increasingly driven by videos and graphics, this will give you a competitive edge.