Easy Ways to Create Original Images for Visual Marketing [PicMonkey]

I love visual marketing and I love using original, visual images on Facebook, Pinterest, and my Blog. 

I often get asked how to make original images without being a professional photographer, graphic designer or photoshop whizz.

Today I am starting a series of posts focused on tips for helping you easily create original images – images you can use immediately to add wow factor to your social media marketing.   And we start with PicMonkey!  

Visual Marketing Series | PicMonkey | Socially Sorted

This image was created with PicMonkey (screenshot + the fab PicMonkey creative tools)

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When Feeddler Met Buffer – A Match Made in Social Media App Heaven

 

STOP THE SOCIAL MEDIA PRESSES.  Buffer and Feeddler are an item.  I couldn’t have dreamed up a more suitable couple to help me streamline my social media posting.  When I heard that they had hooked up, I did a happy dance.  In fact I was so happy that I ditched my just completed blog post to replace it with this one. Let me elaborate on why I am so happy… 

Feeddler | Buffer | App | Social Media | Socially Sorted

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Beyond Instagram: How To Use Multiple Apps To Get The Photo Effect You Want

GUEST POST by ANGELA HEMMING

I shoot photos for my blog with a “real camera,” but sometimes all I have with me is my iPhone. And, to be honest, sometimes people can’t even tell the difference. Heck, even professional photographers are starting to shoot weddings using only their iPhones!  

In this Post, I will show you how to use cheap, easy to use Photo Editing Apps to create stunning, share-worthy images for your blog, website or social media platforms.  

Beyond Instagram | Multiple Apps | Photos | Socially Sorted | www.sociallysorted.com.au | Angela Hemming | Guest Post

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5 Tools to Streamline Your Business, Go Paperless and Work Remotely

Are you drowning in paperwork?   Can’t find your notes?  Sick of lugging your laptop around? Overwhelmed by keeping up with social media?  

5 Tools to Streamline Your Business

Note to Self: Use these Tools.

If this is you, and you love the “idea” of being organised, going paperless,  travelling “light” and being able to work remotely and blog from any coffee shop or patch of sun in the world, then come on my journey.  That is my mission and these are the 5 of the Tools that I am using to get me there – 5 Tools that will Streamline Your Business, for sure!  

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7 Top Pinterest Tools for Business – Part 2

With the rise and rise of Pinterest over the past few months, we have another round of Pinterest Tools to share with you. 

7 Top Pinterest Tools

Due to popular demand, here are another 7 Tools for your Pinterest ToolBox

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How to Skyrocket Your Tweets Using Buffer App

If I was to share one tool that has supercharged my efficiency when tweeting content to Twitter, it would be Buffer App.  Hands down this tool has saved me hours of time when planning my social media posts.   

Buffer App Logo

Use Buffer. Save Time. Simple!

So what is Buffer and how does it work?  

The Buffer Team describe it this way:

Buffer makes your life easier with a smarter way to schedule the great content you find. Fill up your Buffer at one time in the day and Buffer automagically posts them for you through the day. Simply keep that Buffer topped up to have a consistent social media presence all day round, all week long. [Read more...]

7 Top Pinterest Tools for Business

Pinterest is now the 3rd Most Popular Social Media Site in the World. And with that comes huge potential for businesses who are using this engaging visual platform more and more as part of their overall marketing strategy.  And also with that comes the “Tools” to help us manage Pinterest, and the growing number of social media accounts that it now joins.

Pinterest

Interested in Pinterest? Then you will LOVE these Tools!

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Making Ideas Happen – the Book, the App & the Blog

Thomas Edison once said “Genius: one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” Scott Belsky took this quote to heart.  He may not have invented the light globe, but he sure did reinvent the link between creativity and productivity for me, and many others that have discovered his work.

Light Bulb Moment

Now there is a Way to Deal With all of Your Light Bulb Moments!

I want to introduce you to 3 tools:  a Book, an App and a Blog that have helped me to change the way that I look at my creativity, my ideas and most importantly, how I act on them. [Read more...]