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1. Introduction: In this course, I'm gonna teach you how you can
make graphics like this in a matter of minutes
and in massive batches, AI has taken over the world
over the last few months. And being able to leverage
it for social media is essential nowadays for
efficiency and for growth. We're going to run
through step-by-step how you can leverage
Canva, chat, GBT, and mid journey to
create high-quality, in-depth graphics
and best of all, in a matter of minutes, this is a step-by-step course. So make sure you pay
attention and take notes. Try to do it at the same time. Throughout the course, I will be dropping bonus
creativity points, Social Media Marketing points, and growth points for your
Instagram accounts, guys, my name is Alex and I'm
a social media markets or an entrepreneur. And today we're going to
change the way you use AI Canva and create
graphics in bulk. Let's jump into it.
2. Why do this course?: On Instagram, there
are numerous ways of creating content from Rails, two pictures, two graphics. In this course,
we're going to be concentrating on
graphics specifically. They are great if you don't
want to show your face and want to add
variety to your page. And one of the best ways to actually provide value
to your audience as they are clear and really are great way to
showcase information. You could create singular
motivational graphics. You can create swipes with
in-depth information. You can create step-by-step, so you can create recipes. There's so many ways to use graphics if you aren't using graphics in
your content plan, I really recommend
starting to add graphics to your
marketing strategy. And specifically on Instagram, it's a great way to add variety. And the way I'm going to show you how you're going
to start creating your graphics is going to be a way for you to be consistent. And consistency is
one of the number one variables when it comes
to growing on Instagram. So guys, let's jump
straight into it.
3. CHAT GPT ( Text Creation ): So the first thing we're going
to do is open up chat GBT. Now, if you haven't created
an account for techy, BUT create one and we can
jump straight into it. Okay, So you've made
the chat GBT account and this should be the
page that comes up. Now guys, to begin with, we're going to start off with
some motivational quotes. As nearly every type of Instagram account can do
with motivational quotes. And it can be an easy way
for you to just create content and add
variety to your page. Now, chat GBT can literally give you all the motivational
quotes that you need. Let me show you how e.g. writes me 25
motivational quotes, but make them shorts
and make them. When it comes to
prompting chat GBT, you need to be
specific with what you want as the output
will be a lot better. So e.g. don't just write, write me at 25
motivational quotes. You need to add a
little bit extra so they really can get
you what you want. Now, on most graphics
on Instagram, there's not too much space for us to put in terms of texts. So making sure that we put, make them short is going
to be critical so that we can get the right size
text on our graphics. Now, the next thing for me
that I want to do is I want to make the quotes
related to superheroes. Let's talk about superheroes in this instance and make
them super hero related. Now, e.g. if I wanted
to specifically do Batman or superman or
make them dark or, you know, funny, then
I could put that. But for this instance, I'm going to just put this and this section we
can just speed up. Now it's just a
waiting game, okay, so we've got all our
25 motivational quotes related to superheroes. And we've asked it to be short, and I think it's done
a really good job. Now. We've got our quotes. Now guys, when it
comes to chat GBT, you can literally put any
number of quotes that you want, but I recommend doing it
and maybe 25 to 50 batches. And this will allow
you to just make a clean amounts of quotes. Now, we've opened up our
Microsoft Excel and what essentially we're
going to do here is literally just copy
these and paste them. As you can see that all
here now 25 quotes. And now we're going
to press Save As, and now we're just going
to save this somewhere. So for this case, I'll just
save it for downloads. And I will put Alex. And one thing you need to do
here is save it as a CSV. This is a very important step to save it as a CSV and
just press Save. Now is where the magic happens. Let's move over to Canvas.
4. CANVA ( Bulk Creation ): Okay guys, Now we're going
to move over to Canvas. And if you don't have
Canva and you work in social media or wants to build
your social media profile. I really recommend using Canvas, one of the best tools out
there for creating content, whether that's videos, graphics, stories, logos, story
highlights, wherever you need, Canva can provide and you
can either get it for free or at a
relatively low cost. Guys. Let's jump into Canva. Now guys, you're on Canvas now and you're going to
go to create design, and we'll just go
onto Instagram, post portrait or square. I would recommend doing
portraits, so we'll press that. Wait for it to load. We will then go to
Design and templates. And here you have templates
for Instagram posts. But today we're going to be
doing motivational quotes. So I'm going to type
in motivational. And as you can see, we have a bunch of motivational quotes, and these are
essentially templates, so I'm just going to pick one. This one looks cool. So let's pick that. I'm going to now
go over to apps. I'm going to type in bulk. I'm going to press Bulk creates. Now I'm going to
press upload CSV. So this is the document
that we made earlier. Now, open up that document. Now what we want to do here is we want to
press this text here. And we want to press connect
data and press that. And then press Continue, and then generates 24 pages. And there you go. Now you have all of those
quotes added to a graphic. Now, here you have an
opportunity to change the text. We could change it to
Antonio bold, e.g. put it all in caps. We can play around with this and obviously
make it look good. So e.g. you can play
with the spacing. As you can see, this
one is a bit far apart, so I will tighten it up. And I will put it like that
so that we can see it. As you can see the
background image, I can move that around. So now, what I really
recommend is if you want to potentially play around with
the first one before doing the bulk generates and then it will make all
of them like this. But in this case this is fine. And then we have a really
good looking graphic. Now, I could play with this
more and add a glow to it. When it comes to social media, we're creating bulk content, but with each one you can
make small adjustments or make certain ones look
better than they are. So e.g. you could add
just anything that Canva allow you to add. You can add that. Put the transparency low, just add some effects
to your graphics. Now, the next level is
the background image, but we're going to
generate that using a different AI
called mid journey. So move over to the next lesson.
5. Midjourney ( Picture Creation ): Okay guys, so the next one is going to be about mid journey, which is an AI which
generates photos for you. And these photos, some
of them are insane and the creativity that I see
on that platform is crazy. You will need a
discord accounts. So creates a Discord account and that will allow you
to go on mid journey. Now, mid journey is
a paid software, but you will be able to get a free trial and
you'll be able to actually create a bunch of graphics just simply
from the free trial. But if you do enjoy it, then obviously get the pro
version in the future. But let's jump straight
into mid journey. Okay guys, so we're
on discord now and we're specifically in the
main journey discord. Now, if you just see as you go through the
discord and go e.g. to the new Commerce room, you will see a bunch of people creating the AI
generated imagery. And some of the stuff you've
come across is insane. And you can just see the
capabilities of the software. And something that I do on mid journey is when
I see someone's amazing content that
they've produced, the I think I could potentially
use for my own content. I will press web here. So you can actually do
this even if you're not paying and you can literally
save this straight away. So this is a tactic that some people do actually
just go through it and get their content
for their graphics or wherever they need that
way and it's free. So there's constantly stuff
being created zone here. There's like, I think 12 million users maybe or even
more than that now. But, yeah. But for the
purpose of this video, I am going to show you, you can see here that one would be a great
motivational quote one. And you can see what other
people actually prompting. So this is one of the
best ways to learn, is actually just
see images and also see what people are typing
to create the images. So when you do it, it can
be a bit addictive at the beginning just to see what people come up with
and to learn it. But it's super fun. And I do think this
is going to be a massive part of the future, but let's jump into creating
something ourselves. So jumped to present. Okay, so what we want
to type in is imagined. Now, this is the
commandment or the prompts, which is going to allow us to actually create something
on my journey now. So I'm going to press imagine. And what do I want? Well, I want a
superhero in a forest, which is male, which is female. Let's say blonde hair
with a red cape. Fantasy forest. Then you want to put
some extra details such as the quality that
you're looking for. E.g. I'm gonna put eight
k ultra realistic. But e.g. if you wanted a
cartoon style graphic, you can put that
information into here. Or if you wanted a specific
style or specific artist, you can literally
put the artist in there and it will give you
that style of content. So I just want to show you with some basic commandments weight actually comes up with. So e.g. then add the end when you
want to know when you can actually tell it what format
to create your content then. So for this, we want
it portrait and in 45. So let's press Enter and see what it actually
comes up with. So now we just wait. While you're waiting,
you can look at what other people are
making crazy images. But yes, as you can see that my my picture is being created. I think it's done. So here we go. So I've got four
images right here. And to be honest, I actually really like this one, this one and this one. So I want to get
those ones scaled and put into the final
quality or the final version. So I'm going to press
U1, U3, and U4. And these will basically
start up scaling them for me. These are cool, these ones here. E.g. again, I could scale
one of them if I wanted to, wait to see if they scale
them and then save them. But in this case,
I'm just going to wait for mine to be scaled. And yeah, I mean, this looks
insane food photography. Wow. Wow. Okay, guys, so now we're waiting for my
request to be finalized. And I believe here
is the first one, so I'm going to now press web and it will bring
up my image now. You can also just
scroll down a bit and see, explore related. So these are some of the other similar images which
people have also created. And I could easily just
take this one as well. Save Image, and that will
save that image for me. So I also do that
just to show you guys because they are super
epic now in this case, I'm going to also save the
image that I've created. And there we go. So we've got a great image now. We want to finalize that
by putting that on Canvas. So let's move over to the
next lesson on back to Canva, putting everything to gather.
6. Bonus Tip: Just a quick bonus point. This, you can make these graphics really quickly
and really effectively, but I do recommend spending some time just
testing things out, coming up with a color
palette that you like, a font that you like, a selection of different
style graphics that you like. And then once that
process is done, everything will fall into
place and you'll be able to create bulk
content way quicker. I think at the beginning, obviously we're trying to make things as quickly as possible, but it's definitely
important for you to spend some time understanding
how my journey works, how CBT works, and how to
put it altogether on Canva. Because the more
original you can create content, the better.
7. Canva Bonus (Creative Process): Okay guys, this is the
bonus round for Canva. Well, I'm gonna go through
some of the creative process, what you need to
remember for Instagram, and just some bonus tips on
how to best utilize Canvas. So here we have a graphic
and we've got some texts. Now, when it comes to creating
graphics on Instagram, there were a few variables
that we need to think about. Now, the first variable
that I want you to remember is when it
comes to Instagram, we want our contents. You go on to the Explore page. So that needs to
always be at the back of our mind when we're
creating anything. Now, a tip for this is sometimes having text
which is not too big, makes people press
the image more, especially if you're using really high-quality images from a platform such as mid journey. So the image is
going to stand out, but also the text not being too visible is going to
make people press that image on the Explore page. So e.g. in this case, we could have had the texts like this and people would
have been able to see it. But if we have the
text smooth like this, once they actually
press the graphic, there'll be able
to see the text. But essentially they
wouldn't have been able to see the text if
they didn't press it. So making take into consideration how you want
to approach your text size. Now, the next thing
I want to discuss is the elements that are actually available to you on Canvas, e.g. let's say this photo here. Now, I love this photo, but maybe I don't like
this sun that much. So what I'm gonna
do is type in some. And I'm gonna go to graphics, or I'm gonna go to
photos actually. And I actually prefer
once something like this. So if I want to use this sun right here
instead of that sun, this is how I do it. I will make us make
it slightly bigger. I will then go to Edit photo
and I will press BG removal, which is background removal. And there we go. The
background has been removed. I will now make enlarge that, make that slightly bigger. And boom, I have replaced
the sun easily using Canva, and these are just small things that you can play around with. I can obviously make work on the transparency
a bit as well. Blend it in more like that. I can then add glow
to it, e.g. that. But something that I mentioned
that even earlier in the course is being able to play around with certain aspects. Obviously, we want to be able
to create things quickly, but the quicker you understand certain cheat codes and ways
to use Canva effectively, the better your graphics
game is going to be. So e.g. I've added
this little glow. I will then position
it backwards. And now that will just add a bit more effect to the photo. Using the elements on Canva is can be a game changer and
I do recommend it a lot. If you're, if you
do want to test out your creativity,
something here, if you're struggling to
potentially see the texts, Here's a quick bonus I just go to and then I will
go to my blog. E.g. I'll just grab
any block, e.g. that block, and then I
will make that black. And I will then reduce
the transparency. But as you can see from there, and then I just rent you, increase it tiny bit, bring it in more e.g. but now it will just add, it will just make
my text clearer. It doesn't really change that much in the actual
grand scheme of things. But these lists will, things are going
to be what makes, what takes your content
to another level. Now, let's jump into
adding everything together on mid
journey with Canva.
8. Putting Everything Together: Okay guys, so what we
want to do is bring, is drag our mid journey
pictures into Canva. And here I have two of them. Now we're going to use this one. We're going to just put
everything together. We've got our quotes
that we got earlier. I'm going to grab this one. I'm going to go back. I'm going to paste it here. Now. As we can see, this, it looks good, but we can't
really see it that well. What we want to
do straight away, I'm going to need
to add the black. And what that will do. I will then press transparency. And I will then just bring
them back to about 15. Just essentially making
the photo darker, which will allow this
text to stand out. Now with this text, I'm going to make this
slightly less spacing. I'm going to change
it all in caps. I'm going to just,
just like that. And then what I would do is literally who grew Alex or
wherever my handle would be. Either they're there
were up in the top, make it more
transparent like that. And there you go. There you have a really
good-looking quotes. You have a really good
looking picture on a whole. And guys, you can
literally create more so something like this one
which looks incredible. Again, you can put your handle
and just go from there. Because adding
everything together. And you're just literally
once you get this text right, when you first bring
everything into Canva and sets up your graphics, the first, the first time. That's when you'll be able to choose what texts
you want to use, the style, font, etc. Then it's a matter of
dragging your pictures in from mid journey and just
literally putting in, moving your texts that are right up against that fits next, next. And you've literally just
made endless quotes though. So guys, it can be really easy, really quick to make
these siloed graphics. It's a matter of getting, when you first start to play around with
different styles, start understanding how
to, how everything works. Once you've done that guys, you can literally make 110 min.
9. Instagram Growth Bonus (BONUS): Guys, his bonus lesson, which is all about
Instagram growth. I don't want you guys to create these graphics
and post them online. If you don't understand
the grand scheme of things when it comes
to Instagram growth. So make sure you watch this
lesson just to make sure that you can use the graphics
and the best way possible. Now the first thing I want to discuss is being consistent. When it comes to
posting on Instagram, you need to be consistent. And that's one of the
reasons that we've actually created and gone
with these graphics, because being able to
create 5,000 graphics is going to allow us to plan
our content in advance. But what I want you
to understand about consistency is you don't want to post five times in
one day and then take three days off and then post twice and then post three
times the next day. Consistency is about being
there day in and day out and providing the
same amount of content. What I want you to do is if
you can only post once a day, twice a day, three times
a week, then do that. But what I want you to
do is do that long term. You need to build a consistent
strategy which is going to allow you to do that
every single week. So look at your content from a weekly perspective and
just make sure that you're able to do that each
week as you're building a community and your audience
expect something from you. And that's the reason
that we're doing graphics so that you
can be consistent. You can keep feeding your
audience that content, guys. And as we make graphics,
we're going to be trying different style graphics. We're going to be making, we're going to be trying
different quotes. We're going to be trying
different recipes. We're gonna be trying
different pictures. Don't be quick to over analyze when a post
doesn't do well. One of the best things or one of the things that
I've learned over the years using Instagram
is just to post, understand where,
where you could have done better and move on. And if you're able to
unlock this mindset, is going to really allow you to push long-term and
not burn out guys, essentially, when
we are creating content on Instagram, you know, one of the most important
variables when it comes to the algorithm
is user retention. So guys, when we're posting these graphics or swipes
or wherever we've created, we want to remember that
we're trying to keep that person on the post
as long as possible. So if you've put
a quote and it's relatively simple quotes
and it's motivational. Think, how can I make someone
stay on this post longer? Well, the answer is, write a caption that is
potentially relevant to the motivational quote,
it's further reading. So it's going to keep
the person on the post and then essentially
engaging with that person. They're going to feel more connected to you because you've
shared more information. Remember, we're trying
to provide value. So guys, make sure you're
using your captions properly so that you can
retain the user's attention. Guys, the next thing I wanted to talk about its competitors, and this is gonna be one of the most important
aspects when it comes to actually growing
your accounts and understanding what works. We'll ready. Now, of course, you're gonna be doing lots of testing yourself, but competitors are great way to actually see what's
working already. So you can see what
other pages are doing and see what works
well on their page. And if there's a certain
style of post that's not doing well and you see that
on a few different pages, then obviously avoid that. Or if you think
you can really do something a lot
better than try it. Using your competitors
is important to analyze what they do well
and what they do wrong, but to not over analyze and compare yourself
because you will never understand every variable that
goes into their practice. So guys, learn how to use your competitors effectively
and it will really help you on your growth
journey in regards to growth is don't
over-complicate small things. There are so many
different variables on Instagram such as hashtags, captions, call to actions, stories, posting, times, the demographics
of your audience, the different contents, styles, the list can literally go on. And as you've seen, I've mentioned a bunch of different things and
it's probably like 50 more different variables that go into Instagram growth. And the reason I've mentioned and want to discuss
this is because I want you to realize how many different
variables that actually are not to over analyze certain variables
such as hashtags, your caption, et cetera. If you're not happy
with the performance, et cetera, don't
over-complicate your journey. Yes, you should be testing
different hashtags. You should be testing different graphics,
motivational quotes, different styles, but don't
Start over complicating. Remember testings, move on. And remember that there are so many different variables that go into whether you're
going to grow or not. And what you need to do
is just make sure you control them and you put
them in good places. They don't need to be perfect. Perfect doesn't exist.
10. Project: Guys, and for the project, I want you to create a graphic similar to
how we've created. And just make it your own style. Make an epic, put it towards whatever goals you're
trying to do on Instagram, but makes sure that you
follow the steps correctly and you take notes
throughout. Thank you.
11. Outro: Guys, my name is Alex and
I hope this course has given you some
insight into how easy you can leverage ai and Canva to make your graphics
go to another level.
Alexandre Pereira, Let's Grow.
