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How to Design Thumbnails for Facebook Apps [VIDEO]

I had a question last week about the applications on the Savvy Sexy Social Facebook page. As you will see, they are very similarly designed to help contribute to the branding. The Facebook apps your download all come with their own default thumbnails so visitors will know what they’re clicking on, but you can design [...]

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6 Cheap Design Options When There Is No Budget [VIDEO]

Hiring a designer is an important step for your business when aligning your branding with your vision. But most businesses just don’t have the budget to make it happen and will put off other important elements of launching their business just because they don’t have a logo. If there is anything I’ve learned as a [...]

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‘Buffer This Image’ Tutorial to Stay Visual and Productive [VIDEO]

It’s important on more and more social networking platforms to be as visual as possible when sharing great content. Especially on Facebook where you can reserve so much of the newsfeed with just one photo to attract attention. Buffer App is also a great social scheduling app but I didn’t find out until recently that [...]

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How to Make Fun YouTube Thumbnails [VIDEO]

In the last year, YouTube has made it easier for all users to become official partners with the opportunity to monetize. One of the great perks of having one of these accounts is the ability to have a custom thumbnail. So today for Sexy Wednesday, I am sharing a tutorial of how I make all [...]

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Facebook’s 20% Rule for Cover Photos [VIDEO]

You might remember when Facebook cover photos first came out that you were very limited with what you could do with text. For good reason. One less place for a business using social media as a soapbox to write “BUY MY PRODUCT PLEEEEASE!?!” Ugh. Hate that. But recently Facebook updated their guidelines so that not only [...]

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How to Create My Outro Video [VIDEO]

I’ve received a lot of questions about how I create the outro segment of my videos that displays my branding, social outlets and other videos to watch (playing in real time). So I thought it only appropriate to show you how I create the effects in Adobe Premiere Pro for Sexy Wednesday. Tune in to [...]

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3 Ideas for Making Text Into Sexy Images [VIDEO]

Multimedia is a great way to grab attention on social media. But sometimes you really want to share a message in text to your audience, which doesn’t always attract eyes the way an image does. So today wanted to talk to you about creative way to make text sexy by using it in images. 3 [...]

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Finding Royalty Free Photos For Your Content [VIDEO]

Happy Sexy Wednesday. Blog posts are great, but who cares unless their pretty too, right? The right photography complementing your content is an essential aspect to grabbing the attention of your readers. Find your ideal royalty free photos with the resources mentioned in today’s video: PhotoPin.com — I love this site for a quick search [...]

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Visual Content: 80% of marketers are budgeting for it in 2013. Are you? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Savvy Sexy Social is no stranger to visual content. From video blogging to design tips and photo strategy, you can learn quite a bit about it around here. So I was tickled to share this infographic with you from a study done by the PR firm Matter Communication about the mindsets of marketers when it comes [...]

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Using Instructographics for Successful Brand Marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]

This is a guest post. Learn about the author in the bio below and click here to learn about contributing to Savvy Sexy Social ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Are you looking for an effective way to enhance an SEO campaign or optimize content for brand promotion? Infographics are one popular method. They are aesthetically pleasing online visual aids [...]

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