{"id":2059,"date":"2016-06-14T14:26:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T14:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/?p=2059"},"modified":"2020-09-11T09:25:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T09:25:31","slug":"designing-beautiful-native-ads-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/designing-beautiful-native-ads-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing Beautiful native Ads For Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Howdy:)<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope you managed to get a ton of value from the recent 4-part series we did here at NativeAdBuzz, about \u2018creating the perfect native ad\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

We covered a bunch of stuff, from mapping out the big idea<\/a>, to writing a headline,<\/a> choosing the right imagery<\/a>\u2026 and even how to continually optimise your ad<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find it useful? Got questions? Feel free ask a question below \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear your thoughts!<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, in today\u2019s article, I want to show you a really cool, quick, and FREE way to actually create<\/i> native ads (and pretty much all the marketing material you\u2019ll EVER need).<\/span><\/p>\n

Im using reverse image search inside NativeAdBuzz.com,<\/a>\u00a0free stock photos from the amazing\u00a0https:\/\/unsplash.com\/ https:\/\/www.pexels.com,\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>https:\/\/pikwizard.com<\/a>\u00a0and a little web-based tool called Canva<\/b>, and it\u2019s one of what I call the \u2018hidden gems\u2019 of the Internet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the web address to get started – https:\/\/www.canva.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

(Disclaimer: The homepage has a really addictive colouring \u2018game\u2019, so try not to spend toooooo long messing around).<\/span><\/p>\n

As you can see below, you want to create an account \u2013 you can do so manually, or link your Facebook or Google account for fast access. Once you\u2019ve created an account, you\u2019ll see a dashboard \u2013 now, this is going to be an interactive guide, so there won\u2019t be a whole lot of text \u2013 just follow the images, and let\u2019s create YOUR first ad!<\/span><\/p>\n

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To start off, you\u2019ll want to click this fancy little green button in the top-left hand corner. <\/span><\/p>\n

After clicking, you\u2019ll see a page with a LOT of different design options. Simply select the type you want, and you can get stated. We\u2019re going to be using the Medium Rectangle in the \u2018Ads\u2019 section at the bottom.<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll then be taken to your \u2018canvas\u2019 page. Here you see a white background, with a fancy image-tray on the left hand side. See below.\"Screenshot_4<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, simply choose the image you want for your ad. There are over 1 Million FREE images for you to choose from \u2013 and many more paid, premium ones. The free images are generally really high-quality, and this is one of the reasons why Canva is so appealing. Once you see an image you want (don\u2019t worry if it has text, you can change that easily), simply \u2018Drag N\u2019 Drop\u2019 the image onto the white canvas. Your screen will then look like this \u2013 (We chose to use a text-image to show you how easy it is to change text).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your screen will now look like the image above \u2013 play around with a few different images, and easily combine images together searching for more images!<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re going to change the text \u2013 which is incredibly simplistic and easy to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just click on the text itself, and you\u2019ll see a text box appear, much like the one you\u2019d see in Photoshop, or other online-based editors. See below;<\/span><\/p>\n

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Just change the text to what you want\u2026 adjust the sizing, colours, and fonts\u2026 and your now have a fully-functional native ad (or ANY ad you want!)<\/span><\/p>\n

See how easy that was?<\/span><\/p>\n

In just two minutes we created the following;<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Screenshot_9\"<\/p>\n

OK granted, it\u2019s not the image we\u2019d CHOOSE to use for advertising an online native advertising \u2018spy tool\u2019\u2026 but heck, NYC looks cool, right?<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, once you\u2019ve messed around with your ad\/image, and you\u2019re at a stage you\u2019re happy with, you\u2019ll want to click the \u2018download\u2019 button in the top right-hand part of the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Screenshot_10\"<\/p>\n

Just click \u2018Download\u2019, and select one of the options you see (pictured below), and you can now do whatever you please with the ad!<\/span><\/p>\n

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So there you have it \u2013 cool tool huh?<\/span><\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter whether you\u2019re creating a native ad\u2026 Facebook ad\u2026 even a lead-magnet for a landing page\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Canva allows you to create beautiful design work in minutes\u2026 for free!<\/span><\/p>\n

Sign up for your account\u00a0today by clicking here<\/a>, and see for yourself just how easy it is!<\/span><\/p>\n

Let me know how you get on in the comments below, and feel free to share any links to work you create through Canva!<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay tuned for NativeAdBuzz\u2019s next series \u2013 it\u2019s all about staying \u2018legal\u2019 with your ads, and making sure you follow network guidelines, so it\u2019s definitely worth checking out.<\/span><\/p>\n

And as always, if you\u2019re not yet a NativeAdBuzz member, you can claim a $7 trial simply by clicking the link below!<\/span><\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Talk soon,<\/span><\/p>\n


\nPeter<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Howdy:) I hope you managed to get a ton of value from the recent 4-part series we did here at NativeAdBuzz, about \u2018creating the perfect native ad\u2019. We covered a bunch of stuff, from mapping out the big idea, to writing a headline, choosing the right imagery\u2026 and even how to continually optimise your ad. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99,5],"tags":[100,101,103,102,53],"class_list":["post-2059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creating-ads","category-marketing-info","tag-ad-images","tag-creating-ads","tag-creating-adverts","tag-free-images","tag-native-advertising"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nab-s3-wordpress.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/15071812\/pexels-photo-297648-test.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2059"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4050,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059\/revisions\/4050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nativeadbuzz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}