Time-Saving Ideas For Bloggers Over 50❤️Best Canva Hacks To Save Time

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Best Canva hacks to save time… Really?!

As bloggers, we all know how time is precious. And it’s even worse for new bloggers. So many blogging tasks to do and so little time. Phew!

And for us 50+-year-old bloggers, things sometimes take a bit longer to do. We weren’t born with a laptop in our hands, were we? Gush, there are so many new things to learn! (But that’s the fun part of blogging, isn’t it? 😉)

And, of course, to learn all these new things and do all our blogging tasks, we need time! A lot of time!

I am not retired yet ( I wish I were!) and still work full-time ( 50+ hours/week). I also work 20 to 25 hours on my blog, and my husband and I spend our weekends working on converting a van… let me tell you, I’m a busy girl!

Recently, I opened a Facebook account ( yes, I know! It was about time! ha! ha!) and joined a Facebook group…

I then realized that I had no time at all for that! Gush, being part of a Facebook group is so time-consuming! Where will I find the time to make new friends and collaborate with them? I MUST SAVE SOME TIME SOMEHOW!!

And what if I wasn’t the only one with a crazy schedule? 🤔That’s when I came up with this time-saving post-series idea!

I wanted to help you save time, too! Save time at post-writing, save time to find the perfect images for your blog and posts, with social media, to find new blog content, and even find keywords for your posts to help you with SEO! This post-series will cover the main aspects of blogging and help you save a lot of time!

It’s Now Time To Start Saving Time!

Good news! Canva is the best tool to save time.

Really?

Absolutely!! You won’t believe how much time you’ll save by using Canva!

Canva is the best tool ever to create fabulous designs in no time!…and no designer skills are required! 😉

*I used Canva to create absolutely all the images of this post.* And believe me, it was quick and easy!!

Because I love Canva so much, I thought it was a great idea to share all I do in Canva with you. And I use Canva for so many things that it was really worth doing a complete post on Canva.

If you’re all about saving time blogging, well, my friend, You. Must. Use. Canva! 😉

Ready to learn why?

What Is Canva?
Everything You Can Do With Canva
My Favorite Canva Tips & Hacks
Save Time With Canva Templates
Canva Tips To Enhance Your Designs
Canva Tips & Hacks To Save More Time
How To Group Elements In Canva
How To Download Your Canva Design To Save Time
Canva Social Media Scheduler
To Conclude

Before we jump into our topic, make sure you save this…

I’m sure you’ll want to come back to it more than once!

Best Canva Hacks To Save Time…

What Is Canva?

For those who are not familiar with Canva or don’t know about Canva, well, Canva is a designer tool to help you design better and faster.

Canva.com says that their users work smarter, not harder…And I think they are right! 🙂

You can create almost anything on Canva (more to come in a second! I will tell you all I do with it!)

Yes, you can save time using Canva for free, but because I use Canva almost every day, I went for the Pro version.

Even though Canva offers a huge selection of free templates, fonts, images, and other elements, the Pro version gives you access to everything!

So yes, it costs a bit of money, but believe me, it’s worth every penny I spend on it!

I just love Canva! Period! (ha! ha! And they don’t even pay me to say it!) ❤️

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Questions…

I often hear people asking, “How do I save work in process in Canva?” Or “How do I recover an unsaved Canva file?”

ha! ha! It just can’t be easier! Actually, you have nothing to do here! Cool, isn’t it?

As long as you are connected to the internet, every design you create is automatically saved! Yes, it’s that easy with Canva!

Believe me, Canva will soon become your new best friend… and your favorite way to save time blogging!

Best Canva Hacks To Save Time…

Everything You Can Do With Canva

Gush! There are so many things we can do with Canva!

To give you an idea, here are some of the things I create in Canva

All my Pinterest pins
Facebook posts
Any social media posts
Social media covers
Mockups
Freebies
Ads to promote my products and freebies
Books (yes, I have a few books too! 😉)
Any images I need for my projects
Images for my blog posts (I explain in a second how I create my images!)
Planners
Lists
Charts/infographics
Printables
Store banners for my Etsy shop
Some personal projects, such as invitations, cards, labels
And I also create lovely inserts like this one*

See?

You can create absolutely everything with Canva!

Best Canva Hacks To Save Time…

My Favorite Canva Tips & Hacks

Now, time to share my favorite Canva tricks!

There are so many possibilities with Canva.

I’m not pretending to be a Canva expert, but these are some of the things that work well for me. They make me save time and help me create lovely designs. (Ha! Ha! They make me feel like a pro! )

Background Remover

This is probably my favorite-favorite one!

How many times do we find the cutest image but with the wrong background color? Or simply the wrong background itself? With this amazing tool, you can remove any background in seconds!

See below; I show you the same image before and after removing the background:

Some other fabulous Canva tips!

Flip images (horizontally or vertically) by clicking on the Flip button.
Enlarge the image to work on small details by moving the black dot on the bottom of the screen.
Use frames for pictures and images.
Use the Magic Element Canva proposed to you. I always find great things there!
Transparency button to create special effects.
Change the color of an element: if you see a small square in the bar on top of your design, it means you can change the color. Click on that square and select the color you want. For some elements, you might see more than one square, which means you can change all colors separately.

Now, some tools you’ll find in the Edit Photo Section; again, you’ll see this option in the top bar.

Crop images: to tweak any image and fit it perfectly to your design.
Filters
Fx Effects, such as shadows or blur. These are great for adding the wow effect to any image!
Magic Eraser: another great tool to remove some parts of the image that you don’t like. See below. I used the same image as before, but I removed the clock. Pretty useful, isn’t it?

And if you tweak your design and don’t like the changes you made, no worries! Simply use the “Go Back Arrow” or “Undo.” That will bring you back to where you were before! 😉

The trick here is to use all the functions Canva proposes! You will see them in the top bar or by right-clicking on the element or the design itself. Take a few minutes to play with them and get familiar. You’ll be surprised about all you can do!

Best Canva Hacks To Save Time…

Save Time With Canva Templates

Oh, my Gush! Canva has tons of templates to choose from!

What better way to save time than using a template?!

Using templates instead of starting your design from scratch will save you tons and tons of time! How I love saving time!! ha! ha!

Keep in mind that a template is a base. You can change the colors, the fonts, and the pictures, and you can also move everything around!

Canva offers a lot of free templates, but of course, the Pro version gives you access to absolutely everything! The small crown on the bottom of each element or template indicates that it’s available for Canva Pro only.

No matter the project you want to create, you’re sure to find the perfect template here!

Best Canva Hacks To Save Time…

Canva Tips To Enhance Your Designs

Again, there are a lot of possibilities here!

I just love adding a bit of effect to my designs to create a WOW effect! ha! ha! To do that, I mainly use the Effect Button!

→Effects for fonts and text: to add shadow or to outline your text.
→Backdrop box: perfect for creating mockups or Pinterest pins.
→Shapes, such as circles or squares, that I use to frame some of my text sections.
→Background effect for adding a colored background to a line of text (way much faster than using a shape!)
→Two-color letters: this is my favorite of all! So easy to do!

Here’s how I do my two-color letters!

Best Canva Hacks To Save Time…

Canva Tips & Hacks To Save More Time

Now, let’s talk about all the other little tips I use to save more time using Canva. Of course, the more you’ll use it, the faster you’ll get! Don’t be afraid to try and test; you’ll be surprised about all you can do! *If you have a favorite Canva tip, please use the comment box to share it! 😉

There’s no particular order; I use and love them all!

Folders to store all my images and designs
The Recently Used Elements (I sometimes use this more than folders to access elements I like; it’s much faster!)
Duplicate a design instead of starting from scratch by using the duplicate button located above your design. It will copy the page below. Then, play with it a little. This ensures style and creates continuity for your brand.
Use the Position Button to center text or elements
Duplicate a line and change the text and fonts or size instead of clicking on the Add Text button
Use the handles to enlarge the text
Tweak my images: I have an article on How to Create Images Using Canva, where I share tons of tips to save time creating images for your blog; I suggest you read it! 😉
Copy an element and move it around
Use keywords to find images and elements
Reuse old content and tweak it a little!
Use the Filters when choosing an element. You can filter by color, or you can select the Cut-Out-Only to see only images with no background.
Set up your “Brand Kit.” Select your favorite fonts and colors to match your brand style (for Canva Pro users only!)

Best Canva Hacks To Save Time…

How To Group Elements In Canva

Hmm… why should you group elements in Canva? ha! ha! To save time, of course!

Grouping elements or text lines will help you move them faster. It will also help you align lines of text or other parts of your design.

Now, how do you group elements? This is so, so easy!!

Press shift and click on all the parts you want to group.
Then, click on the Group Button.

There you go! Your elements are now grouped! Easy peasy, isn’t it?

To ungroup them, simply hit the Ungroup Button.

**Having a good Blog Plan will also make you save a LOT of time!! Why not use mine? 🙂 I have used it since the beginning and just couldn’t live without it!

Best Canva Hacks To Save Time…

How To Download Your Canva Design To Save Time

Now it’s time to add all those fabulous designs you created to your blog posts! Yay!!

But be careful! You don’t want to slow down your website, don’t you?

Having too many or too large images can affect the speed of our sites, so to ensure your visitors have a great experience visiting your blog, make sure your images are optimized.

Here’s what I do. I don’t know if there are better ways, but this one works well for me! If you have another way to download your images, please share it in the comments below! 😉

Click on the Share button in the top right corner.
Scroll down and select Download
Select the File Type JPG
Select the pages you want to download ( I always download only one page at a time; I find it easier to store them afterward)
Click on Done
And then click on Download
Et voila! This image is now in your Download File.

That was easy, right? 🙂 Now, make sure you give a name to your image before you insert it into your blog post or move it to a file.

**To make sure my images are well optimized, I always use Tiny PNG to compress all my images before I add them to my posts. That way, I’m sure not to slow down my website.* Tiny PNG is free, but you can upgrade to the Pro Version. It cost a few dollars, but it is worth it! Tiny Pro allows you to compress bigger or larger images 😉

Best Canva Hacks To Save Time…

Canva Social Media Scheduler

Is Canva good for content scheduling?

Does Canva have social media calendar templates?

Hmm… to tell you the truth, I haven’t tried it yet! You now know that I’m a newbie with social media! ha! ha! I have to learn!! NOW!

But here’s what Canva says about it.

Canva has a built-in content calendar so you can plan and schedule your social posts ahead of time to publish directly from the platform – simply create, set, and Canva will do the rest. And if you need to pause a post, you can do it without reloading the file.

So please please, if you are using Canva to schedule your content, tell me about it in the comments! I desperately need to know!!

To Conclude

As you see, using Canva for all your designs will save you a lot of time!

Take the time to familiarize yourself with this magical tool!
Play around with all the functions Canva offers.
Don’t be afraid to try all the buttons you see.
Try all the Canva tools to add a wow effect to your designs.
Use the Canva templates to save more time!

I promise you will love Canva as much as I do! 😊

Using Canva’s time-saving techniques to create images and designs for your blog is one way to save time. In this Time-Saving post series, we’ll also cover how to save time finding what to talk about in our next posts, how to save time writing blog posts or finding the perfect images for your posts, and saving time on social networks, Pinterest…and much more.

So, if saving time is your priority, make sure to come back; I have tons of other great tips to share!

And if you’re not a blogger yet, well, I suggest you start your blog now! You won’t believe how fun it is!! 😊

It’s time to start blogging the So Perfectly Simple way!

What if blogging was the beginning of your New Dream Life?

As always, I would love to hear from you! 🖤Use the box below for any questions or comments ( I swear I always reply! ). Or even better, tell me, what are your favorite Canva hacks? And please feel free to share any Canva tips you use! … I’m such a curious girl; I have to know! And I love comments (😉 Plus, comments are good for SEO!! ha! ha! but that’s another story…)

We are now blogging friends 😊 it’s time to connect and share ideas!!

Talk to you soon!

Time-Saving Ideas For Bloggers Over 50❤️Best Canva Hacks To Save Time