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CRASH COURSE
FOR FREE & PRO USERS
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Contents
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Chapter 1
GETTING STARTED WITH CANVA
Chapter 2
CHAPTER 3
NAVIGATING YOUR WORKSPACE
Chapter 3
UNDERSTANDING THE TOOLSET
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Chapter 4
FONT PAIRING
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Chapter 5
SAVING AND SHARING YOUR PROJECTS
Chapter 6
CHAPTER 6
ADDING YOUR DIGITAL PRODUCTS IN STAN STORE
Chapter 7
HOW TO EDIT YOUR PLR EBOOK EXTRAS
CHAPTER 7
Chapter 8
LICENSING
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CHAPTER 1
Getting Started with Canva
FIRST, YOU NEED AN ACCOUNT. CANVA HAS A FREE AND PRO VERSION
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TO CHOOSE FROM. THE FREE VERSION IS GREAT FOR BEGINNERS WHO
ARE JUST TESTING THE WATERS. I RECOMMEND THE PRO VERSIOS FOR
SERIOUS DIGITAL PRODUCT CREATORS.
Website View
VISIT WWW. CANVA.COM OR
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DOWNLOAD THE CANVA APP.
TAP OR CLICK THE PURPLE SIGN
UP BUTTON TO CREATE YOUR
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ACCOUNT.
CHOOSE ONE OF THE OPTIONS
LISTED ON THE MENU TO BEGIN.
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FOLLOW THE PROMPTS TO
COMPLETE REGISTRATION.
App View CLICK GET STARTED.
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SELECT WHICH OPTION YOU
PLAN TO USE CANVA FOR.
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
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PROMPTS.
CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT BY
EMAIL AND YOU’RE READY TO
GET STARTED!
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Starting Your Design
AFTER YOU CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT, YOUR HOME SCREEN WILL LOOK
SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND NOW IT‘S TIME TO START DESIGNING!
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CANVA HAS MANY
PRESIZED PROJECTS FOR
YOU TO CHOOSE FROM
LIKE INSTAGRAM POSTS
AND EVEN DOCUMENTS
AND PRESENTATIONS.
TO CREATE A CUSTOM
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SIZED DESIGN. TAP OR
CLICK THE ‘CUSTOM
SIZE’ BUTTON AND PUT
IN YOUR MEASUREMENTS.
TO USE A PRESIZED DESIGN BLANK OR TEMPLATE EITHER SCROLL THROUGH THE OPTION
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ON YOUR HOMESCREEN OR USE THE SEARCH BAR.
TYPE IN THINGS LIKE PINTEREST PIN, INSTAGRAM POST, FLYER, INVITATION ETC.
THEN CHOOSE TO START WITH A BLANK DESIGN
OR SCROLL THROUGH THE THOUSANDS OF
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TEMPLATES. YOU CAN EDIT.
YOU CAN ALSO SEARCH FOR SPECIFIC STYLES
OF TEMPLATES.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF I’M CREATING A POST ABOUT
THE BEACH, I COULD TYPE INSTAGRAM POST
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BEACH AND TEMPLATES THAT MATCH THAT
DESCRIPTION WILL POPULATE.
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CANVA IS ALWAYS ADDING NEW
TEMPLATES AND KEEPING THINGS FRESH
SO YOU’LL NEVER RUN OUT OF
INSPIRATION ON THIS APP!
ON THE NEXT PAGE, I’LL SHOW YOU
HOW TO START YOUR DESIGNS IN A
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VIDEO TUTORIAL.
CHAPTER 1
Starting Your Design
Video Tutorial
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PUBLIC VIEW LINK FOR PAGE 5 VIDEO
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As this is a PDF in order to view videos, either click this link OR open
the editable Canva link found both here and on the last page.
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THIS LIKE WILL PLAY THE VIDEO IN ORDER.
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Navigating Your Workspace
LEARNING HOW TO UTILIZE THE TOOLS CANVA OFFERS MAKES
CREATING DESIGNS MUCH EASIER AND MAKES THE DESIGN PROCESS
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GO FASTER
FONT STYLE
BOLD, ITALIC, FONT ALIGNMENT
CHOOSE FROM UNDERLINE - LEFT, MIDDLE,
FREE OR PRO RIGHT, JUSTIFIED
FONTS HERE
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LETTER SPACING &
UNDO/REDO
LINE HEIGHT -
EDITS
ADJUST SPACE
BETWEEN LETTERS
AND LINES
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1 2 3 4
SIZE SELECTION ANIMATE
BULLET POINTS
SELECTED
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TEXT
MAKE SELECTED
FONT ALL UPPER
OR LOWERCASE
FONT COLOR
FONT SPECIAL
EFFECTS
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1 POSITION - ARRANGE OR ALIGN
TEXT, ELEMENTS, PHOTOS IN
YOUR DESIGN
2 TRANSPARENCY - ADJUST THE
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TRANSPARENCY OR TEXT, ELEMENTS
NOTE - THE CROWN OR PHOTOS IN YOUR DESIGN
SHOWS FEATURES FOR
THE PAID (PRO)
VERSION OF CANVA.
THESE FEATURES ARE
NOT AVAILABLE IN THE
3 COPY AND PASTE STYLES IN YOUR
DESIGN
FREE VERSION
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LOCK TEXT, ELEMENTS, OR PHOTOS
4 IN YOUR DESIGN TO PREVENT
THEM FROM MOVING
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Tools Continued
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DESIGN
TEMPLATES
GRAPHICS, CLIPART,
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PHOTOS, VIDEOS, ETC.
TEXT OPTIONS -
HEADINGS, FONT
COMBINATIONS, ETC. FOR PRO MEMBERS - SET BRAND
COLORS, FONTS, PHOTOS TO
MAKE IT EASIER TO CREATE
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BRANDED CONTENT
YOUR UPLOADED
PHOTOS
USE ART UTENSILS TO
DRAW FREESTYLE ON
YOUR DESIGN
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PROJECTS OR
DESIGNS THAT YOU’VE
CREATED IN CANVA
PRO FEATURE - CONNECT
DIFFERENT APPS TO ENHANCE
DESIGNS
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PHOTOS AVAILABLE
FROM CANVA FOR YOU
TO USE IN YOUR ADD VIDEOS TO YOUR
DESIGNS DESIGN
BACKGROUNDS
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AVAILABLE FOR
YOUR DESIGNS
NOTE: SOME FEATURES ARE ONLY
AVAILABLE IN THE PRO VERSION OF
THE CANVA APP
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CHAPTER 1
Understanding
Your Toolset
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Uploading Your Own Photos
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UPLOADING PHOTOS TO CANVA IS EASY!
TAP OR CLICK THE UPLOADS ICON.
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THEN SELECT ‘UPLOAD FILES.
LOCATE THE FILES/PHOTOS ON YOUR DEVICE THAT YOU WANT
TO UPLOAD AND SELECT ADD.
THEN TAP OR CLICK THE UPLOADED FILES TO ADD TO YOUR
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CANVA HAS A HUGE PHOTO LIBRARY FULL OF FREE AND PAID
PHOTOS THAT YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR DESIGNS USING THE
PHOTOS ICON.
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Photo Grids
PHOTO GRIDS ARE GREAT TOOLS THAT HELP YOU ORGANIZE OR ADD A CLEAN
AESTHETIC TO YOUR DESIGN.
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ADD A BLANK GRID TO YOUR DESIGN. DRAG AND DROP PHOTOS FROM YOUR
UPLOADS OR CANVA PHOTOS TO PLACE THEM
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GRIDS ARE LOCATED IN THE ELEMENTS IN YOUR GRID.
SECTION. SCROLL DOWN TO GRIDS THEN TAP
OR CLICK SEE ALL TO EXPAND.
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ADJUST THE SPACING BETWEEN YOUR
PHOTOS BY TAPPING OR CLICKING SPACING
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THEN SLIDING THE BAR LEFT OR RIGHT
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Photo Frames
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FRAMES ALLOW YOU TO ADD OR CROP IMAGES AND VIDEOS INTO THE SHAPE OF THE
SELECTED FRAME.
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CANVA HAS MANY DIFFERENT STYLES OF FRAMES THAT YOU CAN USE. THEY HAVE
BASIC SHAPE FRAMES AND SUPER FUN STYLES TO CHOOSE FROM. I LOVE THESE PHONE,
LAPTOP, AND IPAD FRAMES! THESE ARE GREAT FOR BUSINESS GRAPHICS!
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TO ADD A BLANK FRAME TO YOUR DESIGN GO TO THE ELEMENTS SECTION. SCROLL
DOWN TO FRAMES THEN TAP OR CLICK SEE ALL TO EXPAND.
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PUBLIC VIEW LINK FOR PAGE 10 VIDEO
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Editing Tools
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1. Spacing 3. Animate
ANIMATE IS A FEATURE THAT ALLOWS
THE SPACING TOOL ALLOWS YOU TO ADD OR
YOU TO ANIMATE TEXT, PHOTOS,
REMOVE SPACING BETWEEN TEXT AND LINES.
ELEMENTS, AND EVEN YOUR ENTIRE PAGE.
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THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS TO CHOOSE
SELECT THE TEXT YOU WANT TO EDIT. THEN
FROM. TO USE, SELECT THE TEXT,
MOVE THE SLIDERS LEFT OR RIGHT TO
ELEMENT, OR PHOTO YOU WANT TO
INCREASE OR DECREASE SPACING.
ANIMATE - SELECT ANIMATE - THEN
SELECT ANIMATION OF YOU CHOICE.
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2. Effects 4. Transparency
EFFECTS ALLOW YOU TO ADD A LITTLE FLARE TRANSPARENCY CHANGES THE OPACITY
TO YOUR TEXT. OF A DESIGN ELEMENT. THIS FEATURE CAN
BE APPLIED TO IMAGES, ELEMENTS, AND
Example
TEXT.
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IN THIS EXAMPLE I
USED THE ECHO
EFFECT. THERE ARE
MULTIPLE OPTIONS
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FOR TEXT EFFECTS
AND MULTIPLE
OPTIONS TO
CUSTOMIZE THEM
AS WELL. I LOVE THIS
FEATURE TO ADD A
LITTLE POP TO MY
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DESIGNS. SELECT THE DESIGN ELEMENT THEN SELECT
CHECKERED ICON AND MOVE THE SLIDER
TO ADJUST TRANSPARENCY.
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Locking Design Elements
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LOCKING DESIGN ELEMENTS IS A GREAT WAY TO KEEP YOUR DESIGN ORGANIZED AND
KEEPING ALL PARTS OF YOUR DESIGN IN PLACE WHILE WORKING WITH MULTIPLE
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DESIGN ELEMENTS.
TO LOCK A DESIGN ELEMENT, SIMPLY SELECT THE ITEM YOU WANT TO LOCK
THEN SELECT THE LOCK ICON.
TO UNLOCK A DESIGN ELEMENT, SELECT THE ITEM YOU WANT TO UNLOCK AND
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SELECT THE LOCK AGAIN.
Position Tool
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USE THE POSITION TOOL TO MOVE ELEMENTS FORWORD OR BACKWARD IN YOUR DESIGN.
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IN ORDER TO MOVE THE TAN BANNER TO THE
FRONT OF THE DESIGN - TAP OR CLICK THE
POSITION TOOL THE SELECT TO FRONT.
IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BRING AN ELEMENT
ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT - SELECT THE
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FORWARD OPTION AND IT WILL BRING IT
FORWARD 1 LAYER AT A TIME.
Editing Tools Video Tutorial
CHAPTER 1
HOW TO USE SPACING, EFFECTS, ANIMATE, AND TRANSPARENCY
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PUBLIC VIEW LINK FOR VIDEO 1
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HOW TO USE THE LOCK AND POSITION TOOLS
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PUBLIC VIEW LINK FOR VIDEO 2
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Font Pairing
FONT PAIRING IS SO FUN AND ADDS A LITTLE FLARE TO YOUR DESIGN. HERE ARE SOME FONT
PAIRINGS THAT I LOVE.
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Montserrat Classic TAN Songbird
Open Sans Neue Montreal
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Playfair Display Noto Serif Display
Breathing
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OSWALD
SUNBORN SIX CAPS
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Cup cakes Canva Sans
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Black Mango BIRYANI
BALGIN CONDENSED Hatton CHAPTER 7
Shrikhand Lemon Tuesday
HERO Shadows Into Light Two
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CHAPTER 1
Saving and Sharing Your Projects
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN SHARE AND DOWNLOAD YOUR PROJECTS. USE
THE UP ARROW IN THE TOP RIGHT TO SEE YOUR OPTIONS.
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1
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CANVA
AUTOSAVES YOUR
DESIGNS IN THE
2
APP WITH EACH
EDIT YOU MAKE.
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The cloud with the check mark lets you know that
your current edits are saved.
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TEMPLATE LINKS ARE LINKS THAT CAN BE OPENED
AND EDITED BY ANY USER WITH THE LINK. THIS
DOES NOT EDIT YOUR ORIGINAL DESIGN.
VIEW ONLY LINKS ALLOW USERS TO VIEW YOUR
PROJECT BUT THEY CANNOT EDIT YOUR DESIGN.
2
WHEN DOWNLOADING & SAVING, CANVA WILL GIVE A
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SUGGESTED OPTION BASED ON THE CONTENTS OF
YOUR DESIGN BUT YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY OPTION
THAT IS BEST SUITED FOR YOU.
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Saving and Sharing
Your Projects
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File Types & Where to Save
THE FILE TYPE YOU CHOOSE DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF PROJECT YOU
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CREATED. IF YOU ARE SAVING AN IMAGE, YOU WILL TO DOWNLOAD THE
PROJECT AND SAVE IT AS A PNG OR JPG.
IF YOU ARE SAVING A DOCUMENT SUCH AS A PLANNER, SAVE AS A PDF.
IF YOU ARE SELLING YOUR PROJECTS AS TEMPLATES, OR PLR TEMPLATES
(THAT YOUR CUSTOMER WILL NEED TO EDIT), YOU WILL SHARE THE
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TEMPLATE LINK. (AS SHOW ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE AND IN VIDEO
TUTORIAL BELOW)
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PUBLIC VIEW LINK FOR PAGE 16 VIDEO
CHAPTER 1
Adding Your Digital
Products to Stan Store
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To add an ebook to your
store:
LOG IN AND GO TO MY STORE.
ON A COMPUTER OR TABLET IT WILL
BE IN THE MENU ON THE LEFT SIDE
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OF YOUR SCREEN AND ON YOUR
PHONE IT WILL BE IN THE MENU AT
THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN.
NEXT YOU WILL SEE ADD PRODUCT,
LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
SCREEN ON ALL DEVICES.
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When adding our digital product
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we want to choose the ‘sell a digital
download’ option
YOU WILL
FOLLOW THE
PROMPTS ON
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THE THUMBNAIL
1 2
& CHECKOUT
PAGES.
THEN ONCE YOU
HAVE
COMPLETED
THOSE STEPS,
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HIT THAT
PUBLISH
BUTTON!
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CHAPTER 1
ADDING YOUR DIGITAL
PRODUCTS TO STAN STORE
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
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CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
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PUBLIC VIEW LINK FOR PAGE 18 VIDEO
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CHAPTER 1
HOW TO EDIT YOUR
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CANVA CRASH COURSE
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CHAPTER 4
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PUBLIC VIEW LINK FOR PAGE 19 VIDEO
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I HOPE YOU LOVE YOUR EBOOK! ENJOY THE
FREEBIE NOTEBOOK RINGS ON THE NEXT PAGE!
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CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8
Notebook Rings
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Master Resell
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Rights Disclosure
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What are Master Resell Rights (MRR)?
Master Resell Rights allow you not only to buy the digital product
and benefit from it personally but also to sell it to others and keep
100% of the profits. Oh, and the cherry on top? You can also grant
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your customers the rights to sell it, too.
What You CAN Do:
1. Sell the Product: Charge whatever you like, it's your world!
2. Use Personally: Of course, we hope you find it super useful.
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3. Include in Membership Site: For your VIP peeps.
4. Break it Down: Use its parts as bonuses for other products
you're selling.
5. Grant Resell Rights: Share the wealth by allowing your
customers to sell the digital product too.
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How to Get Started:
1. Read the Product: Don't sell something you haven't used; that's
just good business.
2. Set Your Price: You know your audience best.
3. Market Like a Pro: Use those social media skills.
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4. Enjoy the Profits: Watch the money roll in, you savvy
entrepreneur, you!
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PUBLIC VIEW LINK FOR THE VIDEOS COMBINED
CLICK HERE FOR YOUR EDITABLE TEMPLATE
AFTER YOU OPEN THE TEMPLATE PLEASE MAKE A
COPY OF IT AND USE THAT ONE
