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Design social posts, thumbnails and other visual assets with templates, photo tools and video editing.

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The fit

Who is Canva for?

Creators producing several visual formats and reusing a consistent set of brand assets.

The work it helps with

What you can use it for

  • Start social graphics and thumbnails from templates.

  • Edit photos and video within the design workspace.

  • Schedule social content with Pro access.

Before you choose

Limitations to check

  • Premium assets and expanded brand tools depend on the subscription.
  • AI allowances vary by plan; free access is not unlimited use.
The cost structure

Pricing and free access

Pro and Business subscriptions add paid features. Enterprise and AI add-ons have separate terms.

Check the official pricing and product pages for current amounts, regional availability and plan restrictions.

Put it to work

Where Canva fits in your workflow

A creator workflow

Plan, publish and review your posts

Keep approved ideas in a planning space, prepare the assets, choose one scheduler and review what happened after publication.

Start with
Approved post briefs, usable assets and access to your social accounts.
Work toward
A reviewed publishing queue and a later performance review.

  1. Keep briefs, asset links and review status in a content checklist.

    Use Notion

  2. Prepare the visual assets and review text, rights and format.

    Use Canva or Adobe Express

  3. Upload the assets, check network support and approve your chosen publishing queue.

    Use Buffer or Later Social or Hootsuite

  4. Review available metrics after posts are live, keeping the date range and network limits visible.

    Use Metricool

Before you start. These are separate accounts and manual handoffs. Each scheduler supports its own networks and formats; analytics depth, approvals and exports depend on the plan. You choose dates and authorize publication.

How these tools work together

Manual handoff Use the approved brief as design input; transfer copy and asset links yourself.

Manual handoff Export usable assets and upload them to the scheduler; review its accepted formats.

Complementary tools Connect the social account separately for measurement. This does not claim a Buffer-to-Metricool data connection.

Complementary tools An optional separate reporting tool can support a review; first check whether your scheduler already covers the job.

Start with briefs from your LinkedIn posts

Optional preparation: use your own written archive as evidence before adding briefs to your planner. Own connected LinkedIn post text and basic metrics are free to read in Mysocial; an AI account with connector access is required.

Compare Hootsuite and Metricool

Check publishing, reporting and team needs before paying for overlapping tools. Public comparison; vendor account access and paid plans are separate.

A creator workflow

Present your work to brands

Prepare real examples, publish a media kit with current account context and add its URL to a link page you control.

Start with
Real work, current account metrics and offers you can fulfill.
Work toward
A reviewed public media kit and a link page pointing to it.

  1. Prepare truthful portfolio examples and any visuals you need for your public presentation.

    Use Canva or Adobe Express

  2. Select connected account data and real work, review the kit and explicitly publish it.

    Use Mysocial

  3. Manually add the media-kit URL and current offers; test each link before sharing.

    Use Linktree or Beacons

Before you start. Mysocial Media Kit is free. You select its content and press Publish; draft changes need publication again. Link-page design, commerce and fees have separate vendor limits. A kit does not guarantee sponsorships.

How these tools work together

Complementary tools Design preparation and a data-backed kit serve the same presentation job. This does not claim a design-file import into Mysocial.

Manual handoff Copy the published kit URL into a link-page entry and verify the public destination.

Manual handoff Add the kit URL as a link. Beacons also has its own presentation products, so choose the parts you need.

Build a media kit with real evidence

Check the required sections, date ranges and truthful campaign examples before publishing. Public guide; Mysocial Media Kit is free and does not require Intelligence.

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