Creating The LinkedIn Banner
Watch This Video & Refer To The Written Instruction Below For How To Create The Perfect LinkedIn Banner
*LinkedIn Banner Dimensions: 1,584 x 396px
*If they don't have any photos, download some from unsplash.com
- First you'll be notified via Trello that you need to create a banner.
- Go to Trello, click on the client's card, and open their Google Drive folder to get started.
- Open their LinkedIn Summary to grab the Headline text.
- Open their Onboarding Questionnaire to view their website, get an overall feel for their brand, grab photos, and look for font inspiration.
- It may also be helpful to find their Facebook profile for more photos and ideas.
- Go to canva.com and create an account.
- Once you have a Canva account, create a new design with dimensions: 1584 x 396 px
- Copy the client's headline from their LinkedIn Summary document, paste it onto the banner, and rewrite it as a "Do You Want [RESULTS]" statement.
- Now go to their website, Facebook, etc, and look for photos that show them as an authority in their field. Download those photos.
- If they have no photos, go to unsplash.com, type in keywords that relate to this client's work, and download some of those.
- Also find their logo, if they have one, and download it.
- Go to Canva and upload those images.
- Add a good quality, nice looking image to the left side of the banner.
- Add the logo to the banner, usually placed under the text.
- Edit colors as needed, but typically we use a white background with black text.
- Here are some examples of finished products: