How to create stunning carousel posts with Canva

What if you could easily create stunning carousel posts with Canva?

Are you tired of your social media posts getting lost in the sea of content?

Looking for a way to grab your audience’s attention and stand out from the competition? It’s time to start creating carousel posts with Canva!

With their ability to showcase multiple images or videos in one post, carousels have become a growing trend on Instagram.

But, creating an eye-catching carousel can be quite the task, especially if you’re not a graphic designer.

That’s where Canva comes in. In this step-by-step guide, I’ll walk you through the process of creating stunning carousel posts using Canva’s user-friendly design tools.

Include Carousels in your social media strategy to share relevant educational content with your audience.

From laying out your carousels, to writing attention grabbing hooks and calls to action, you’ll learn all the tips and tricks to master the art of carousel posts.

So get ready to captivate your audience and boost your social media engagement with this ultimate guide to creating eye-catching content on Canva.

Use this guide to start creating high-impact Instagram carousels!

Create stunning Carousel posts with Canva

You can post up to ten slides per carousel. I highly recommend using all ten slides to your advantage.

Here’s how I lay my carousel posts out.

Slides 1-2: Create 2 hooks

Slides 3-8 Deliver value and educate

Slide 9: Use a Call to Action

Slide 10: Ask them to follow

Slide One: Your Carousel Cover.

The very first slide in your Carousel post is the perfect place for an attention-grabbing hook!

Compelling hooks create interest, curiosity, elicit an emotion, and drive a reader to learn more.

But, what exactly is a hook and how do you write a hook that grabs attention?

A hook is an opening statement or question written to pique your readers curiosity. An effective hook should grab their attention so that they want to know more.

Hooks can come in the form of a statement, fact, quote, story, opinion, or question.

Attention-grabbing hooks do at least one of five things.

• They create an emotional response.
• They provide a specific benefit to your reader.
• They create intrigue or curiosity.
• They share a unique perspective.
• They are bold and thought-provoking.

Here are a few fill-in-the-blank hook ideas to get you started:

• I don’t know who needs to hear this but [fill in the blank].
• If you like [fill in the blank] then you will love this!
• I kept [fill in the blank] so I did this instead.
• The absolute best [fill in the blank] for [fill in the blank].
• Get in on the insider’s secret to [fill in the blank].
• It’s time to start [fill in the blank].
• Learn my secret to [fill in the blank].
• Free [fill in the blank] I love as a [fill in the blank].
• Stop doing this [fill in the blank] if you want to [fill in the blank].
• How I easily [fill in the blank].
• The secret hack to [fill in the blank].

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Slide Two: Your Second Hook.

One of the greatest benefits of Instagram Carousels is that your Carousel is shown to your followers twice in their feed.

If your follower doesn’t see your Carousel cover slide, Instagram will show them the post again using the second slide.

This means writing a second, powerful, hook for your Carousel post on the second slide.

This second hook should cover the same topic, but be a new hook that supports the first hook.

Think of this hook as a tagline for the first one. It should stand alone but still complement the first hook.

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Slides 3-8: Value Packed Content.

Slides three through eight should be filled with value.

Educational content is perfect for Carousel posts. You can share one key value point per slide. Or you can create lists and combine several quick points per slide.

Be sure to deliver insightful content that serves and educates your followers on these slides. This will keep them scrolling through your carousel.

Slide 9: Call To Action

Think about the action you want your audience to take.

Do you want comments, saves, shares or follows?

Use slide nine to start conversations, engagement, and prompt action.

Here’s a list of CTA’s to use:

• Share your thoughts in the comments below.
• What are your thoughts on this?
• Found this post helpful? Follow for more.
• Follow for more content on [fill in the blank].
• Love my tips on [fill in the blank]? Follow for more!
• Do you agree? Why or why not?
• Hit the save button to remember these tips.
• Learn from these tricks and tips? Share this post!
• Tag someone who [fill in the blank]
• Got questions? Let me know in the comments and I’ll answer!
• Check out my other posts about [fill in the blank].
• Found this post helpful? Don’t forget to like, comment, share!

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Final Slide: Invitation to Follow

The final slide in your Carousel is the perfect opportunity to invite your audience to follow!

Include the same image on this final slide as in your profile to create brand recognition.

I find that this slide is optional. If you have a powerful CTA that you want your audience to follow, you may want to end with that CTA silde.

Using the final slide in your carousel serves a couple of powerful purposes. It invites people who discovered you on the explore page to become new followers! Secondly, it’s a great way to send your audience to your profile and the offer you have in your link in bio.

Use this last slide to either convert people into followers or convert followers into customers.

The anatomy of a Carousel slide:

I recommend using a 1080×1350 rectangle slide to take up as much real estate on someone’s screen as possible! Utilize the space on your post to your advantage.

There are several spots I recommend taking advantage of on your Carousel slide.

1. Place an arrow in the upper left corner pointing to where your profile image will appear in the Instagram feed.
2. Create a header at the top of your image with a CTA to follow you for more niche-specific tips.
3. Add your bio pic, name, and handle to the bottom left corner to create brand recognition.
4. Add a bookmark save icon to the bottom right corner to encourage your followers to save your posts for later!
5. Use arrows to let people know to keep swiping left.

Now you are ready to create stunning carousel posts with Canva! Got questions? Let me know in the comments and I’ll answer every single on of them!

xoxo Naomi

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