If you own a small business, you probably spend a lot of time designing exciting graphics, creating engaging marketing content, and running multiple campaigns to keep your business afloat. And let’s be honest, these things can take up a lot of your time. Running a business is a tough job, and running it successfully can be a huge challenge at times. Wouldn’t it be easier if you had a bunch of time-saving hacks to help you get things done quicker?
Well, we’re here to tell you about a few tricks that can make your life much easier! PosterMyWall has a bunch of marketing and design tools you can use to churn out quality content more efficiently. Here’s a list of time-saving tools you can use to make your business run more smoothly.
1) Use Brand Kits to always stay on brand
Ever have trouble remembering the exact code for your brand colors? Or do you need to scroll through your gallery every time you need to add your brand logo to a design? Well, with Brand Kits, you don’t have to worry about any of these.
PosterMyWall lets you create your own Brand Kit to save you the time and trouble it takes to get your brand material together. You can add your brand logo, brand colors, and all the customized fonts you use to your Brand Kit and save them to use whenever you need. This way, you won’t have to worry about finding the right colors every time you need to create a graphic.
And if you’re running multiple campaigns? Create separate Brand Kits for each one to make sure you’re always on brand. Learn how to make your own Brand Kit by watching the video below.
2) Make designing easy with saved custom dimensions
Can’t find a design size you need? Create your own and save them for later! PosterMyWall has a Custom Dimensions button on its ‘Start from Scratch’ page that you can use to create your own design size. Once done, you can save the size for reuse. Your custom dimensions will also be available as a resize option if you see a template you’d like customized to fit your preferences. In short, you won’t have to worry about finding the right dimensions ever again!
3) Use keyboard shortcuts
You probably already use keyboard shortcuts to do a lot of your online work. Did you know you can use them on PosterMyWall too? You can use a series of shortcuts to make things easier for you on the PosterMyWall Editor. You can use the Space button to play or pause a video, use the Control button and the Z button to undo an action, and so much more. To find out how many keyboard shortcuts you can use, check out this article.
| Key | Action |
| Space | Toggle video to play/pause |
| ? z, ctrl z | Undo |
| ? shift z, ctrl shift z, ctrl y, ? y | Redo |
| Shift t | Add text |
| ? s, Shift s | Save design |
| Delete, backspace | Delete items |
| ? d, ctrl d | Duplicate items |
| Esc | Deselect item/multiple items |
| + (when no item is selected) | Zoom in |
| – (when no item is selected) | Zoom out |
| Space bar | Stop or play a video |
| Shift x | Switch between Edit and Position tabs |
4) Keep your social media active with the Content Planner
Do you ever get stressed trying to remember what you need to post on social media or which holidays you need to keep track of? Well, the Content Planner can help you out! This Premium and Premium Plus feature lets you plan and schedule your content ahead of time so that you can clear out your weekly schedule without having to worry about compromising on your social media presence.
The Content Planner can help you organize your campaigns, schedule content directly, and even reschedule previous campaigns. This way, you don’t have to waste time thinking about what to post every single day!
5) Lock items into place in a few simple clicks
Designing a graphic can be tricky. But tools like the Lock feature can help you save a lot of time. You can lock an image, text, shape, clipart, or video in place on your graphic by going to the Positions tab in the right contextual menu and toggling the ‘Lock in Place’ button.
This will help eliminate the chance of accidentally moving around the wrong items and help you finalize your graphic quicker, so it can be ready to publish, send out, or schedule in minutes.
6) Use textbox updates for well-organized text
If you’re struggling with getting your text to look just right, PosterMyWall’s textbox updates might help you out. Here’s what you can do with the new textbox updates:
- Add a gradient background to your text
- Align your text to the left, right, center, or even vertically
- Add shadow to your text
How will these help? Well, they’ll make your text look better, more professional and more aligned in a few simple clicks! You won’t have to jump through hurdles to make your content look good and you can have your design up and ready in no time.
7) Remove backgrounds in a simple click
Adding images to designs can be annoying at times. You have to make sure they fit into your graphic and fit in well with the overall aesthetic of your poster. But sometimes, you need to edit your image to make sure it fits perfectly. Well, the one-click background remover tool lets you remove the background from an image in a few seconds, so that you can fit it in perfectly with the rest of your design elements. This Premium feature is a great time-saving design trick because it lets you make the perfect edits to your design in one go and you can learn how to use it via this video.
8) Make fabulous menus with the menu maker tool
If you’re a restaurant owner, or part of any business that requires a menu, you probably go through the struggle of making new menus every single time. The PosterMyWall menu maker lets you create the perfect menu in minutes. You can create your own menu layout, add your items and prices, and have it displayed perfectly on your design without any issue. This saves you a lot of time on alignment issues adjustments, so that you can have a ready-to-go menu in minutes.
9) Create schedules in seconds!
Creating a schedule for work? Tired of having to make one from scratch every time? The schedule maker can help with that! This tool gives you a super-easy schedule interface where you can add custom dates, timings, and other details to have your own personalized schedule ready in no time.
Get organized in no time with these time saving design tricks!
If you’re someone who struggles to multitask and wishes they had some way to save time on simple tasks, try out these tools! Sign up to try them out now!
