Synopses & Reviews
Learn to design professional and effective social media profiles!Whether you're trying to attract a new employer or get new fans to notice your brand, your social media profiles need to distinguish you from the masses. Packed with the secrets behind the hottest Facebook timelines, Twitter backgrounds, and LinkedIn profiles, this fun-but-straightforward guide shows you how to create eye-catching social media profiles with a professional, cohesive design.
- Includes online resources and downloadable templates that allow you to make your own profiles quick and easy
- Reveals techniques for making a memorable and unique Twitter background, Facebook profile and page, LinkedIn profile, Google+ profile, and more
- Details ways in which to use Pinterest boards and cover photos to showcase your brand
- Shows you how to make the most of Rebelmouse and YouTube.
Social Media Design For Dummies is a must-have introductory guide to creating a professional, effective, and cohesive design that will better communicate your brand's story to future partners, employers, and customers.
Synopsis
This book deconstructs the best Facebook Timelines, reveals the secrets behind the hottest Twitter backgrounds, and shows you how to create a professional image on LinkedIn. It will also show you how to make the most of the increasingly visual worlds of Pinterest, Google+, and Instagram.
As a bonus for readers, this book will include videos and downloadable templates to make designing your own profiles quick and easy.
This book will cover:
Designing a Twitter background
Organizing a Facebook timeline
Creating a Facebook cover photo
Designing a LinkedIn profile
Creating a Google+ profile and page
Using Pinterest boards and cover photos to showcase your brand
Bringing it all together on About.me
And more!
Synopsis
Learn to:- Use custom templates to create profiles for Facebook® and YouTube®
- Design a Twitter® background and create a Google+™ design
- Bring all your social media together on RebelMouse™
Take your social media site to the next level with a top-notch design!
- Compare social media sites
- Create a great Facebook profile page
- Get tips on Twitter designs and backgrounds
- Get noticed with Google+ profile design tips and tricks
About the Author
Janine Warner is the creator of DigitalFamily.com, a full-service interactive design and training agency. David LaFontaine is an author, multimedia producer, and social media strategist whose work has earned him invitations to lecture all over the world.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Social Media Design 5
Chapter 1: Creating a Consistent Design for All Your Social Sites 7
Chapter 2: Checking Out Design Tools 23
Chapter 3: Advanced Design Concepts 51
Part II: Creating Designs on the Top Social Sites 77
Chapter 4: Fashioning a Fantastic Facebook Profile 79
Chapter 5: Polishing Your Look on a Facebook Page 107
Chapter 6: Tweaking Your Twitter Profile 123
Chapter 7: Channeling Your Look on YouTube 151
Part III: Extending Your Social Reach 175
Chapter 8: Upscaling Your LinkedIn Profile 177
Chapter 9: Generating a Google+ Profile 193
Chapter 10: Setting Up Pinterest Boards 211
Chapter 11: Creating a Flickr Presence 229
Part IV: Integrating Your Social Networks 251
Chapter 12: Compiling a Tumblr Page 253
Chapter 13: Aggregating Profiles with a RebelMouse Page 269
Part V: The Part of Tens 295
Chapter 14: Ten Social Media Management Tools 297
Chapter 15: Ten Social Media Analytics Tools 305
Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Build Social Media Engagement 313
Index 324