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The Roundup β October 31st β‘οΈ
Published 3 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
π Welcome back to The Roundup, Reader
Here's what's inside this issue: highlights from the Canva Keynote, creating a Signature Content Series, trending content ideas and latest social media updates.
Grab a cup of coffee, this is a big one! Let's jump right inβ¦
π° In the news
Catch up on the latest social media updates and algorithm changes from this week...
Threads is rolling out new reply approvals and reply filters
YouTube to expand the thumbnail file limit from 2MB to 50MB
YouTube introduces 'Ask Studio' AI For Channel Analytics
Pinterest launches AI Assistant to help you find matching products
Universal Music Group (UMG) launches House of Carmen app, to pay creators for posting about music on platforms like Instagram and TikTok
WordPress 6.9 is on its way with new Blocks (like Accordion and Time to Read), Block Visibility, Block-Level "Notes" and more. But no new default theme this year!
Google Search Console adds Query Groups to the Insights Report, for similar search queries and user intent together to make analysis easier
π§βπ¨ What's new on Canva
Canva announced 9 updates across their Visual Suite, AI and Brand Tools during their keynote event yesterday.
Visual Suite: A new Video Editor 2.0, interactive Forms, data and code integrations, and an email design tool with HTML export.
AI: The new Canva Design Model can generate elements, videos, templates and match your style. You can also ask Canva for design feedback and assistance.
Brand Tools: Canva Grow helps you create and launch ad campaigns, and the updated Brand Kit layout makes assets easier to access.
I'll be honest, I'm not overly excited about most of this. Nothing against Canva, but there are better options out there. I do like the new Brand Kit layout, and I'm eager to try Canva Grow. As for the new video editor, I'm cautiously optimistic. Can it really compete with CapCut, Edits and other video editing tools?
Affinity dropped a huge update of their own: a single all-in-one app combining Designer, Photo and Publisher for graphic design, photo editing and publishing. It is completely free, with extra AI features available for Canva Premium users.
I'm genuinely excited about this one. I switched from Adobe to Affinity when it first launched for work (still using Adobe at my day job), and although I cancelled when I no longer needed it, I've missed having it in my toolkit. I downloaded it straight away!
I gathered all the tasks that had been sitting on my list for far too long
Picked a few to focus on and committed to finishing them
Batched similar tasks together and scheduled dedicated time slots
Set time limits for each task
Tracked everything with Toggl
And guess what? I got so much done!
I'll review my Toggl report before signing off for the weekend to see how long things took and where I can improve. But it's made such a difference to my focus and motivation.
If you've been feeling stuck lately, maybe give it a try next week.
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Actionable tips every month for busy content creators and small business owners. Learn how to organically attract your ideal audience, grow your online platforms and make marketing more manageable (even with limited time, money and know-how).
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