1 Year of Social Media Content in Under 5 Minutes Using Canva and Chat GPT

Producing a steady stream of fresh, engaging content can be a daunting task for many small businesses or non-profits. Competing priorities and limited resources make it so that many don’t post as often as they should to really maximize their impact. In the step-by-step video tutorial below, I’ll show you how you can create 365 unique pieces of content, one for every day of the year, in under 5 minutes, using Canva and ChatGPT.

After watching the video, read on to see how to apply the principles to your business or non-profit. You’ll then have all the tools you need to post content as often as necessary to help you achieve your business goals. 

Watch the video tutorial on how to create multiple visuals for social media in under 5 minutes, using Canva and ChatGPT

(In this case, you do need the premium version of Canva, BUT did you know that non-profits can access the pro version for FREE?) 

Posting content regularly to social media

Building a robust social media content calendar is essential to online success. You should aim to post content regularly. This not only keeps your audience engaged but also helps to improve your visibility on the various social media platforms. 

That said, not every single piece of content needs to be a long thoughtful article, insightful white paper, or well-edited video (though those really should be part of your content calendar). You need some posts that will spark a conversation, inspire your followers, or generate future content. These types of posts should make up the bulk of your content strategy, and luckily there are some tools out there that can help speed up their creation.

Here’s how to apply the principles in the video to your business or non-profit:

Step 1: Select a content type

Content type ideas to explore:

• Ask your followers a question
• Invite them to in the blank
• Ask your fans for their opinion and thoughts
• Inspirational or motivational quotes (this is the one I showed in the video)
• Client testimonials
• Fun facts

Step 2: Find relevant topics

Once you narrow down a content type, find a topic that relates to your industry, mission or business, then AI can help brainstorm a bunch of content ideas (not the client testimonials, obvs.)

Here is the prompt I used to generate a bunch of quote ideas, feel free to copy and modify it:

Generate [number] quotes about [topic]. Attributing the quote to the person who said it. Place all these quotes in a table, with one column for the quote and one column for the author. Remove any quotation marks from the quote*.

*I remove the quotation marks in the table because many of the templates I use already have quotations marks in the design.

Step 3: Choose and adapt a graphic template

From there, it’s a question of formatting them the right way, and bulk creating the visuals using a graphic template. Canva really does make it easy and very user friendly. 

I suggest using a few different templates to give your feed some variety, while always sticking to your brand guidelines to ensure a cohesive look and better brand recall. 

Step 4: Merge content and design

Follow the instructions in the video to connect each content field to the area in your template, sit back, and watch dozens of graphics magically appear before your eyes. 

Review them all to make sure none of the text fields overlap, which can sometimes happen if one entry is longer than all the others, make any tweaks and necessary adjustments to ensure every visual looks great. 

At this time, you will want to carefully review every piece of content to make sure it aligns with your brand and sends the right message. AI is a great tool, but I find I usually have to reject about 70-80% of its suggestions. Robots won’t replace us just yet. 😉 

Download and save them for future use. 

Step 5: Plan and schedule

Decide which post will get published on what date and which platform, and schedule them in your favourite scheduling tool (I have been enjoying Publer lately, its free version is very robust and offers a lot of great features), or natively in each platform. 

There you have it, a quick and simple strategy to fill up your content calendar, help you be more active on social media and save you time. It will allow you to brainstorm, create, and schedule a good portion of your content in one afternoon, leaving you time to focus on creating longer form content… or on any other business task that requires your attention. 

If you have any questions, feel free to add them in the comments. 

Still feeling overwhelmed? I can help! Just reach out to see how I can help you achieve your business goals.