A Super Easy Way to Get Great Podcast Cover Art

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When it comes to podcast cover art,

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there's a set design template you have to work to.

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So, it's gotta be a square image,

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a minimum 1400 pixels by 1400 pixels,

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and a maximum 3000 by 3000 pixels,

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a JPEG or a PNG image,

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and less than 512 kilobytes in size.

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These are the specs that Apple Podcasts require,

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and pretty much every podcast app pulls from that design.

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If you know Photoshop or something similar,

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you can use that.

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If you don't know Photoshop,

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you could go to something like Fiverr,

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and use a freelancer to create cover art for you.

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However, there's another option that's really cool,

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and that's Canva.

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Canva's an online design platform,

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and they've got a dedicated podcast template section

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with almost 1,400 templates to choose from.

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There's photos, images, logos, and more.

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And the great thing with the Canva templates

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is you can either use the default ones that they provide you

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or use them as a starting point

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and then add your own photographs,

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logos, color, design, et cetera.

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It's a really simple way to get great looking cover art,

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and it's free.

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You can find out more at oneminutepodcasttips.com/canva

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and make your artwork really stand out.

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