Make an ad with a scrolling news tickertape (to market your Crime novel)

In this example, we make a scrolling news strip, which would be ideal for advertising a crime novel. You could adapt this to have text scrolling vertically as well (which would probably suit romance and women's fiction better). A step by step tutorial on how to make scrolling text in Canva.
Is this too much? Check out the freebies section for 'done for you' templates.
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FREEBIES:
For beginners, I have a selection of Canva templates into which you can just drag and drop your book covers and instantly have something to share on social media. You can get that here: jeevanicharika.com/canva-for-...
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SHOP: I have sets of ready-to-use templates to my Etsy shop. Just drop your book cover image in and you’re good to go. To buy pre-made book marketing templates and premade book covers, check out my Etsy shop. jeevanicharika.etsy.com
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ABOUT CANVA:
Canva is an easy to use graphic design program that is available on the web. You can start using it on their free tier, which allows you to do most things that I do tutorials on in my channel. You can use it to make book covers (and other graphics) quickly and easily.
Check out my other videos for Canva Tips For Authors. bit.ly/CanvaTips4Authors
If you're new to Canva, start with this one: A Very Basic Introduction to Canva • Tutorial A very very...
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[@uirebit-author]

Dear Rodha, thanks to you, I've learned in 7 minutes what I couldn't learn in 12 months of Canva! 😀 You're a true professional, and I thank you!

[@jeevanicharika]

You're welcome! I'm so glad it's useful. Please tell all your writer friends!

[@canva]

Nice tip, Rhoda! Scrolling text can be so eye-catching. 🌟

[@jeevanicharika]

Thank you!