Social Media Design For Dummies

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.

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting Started with Social Media Design
Chapter 1: Creating a Consistent Design for All Your Social Sites
Chapter 2: Checking Out Design Tools
Chapter 3: Advanced Design Concepts

Part II: Creating Designs on the Top Social Sites
Chapter 4: Fashioning a Fantastic Facebook Profile
Chapter 5: Polishing Your Look on a Facebook Page
Chapter 6: Tweaking Your Twitter Profile
Chapter 7: Channeling Your Look on YouTube

Part III: Extending Your Social Reach
Chapter 8: Upscaling Your LinkedIn Profile
Chapter 9: Generating a Google+ Profile
Chapter 10: Setting Up Pinterest Boards
Chapter 11: Creating a Flickr Presence

Part IV: Integrating Your Social Networks
Chapter 12: Compiling a Tumblr Page
Chapter 13: Aggregating Profiles with a RebelMouse Page

Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 14: Ten Social Media Management Tools
Chapter 15: Ten Social Media Analytics Tools
Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Build Social Media Engagement