Facebook created a huge buzz of excitement when it announced its new online marketplace Facebook Shops, and now to add even more value to the offering for small to medium sized businesses, Canva is providing a collection of optimised design templates for free.
What is so good about Facebook Shops is that it is a mobile-first shopping experience aimed at helping businesses to display and sell products on Facebook and Instagram for free.
This means you can now showcase merchandise in a seamless and more visually appealing digital storefront.
Canva’s design platform makes selling online more effectively by allowing you to customise your own Facebook Shops to suit your design and aesthetic.
This will help you promote your Facebook Shops, and make more money in the process.
3 steps to create a visually engaging Facebook Shop front
Creating an attractive Shops storefront is as easy as 1,2,3:
1. Step one: Choose a template
2. Step Two: Add your product and customize
3. Step Three: Download and share to Facebook Shops
Sally Woellner, Creative Director of Canva templates, said what she likes about Facebook Shops is the way it brings ecommerce to a whole new level – particularly if you have and the best visual storefront in your category.
“Canva’s new range of Facebook Shops templates are designed to help you connect to your customers directly. Best of all, they’re free and fully customizable, so you can focus on growing your online business,” she said
Sally Woellner, Creative Director of Canva templates
“Gone are the days where businesses can solely rely on a physical storefront – what we’ve learned from the coronavirus pandemic is that there’s never been a more important time to invest in your online presence.”
In response to the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, Canva has launched a free online businesses toolkit with a range of resources tailored to support small businesses across a variety of industries.
For more details on Canva’s Facebook Shops templates visit: https://www.canva.com/templates/search/facebook-shops-cover/ and https://www.canva.com/templates/search/facebook-shops-ads/.
