The post Twitter Image Sizes & Dimensions 2022 appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. Now that the “Twitter crop” is gone (or is it?) people are wondering: what are the perfect Twitter image sizes in 2022? Knowing this answer will help you stand out in a sea of image-challenged tweets. Not too long ago Twitter also unveiled a massive redesign for its desktop app. That means it’s a great time to learn everything you need to know about image sizes in this new interface. Once referred to as a micro blogging, Twitter has become a staple in the world of social media networks. It is ..read more

The post Your Content Calendar Strategy for 2021: Brilliantly Simple to Use appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. Wouldn’t it be nice to have your entire content calendar done for the next 365 days? Wouldn’t you love to have a well-thought-out plan for your 2021 content marketing? Instead of stressing daily over what you’re going to post, you can sit and watch your masterfully crafted plan unfold. Can you imagine the joy that comes with knowing that you’ve created a solid content marketing strategy? Wouldn’t it be great to know you don’t have to start from scratch with every piece ..read more

The post Copyright Free Images: 20+ Resources You Need to Know appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. Looking to find copyright free images to use in your blogs, websites or social media posts? The following sites are the best on the internet. Do you frequently share images online? If so, it’s essential to have a virtual Rolodex of go-to websites to quickly find images. It’s also important that you have websites in which the legal restrictions are clear and concise. Below you will find my go-to list of the best sources, hand-picked and vetted to a strict set of standards. I’ve incl ..read more

The post Social Media Cover Photo Templates for the Most Popular Social Networks appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. Your one-stop resource for always-updated cover photo sizes (and templates) for Facebook profiles, Facebook Pages, Facebook Groups, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and YouTube. Social media is becoming more and more visual every day. Ever since Facebook revealed its timeline cover photo, people have really taken to it this idea of a large header and/or cover images. It’s a lot of work though to create a good cover photo for your profile– especially when the dimension ..read more

The post Instagram Image Sizes and Dimensions 2022: Everything You Need to Know appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. What are all the Instagram photo sizes and dimensions you need to know for 2022? How about Instagram video resolution and size ratios? Sit back and relax, because this post has it all covered. After plenty of years of only standard square images and videos, Instagram opened up their platform to allow for portrait and landscape orientations. What?! That’s right! Life just got a little bit sweeter. These new Instagram sizes are a huge deal! While most users don ..read more

The post Custom Short URLs for Social Media: What, Why, and How appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. Back when your social media posts had strict character count limitations, sharing links to web pages was a bit stressful—especially on Twitter. That’s when short URLs became a necessity. Without them, you could share one link in a tweet and not have enough space to say anything meaningful about it. To solve this problem, URL shorteners were a great solution. Free services like Bitly, Tinyurl, Is.gd, and many others started popping up to help us shrink our long, ugly URLs into shor ..read more

The post Social Media Statistics 2022: Top Networks By the Numbers appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. Looking for the latest social media statistics? Want to know which social media networks and apps are the most popular in 2022? Whether you’re building a presentation, a pitch, or you’re just plain curious, I’ve done my best to search the entire internet for all the juicy social media statistics you could possibly need. All in one place, always updated so that you know exactly where to go to find the latest and greatest stats about popular social media platforms. Based on the f ..read more

The post Social Media Icons: Free and Always Updated appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. The most meticulously updated and accurately crafted minimal social media icons on the internet. Now includes the newest Facebook icon! The most recent update to the icon set includes six updated icons as well as four completely new additions. But first, some backstory… I have a pet peeve. Okay fine, I’ve got more than one of them. One in particular has to do with social media icons. It may be silly, but I just can’t stand seeing outdated social media icons. It bothers me–and I’ll talk about ..read more

The post 2022 Social Media Logos: 21 Most Popular Social Networks [Free Download] appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. An always-updated, one-stop free resource for the most current social media logos of the most popular social networks. And the best part is these minimalistic social icons are all free. As social networks grow from bootstrapped tech start-ups to a thriving social platform, they’re bound to undergo some logo changes. I have a particular sensitivity to when these social media logos change because branding is one of the things I do for a living. When I see someone u ..read more

The post Facebook Image Sizes 2022: Everything You Need to Know appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. What are all the Facebook image sizes you need to know in 2022? Well, consider this your one-stop guide to everything from Facebook cover photo size to profile picture size, ad sizes, and more. In the beginning, Facebook was mostly text and links with the occasional baby photo flying through your stream. However, with the changing trends in social media, visual content has become a dominant force and the world’s largest social network has evolved with the trends. Photos. Videos. A ..read more