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You are spending hours designing
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beautiful PGs, clip art or SVG files and
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then you are uploading to Etsy or your
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POD shop and wondering why aren't more
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people buying this. You have checked
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your pricing. You have worked on your
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CEO. Your designs look clean. But here
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is the one thing that could silently be
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ruining everything. Your backgrounds
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aren't actually transparent. That simple
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mistake, it could be costing you sales
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every single day. So today, I'm not just
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showing you how to make transparent
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backgrounds in Canva, both on desktop
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and mobile, but also why this one step
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if you want to stand out and actually
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sell your digital files. Let's start
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with the tutorial. We will walk through
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it together. Then I will explain why
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this one thing makes all the difference.
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So you are sitting at your laptop.
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You've got your clip art or digital
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sticker designed and ready to go. Now
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what? Step one, make sure you are using
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Canva Pro. I know that's the part nobody
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likes to hear, but transparent
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backgrounds are a pro feature. The good
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news is that Canva offers a 30-day free
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trial. So even if you are just batch
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creating this month, you can still get
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this done. Got that set? Here is what to
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do. Open your design in Canva. If you
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have a design with a background, then
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click on the design. Then click on the
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background remover in the toolbar above
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and wait until Canva remove it. Then go
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to the upper right corner and click
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share. Then hit download. Choose PNG as
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your file type. And right underneath you
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will see a little check box that says
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transparent background. Click it. And
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yes, you will see that little crown
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icon. That's a pro only feature I
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mentioned. Now hit download. That's it.
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Done. You now have a perfect clean
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transparent PNG that your customers can
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drop over anything. t-shirts, mugs,
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Instagram stories, digital planners,
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whatever they want. No annoying white
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boxes, no clunky cutouts. But what if
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you are designing on your phone? Let's
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say you are creating on Canvas mobile
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app. This is where it can get a little
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confusing, but I will guide you through
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it. First, open your design in the Canva
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mobile app. If your design has a
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background, click on it. Then click on
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the background remover in the toolbar
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below. Tap on the tool and let Canva
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remove the background from the image.
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Now tap on the download icon in the top
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right corner. Then choose the download
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option and then choose PNG as your file
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type. Right below that, you will see the
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option for transparent background.
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Again, this is only available for pro
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users. Make sure that box is checked.
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Then hit download. That's it. Now your
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design is saved to your device with a
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transparent background. You won't see it
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on your phone photo viewer. It will show
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up on the white or black background
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depending on your phone. But drop it
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into any other design app, Procreate,
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Photoshop, Cricket Design Space, and
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it's clean and ready to go. So now you
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know the steps, but here is the thing.
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The real importance isn't in the how,
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it's in the why. And here is where I get
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personal. I used to think it didn't
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matter. I thought it's just a white
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background. It's fine. People can crop
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it. They will figure it out. But then I
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started getting questions like this from
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customer. Why is there a white box
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around the PNG? I tried it on a planner
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page, but it looks weird. And the worst
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one, I can't use it. I need something
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with a transparent background. That's
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when it hit me. Buyers don't want to fix
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your product. They don't want to open
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Photoshop and start erasing. They want
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to drag and drop your design into their
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project and have it just work. And if it
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doesn't, they leave. They refund or
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worse, they never buy in the first
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place. If you are selling on Etsy or
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creative market, this tiny error makes
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your look like a beginner. But when you
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export with transparency, it feels
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polished, professional, like you are
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actually taught about how your customers
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will use your design. Let me ask you
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something. Would you buy a sticker that
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comes with a giant white square around
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it? Would you trust a clip art set that
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doesn't blend smoothly into your planner
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layout? Exactly. People want ease. They
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want clean. And that's what transparency
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gives you. Let me show you where it
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really matters. If you are selling any
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of these printable stickers for good
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notes or iPad planners, sublimation
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graphics for t-shirts or mugs, SVG or
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PNG files for cricket or silhouette
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users, digital scrapping book assets,
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wall art mockups or brand logos or
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social media templates, then
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transparency isn't optional. It's
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critical because these buyers aren't
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looking to edit your files. they are
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looking to use them. And if you want
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repeat buyers, if you want someone to
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grab your entire bundle instead of just
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one file, then your graphics need to
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work out of the box. No tutorials, no
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cleanup, no regrets. Here is what
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happens when you don't do this right. A
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buyer downloads your PNG, then open it
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in their design software, then try to
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layer it, and there it is, the white
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box. Now what? Some buyers get
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frustrated and leave a bad review. Some
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message you asking to refund. Other
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don't say anything. They just never come
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back. This is one of these small details
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that has massive impact in your shop
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reputation. You can have the best art in
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the world, but if your file isn't
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usable, it won't sell. Look, Canva makes
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it easy. You don't need Photoshop. You
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don't need a design degree. You just
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need to check one box. But you would be
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surprised how many sellers don't notice
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or how many forget to do it. Every time
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you export a PNG, ask yourself, is the
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background actually transparent, not
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white, not great, transparent, and test
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it. Open it in a black Canva do or drop
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it over a colored background. If you see
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a box, redo it. Do this one and your
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files will look clean, layered,
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professional, exactly what buyers want.
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If you are serious about selling digital
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products, your file prep matters just as
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much as your artwork. People are judging
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the usability of your files, not just
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how pretty they look in the thumbnail.
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Want to grow your shop? Then start here.
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Transparent PGs, clean layers, and easy
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to use formats. Do that consistently and
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your reviews will go up, your refund
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will go down and more importantly you
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will build trust. People will know when
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they buy from you. It just works. You
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don't need to over complicate this. Just
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remember Canva Pro PNG transparent
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background checked. It is one check box.
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But it could be a difference between
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getting ignored and getting repeat
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customers. If you learned something
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today or if this was the fix you didn't
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Batch your exports. Get clean,
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transparent files out there now. Let's
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make your designs not just beautiful but
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functional. See you in the next video.
