How to Make Branded Templates That Save You Hours

🧠 Want to stop spending half your week designing content?

If you’re copying old posts, resizing graphics manually, or digging for brand colours every time you open Canva - you’re wasting valuable hours.

What you need is a set of reusable branded templates that make creating content as easy as plug-and-post.

Here’s how to set up a system that saves time, looks consistent, and helps you show up confidently across every platform.

Today’s Business Example: A Life Coach

You’re posting daily tips, mindset shifts, testimonials, and course updates. But every week you start from scratch, and your feed looks slightly different every time.

Let’s create a template system that gives you freedom without the chaos.

✅ Step 1: Create 4 to 6 Core Template Types

Choose templates based on the content you post most often.

For a life coach, that might be:

• Quote/mindset tip

• Carousel for how-to content

• Instagram Story promo

• Reels cover with headline

• Client testimonial

• Call to action / booking reminder

Design one branded version of each - then reuse endlessly.

✅ Step 2: Use Your Brand Kit Consistently

In Canva or Adobe Express, upload:

• Brand colours

• Fonts

• Logo

• Any icons or accents you use often

Apply these consistently across all templates so they always look like you.

✅ Step 3: Batch-Customise Each Month

At the start of the month:

• Duplicate your templates

• Plug in new content (quotes, headlines, client wins)

• Update any calls-to-action or seasonal offers

• Save/export for the week ahead

Boom - 2 hours of work gives you 3 weeks of content.

✅ Optional: Create “Mini Kits” for Each Platform

Your Instagram post design shouldn’t look identical on LinkedIn or Pinterest.

Use the same base elements, but adjust layout and tone. Save each set as a “mini brand kit” inside your design tool of choice.

🎯 Why This Works

• Looks polished without needing to redesign everything

• Saves 5 to 10 hours per month (easily)

• Makes it easier to delegate content to a VA or team

• Builds visual consistency that reinforces trust

🔧 Tool of the Day

Use Canva Pro’s Brand Hub to save templates, colour palettes, logos, and fonts in one place.
Adobe Express users can do the same with custom branded templates saved to folders.

📣 Want a Custom Set of Branded Templates You Can Reuse Every Week?

I help coaches, creators, and small business owners create plug-and-play Canva or Adobe templates so they can post faster, show up consistently, and save hours each month.
📩 Let’s work together