You don't need to be a graphic designer (or even hire one) to create some great looking course card thumbnails. Your site should always look professional no matter if you are a side hustler solo-prenuer or a big business.
But that is not the only reason why you should want nice looking course card images.
The images should also quickly remind your students what the course is about as well as spark some interest.
The "YouTube" style of Thumbnails is a perfect model for you to follow, because a good thumbnail has been designed to convert! Using certain elements, text, styles and imagery can really help communicate a lot about your course in an appealing way.
Here are some awesome FREE Thumbnails Canva Templates that are perfect for the your course card images.
🔥 PRO TIP: Resize the cards to 760x420 to optimize page speed. Here is a Canva template with 10 examples that we used for our Gated Courses demo site.