I created an Infographic on how to repurpose YouTube content into blogs, facebook, slideshare and other channels. And I thought it was OK. But I also took a second stab at it and I think the second version is better. Here’s what I learned from the changes.

The Infographics

The following are links to the Infographics on Visme:

• First Version
• Second version

First Version		Second Version

Just in case you can’t tell the changes I made were:

• Drop Shadow on the number
• The ‘repurpose’ hint boxes are all the same width
• A single column of information rather than a snake
• Some Logos at the top of the header

Thoughts

• I prefer the second one
• I wish the second one had a bit more complexity, but as a first Infographic I think it is fine
• I would like to have kept the ‘snake’ flow, but I would add that as a next version change

Lessons Learned

• Write your Infographic content as bullets and paragraphs in a text editor prior to creating the graphic
• Use simple shapes to start with
• Make your boxes and paragraphs the same, and then resize them later if necessary
• Edit the text to be shorter in preference to changing the size of the container shapes
• Start with the simplest format of your Infographic, add complexity later
• Maintain a consistent colour palette
• Group shapes together to make them easier to re-organize
• Drop shadow helps make large numbers and words easier to read

I used Visme.co to create these Infographics.

Do you have any secret resources or tips you use to create Infographics?