I Tried the Canva Flodesk Update So You Don't Have To
Canva and Flodesk just dropped a direct integration that lets you design emails in Canva and export them straight to Flodesk — no HTML files, no screenshots, no rebuilding. I spent yesterday testing it so you don't have to, and in this video I'll walk you through the full setup, flag what Flodesk's own documentation leaves out, and give you my honest verdict on whether it's worth switching your workflow for.
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If you've been designing emails in Canva and then screenshotting them into Flodesk (or fighting with HTML exports), that entire workflow just got replaced. The new integration connects Canva directly to Flodesk so you can design in the tool you already use every day and send in the tool built for subscriber management, segments, and delivery.
In this video I cover:
How to set up the Canva to Flodesk connection (and why you should connect BEFORE you start designing)
How to handle accessibility with alt text inside Canva email templates
The two compliance gotchas Flodesk's own documentation buries
How to export your Canva email as a standalone block or as part of a hybrid email with Flodesk blocks above and below
The three current limitations (no merge tags, no link actions, campaigns only) and the workaround for link actions using hybrid emails
My honest verdict on whether the integration is worth switching your workflow for, and who should stick with their current setup
If you live in Canva and only touch Flodesk when it's time to send, this is going to change how you build emails. If most of your email is automations and sequences, you can skip it for now.
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CHAPTERS/TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:42 Log into Flodesk first (and why)
01:21 Pick your Canva email template
01:58 Connect Canva to Flodesk before designing
03:00 Design your email (accessibility and alt text)
04:13 Before you export: subject line, address, and footer links
06:14 Export to Flodesk
06:40 Editing the Canva block inside Flodesk
08:25 Limitation #1: No merge tags
08:57 Limitation #2: No link actions (and the workaround)
09:29 Limitation #3: Campaigns only, no workflow emails
09:56 Verdict: Is it worth switching your workflow for?
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