So, I’ll admit it. I have an obsession du jour. And for good reason… I was cultivating content for a client when I stumbled across it and ever since then my life has drastically improved.

Don’t let my overeagerness fool you. 

It’s not a gimmick, but rather a way to gain attention, and have fun. Want to create your own Infographics? Here’s what you’ll need to know – a step-by-step breakdown of how to use infographics to give your content some life.

- Keep it interesting. Yeah, an infographic layout may make some figures easier to digest, but that still doesn’t your handmade infographic on the history of senior citizens eyewear will be guaranteed to go viral. So give it a fighting chance and mix it up. Still can’t think of anything? Try picking a branch topic. For instance, if you’re a coffeshop, try putting together an infographic on the history of coffeeshop culture.

- Go to Visual.ly to create your own from web-based data!

- Pick something that showcases your knowledge. For example: It doesn’t have to be a set of data. The infographic shown below is a great step-by-step of what to do to optimize a blog post