If you're a fan of the simplicity and creativity Canva brings to graphic design, then you'll love Proxi for creating interactive, digital maps. Just like Canva revolutionized the way we design graphics, Proxi is making map making easier and more customizable than ever before—no coding required. Whether you're adding an interactive guide to your blog, organizing an event, or curating a community resource, Proxi lets you build visually stunning and engaging maps with just a few clicks.

Unlike Canva, which creates static images, Proxi’s maps are interactive, allowing you to engage with your audience and even embed them into your website for a richer experience. Ready to make your own custom map? Let’s dive in!

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Easy-to-Use Design Tools: Simple, Yet Powerful

Proxi's map maker & generator is designed to make map creation as easy as possible. Even if you’ve never built a map before, you'll find the process intuitive and stress-free. With drag-and-drop tools and clear, visual cues, creating a map is as simple as selecting a template, adding your points, and customizing to fit your needs.

Key Features:

• Drag-and-Drop Interface: Quickly add, organize, and style map points with ease.
• No Coding Required: Build beautiful maps without writing a single line of code.
• Interactive Points: Customize points with images, videos, and links for a fully interactive experience.
• Real-Time Editing: Instantly see changes reflected on your map.
• Crowdsourcing: Allow your audience to contribute to your map.
• Bulk Upload Points: Upload data points via spreadsheets and AI tools  for quicker map creation.

Whether you're crafting a simple map or something more complex, Proxi's online map creator makes designing custom maps straightforward, even for beginners.

Full Branding Control: Make Your Map Yours

Customizing your map is key to ensuring it aligns with your vision. With Proxi, you can take full control of your map’s design, just like you would in Canva with color palettes and fonts. Adjust every aspect of your map’s look, from colors to logos, making it a perfect match for your brand or event.

Branding Features:

• Custom Color Schemes: Choose from a wide palette of colors to suit your brand.
• Map Background Style: Personalize the background to set the tone.
• Logo Integration: Add your logo to ensure professional branding.
• Icons and Pins: Select or upload custom icons to represent key points of interest.
• Image Overlays: Add creative image stickers and overlays to your map.
• Fonts: Match typography to your brand’s style with customizable font options.

Learn more about Proxi's custom design and branding features here.

Add Points with Ease: Build a Map with Just a Few Clicks

Adding points to your map is incredibly simple with Proxi’s intuitive interface. Whether you’re marking event locations, highlighting local businesses, or curating a travel route, Proxi makes it easy to pinpoint locations and provide essential details.

Point Details:

• Text Descriptions: Include context for each point to inform your viewers.
• Image and Video Embeds: Add rich media to make your points more engaging.
• Custom Categories, Tags & Filters: Organize your points to improve navigation for your users.
• Links and Buttons: Add custom calls-to-action (CTAs) to funnel your viewers and drive conversions.

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Adding Points:

• Double-click Anywhere: Quickly add a point with a simple double-click.
• Crowdsourcing: Let your audience add points with customized forms.
• Spreadsheet Upload: Bulk upload data points from spreadsheets for efficiency.
• AI Tools: Use text-to-map, image-to-map, or URL-to-map tools to add locations effortlessly.

Learn more about optimizing your Proxi Point here.

Interactive Features: Not Just Static Images

Proxi’s maps are far more dynamic than static images created with tools like Canva. Our maps are interactive, offering your viewers the opportunity to click on points to discover more information, view multimedia, or even engage in activities. Embed Proxi maps directly into your website, blog, or event page for an enhanced, user-driven experience.

Interactive Features:

• Clickable Points: Let viewers click on points to access additional details, photos, and videos.
• Zoom and Navigation: Enable users to zoom in for detailed views of your map.
• Embedded Maps: Embed your interactive map directly on your website without the need for external links.
• Real-Time Updates: Keep your maps fresh with live updates.
• Crowdsourcing: Allow your audience to contribute by adding places.
• Interactions: Enable comments and upvotes to increase engagement with your map’s points.

These interactive elements ensure your audience remains engaged, offering them a richer, more dynamic experience than traditional design tools like Canva.

Versatile Use Cases: Bring Your Map to Life

Proxi is perfect for a wide range of projects. Whether you're a blogger, event planner, business owner, or community organizer, Proxi’s customizable features will help bring your ideas to life. 

Common Use Cases:

• Article Maps: Enhance your blog posts with interactive maps for better location-based storytelling.
• Event Maps: Create maps for festivals, conferences, or events to help attendees navigate.
• Local Business Directories: Map out local businesses and points of interest for your community.
• Community Voting: Run “Best of” elections and voting campaigns directly through your map.
• Interactive Passport Challenges: Engage your audience with a map-driven passport challenge or scavenger hunt.
• Walking Tour Maps: Guide users through walking tours with mapped stops and descriptions.
• Store Locator Maps: Help users find nearby stores or locations.

By using Proxi’s map templates, you can easily set up maps for a variety of needs, saving you time and effort while still producing a professional, functional product.

Map Analytics: Measure Engagement and Optimize Your Strategy

Proxi’s built-in analytics help you track how your audience engages with your map, providing insights to optimize your content. You can monitor the performance of each map point, see which locations attract the most attention, and adjust your strategy to improve engagement.

Key Analytics Features:

• Point Engagement: Track how many people click on each point, identifying the most popular areas.
• Click-Through Rates: Measure how often viewers interact with links and videos in your map points.
• User Interactions: Track comments, upvotes, and other interactions to understand how your audience is engaging beyond clicks.
• View Time: See how long users spend on each map point to gauge which content is most engaging.

With Proxi’s analytics, you can refine your map and tailor it to your audience’s interests, ensuring it remains engaging and effective. Whether you’re promoting an event or sharing local resources, these insights help you optimize your strategy and achieve your goals.

Advanced Features for Power Users

For those looking for more advanced features, Proxi also offers tools like gated access, lead generation forms, and password protection, making it ideal for businesses, event organizers, and membership-based projects.

Proxi Add-Ons:

• Best of' Voting Campaigns: Empower your community to nominate and vote for their favorite establishments or places within various categories.
• Advanced Crowdsourcing: ‍Gather data from your community with crowdsourced points, point approval, custom add point form, comments on points, and upvotes. Plus! Custom pop-ups after point submission!
• Lead Generation Suite: Grow your email list with pop up email capture, point inquiry forms, and gated access with email capture.
• Gated Access: Passwords, Paywalls, Email Gates - ‍Make money with your local expertise! Generate revenue by selling access to a map. Or, give VIPs access to a private map with a password.
• Passport Challenge: Create a digital alternative to a traditional stamped passport booklet. Engage your community with a passport challenge, scavenger hunt or foodie passes.
• Organization Level Settings:Enable custom CNAME for your organization.  
• Map Management + Design (3 hrs/month): Our map concierge will design, optimize and maintain your maps.  

These advanced tools give you the ability to create custom, protected, and revenue-generating maps, making Proxi an excellent solution for more professional map-making projects.

Start Mapping Today: Get Started for Free!

Ready to create your own custom map? Proxi’s simple design tools and powerful features make it easy to get started—no coding required. Whether you’re building a city guide, organizing an event, or creating a custom map for your blog, Proxi has everything you need to make your map interactive and engaging.

Sign up for a free trial today and start creating your first map with Proxi. Customize, embed, and share your interactive maps with ease—no technical skills required!