Made for Content Creators
The Before-You-Post Retention Check
Also useful for: Social Media Managers, people in Creators
12 min
Beginner
Content Creation
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Run your finished post through a fast final inspection that spots weak context, slow patches, repetition, unclear references, and an underpowered payoff.
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Use this when
Use this after your main edit is finished but before you schedule or publish a video, carousel, thread, or caption-led post.
You'll need
- Post format and platform
- Intended audience
- Promise or viewer reward
- Post draft
- Call to action
You'll get
- All nine retention areas checked
- Or consciously accepted every Red item resolved
- That the payoff matches the opening promise confirmed
- A call to action that fits the post chosen You can explain why the post is ready or what still blocks publication.
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- All nine retention areas checked
- Or consciously accepted every Red item resolved
- That the payoff matches the opening promise confirmed
- A call to action that fits the post chosen You can explain why the post is ready or what still blocks publication.
Sample
This is sample data, not your prompt. Pro unlocks this higher-stakes Playbook. On Free Playbooks you can still copy the assembled prompt into any AI.
Sample input
Format and platform: Short-form video for Instagram Reels Audience: I want to reach new freelance designers who feel awkward defending their prices. Promise: I want viewers to learn a simple way to explain a higher project rate. Draft: "Your rate isn't just a number." Cut to a screen recording of my pricing sheet. "It covers revisions, admin, and the experience that helps you avoid mistakes." I explain revisions for 12 seconds, explain admin for 10 seconds, then say again that a rate is more than a number. I end with: "So charge what you are worth." On-screen captions repeat my spoken words. The caption lists the same three costs. Call to action: Comment RATE and I will send my pricing guide.
Sample assembled prompt
Promise match: Partial. The opening promises an explanation of... Clear promise: Green. The opening creates a clear question... Early context: Yellow. Say "If a client questions your... Visual movement: Yellow. The pricing sheet appears early, but... Dead space: Red. The revisions section takes 12 seconds... Cut it to one example. Repeated points: Red. Remove the second "more than a... Confusing references: Green. Payoff strength: Red. Replace "Charge what you are worth"... Use the caption for a copyable... Call-to-action fit: Yellow. The pricing guide fits the topic,... Priority edits: 1. Add the client situation to the... 2. Cut the repeated rate line... 3. End with the client-ready explanation. Protect: Keep the early pricing-sheet visual... Verdict: Ready After Quick Fixes. The idea is clear, but the...