How-to stepper
A how-to on a transit-line stepper: each page lights the next station with its big step number, the step and how to do it, and names the step after it — the cover lays out every station with a 'Start' flag, so the reader always knows where they are and why to keep swiping.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the How-to stepper for posts that teach or get people to act, when the message is steps or a process or a list. It is built first to teach.
It reads each post’s goal and shape first, then its own words, the platform and the facts you have, and offers this template only where it fits.
Who it’s for
Any business. Nothing in it assumes what you sell, so the Director can offer it to a software company, a café or a coaching centre alike — whenever the post fits.
Platforms and sizes
| Size | Where |
|---|---|
| 4:51080 × 1350 px | Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads |
Carousel of 3–10 slides. Each size is laid out for its canvas, not cropped; the sample above is the 4:5 version.
What it needs
Only your post. It is made from your copy and your brand kit — there is nothing else to prepare.
Rules the AI follows
Word for word from the template library. The Director follows the copy rules when it writes into the template, and the visual review checks every creative against the visual rules.
Copy rules
- Each row is one step, in the order it is done, as a short imperative heading and a how-to body.
- Steps come from the copy: never add a step, a quantity or a time the post does not give.
- The cover title says what the reader will be able to do; the closing line is the one next action.
Visual rules
- A transit line of stations runs across every page; passed stations are filled, the current one is large with its number, and the cover flags the first station 'Start'.
- Each step page shows a big step numeral, the step heading, its body and a 'Next' line naming the next step.
- The closing page completes the line with a check, the call to action and the brand logo.
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Make a How-to stepper with your brand.
MarketiQ writes the post, picks the template that carries it best — this one, when it fits — and fills it with your logo, colours, facts and copy.