Step by step
A 'how it works' instruction sheet: three to six numbered icon tiles joined by dashed arrow connectors, each with a step name and one-line detail — the last tile filled in the brand colour as the outcome.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Step by step 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, Reddit |
| 1:11080 × 1080 px | Ads |
| 9:161080 × 1920 px | TikTok |
| 2:31000 × 1500 px | |
| 16:91600 × 900 px | X, YouTube, Blog |
Single image. 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
- Steps describe the business's real process (how the reader works with it), in order, each a short phrase.
- Details are concrete: what the client does or gets at that step.
Visual rules
- Rounded-square icon tiles outlined in ink on a pale brand tint with an ink number badge; the last tile in brand colour.
- Dashed ink connectors with solid arrowheads; vertical on tall canvases, horizontal on wide ones.
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Make a Step by step 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.