Padlocked preview
The asset as 'gated content': a blurred document behind a dark lock panel — a padlock badge, the asset's title, the few things the post lists as inside, and the call to action as the way to unlock it. The blur says there is real substance here without inventing a word of it.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Padlocked preview for posts that get people to act or start a conversation, when the message is one sharp insight or a list. It is built first to get people to act.
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 | |
| 1.91:11200 × 628 px | Newsletter, Blog |
| 16:91600 × 900 px | X, YouTube |
Single image. Each size is laid out for its canvas, not cropped; the sample above is the 4:5 version.
What it needs
The Director offers it only when these exist. Without them it simply picks another template.
- Lead magnet
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
- Every title, chapter, item, count and page number comes from the post or the brand's recorded lead magnets — never invent what the asset contains or how long it is.
- The call to action is the post's own; the keyword is copied exactly from it.
- Keep the inside items short — four to eight words each.
Visual rules
- A full-canvas white document whose headings, paragraphs and a chart are blurred into soft shapes; the logo and a label stay crisp in a top bar.
- A dark rounded panel over it with a round brand padlock badge on its top edge, the title centred in large type, ticked items between hairlines and the call to action in an inset bar with a lock icon.
More Lead-magnet teasers templates
Magnifier peek
A 'sneak peek' of the asset under a magnifying glass: the page itself is wordless lines, but inside the lens one real line from it
Notebook notes
A spiral notebook page of handwritten notes taken from the asset
Excerpt page
One real page of the asset, set like the asset itself: a running header with its title and the logo, the chapter, a big highlighted section heading, an opening paragraph…
Shipping label
The asset as a parcel ready to ship: a black-ruled shipping label taped to a brand-tinted box
Comment composer
The whole mechanic in one picture: a generic comment box with the post's keyword typed in and a send button, a dashed path down to the brand's reply bubble
Keycaps
The comment keyword spelled out on big white keyboard keys, one letter per key, ending in a brand-colour enter key, set in a dark keyboard deck
Email course
A short email course laid out as its drip: one row per lesson
Webinar replay
A workshop or 'webinar replay' as a generic video player: the session's title on the title card, a big brand play button, a scrubber with one marker per chapter
Make a Padlocked preview 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.