Estimate pad
A carbon-copy estimate pad — a bound white sheet over a tinted duplicate with ESTIMATE in condensed caps, the job and each line of work handwritten with its rate, the starting price on a double rule and a rubber stamp with a promise the post makes. What a painter, carpenter, interior or repair service writes up before work starts.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Estimate pad for posts that get people to act or teach, when the message is an offer or deal, several products or a menu 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
Made for Serves customers locally. The Director offers it only to brands of that kind, so it never turns up for a business it does not suit.
Platforms and sizes
| Size | Where |
|---|---|
| 4:51080 × 1350 px | Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, Pinterest, Reddit |
| 1:11080 × 1080 px | X, Ads |
| 9:161080 × 1920 px | TikTok |
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.
- A real product or service you sell
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 line of work, rate, starting price and stamp is stated by the post or the brand's catalog — leave a rate empty rather than estimate one.
- The headline says what the estimate is for; the booking line is the post's own way to book a visit.
Visual rules
- A tinted ground with a bound white estimate sheet (dark binding strip with punched holes) over a tinted carbon duplicate peeking out at an angle; logo and ESTIMATE in condensed caps with a blank number line.
- Handwritten job and work lines in brand-ink pen on ruled lines under mono column heads, the starting price in bold after a double rule, a double-bordered rubber stamp tilted across the sheet.
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Make a Estimate pad 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.