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FACELESS
The seller is not liable for any damage caused by the use of
the product by the buyer or his customers
I wanted to offer people a digital product template that took out the stress
of creating one, yet still provided a TON of value!
Let’s face it, with most businesses going digital, and the cost of living
rising, it’s no wonder more and more people are looking for ways to make
extra income online!
Gone are the days you need a university degree or special skills to start a
business, and with resell rights, you DEFINITELY don’t need anything
out of the ordinary!
This e-book comes with Private Label Rights and Master Resell
Rights. This allows you to modify the e-book and resell it as your own,
with resell rights too.
REBRANDING &
RESELLING THIS E-
BOOK
When it comes to using digital products with resell rights, there's an
essential step that ensures your success: rebranding and renaming your
products.
Rebranding allows you to make the e-book your own. By changing the
branding elements — like the name, logo, and visual identity — you can
create a unique product that stands out in the market. This process helps
in establishing your distinct identity, ensuring that your customers see
your product as something exclusive and different from others available.
Rebranding and renaming the e-book also serve to prevent any issues
related to duplicate content. By personalizing the content, you're
ensuring that your product is original, avoiding any confusion or potential
penalties associated with using unaltered content.
If you wish to resell your e-book WITH resell rights to your own
customers, you MUST adhere to the following terms:
Inside this e-book, we are going to discuss how you can build your own
personal faceless brand on Instagram and/or Tiktok, and create a
stream of income with digital products.
Less Pressure: Without your face showing, you don’t have to worry
as much about looking perfect all the time. Your main focus is your
content and the value you provide to your audience.
Time Flexibility: You can pre-schedule posts and take time off when
needed without disrupting your brand’s flow.
1 The Vision
10 Legal
QUICK ROADMAP ON
HOW IT ALL WORKS
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DETERMINE YOUR WHY
When starting any business, it’s important to gain clarity on your purpose
for starting in the first place. The reason is, without a purpose, you’re likely
to give up when things get hard. The first step on your journey is getting
crystal clear on your reason.
VISION GOALS
Before determining what you’ll sell, it’s crucial to understand why. This will
reveal your deepest motives, and help you push through the “hard” days:
Ask yourself:
What originally attracted me to this online business?
What impact do I most want my work to have in the world?
How is this business going to change my life? What will I gain from
this?
Your reaon could be financial freedom or more time to spend with your
family. Just make sure you become a man of purpose.
CHOOSE YOUR NICHE
Once you tap into your underlying drive, now it’s time to use it to choose a
niche you’re truly passionate about.
WHAT IS A NICHE?
A niche is just a specific area or topic that you focus on. It's what makes
your content unique and helps you attract a targeted audience. For
example, my niche is online wealth and motivation. More specifically, I
help ambitious men monetize their Instagram through digital products.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
When you have a clear niche, you attract a specific audience that is
interested in the things you talk about and sell. You build a following with
high focus interest, so it’s way easier to monetize your content. It also
builds credibility because you become an expert in that specific area.
People start to see you as someone who can be trusted and knows what
they're talking about.
With so many content creators out there, having a niche can help you
stand out from the crowd. It makes it easier for people to remember you
and it also helps you differentiate yourself from others who may be
creating similar content.
Narrow it down to a specialty area you:
Your niche should sit at the intersection of things you are passionate
about, the things you are knowledgeable about, the problem you are
solving for others, and the demand available. Also, make sure your niche
is profitable.
YOUR PASSION
It’s important to know exactly who your target audience is when selling
digital products. Why? Because it helps you craft a message in your
marketing strategy that will connect directly with a specific audience who
is more likely to convert into a customer.
Think about what kind of content and digital products they might be
interested in, and what their values and beliefs might be. Create your
ideal customer and audience.
As you can probably already tell, my target audience is men who are
interested in entreprenuership. My branding, content and language all
target men. Men who want to build their own businesses and get financial
freedom.
CHALLENGE:
Take 2-3 minutes, grab a pen & paper, and brainstorm. Write down
everything you know about your ideal customer.
25% 25%
14%
10%
7% 6%
Your “brand story” (i.e. your personal story or parts of your journey
that will resonate with your target audience)
Pay attention to fonts, colors, and even the layout of others’ bios
These screenshots can be collected inside a photo album. Trust me, they
will come in handy when you are actually setting up your own Instagram
profile where you will be bringing in traffic to your digital product.
QUICK TIP:
Pinterest can be a great
place to find color
inspiration. You can just
type "Instagram Color
Palette" into the search bar
and look through the
photos that come up. But
remember: Sometimes less
is more. You don't want too
many colors.
EXAMPLE OF OLD MONEY COLOR PALLETE
TONE OF VOICE
VISUAL IDENTITY
Your visual identity is everything from Your tone of voice is the way you
your profile picture to the fonts and express yourself through your words,
colors you use in your content. When both written and spoken. It's not just the
you have a consistent visual identity, words you use, but also your choice of
it can make your brand more emojis, sentence structure, and even
memorable and recognizable to your punctuation. All of these elements
audience. contribute to the way your brand
communicates with your audience.
CONSISTENCY ENGAGEMENT
Branding is consistency. Make sure that If you want to build a strong community
your content, visual identity, and tone of around your personal brand, it's
voice are consistent across all of your important to engage with your followers
social media platforms and stores. Also on a regular basis. Whether it's
make sure you stick to your posting responding to comments and
schedule so you don't let your audience messages or creating opportunities for
down. your followers to interact with you and
eachother.
OPTIMIZING YOUR PROFILE
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NAME YOUR PAGE
When it comes to naming your page, you will want to be thinking
about what’s going to be the clearest and simplest way to
communicate what you’re offering to your target audience.
If you are creating a faceless page: You might want to consider having
the theme in the name but this isn't always necessary. Some people like
to add the word “faceless” in their name but you do not need to do that at
all.
If you are starting a new page for YOUR BUSINESS, choose the business name OR
your name. You want to avoid having to change your name down the track and you
never know how your business might evolve so don’t choose a name that narrows
you down too much like “side hustles” or “digital products”. For example, Marketing
Mastery...this business name can stick with me down the road no matter how I decide
to pivot my business.
REMEMBER:
Choose your own personal
branding, please do not copy
mine or others. This is where
YOUR personality and goals
come to life - so be original
WRITE YOUR PROFILE BIO
One thing I tell my clients is your Instagram page, more
specifically your bio, is literally the first impression your audience
sees when they click on your page, so optimizing it is crucial if
you want to gain followers.
Some examples:
2ND LINE
This is completely optional however if you have any kind of
accomplishments, or experience that positions you as an
“authority” then you can use this line to showcase this.
Some examples:
3RD LINE
Your third line should always be a powerful call-to-action.
You can direct them to your digital product, a free guide
(freebie/lead magnet) or to your DM’s for a chat about what’s
on offer.
FINDING YOUR POD
A point of difference (or 'POD') is what makes your
account different from other accounts in your niche.
To find out what your 'POD' is, you need to think about what
makes your account more:
unique
valuable
interesting
inspiring
motivational
entertaining
YOUR POD:
To explain your POD, you can use the following template!
Fill out the blanks (dotted lines) and you'll have your POD :)
Check out the next page for some examples of good PODs
POD EXAMPLES:
NICHE POD
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Now that you have your business foundations set up
it’s time to monetize your faceless Instagram page.
MARKET RESEARCH
The main key to success in digital product creation, is the
problem you solve for your audience. You need to
create a digital product that offers a solution to their pain
points.
But how do you find the problem you solve? There are a
few ways you can define the problem your target
audience struggles with, and you do this through market
research. On the next page you will find how you can
conduct your own market research.
KEYWORD RESEARCH:
Use keyword research tools like Wordstream or Answer The Public to
find out what people are searching for in your niche. Look for high search
volume keywords (around 20k+) related to problems and challenges
your target audience is facing.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Looking at comments on YouTube videos or Instagram posts related to
your niche can be a great way to understand your audience's struggles
and pain points. By reading through comments, you can gain insights into
your audience's experiences, opinions, and frustrations. You can see
what kind of questions they are asking, what problems they are facing,
and what solutions they are looking for.
FORUM DISCUSSION:
Browse forums and online communities related to your niche to see what
people are discussing. Look for topics related to challenges your
audience are facing. Tip: Reddit is a great one to start with
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:
Chances are that you have lived through the struggles and pain points of
your target audience. Use that knowledge to create a digital product that
resonates with them. Use your own story and insights to build a
connection through your digital product.
SECRET SAUCE:
Use Chat GPT and the prompts below to generate more ideas:
What are the 10 most searched-for questions about (your niche)?
Who are 10 online influencers in (your niche)? Please include
their website and the area of expertise they cover.
What types of digital learning offers do other experts in (your
niche) offer? Provide me with 10 specific topics they cover in
their digital products.
WORDSTREAM
Wordstream is an excellent and simple way to find out just how profitable
your ideas are. You can start searching some keywords for your digital
product ideas!.
Here you can learn just how common the problem you’re trying to solve is,
by seeing how many people are searching for it on search engines every
month.
Compile a list of keywords that you think your target
audience in your niche would search and type them into
Wordstream. You want to aim for a minimum of 20k searches
for each keyword.
Here is an example using the keywords “weight loss keto”:
Note them down. These conversations will give you ideas for your NEXT
digital product.
1. Go to CANVA
2. Type in the type of template you're looking for, like "planner”,
“checklist”, “eBook”, “calendars” etc. in the search bar.
3. There are a ton of aesthetic ones to choose from. Simply input your
content and branding into it, customize it as your own, and save it as a
PDF document. You have created your own digital product.
Customize the colors and fonts to your branding and style. You can
2 even add or subtract text - it’s completely your choice.
Once you’re happy with the final product, save your
3 digital product as a PDF document.
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PRICING YOUR
DIGITAL PRODUCT
First, I want to advise you that there’s no “one right price”. However, when
first starting out, it’s a good idea to have a lower ticket product priced
between $30-$100.
Low ticket - $10 to $50. A higher volume of sales is needed but a lower
barrier to purchase.
Mid ticket - $100 to $250. Balance of profit margin and easier selling
than a high ticket.
High ticket - $500+. Maximizes per sale profit but smaller customer
base.
Right now I want you to think about the price you’d feel most comfortable
selling at, as this will help you hit your income goals.
Also, remember to come from a place of serving your audience first,
because that is what is going to gain you a LOYAL customer.
SECRET SAUCE
Research suggests that if you want your product
to be perceived as a “luxury” good, then your
prices should end in an even number (such as 0).
If you want your product to be perceived as a
discounted item, end prices in an uneven
number (such as 7 or 9).
YOUR INCOME GOALS
Now that you’ve decided on your pricing, let’s talk about income goals
To make it simple with the math breakdown, let’s say your goal is
$100k/year.
Now, take that number and divide it into four quarters like this:
If the goal is $10k, those first three months might look a little something
like this:
month 1: $2k
month 2: $3k
month 3: $5k
Are you now realizing how crazy good the potential with this is now? Even
as a beginner, even as someone starting a new Instagram account you can
achieve these goals.
And the coolest part? It’s PASSIVE income, meaning you could be making
$$ in your sleep.
It’s sales being made because of a few social media posts per week and
one simple funnel you have already set up.
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Selling digital products is great, but we need to start making your
business more automated (so you can make money while you sleep).
One of the ways we do this is through offering our audience a Free
Digital Product.
A free product (or lead magnet) is an incentive you offer your target
audience in exchange for their email address. There are plenty of free
products types you can offer. A mini guide, eBook, mini course, just to
name a few.
Free product
example
Here is why offering a free product is important:
LIST BUILDING:
A free product is a great way to grow your email list (we’ll
dive more into email marketing later). Anyone who signs
up to your email list is called a “lead”. Having an email list
allows you to directly reach your audience, nurture leads,
and convert them into paying customers over time.
SECURITY:
In the event your social media account were to be
suspended or banned, having an email list ensures your
audience (or business) won’t be completely lost.
BUSINESS AUTOMATION:
Growing an email list and email marketing is the KEY way
your digital product business is going to run on autopilot.
It is what will enable you to make sales while you sleep or
are out with your family.
LEAD NURTURING:
Once you've collected leads, you can use email marketing to nurture
those leads over time. You can provide additional valuable content, share
success stories, and gradually guide leads through the buyer's journey,
ultimately increasing the likelihood of sales conversion.
LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP:
Lead magnets are not just about immediate conversions; they are a tool
for building long-term relationships with your customers. Through ongoing
communication and valuable content, you can keep your audience
engaged and turn one-time buyers into repeat customers.
CREATE YOUR FREE GUIDE
It is important that your free guide is directly related to your paid digital
product. Your freebie is going to give your ideal customer a sneak peek
into the value that they will receive in your paid offer. Give them a taste,
but not the entire bite.
NEED INSPIRATION?
Look into what other people in your niche are offering as freebies by
signing up to their email lists. Remember, don’t copy them, just use them
as a guide.
Go to Etsy and type in “lead magnets” or
simply create one for FREE on Canva.
Type in “lead magnet templates”. Input
SECRET your information, and you have a freebie.
SAUCE: I recommend starting with a free guide
relating to your paid offer.
Here are some tips for creating a freebie:
Provide real value: The freebie should deliver meaningful value, not
just be a gimmik giveaway. Offer actionable advice.
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Setting up an online store to sell your digital products has never been
more simple. Stan Store is your ONE-STOP-STORE and it is going to be
where your digital offers live (your freebie, digital products, emails). Your
audience can simply click your Stan Store link in your bio, shop your digital
products, and receive them straight to their inbox.
Many beginners like Stan Store for it’s simplicity & ease of use. I started with
Stan I made sales in my first week. For that reason, I will be teaching this
beginners guide on Stan Store. If you’re looking for a place where you can build
out more complicated funnels , host webinars, etc you can use Wix. But for
now, let’s move on with Stan Store.
There are also so many other things you can do with Stan Store such as host
affiliate links, create courses, email marketing, schedule Zoom calls + much
more.
PLEASE NOTE:
You can sign up with their basic Creator Plan at $29/month or the Creator Pro
Plan $99/month. Use the link below and get a 14 Day Free Trial.
On the next few pages, I am going to walk you through setting everything up.
Use THIS LINK to create your account and get a FREE 14 day trial
(please note that if you go through the regular website, you won’t
get the FREE trial).
TIP: Customize it to your branding colors.
STEP TWO:
Go through this “Getting Started“ section to make sure you get set up
the correct way. Watch THIS VIDEO if you need extra guidance with
setting up.
STEP THREE:
Go to “My Store” and then “Edit Design”. Here you can pick what layout
you want for your store front. You can also pick your branding colors for
your Stan Store for a more cohesive business aesthetic.
LIST YOUR FREEBIE ON
STAN STORE
5. Click “Advanced” at the top and here you can add in your confirmation
email (I’ve already done the work for you - keep an eye out for my
BONUS freebie confirmation template which I’ve included up
ahead. Simply copy + paste & edit)
2. Click the option to “Sell a Digital Download”. This ONLY for digital
products, not your freebie.
Some people will just want the digital product itself (without the want to
resell it), so uploading a PDF version is recommended.
6. Click “Advanced” to utilize features such as email flows, order bump
(you can upsell your higher or lower ticket product by selecting this),
affiliate offers, promo videos, customer testimonials, edit confirmation
email (again I have a BONUS confirmation email template for you to
copy + paste & edit up ahead).
I personally only use the email flows, order bump, promo video +
testimonials and personalize my confirmation email.
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EMAIL MARKETING
Remember how we brought up email lists earlier on?
Now we’re going to delve deeper into this (email marketing), because this
is what will keep your business running on automation.
With a well-written email flow (or sequence of emails) that goes out to
your email list, you can build trust and convert leads into customers
with ease and automation.
Ever sign up to someone’s email list and get a bunch of emails sent out to
you every month, week, or even every day? That’s an email flow. These
will help your business run on automation.
CONFIRMATION EMAILS
The first thing you will want in place before setting up your email flow is a
confirmation email containing the download links for each of your
digital products (including your freebie).
Remember how I told you before that I had BONUS confirmation email
templates for you to use? Well, they are in this section of the Playbook!
I have TWO free confirmation email templates for you to copy + paste
(and customize as your own). ONE for your Freebie and ONE for your
paid digital product.
Someone signs up for your freebie > they receive a confirmation email
with their freebie and a small message from you
Someone buys your digital product > they receive a confirmation email
with their paid digital product and a small message from you
Make sense? :)
NOTE: You DON’T need to upgrade to the Stan Store Creator PRO
account for confirmation emails. You can set confirmation emails up with
the basic Creator account.
BONUS CONFIRMATION
EMAIL TEMPLATES
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TEM EMA
Subject: Here is your free guide! PLA IL
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Hi [Customer Name],
[Your Name]
BONUS CONFIRMATION
EMAIL TEMPLATES
PAI
DE
Subject: Here is your [Product Name]! TEM MAIL
PLA
TE
Hi [Customer Name],
[DOWNLOAD LINK]
[Your Name]
SET UP YOUR EMAIL FLOW
Once you have set up your confirmation emails, you can then start
setting up your email flow.
There is just ONE email flow, or work flow, you will want to have in place when
you first launch. This flow is for people who opt in for your freebie.
There is no one right way to write your flow, but ideally your first few
emails offer:
Value
An introduction to yourself
Your story, and your product promotion.
If you need help with setting up your email flow for your freebie, you can
visit THIS LINK for a quick how-to.
TIP: Opt in to other creators in your niche to get inspiration for your email flow -
but DON’T COPY.
BONUS: I’ve included some BONUS email flow templates you can use on
the next page. Simply tweak them and use them as your own.
FREE EMAIL FLOW TEMPLATES
EM
Subject: Are you ready for your first $3-5k months?
AIL
# 1
Have you had a chance to check out my free guide? If so, and you are ready to
use a DFY digital product to get your own passive income business off the
ground, I want to invite you to purchase my [Product Name].
With [Product Name] you will learn everything you need to know about getting
a profitable DFY digital product business up and running in the next 30 days
(and enjoying $3k, $5k, and even $10k+ months!)
This is an entire business ready for you to fully make your own and fully profit
from.
Why? Because I know just how life-changing a stream of passive income like
this can be, and you can do it too!
[Your Name]
EM
Subject: You are closer to making money than you realize
AIL
# 2
Hi [Customer Name],
I want you to know that you are closer to having a profitable passive income
business, and your first $3-10k months, than you realize.
Whether you have a large social media presence, or are starting from scratch…
You CAN leverage just a few hours a week to bring in income that provides for
your family and changes your life.
With just one digital product and an automated system for driving traffic to it, you
can build a highly profitable business from home in just a few hours a week.
And with a DONE-FOR-YOU, or DFY, digital product, you don’t even need to
have any special expertise or create your own product from scratch either.
This is why I created [Product Name - include hyperlink] - to help you get your
biz up and running FAST using the steps inside and my plug-and-play template.
Download it, then tweak it and make it your own so you can resell it for FULL
profit.
Start bringing in $97 sales every day, multiple times a day, even in your sleep -
and just as importantly, enjoy the freedom that comes with it
Ready to get started? Your next step is to purchase [Product Name] here
[include hyperlink].
And don’t forget you can always shoot me a DM [include hyperlink] if you have
questions!
[Your Name]
EM
AIL
Subject: Another [insert $ amount] made while [insert activity] # 3
Hi [Customer Name],
And just like that, another [insert income made here] today while ______!
This is the beauty of digital products - having a business that runs and makes
money for you while you’re out having an actual life!
Are you ready to start leveraging just a few hours a week to bring in continual
passive income in the same way?
If so, your next step is purchasing [Product Name], where I’ve already done
the legwork and created the product for you.
You can click here [insert hyperlink] to learn more about [Product Name]
and get started now.
I am rooting for you and can’t wait to see how your life changes with this!
[Your Name]
EM
AIL
Subject: [Insert $ amount] in _______ days # 4
In the last ____ days, I’ve made [insert $ amount] using nothing more than
one digital product.
Imagine getting notifications throughout the week while you’re with your kids…
or binging Netflix… or folding laundry… or even sleeping!
Notifications letting you know that you just made another sale on a digital
product (that you didn’t even have to create from scratch!) all because
someone else stumbled across a Reel and decided they wanted in on this kind
of life too.
One product bringing in thousands a week while you’re just working 2-3 hours -
all so that you can spend the rest of your time enjoying the people and things
you love.
Build a business that can run on autopilot and give you the time and freedom
you’ve been dreaming of.
[Your Name]
IMPORTANT:
Make sure to test your freebie and paid offer before you start creating
content to attract your dream customers. Do this by opting in for your
freebie and purchasing your paid offer.
FACELESS
COMMUNITY BUILDING
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BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY
When starting a faceless page, building your community should be
your main focus. Without a community, you don’t have a brand.
Here are some ways you can confidently build a community with a
faceless brand:
CONSISTENCY
Staying consistent means showing up at least once a day. In the beginning
stages, I recommend posting 2-3 times per day to alert the algorithm you’re
an active user, and you mean business. By posting regularly, you also let
your audience know that you’re present and reliable. This overtime builds
trust.
A cohesive look is a key factor you definitely don’t want to miss. Firstly,
Instagram is a value platform (whereas TikTok is a platform that focuses
heavily on the virality of the video rather than the value). Simply put,
people go on Instagram to search and look for value.
I see so many pages with all sorts of colors that clash. For example, their
feed has yellows, browns, and greens. Their store then has orange, and
their emails blue writing. It’s not only unprofessional looking, but it
immediately becomes a brand that’s immemorable. A brand that is
unrecognizable, and therefore, less appealing to buy from.
Story-telling helps your audience to develop trust with you much faster, as
they come to realize that you’re a real human being who’s faced struggles
and challenges, triumphs, and experiences, just like them.
Story-telling also helps your dream customer find you. When you’re
scrolling on Instagram, and you see a Reel that stops you in your tracks,
because it’s telling a story that speaks to you - what do you do? You keep
watching and reading, and if it resonates with you, you will likely like it,
save it, share it, and maybe even give that creator a follow.
Some examples of your story can include: Why you started this business,
your backstory leading up to this opportunity, and how it has changed your
life.
SERVE FIRST, SELL LATER
Let me first start by saying that serving = selling. However, when
you’re actively building a community in the very early stages (as a
complete beginner), your main focus needs to be on serving your
audience selflessly.
The best way to serve your audience is by providing them with value.
The truth is, everyone is selfish. People don’t care about how amazing
(or poorly) your day is going, or what your favorite business platforms are.
They only care about what YOU can do for THEM. Once you shift this
thought process in your mind, everything changes.
You need to give your audience a REASON to hit that follow button,
and the way you do this is by providing them with VALUE.
The best way to serve your audience is by providing them with value.
The truth is, everyone is selfish. People don’t care about how amazing
(or poorly) your day is going, or what your favorite business platforms are.
They only care about what YOU can do for THEM. Once you shift this
thought process in your mind, everything changes.
You need to give your audience a REASON to hit that follow button,
and the way you do this is by providing them with VALUE.
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INSTAGRAM REELS
Now that you’ve set up your personal brand, it’s time to discuss faceless
marketing using Instagram Reels. In order to get our digital products in
front of our ideal customers on Instagram, we need to create content. My
favorite way to do this is through Instagram Reels because they have the
potential to reach a wider audience (when compared to static posts).
B-ROLL FOOTAGE
B-Roll footage is basically background content that you use as the
video for your reel. This has become a very popular method for reels
which is GOOD because it means less work for you. It also means you
don’t have to show your face if you don’t want to.
It’s easy and less time consuming. You can visit my store for 400+ HD
clips for posting on reels.
Examples of B-Roll footage include:
Going on a walk
Sitting at your computer working (faceless of course)
Pouring a cup of water, coffee, or your protein shake
A short clip of the sunset
Tip: Collect 5-7 second clips throughout your day (or designate one
day a week to collect several).
Add them to an album in your phone so they’re easy to find and pick from
when you go to create your reels.
MORE EXAMPLES:
You won’t see me posting reels about the latest dance trend. Every reel I
post has a specific purpose, and that is to either entertain, inspire, or
educate my target audience, and build a loyal community who is
interested in my digital products!
There are FOUR content pillars I use to guide the content I create.
Sticking to these content pillars will ensure you’re not “posting for the sake
of posting”. They will also help you build a loyal Instagram following much
faster if you stick to them.
Here are the content pillars I recommend using:
EDUCATE ENTERTAIN/INSPIRE
PROMOTE REMEMBER
This is where you promote your Don’t make all your content
digital offers. Mix promotional about promoting your digital
content with a strategic call-to- products. When starting out, it’s
action to get people to TAKE important to provide tons of
ACTION to your offer. Showcase VALUE to gain the like, know,
your products and guide your and trust of your ideal customer.
audience on the next steps.
SAVEABLE + SHAREABLE CONTENT
The goal of each of your reels (or at least most of them if you’re
wanting to reach more people) should be to make them either super
SHAREABLE or SAVEABLE (or both). THIS IS THE SECRET TO VIRAL
CONTENT
SHAREABLE: This is content that makes your ideal follower think, “This is so
relatable” OR “I need to send this to my friends”.
The content is specific enough to your niche that it makes them feel seen,
heard, and understood... and then they share it.
Both type of posts perform really well because they have the power to
boost your engagement.
REMEMBER: The more shareable & saveable your Reels are, the more
chance there is of it going viral!
UNDERSTANDING THE
ALGORITHM
"One of the main misconceptions we want to clear up is the
existence of “The Algorithm.” Instagram doesn’t have one algorithm
that oversees what people do and don’t see on the app. We use a
variety of algorithms, classifiers, and processes, each with its own
purpose."
ADAM MOSSERI
- head of Instagram
Instagram uses different 'signals' in its algorithms to populate each platform (feed,
explore, reels, hashtags). People's explore pages are made up of recommendations
of photos and videos that the algorithm finds for them, based on assumptions of
what they've interacted with in the past.
REELS PENALTY
1) Information 2) Information
about the post about the poster
popularity, content type, video length, your relationship with the poster (i.e.
location tags, etc. how often you interact with them)
4) your history
3) Your activity
of interaction
what you're typically interested in, how interested you might be in seeing a
how many poists you like, which particular persons post (whether your
posts you interact with comment on their posts, DM each other,
etc)
All these signals are taken into account then a set of educated guesses
are made over how likely you are to interact with a post, which will
determine what you see at the top of your home feed
REELS ALGORITHM
Where you'll see content designed to entertain you
2) Your history of
1) Your Activity poster interaction
Reels you've engaged with Most likely to be someone you don't
recently, and watched all the know - but someone you've interacted
with in the past might be bumped up
way through (same as Explore)
3) Information 4) Information
about the reel about the poster
how many times people have interacted
with this account in the past few weeks,
Audio track used, AI video how popular their content is deemed to
understanding, general popularity etc be
EXPLORE ALGORITHM
Taking the explore algorithm into account, you need to ensure you're already ticking
certain boxes if you want to consistently land on people's explore pages
increase organic
1) how well your post engagement
The best way to increase your chances of getting on the explore page, is to already
have a high level of engagement from your existing audience. Focus on increasing your
engagement rate and engaging with your followers.
Creating content that gets shared by multiple people is one of the best ways
that you can organically grow
YOU POST
*new eyes
You're now exposed to multiple new eyes as their audience sees your content.
If your content is 'hyper-sharable' - then these new eyes that see your content
may also share your content to their stories, and their audience's with their
followers too.
Creating an endless cycle of shares, and potentially 10s of 1000s of new eyes on
your content.
GETTING MORE SHARES 2
YOU POST
relatable
entertaining inspirational
controversial hyper-niche
THE HOOK
Your hook is KEY. This is a quick, catchy phrase or word to get your
ideal audience to stop scrolling and pay attention.
1. On-screen text: The first words your viewer will see when scrolling by
your reel. You have no more than 3 seconds to grab your viewers
attention.
The job of this hook is to get them to stop their scroll and watch your reel.
2. The start of your caption: The first word(s) of your caption should be
a showstopper.
The job of this hook is to get them to actually read your caption.
The better the caption is -> the more time spent reading it -> the more
watch time your reel will get -> the more your reel will be pushed to more
people.
"How to ___ in (x) minutes" (insert your audiences pain points) "The fastest
"Why doing ___ (insert most common thing) will not help ___ (desire)!"
"You've been doing ___ wrong your entire life!" (a specific topic)
“How to master___”
BONUS HOOKS
“The one thing you're doing wrong that's holding you back from (goal])”
“(Number) things you didn't know you could do with (product or service)”
Use your caption CTA to direct viewers to take a specific action (i.e.
following you, commenting something specific, sending a DM, sharing
their point of view, etc.)
Include it in your caption and use a quick CTA to send people to your
caption like I just demonstrated.
Your main message doesn’t need to do ALL of these things, but it should
do at least one of them.
It’s even better if you do just one small chunk of text at a time!
If it’s too much text, just use a call-to-action right after your hook to
send people to your caption.
Ideally, your cover photos make it clear what each reel is about, fit your
brand, and encourage someone to click on your video if they’ve visited
your profile.
Most people have pretty much agreed that perfectly aligned and
aesthetically pleasing profiles aren’t necessary. However, I think it is still
important to stay on brand and make sure your reels’ cover photos are a
proper depiction of what to expect.
Your options:
Choose an existing frame from your video as your cover. Make sure
the frame you choose includes at least the “hook” on-screen text.
Upload a cover photo from your camera roll. You can use Canva or
CapCut to design a cover photo if needed (use size 1080 x 1920 for a
reel cover photo).
GET CREATIVE + BE ORIGINAL
A good way to reach a wider audience is by hopping on trends as
early as possible.
When you’re scrolling Instagram, pay attention to reel trends you see over
and over and use them to your advantage.
It’s okay to be inspired by a trend, just do your best to make them your
own.
Even without following trends, you setting trends by doing things first will
also put you ahead of your peers.
It may be annoying seeing the same posts over and over again, but this is
where your true creativity jumps out and you can express yourself
uniquely.
Can you get great reach without them? Sure, and I have many times but I
don’t think using them will hurt you. In fact, I’ve found using hashtags
on a brand new account helps the algorithm get to know where to
group your content, and who to push your content to.
Basically, you want to make sure your on-screen text AND your caption
contain relevant keywords so that the algorithm pushes your content out
to the right people.
If your caption is short or there are keywords you want to add, you can
always just type them below your hashtags in your caption.
MORE INSTAGRAM TIPS
Font Choice: Only use fonts that are easy to read on top of your video. If
people have to squint or strain, or if the words blend in with the
background, they’ll scroll right by.
Filters: Don’t overdo it with the filters or use crazy abstract ones. Keep
your content as natural and raw as possible. As an active user on social
media, I do skip posts with heavy filters.
Text Location: Make sure your text is in a place that’s easy to read and
not covered up by your username, the start of the caption, or the like,
comment, share button.
Basically avoid placing your text near the very top of your videos, the very
bottom, and on the sides. Focus on keeping everything in the center.
Save As You Go: “Save As Draft” often. To be extra safe, save your
drafts to your camera roll (you’ll have to save it without the audio, so make
sure you have that audio saved to use later).
Instagram glitches and the last thing you want is to lose a reel you’ve
worked hard on.
And remember, it’s not all about likes. Sometimes, you’ll have more
shares, saves, or comments than likes. Any type of interaction is
good interaction.
If this if your first week posting reels, keep going and stay
consistent. The algorithm doesn’t start to recognize you until the
2nd or 3rd week, and most accounts don’t start taking off until the
90 day mark.
Stay Consistent: Play the long game. Don’t just post to try to go viral.
Keep your ideal follower in mind and consistently show up for them. The
algorithm is NOT out to get you.
I’d like to share a quote with you that has always stuck with me:
There is NOTHING wrong with slow growth. Any growth (big or small) is
growth.
I G C H E A T S H E E T
OVERALL IG CHECKLIST
Plan Ahead: Don't wing it. Know your message, your hook, and your call-
to-action before hitting that record button. I recommend planning out a
week of Reels you can just have on hand.
Quality Over Quantity: It's better to have one well-crafted Reel than
multiple mediocre ones. Invest time in editing for a polished look.
Use Captions: Your hook got their attention. Your captions should have
enough information that it will keep them reading allowing for your Reel to
continue looping. This is great for the algorithm.
People viewing your stories are interested in you and what you
have to offer.
I also find that a large percentage of my sales are made straight from my
stories. This is a great place to post about your products and what they
have to offer. You can also share a direct link to purchase in stories which
makes it very easy for customers to grab your products.
Once you start posting Stories that can be helpful for your audience, you
will want to create some Highlights for your profile.
Your results
Your story/your why
FAQ
Info about your freebie
Info about your digital product
Testimonials
LEGAL
(RESELL RIGHTS)
THEFACELESS.MASTERY
The great news is that setting up your Terms & Conditions for
your Stan Store is pretty simple. You can use THIS LINK to
walk through the process of adding yours to your checkout
pages.
Paragraph 1:
All Content NOT included within [insert name of your digital products
here] itself, including graphics, Stan Store descriptions, and social media
content and videos relating to the product, are copyrighted unless
otherwise noted and are the property of the Company and/or a supplier to
the Company. No such materials may be used except as provided in
these Terms of Use.
Then replace any blank lines in the rest of your Terms with your name
and/or business name or contact information when directed.