ig-carousel-planner

1# Instagram Carousel Planner
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3Plan a carousel that gets swiped to the end and saved. The whole game is slide 1
4(the swipe-earning hook) and the last slide (the saveable payoff). This skill
5maps every slide, writes the on-image text, and drafts the caption that frames
6it.
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8## When to use
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10- User wants to turn a topic or notes into a multi-slide carousel
11- User has a list, a framework, or a transformation to teach
12- User wants a slide-by-slide structure, not just a caption
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14## Formulas this skill uses (carousel shapes)
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16| Code | Formula | Primary goal | Best for |
17|---|---|---|---|
18| IG5 | Listicle Carousel | saves | a numbered teaching list, one item per slide |
19| IG6 | Before/After Transformation | saves, follows | proof of a result with the steps between |
20| IG7 | Myth-Buster | shares | correcting beliefs your niche holds |
21| IG8 | Steal-This Framework | saves | a named, repeatable framework |
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23Full skeletons in `../../references/hook-formulas.md`.
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25## Slide architecture (the 10-slide spine)
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27A carousel is 2-10 slides (API limit). The reliable spine:
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29| Slide | Role |
30|---|---|
31| **1 (hook)** | the promise + an open loop ("most miss #4"). Earns the swipe. Big text, one idea. |
32| **2-3** | the strongest value, front-loaded (swipe-through decays with depth). |
33| **4 to N-1** | one point per slide, each standing alone, each readable in 2 seconds. |
34| **N (payoff)** | the one-slide summary (the saveable artifact) + one clear ask (save / follow). |
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