Instagram and TikTok Story Sequences That Drive One Action
Frame-by-frame Story plans with exact on-screen text, stickers, link placement, posting cadence, and the per-frame metrics to check.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
Here's a plan for your course launch Story sequence: **Day 1**: Tease that something is coming. Build curiosity. **Day 2**: Share the problem your course solves. Use a poll for engagement. **Day 3**: Introduce the course. Share what's included. **Launch day**: Announce it's live with a clear link. **Tips**: - Use polls and question stickers to boost engagement - Post consistently throughout the day - Show your face — personal content performs better - Add a countdown sticker before launch - Include a clear call to action with the link sticker Would you like help with the specific copy for each frame?
STORY SEQUENCE — course launch Thursday
The structural mistake in most launch sequences is selling on day 1. This
sequence spends three days making the audience aware of a problem they
already have, so Thursday is relief, not an ask.
MON — 4 frames · THE PROBLEM, NOT THE COURSE
1 Face to camera: the specific failure your audience lives with
2 Poll: "Has this happened to you?" Yes / Constantly
← the poll is data. Whoever votes is your Thursday warm list.
3 Text-on-photo: why the obvious fix doesn't work
4 Question sticker: "What have you tried?"
TUE — 3 frames · PROOF
1 Answer 2–3 responses from Monday's sticker, by name
2 A result — yours or a student's, with a number
3 "I get asked about this constantly. Building something."
← first mention of the course. Day 2, not day 1.
WED — 4 frames · SPECIFICS + SCARCITY
1 What's actually inside (3 bullets, no curriculum dump)
2 Who it's NOT for ← this converts better than who it is for
3 Price and what it includes
4 Countdown sticker to Thursday 9am
← everyone who taps it gets auto-notified. This is the
highest-value action in the whole sequence.
THU — 5 frames · LAUNCH
9am Live. Link sticker. Front-load the day.
12pm Reshare an early buyer's reply
3pm Objection handler: the one thing people hesitate on
6pm "Closing tonight" if there's a real deadline. Only if real.
9pm Final. Link sticker only, no pitch.
WHAT TO WATCH
Monday's poll response rate predicts Thursday. Under 5% of viewers voting
means the problem framing is off — fix it Tuesday, don't push through.About this skill
Your Stories get views but almost no clicks. People tap away after frame two, and the link sticker you saved for the end is seen by the fewest people. This skill plans each Story as a tap-through funnel. Every frame gets one job and exact copy, and the ask goes where interest peaks.
What it does
- Writes every frame in full: format, length, the exact on-screen text, the spoken line, and the sticker with its exact wording or poll options
- Places the link sticker or reply keyword at peak intent and again at the close, with custom sticker text and a UTM-tagged link
- Uses polls, quizzes, question boxes, and countdowns as steps in the pitch, not decoration
- Plans posting so batches posted at different times each open with a re-entry hook, and multi-day launches run tease, countdown, open, and close
- Catches broken premises: "swipe up" no longer exists, TikTok Stories mostly can't link, fake urgency, missing sponsorship disclosure, and stickers that schedulers can't post
- Reads your Story insights frame by frame to find the biggest drop and rewrite only the frames causing it
What you get
A ready-to-shoot frame table with copy and stickers, a link and Highlight plan, and the frame to watch at 24 hours. Missing details get placeholders and stated assumptions. It never invents prices, stock counts, or testimonials.
Best for
Creators, small brands, coaches, and shop owners who sell to their existing followers through Stories: launches, restocks, flash sales, webinar sign-ups, and lead magnets.
SKILL.md preview
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name: story-sequences-that-drive-action
description: Plans multi-frame Instagram (and TikTok) Story sequences frame by frame - the job of each frame, format, exact on-screen text, sticker type and wording, where the link or reply ask goes, posting cadence, and the per-frame metrics to check after 24 hours. Use when the user says "plan my stories for the launch", "story sequence for my sale", "turn this offer into stories", "what should I post on stories this week", "nobody clicks my link sticker", "people tap out of my stories after 2 frames", or "my stories get views but no sales".
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