Guide
How to measure a post’s result in 7 days
For this guide and its prompts we recommend:
- Blotato schedules the post at a fixed time. 7-day free trial (source)
- Typeform asks people from the post what they need and where they found you. Free plan · 14-day free trial (source)
- OpusClip makes two versions of a clip that differ only in the first seconds. Free plan (source)
Offers checked 21 Oct 2026 More tools below ↓
You can now judge a post with one number.
Know within a week whether a post helped, using one number you chose in advance, instead of guessing from likes.
What you need
- One post you are about to publish
- The platform’s own statistics, or your inbox or order list
- A spreadsheet or notebook
- Any AI chat assistant (optional, for the comparison)
Recommended AI tools
BlotatoEvery channel gets its post from one queueTrial TypeformAnswers from real people instead of guessesFree plan OpusClipOne recording becomes several captioned clipsFree plan Systeme.ioWelcome and reminder emails send themselvesFree plan
Steps
Choose one number before you post
Pick the number that matches what you want from the post: messages, link clicks, enquiries, orders or sign-ups. Likes are easy to count but rarely what you need.
Write down the week before
Count the same number for the seven days before the post, from the same place. That is your before.
Change nothing else that week
If you can, run no other big post, ad or offer in the same seven days. Otherwise you will not know what moved the number.
Count the after on day seven
Same number, same source, same way of counting, for the seven days after the post.
Decide in one line
Keep, change one thing, or drop. Write the decision next to the numbers.
WeakThe post did well, lots of likes.
BetterMessages asking about the bag: [number] the week before, [number] the week after. Next post keeps the same hook and changes the picture.
Keep a simple log
One row per post: date, the number you chose, before, after, decision. One week is a signal, not proof: holidays, weather and paydays move numbers too, so look for the pattern over several posts.
The full instruction
Copy it into any AI chat assistant and change only the first line.
Change only this line: METRIC = [messages asking about the product] You help me judge one post with one number: my METRIC, which I chose before posting. First ask me, one question at a time, for: the METRIC count in the 7 days before the post, the count in the 7 days after it, and anything else that happened that week (a holiday, an ad, another post). Below I paste the post text and a description of the picture or video. Do three things: 1. COMPARE: say plainly whether the number went up, down or stayed about the same. If the difference is too small to tell, say so. 2. OTHER CAUSES: list what else could explain the change, based only on what I wrote. 3. NEXT: suggest one thing to keep and one thing to change in the next post. Use only my numbers. Do not estimate reach, sales or anything I did not give you. Paste your material below this line:
What you end up with
A one-line verdict for every post, based on a number you chose in advance, and a log that shows over time which posts really work.
Common mistakes
- Choosing the number after you see the results.
- Counting before and after from different places or in different ways.
- Judging by likes when the goal was messages or orders.
- Changing three things in the next post, so you cannot tell which one helped.
Processes that need more than one tool
Each process below uses several tools, each for the job it does best. Any AI chat assistant works where one is named.
Schedule, then count
Tools, in order: Blotato → a spreadsheet
- Schedule the post in Blotato at a fixed time, so the seven days have a clear start.
- On day seven, copy your one number from the platform’s statistics into the spreadsheet next to the week before.
The prompt for this process
You help me set up a one-number check for a post. The post: [text and picture] What I want from it: [messages, clicks, orders] Suggest the one number that matches that goal and exactly where I read it in the platform's statistics. Write the row I will fill in: date, number, before, after, decision. Start with the number.
Count real enquiries
Tools, in order: Typeform → a spreadsheet
- Link a short Typeform from the post that asks what the person needs and where they found you.
- Count the answers that came from the post in the seven days after, next to the seven days before.
The prompt for this process
You help me write a two-question form linked from a post. What I offer: [one line] Write two short questions: what the person needs, and where they found us, with the post as one of the answer options. Keep it friendly and ask for no personal data I do not need. Start with the first question.
Two hooks, one number
Tools, in order: OpusClip → Blotato → a spreadsheet
- Make two versions of the same clip in OpusClip that differ only in the first seconds.
- Schedule them in Blotato a week apart, at the same time of day.
- Compare the same number for each week in the spreadsheet.
The prompt for this process
You help me write two hooks for the same clip. What the clip really shows: [describe] Who watches: [audience] Write two opening lines under 10 words each that differ in one way only, and say what that difference is. Use only what the clip shows; no fake urgency. Start with hook A.
Sign-ups as the number
Tools, in order: Systeme.io → Blotato
- Point the post to a Systeme.io sign-up page that starts an automatic email sequence.
- Schedule the post with Blotato and count new sign-ups for the seven days before and after.
The prompt for this process
You help me write a short post that points to my sign-up page. What people get when they sign up: [the free guide or emails, in one line] Who it is for: [audience] Write a post under 60 words that says plainly what they get and how often we email. No countdowns, no limited-time claims, no income promises. Start with the first line of the post.
For this result we recommend these tools
This guide describes a result. These tools are one way to get there faster. Whether one pays for itself depends on your work, and we promise no result.
Blotato
An AI tool that writes, creates and schedules social media posts across many accounts.
From $29 per month (Starter) (source, checked 2026-10-16)
Blotato is a tool for writing, scheduling and publishing social posts on many platforms from one place. In this guide it is used in “Schedule, then count” and “Two hooks, one number”. Creators and shops use it to plan a week of posts in one sitting; its strength is one queue for every channel.
7-day free trial (source, checked 21 Oct 2026)
Typeform
An online form and survey builder with AI form creation.
From €25 per month (Basic, billed yearly; 100 responses a month) (source, checked 2026-10-16)
Typeform builds conversational online forms and surveys that show one question at a time. In this guide it is used in “Count real enquiries”. It is used for quizzes, feedback and lead forms, and its logic skips questions that do not apply, so more people finish.
Free plan · 14-day free trial (source, checked 21 Oct 2026)
From Sandra’s story: Sandra cuts the video - and keeps the stitch
ToolOpusClip
AI tool that cuts long videos into short clips with captions for social media.
From $15 USD/mo, billed monthly (Starter, available monthly only) (source, checked 2026-10-07)
OpusClip cuts long videos into short vertical clips and adds captions automatically. In this guide it is used in “Two hooks, one number”. Podcasters, coaches and shops use it to turn one recording into a week of clips, and it picks moments that stand alone and reframes the speaker for phones.
Free plan (source, checked 21 Oct 2026)
ToolSysteme.io
Automatic email sequences, with a simple sign-up page that starts them.
From $17 per month (Startup) (source, checked 2026-10-07)
Systeme.io runs sign-up pages and automatic email sequences from one account. In this guide it is used in “Sign-ups as the number”. Coaches and course makers use it for newsletters, launches and simple courses, and the page, the list and the emails live in one place.
Free plan (source, checked 21 Oct 2026)
We recommend a specialised tool for each process rather than one tool that does everything. Tools that try to do everything rarely do any one job really well, because no single function gets perfected. It is the same in life, in business and in relationships: spread your attention over ten places and nothing gets done properly.
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