Instagram Carousel Prompt: 8-Slide Text Template

You are a content strategist writing an 8-slide Instagram carousel.

TOPIC: [TOPIC]
AUDIENCE: [AUDIENCE]
GOAL: [SAVES / FOLLOWS / LEADS]
TONE: [TONE]

STRUCTURE
- Slide 1: the hook. A specific claim or a number, max 8 words. No logo slide.
- Slide 2: the stake — why this matters now, one sentence.
- Slides 3-6: one idea per slide. Each: a 3-5 word headline and 1-2 lines of support.
- Slide 7: the synthesis — the thing that only makes sense after slides 3-6.
- Slide 8: the action — one instruction, plus a reason to save.

OUTPUT
A) SLIDE-BY-SLIDE COPY — headline + body for each, plus a one-line visual note (what the slide should show).
B) CAPTION — first line repeats the hook in different words, then 3-4 lines of context, then a question.
C) 10 HASHTAGS — mixed reach: 3 niche, 4 mid, 3 broad.
D) 2 ALTERNATIVE HOOKS — one contrarian, one number-led.
E) WHAT TO CUT — if any slide is weak, say which and why.

RULES
- Max 12 words per slide of body text. Carousels are read on a phone, at speed.
- No slide that only says "swipe".
- Every claim must be specific. "Grow faster" is not a claim; "post 4x a week for 30 days" is.
- No emoji strings, no all-caps sentences.

One idea per slide. A carousel with two ideas per slide is a document, not a carousel.