Loop 060
The one-post-a-week loop
A six-week content experiment that changes one element per post, measures replies, saves, and questions, and stops with a winner or an honest no-winner result.
Ready-to-use prompt
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Find a repeatable weekly post format for [approved account, audience, and topic] through a six-week experiment. If the account, audience, or topic is missing, ask for it before drafting. Obtain approval before publishing anything externally. Each week, draft one short post about a real problem [person, product, or company] solves. Record substantive replies, saves, and questions after the same measurement window. Treat likes as secondary evidence. Keep the audience, topic area, cadence, and measurement window comparable. Change only one meaningful element each week, such as the opening, format, example, or call to action, based on the strongest signal from the previous post. Stop when one format materially outperforms the alternatives, the six-week experiment ends without a winner, approval is withheld, required metrics are unavailable, or the budget is exhausted. Never fabricate engagement data. Finish with every post, its measurements, the variables tested, the winning format or no-winner result, and the next recommendation.
Verify / stop
The recommended format is supported by comparable audience-response evidence.
The experiment records each approved post, one changed variable, the same measurement window, and a clear winner or honest no-winner result after six weeks.
Context and guidanceWhen to use it, steps, safety notes, and related loops
Use this when
Use this when someone wants a repeatable weekly content format but needs to learn from replies, saves, and questions instead of guessing from likes.
How to run it
- Confirm the approved account, audience, topic, six-week window, and external publishing approval process.
- Publish one approved post about a real problem and record substantive responses after a fixed window.
- Change one meaningful element for the next post based on the strongest available signal while keeping other conditions comparable.
- Stop with an evidence-backed format, a no-winner result, missing approval, unavailable metrics, or exhausted budget.
Why it works
A consistent cadence creates comparable evidence, while changing one element at a time makes audience response more useful than a string of unrelated posts. The finite window prevents the experiment from running forever.
Implementation note
Do not publish externally without approval or treat likes alone as proof. Keep the audience, topic area, cadence, and measurement window comparable enough to support the final recommendation.