What is a Guide Product?
“Guides” are one of a number of ready-made digital product templates available on The Leap.
Think of a Guide as an overview of all of the key information on a subject, based on your specialist, insider knowledge.
Typically, the goal of a Guide is to help your audience understand, form an opinion, make a decision, or take action on something quickly.
Why should I create a Guide?
Guides enable you to package the most important information on any given subject into an easily digestible format. By providing your audience with the key information and filtering out the noise, you will save your audience time and effort.
Guides are also the most flexible and versatile template offered on The Leap. Tutorials involve step-by-step demonstrations, Guides are based on a specific learning outcome, and Challenges are typically time-bound commitments. Guides, on the other hand, are less rigid, and allow for more creative freedom in how they’re put together.
What’s a good example of a Guide Product?
Let’s say your niche is travel tips for parents with young children. You might create My guide to exploring New York City with kids, which could include the following sections:
1 NYC’s most kid-friendly neighbourhoods
2 The best family-friendly dining spots
3 Hidden-gem attractions that your kid will love
4 Tips for keeping your kids safe while exploring
5 10 places to avoid like the plague
> Watch a video tutorial on creating a Guide Product, or follow along with the step-by-step instructions below.
Creating your Guide Product
Start in your Leap Account by selecting Products from the left menu, then click the
+ Add product button in the top right of the Products Page.
Find Guide within the Product list, then click Build Options.
Next, you may select whether you want to build your Guide with AI, or create it from scratch.
In this example, we’ll be generating content with AI, and selecting + Generate with AI.
To create a Guide from scratch, select + Add instead.
Next, enter some information about your Guide topic to help generate some amazing content.
Fill in the topic of your expertise, and be as specific as you'd like! When you’re ready, click Next.
TIP: Click Skip, I don’t need any help at any time to begin creating your Guide from scratch.
In the next section, you’ll be asked to select the topic for your Guide.
If you don’t see an AI generated topic that’s exactly what you need, select the + Show me more option to generate more AI suggestions.
Or, use the Enter your own option to add the specific topic you’d like to teach in this Guide.
When you’re ready, click the yellow Let’s do it! button.
Let your AI generator work for a few moments, and your Guide will generate beautifully and auto-magically!
You’ll see a selection of 16 cards with auto-filled images and content, with spaces to upload video content you create.
Navigate the cards
Move through cards using the arrows:
Reorder the Cards
Choose the order in which your cards appear by selecting Reorder, then selecting to move the card left or right.
Select Done when it looks right!
Edit the Card Images
Replace the image within a card by first selecting the image icon.
Select the trash icon to delete the existing image.
You may replace the card image in two ways:
1) Click Upload Image to upload your own image from your mobile device or PC.
2) Generate a new image with The Leap by selecting Search Unsplash and entering the topic of your Guide. Select the new image from the list that appears.
Once you’ve chosen your new image, format the structure of the image on your card by selecting from the available design templates.
All set? Click the X to exit the Image section.
Add Card Text Content
Adjust the text content of your Guide cards by typing in the text window, and using the text formatting options bar:
Edit Card Color Themes
Adjust the color used in any card by selecting the Color Picker icon:
Select the color you’d like from the color picker, or enter a HexCode of your choosing.
Apply your color changes to either the Background or Text area of your card.
To apply these settings to your entire Guide, select Apply colors to all cards.
Select X when complete.
Add Video Content
Within your Guide, there are no only text and image cards, but video content cards as well.
Shoot and upload any video content you’d like to include as part of your Guide in 16:9 mobile format, then select Add video within the video content cards to upload your video file into your Guide:
Add more Product Cards
Customize your Mini-Course further by adding your own Product Cards! Simply click the +Add button to select from a menu of cards to add! Check out the Leap Guide to Product Cards for full instructions.
Save Your Progress
Save your your adjustments in designing your Guide, by scrolling to the top right of your screen, and selecting the Save guide button:
Preview Your Product
Once you’ve saved your Guide, some new options appear in the top right hand side of your page.
You may preview how your Guide will appear to your following on your Leap Store, by scrolling to the top of your Leap Account and clicking Preview:
Once your Guide is saved, you’ll be able to re-adjust the formatting anytime of your Guide anytime from the Build tab.
You’ll also notice two new tabs have appeared: Setup and Market.
Learn more about these tabs next: Manage your Product's Appearance in your Leap Store and Product Landing Page
OR
Launch Your Product Live on Your Leap Store
Learn more about Creating Products
Head back to The Leap Quick Start Guide