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How to plan a month of reels in 12 minutes
The actual workflow — minute by minute. Three competitor handles in, a full week's calendar out, one upload of your face and voice, and every reel ships at peak time without you opening an editor.
Sumit Teli
May 22, 2026 · 5 min read
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GrowthStop posting 3x a day. Here's what actually moves the needle.
Every guru tells creators to post 3x a day. The algorithm doesn't reward volume — it rewards per-post quality signals. Posting more spreads attention thinner across worse content. Here's the math, and the cadence that actually works.
Dr Xin Qin
May 22, 2026 · 5 min
ProductAI social tools in 2026 — when to pick HeyGen vs OpusClip vs Buffer vs Regent
An honest breakdown. HeyGen wins at corporate avatars. OpusClip wins at long-form repurpose. Buffer wins at multi-brand scheduling. ManyChat wins at e-commerce DMs. Regent wins when you need the whole loop in one workflow.
Sumit Teli
May 22, 2026 · 6 min
Behind the buildWhy I built Regent (and what every social tool keeps getting wrong)
I tried to start posting using AI avatars. It cost a fortune, took forever, and the output was mid. So I built the tool I actually wanted — one that watches your competitors, writes your scripts, renders reels in your face and voice, and posts at peak time. Without the duct tape.
Sumit Teli
May 22, 2026 · 5 min
GrowthThe hook formula your top 3 competitors are using right now (and how Regent steals it for you)
Regent watches your top competitors every day and extracts the patterns from their best posts. The formula that emerges is the same across niches — hook in 1.8s, face by 3.2s, question close. Here's the full pattern + how to apply it.
Dr Xin Qin
May 22, 2026 · 4 min
GrowthThe 2026 guide to AI reels that actually sound like you
How AI reels went from uncanny to undetectable in 18 months — and the exact stack (research → script → render → publish) that lets one person ship a creator's full posting calendar without ever opening an editor.
Sumit Teli
May 22, 2026 · 6 min
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