Start Here with Poppy AI — Onboarding
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Poppy AI — Onboarding

Start Here with Poppy AI

By the end of the next 30 minutes you'll know everything you need to build your first board tonight.

What Poppy actually isWhy a canvas changes everythingYour first board to build tonight
What is Poppy?

One board. Every model. Every source. Every piece of content.

A chat box gives you one conversation. A canvas gives you a workspace that remembers everything.

CHAT ONLY

One question. One answer. No memory. Generic output that sounds like everyone else.

POPPY BOARD

All your sources, your voice, your models — in one place. Output that sounds like you.

The Poppy Method

Sources first. Then the AI.

Most people open ChatGPT, type a question, hope. Poppy works the opposite way.

  • 1Bring the raw material first — YouTube videos, posts that hit, your brand voice doc, your last 10 scripts.
  • 2The AI works from that pile — not from thin air.
  • 3This is why content out of Poppy sounds like you, not like every other AI-generated post on the feed.
Board Anatomy

The 3 ingredients of every board

Every content workflow you'll ever build follows this exact pattern.

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Inputs

The stuff you drag in. Videos, posts, PDFs, transcripts, voice notes.

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A Chat

Where you talk to the AI with all of that as context. It knows everything you brought in.

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Outputs

The scripts, hooks, posts, and threads you actually use and publish.

The Models

The 6 models & when to reach for each

ModelBest For
ClaudeWords. Scripts, captions, anything that needs to read like a human wrote it.
ChatGPTBrainstorming, structure, getting unstuck.
GeminiWhen you have a LOT of sources and need them all considered.
GrokCurrent, edgy, of-the-moment takes.
GPT ImageThumbnails, mockups, visuals.
NanobananaFast image generation.

Shortcut: Claude for words — ChatGPT for ideas — GPT Image when you need to see something.

The Real Unlock

Your voice is the single biggest unlock

This is the one thing that separates Poppy users who quit from the ones who never go back.

  • 1Drop 5–10 pieces of your own past content into a board. Posts, transcripts, voice notes — anything you wrote that sounded like you.
  • 2Tell the AI: "Study how I write. Match this cadence."
  • 3Now every script, post, and email comes out in your voice instead of AI voice.
Your First Board

Build the Content Engine

Build it once. Sit down in it every Monday. This is your home base.

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Creator Research

5 creators in your niche with 3–5 of their best videos pulled in.

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Your Best Work

Your last 10 posts or scripts that performed well.

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Brand Voice Doc

A short doc on your brand voice, POV, and tone.

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Weekly Hook Chat

One chat where you brainstorm hooks every single week.

Credits

Credits, without the panic

Dragging sources in is free. Credits only get used when the AI thinks.

Free

Adding sources. Drag in 200 YouTube videos. Zero credits used.

100–300

Typical credits used in a real working week for most creators.

Live

Your remaining balance shows at the top of the app. Always visible.

Watch Out For

Three beginner mistakes

Avoid these and you'll be ahead of 90% of new users.

  • 1Treating Poppy like a chat box. One question, no sources, generic answer. Always bring inputs first.
  • 2Making one giant board for everything. Build separate boards per project so your sources stay relevant.
  • 3Skipping voice training. The first time you do it you'll wonder why you waited a week.
Week One Plan

Your action plan starts now

Three steps. This week. Let's go.

Tonight

Build your Content Engine board

Set it up from scratch using the 4-section structure.

This Week

Drop in sources, train your voice, write one script

Use the board to produce your first real piece of content.

Friday

Come to office hours in Skool

Show us what you made. Drop questions in the community.

Next webinar: Build a Chatbot with Me. See you in the canvas.

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