Quick Social Ad Generator

Making Ads Without a Design Team

Running a small business means wearing twenty different hats. Last year I was posting the same boring product photos on Instagram and wondering why nobody clicked. Turns out people scroll past static images in like half a second. You need movement, text, something that grabs attention.

That's why I threw this tool together. Type your headline and whatever sales pitch you've got, pick which platform you're posting on, and it spits out four different versions plus a video. No Photoshop, no hiring a freelancer for $200, no spending three hours watching YouTube tutorials.

The Two Things You Actually Need to Enter

Headline goes in the first box. Keep it short - think about what you'd say if you had five seconds to grab someone walking past your store. "50% Off Everything" works. "We're Having a Really Big Sale on Many Items" doesn't.

Body copy is the supporting details. Free shipping minimum, how long the sale runs, why someone should care right now. Three sentences max. People aren't reading novels on social media.

Examples That Get Clicks

Good headline: "Last Chance - Ends Tonight"

Good body: "All summer styles 40% off. Free shipping over $30. Shop before midnight."

Bad headline: "Check Out Our Website for Deals"

Bad body: "We have many great products available at discounted prices for a limited time so visit our site to learn more about our current promotions."

See the difference? First one tells you exactly what's happening and when. Second one is vague and makes people work too hard to figure out what you're selling.

Picking Your Platform Settings

Each social platform wants videos in different shapes. Instagram likes squares. TikTok and Reels need tall vertical videos. Facebook still works best with horizontal. Stories format is full-screen vertical.

The tool adjusts everything automatically based on what you pick. Colors change, layout shifts, everything resizes to fit that platform's sweet spot.

Video Length Matters More Than You Think

Six seconds is perfect for TikTok where people have the attention span of goldfish. Twelve seconds works for Instagram Reels. Fifteen seconds if you've got a more complex offer to explain.

Longer isn't better. I tested this with my own ads - the 6-second versions got way more completions than the 15-second ones. People bail if they're not hooked immediately.

What Those Four Variants Actually Are

The tool generates four different visual styles from your one piece of copy. Each variant uses different color schemes and layouts. Why? Because you never know which one's gonna perform better until you test them.

Run all four as separate ads with like $5 each. Check back after a day or two. Whichever one got the most engagement - that's your winner. Kill the other three, put your real budget behind the winner.

The A/B Testing Nobody Talks About

Big companies test everything. Headline color, button placement, background gradients. They've got data scientists analyzing this stuff. You don't need all that - just test a few variants and see what sticks.

Sometimes the weirdest combination works. I had a client whose bright pink and blue gradient ad crushed the "professional" looking one by like 400%. You won't know till you test.

Real Business Owners Using This

Coffee shop owner runs weekly specials. Makes a new ad every Monday morning in about 90 seconds. "Pumpkin Spice Back - This Week Only" with video showing the drink. Posts it everywhere, drives foot traffic all week.

Fitness trainer promotes new class schedules. Before this she'd post awkward selfies with text overlays made in some phone app. Now she's got professional-looking video ads that actually explain what the class is.

Some ways people are using it:

• Flash sales and limited-time offers
• New product launches
• Event promotion (workshops, webinars, live shows)
• Service business lead generation
• Holiday sale announcements
• Local business awareness campaigns

Why the Voice Feature Exists

That narrator voice reading your ad out loud? Adds legitimacy. Static text ads look cheap. Video with voiceover makes people think you've got an actual marketing budget even if you're just a solo operation running everything from your laptop.

Pick a voice that matches your brand vibe. Selling luxury stuff? Choose the smooth sophisticated-sounding voice. Running a fun casual brand? Pick something more energetic and young-sounding.

Download and Deploy Strategy

Hit that download button, you get a WebM video file. Most social platforms accept WebM directly. If you run into issues, there are free online converters that'll change it to MP4 in like five seconds.

Here's my posting workflow: Generate four variants Monday morning. Schedule them across the week - one on Monday, one Wednesday, one Friday, one Sunday. By next Monday I can see which format people responded to.

Pro move: Use the same headline but change the body copy slightly for each variant. "Free shipping over $50" versus "Free shipping for 48 hours only" - different urgency, different results.

Technical Stuff You Might Care About

Everything processes in your browser. Your ad copy isn't getting sent anywhere or stored on some server. Make your ads, download them, close the tab - nothing's saved unless you save it yourself.

Works on pretty much any modern browser. Phone, tablet, computer - doesn't matter. Though making ads on a computer is easier just because you can type faster and see everything better.

The voice list shows whatever your device has installed. Macs usually have more voice options than Windows. If you really hate all the voices, just mute that part and add your own voiceover later using your phone's video editor.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Don't stuff your headline with keywords. "Best Affordable Quality Premium Discount Shoes Sale" makes you look desperate. Pick one strong message.

Don't use tiny text in your body copy. People are watching on phones. If they gotta squint, they're scrolling past.

Don't make claims you can't back up. "Best pizza in the universe" or "everyone loves our product" - nobody believes that. Be specific instead: "voted best pizza downtown three years running" or "4.8 stars from 500 customers."