Here's exactly how I deliver a SaaS explainer in 5 days: Day 1

Here's exactly how I deliver a SaaS explainer in 5 days: Day 1 — Discovery callHere's exactly how I deliver a SaaS explainer in 5 days: Day 1 — Discovery call

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Waqas Ali

• May 31

Here's exactly how I deliver a SaaS explainer in 5 days:

Day 1 — Discovery call (30 min) I ask 3 questions: Who watches this? What's their #1 confusion? What's the CTA?

Day 2 — Script I write it. Not the client. Always. This is where the magic happens.

Day 3 — Storyboard + style frames 2-3 key frames so the client sees the vibe before I animate a single frame.

Day 4 — Animation After Effects + plugins I'll never reveal 😅

Day 5 — Revisions + delivery One round of revisions is included. More = scoped separately.

Result: Happy client, clean handoff, repeat business.

The clients who ghost you halfway through? They haven't seen your process yet.

Show them the system. Win their trust before the work begins.

#workflow #motiondesign #freelancetips #SaaS

Mykola Malyhin

pro

• Oct 2

Your SaaS dashboard is not the video. The video doesn’t need every tab, filter and setting. It needs the few moments that make someone understand why the product matters. That’s the difference I try to keep in mind when working on demos.

DESH Group

• 2d

You nailed it! 😍😍

Ashrafuzzaman Miraz

• Oct 3

Snippet of a recent SAAS promo video I did for my client

Good motion design isn’t about putting more things on screen. It’s about knowing what the viewer needs to see at exactly the right moment. Strategy first. Animation second.