TRIAL REELS PREFLIGHT AND DECISION RECORD
Original Creator Lane worksheet. No signup required. Not an Instagram diagnostic or a tested account result.

BEFORE CHANGING A DRAFT
Source clips saved outside the app:
Caption / settings recorded:
Exported preview retained (not an editable-project backup):
Account / device / app version:
Date / timezone:
Exact missing control or error:
Trial available on the share screen:
Ordinary Reel scheduling available:
Disposable draft comparison (do not publish just to check):
One optional setting changed:
Observed difference:
Account-status message, if any:
Official update checked:
Fallback: retain draft / manual publishing reminder / request support
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PLAN THE COMPARISON
Question:
Audience / service area:
Main creative variable:
Other details held comparable:
Unavoidable differences:
Primary outcome and exact definition:
Review age (same for each post):
Supporting metrics and exact interface labels:
Paid promotion / share-with-everyone setting:

REVIEW
Publication links:
Observation times / timezone:
Raw event counts and reach:
Rate = events / reach * 100; undefined if reach is zero or missing.
Unavailable is blank, not zero.
Summed reach across posts is not deduplicated audience reach.
Platform shares are not automated DMs sent.
Average watch time / length is not the percentage of viewers who finished.
Relevant enquiries:
Confirmed bookings:
Alternative explanations:
Decision: repeat / revise / pause / inconclusive
Next test: