Quick start overview

Welcome to MyContentLab – the Creative Science Lab for modern agencies, brands, and content teams. This guide walks you through setting up your account, adding your first client workspace, connecting data sources, and exploring performance metrics in under 5 minutes.

5-minute setup journey

1. Sign Up & Onboard ──> 2. Create Client Workspace ──> 3. Connect Channels ──> 4. Explore Insights
   (Theme & Branding)       (Brand Identity & Niche)      (OAuth / CSV / CRM)      (AI Labs & Reports)

Step 1: Account creation and onboarding

1. Visit app.mycontentlab.ai and sign up with your work email.
2. Complete the Onboarding Wizard to configure your agency name, choose your default interface theme (Light or Dark mode), and extract brand colors from your logo.

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You can change all branding settings and theme preferences later in Settings → White-Label or Account Settings.

Step 2: Create your first client workspace

MyContentLab organizes work into isolated Client Workspaces:

1. Click + Add Client in the main navigation or Command Palette (Cmd + K / Ctrl + K).
2. Enter the client's business name (for example, Bloom Agency or Northstar Labs).
3. Select their primary industry and target language.
4. Provide 3–5 brand keywords and audience tags (these calibrate AI Content Research and Social Listening).

Step 3: Connect platform data sources

Populate your dashboards by connecting your client's active channels:

1. In the client sidebar, navigate to Connections.
2. Click Connect on the channels you manage:
   • Social & Ads: Meta (Facebook & Instagram), TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google Ads.
   • SEO & Web: Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console, Google Business Profile.
   • CRM & Custom Data: CRM Connector, HubSpot, Google Sheets, or CSV Import.
3. Authenticate securely via OAuth. Data sync begins immediately.

Step 4: Explore AI labs and analytics

Once connected, your dashboards start populating with real-time data:

• Executive Dashboard: Unified bento KPIs, cross-platform performance, and automated AI summaries.
• Content Lab: AI research pipeline generating content concepts, video scripts, and calendar schedules.
• Creative Analysis: Video scene-by-scene retention curves, hook grading, and frame analysis.
• Social Listening & Brand Watch: Live sentiment tracking, share of voice, and AI reply drafts.
• Client Reports: Generate white-labelled, presentation-ready PDF reports with 1 click.

Next steps

Ready to dive deeper?

• Creating your account and choosing a plan
• Onboarding wizard walkthrough
• Adding and configuring client workspaces
• Mastering the agency command center