> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wholana.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Your first session with Wholana, end-to-end.

A first pass through the Wholana loop takes about ten minutes. By the end you'll have a scoped Explore feed, a TikTok list with a few bookmarks, and your first saved idea.

## Before you start

* An email address (sign-in is Google OAuth)
* A card (required to start the free trial)
* A rough sense of the niche you want to research — you don't need a fixed list, just a direction

## 1. Create your account

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign up">
    Sign in with your Google account.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start your trial">
    Add a card to begin the free trial. You will not be charged during the trial period.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## 2. Scope the Explore feed

Open **Home** in the sidebar. The Explore feed shows TikTok videos from Wholana's dataset. By default, it is unfiltered.

Add filters to scope it to your niche. Filters compose:

* Set **Category** to your subject area.
* Set **Followers** to the size of creator you want to study (e.g. 10k–500k to skip the very largest accounts).
* Set **Date** to the last 30 days if you want recent work.

The video count under "Sort by" updates as you filter, so you can see the feed narrow in real time.

## 3. Sort by Outlier score

Open **Sort by** and pick **Outlier score**.

Each card shows a multiplier like `1.9x` or `0.2x` — the video's view count divided by the creator's own median view count. A `2.0x` video is twice as big as that creator's normal performance. Sorting by Outlier score surfaces breakouts even from small accounts.

See [Explore feed](/features/explore-feed) for the full breakdown of filters and sort options.

## 4. Bookmark a few videos to a list

Scan the feed. When a video looks interesting, click the **bookmark icon** on the card. It saves to your last-used list. Use the dropdown chevron next to the bookmark to pick a different list or create a new one — for your first session, create something like *"Hook study — week of \[date]"*.

Don't try to write notes yet. Keep moving. The goal here is fast organizational capture — five candidates in a few minutes.

## 5. Save one or two as ideas

For the videos that really stood out, click the card to open its detail view. Write a short note covering:

* **Hook** — the first 1–3 seconds and why you kept watching
* **Format** — talking-head, POV, screen recording, slideshow, etc.
* **What you'd steal** — the specific element you'd apply to your own work

Save. The video becomes a **saved idea** and shows up on the [Saved ideas](/features/saved-ideas) page (sidebar label: "Review ideas").

The distinction:

* **Bookmarking to a list** is for organizing — fast, no note.
* **Saving as an idea** is for thinking — slower, with a note attached.

You'll do both in most sessions.

## What you've built

After this session you have:

* A list of bookmarked videos in your niche
* One or two saved ideas with notes explaining why those videos worked
* The start of a pattern library that gets more useful with every pass

Run the loop again tomorrow or next week. Most of the value compounds.

## Plans

* **Individual** — \$5/month
* **Organization** — Custom; [contact sales](mailto:hi@wholana.com)

See [Pricing](/pricing) for what each plan includes.