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How top creators use signature formats

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Pierre Herubel
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Pierre Herubel

Introduction

Signature formats make your content easy to recognize and remember - turning posts into your personal brand stamp.

What’s the problem it solves?

Most creators sound and look the same online. Even with great ideas, they blend in because they lack a repeatable, recognizable format that builds authority and trust. A signature format solves this by making content instantly tied to your name.

Quick Summary

Pierre explains that in 2025, standing out online isn’t just about ideas or design - it’s about having a repeatable content style that your audience can identify without seeing your name. This “signature format” is what makes content memorable, consistent, and easier to produce at scale.

He breaks down examples from well-known creators like Jake Ward, Michel Lieben, and Anthony Pierri. Each built their growth around a clear and recognizable format - from SEO carousels to workflow maps to visual templates. What made them successful wasn’t only the content but how easily people could recognize and reuse it.

Pierre then introduces the RARE framework - a simple method for creating your own format: Recognizable, Actionable, Repeatable, and Engaging. You build recognition through consistent visuals, make posts useful so people save them, ensure the structure is easy to repeat, and design it to grab attention. Once your audience can spot your content before reading your name, you’ve built a true signature format.

Key Takeaways

  • A signature format helps your content stand out and build authority.
  • Consistency and recognizability grow faster than random creativity.
  • Successful creators use systems, not luck or inspiration.
  • The RARE framework helps you make content that’s useful, shareable, and repeatable.
  • When your posts are instantly recognizable, you’ve reached strong brand identity.

What to do

  • Review your top-performing posts and find patterns in what worked.
  • Identify what’s unique about your tone, visuals, or ideas.
  • Turn that into a repeatable format with fixed visuals and layout.
  • Make every piece actionable - something people can save or use.
  • Keep posting in this style until people start recognizing it instantly.

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