Your product on screen, your voice over it, no camera needed
Most founders know they should post short videos and most never start, because it sounds like filming yourself talking every day. For software you rarely need to. The product is the visual. A screen recording of one feature, a voiceover saying who it's for, captions and a few seconds of b-roll for the problem it solves: that's a complete reel, and it works on TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts and LinkedIn.
The ideas below are grouped by job. Problem and solution reels reach people who have never heard of you. Feature demos and comparisons help people who are already looking decide. Changelogs and launch videos show the product is alive, which matters a lot to anyone about to trust a small company with their work. Founder stories can be told entirely in voiceover. Record your own product for anything that shows how it works, and use stock footage only for the human side: a messy desk, a late night, a phone buzzing.
Updated 24 October 2026 ยท by Danish, who makes TallyReel
Each one is written as the first line of the video. Copy it, or press Make this and paste it into TallyReel.
Feature demos
Watch this report build itself from a spreadsheet in twelve secondsOne feature, one result, real screen recording. Speed it up, never fake it.Make this
The setting most of our users never find, and why you should turn it onMake this
From sign-up to first result in under a minute, no cutsMake this
Three shortcuts that make this app twice as fast to useMake this
What happens behind the scenes when you click this buttonMake this
How to do the thing people ask us about most, in thirty secondsMake this
Problem and solution
If you still copy and paste between two tabs all day, watch thisOpen on the pain with b-roll, then cut to the product. Best for reach.Make this
Your team doesn't need another meeting. It needs this one page.Make this
The Friday afternoon every freelancer knows, and how to skip itMake this
Why your to-do list app keeps failing you (it isn't you)Make this
Five tabs, three logins and a spreadsheet. Or one screen.Make this
The support message that changed our roadmapMake this
Scripts you can copy
About 30 seconds each when read aloud. Paste one into TallyReel as your own script, or change the details first.
The script behind the video above
Stop Chasing Late Invoices
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If you still send payment reminders by hand, this one's for you.
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You know the Friday. A spreadsheet, a few overdue invoices, and a lot of awkward emails.
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So we built one switch. Turn on reminders, and each client gets a polite note before the due date, on it, and a week after.
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Every note is written in your tone, and you can edit any of them.
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When a client pays, the reminders stop on their own. No one gets nagged by mistake.
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Your Friday goes back to real work. Try it free, link in bio.
Script 2
Three Things We Shipped This Week
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Three things we shipped this week, and every one started as a message from a user.
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First, dark mode. It was the most requested feature we had, and it's live on every screen now.
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Second, exports are faster. Big reports that used to time out now land in your inbox.
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Third, you can invite a teammate as view-only, so they can see everything without changing anything.
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Thank you to everyone who wrote in. We read every message, even the grumpy ones.
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Tell us what to build next in the comments. The best idea goes on next week's list.
A weekly posting plan for a small software company
Three or four short videos a week is enough for most early-stage products, and one person can keep that up in an afternoon of batching. A plan that covers both reach and conversion:
Monday: a problem and solution reel aimed at people who don't know you yet
Wednesday: one feature demo, real screen, one result
Friday: the weekly changelog, even when the changes are small
Once a month: a founder story or a launch video, pinned to your profile
Making demos work without a face
Record your screen at a high resolution, then crop and zoom to the one part of the interface that matters. A full desktop shrunk into a phone screen is unreadable. Show one feature per video and end on the result, not the menu. Write the voiceover first and record the screen to match it, so the clicks land on the words. Captions are essential: many people watch with the sound off, and they also make the feature names searchable on TikTok and YouTube.
Use stock b-roll only for the human moments around the product (a cluttered desk, a phone buzzing at dinner, someone closing a laptop at a reasonable hour) and never to pretend to be the product itself. The contrast between a messy before and a clean screen after is what makes a problem and solution reel work.
Which formats get reach and which get sign-ups
Problem and solution reels and founder stories travel furthest, because they're about the viewer's day, not your product. Feature demos, comparisons and objection answers ("what happens to my data if I cancel") get fewer views but bring more sign-ups, because they reach people who are already deciding. Changelogs rarely go viral, and that's fine. Their job is trust: a visitor who scrolls your profile and sees a release every week believes the product will still exist next year.
Track sign-ups from each video, not views. Put a short link or a code in the caption or bio so you can tell which formats actually bring people in.
What to avoid
Fake reviews, made-up user counts or revenue screenshots you can't back up
Naming and mocking competitors. Show your own product doing the job well instead
Fake urgency ("only 3 spots left") for software that has no real limit
Demos sped up so much nobody can follow them, or edited to hide steps users will need
Reading a customer's message or showing their data without permission
Making it in TallyReel
Type the idea ("stop chasing late invoices") and TallyReel drafts a script you edit until it sounds like you, then adds a voiceover, stock b-roll for the problem scenes, captions and music. Pair it with your own screen recordings for the demo parts. Use voice cloning on Plus, Pro or Studio if you want every reel in your own voice without recording each one, and schedule the week to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram and more from one place.
Questions
What kind of videos should a SaaS company post on TikTok?
Problem and solution reels for reach, short feature demos with real screen recordings, weekly changelogs and founder stories. Keep one idea per video.
Can a startup grow on social media without the founder on camera?
Yes. Software is visual on its own. A screen recording, a clear voiceover and captions carry most product videos, and founder stories work well as voiceover.
How long should a product demo video be?
For Shorts, Reels and TikTok, 20 to 45 seconds focused on a single feature and its result. Save full walkthroughs for longer YouTube videos or your help center.
How often should a startup post short videos?
Three or four a week is plenty early on. Consistency matters more than volume, so batch the writing and recording in one session.
Should I post changelog videos if the updates are small?
Yes. They rarely go viral, but they show visitors that the product is active and that you listen to users, which helps them trust a small company.
Type the idea into TallyReel, read the script, and it makes the video for you: in the browser, on your phone, or in Studio on your own computer. Start on the free plan.