Getting a new project started takes about two seconds. Here's how to create one and set it up for success.
Creating a project
From your Projects page, click the Create Project button (top-right corner, or in the center of the page if you don't have any projects yet). Embellish creates the project immediately and drops you into the project detail page — no forms or modals to fill out first.
Your new project starts with:
Name: "Untitled Project"
Status: Planning
Description: Empty
Project Brief: Empty
From here, you can start filling things in at your own pace. Everything auto-saves as you go.
Editing project details
Once you're inside a project, you'll see three editable fields at the top:
Project Name
Click the name field and type something meaningful. This is purely for your own organization — your audience never sees it.
Good project names are specific enough to find later:
"March 2025 Newsletter" rather than "Newsletter"
"Course Launch — Spring Cohort" rather than "Launch"
"Welcome Sequence v2" rather than "Emails"
Description
A short explanation of what this project is about. This is for your reference only — it won't be used by the AI when generating content.
Tip: Keep it to one or two sentences. If you need to capture strategic detail, that belongs in the Project Brief.
Project Status
The status dropdown lets you track where a project stands in your workflow:
Status |
When to use it |
|---|---|
Planning |
You're outlining the campaign — no content written yet |
Active |
You're actively writing and creating content |
In Review |
The content is drafted and being reviewed (by you or your team) |
Completed |
Everything is written, reviewed, and ready to go |
On Hold |
Paused for now — you'll come back to it later |
Archived |
Done and dusted — kept for reference but no longer active |
Statuses are flexible — use them however makes sense for your workflow. There's no enforced order, so you can move between them freely.
The save indicator
You'll notice a small indicator in the top-right corner of the project detail page:
"Saving..." — Your changes are being saved
"All changes saved" — Everything is up to date (shows briefly with a green checkmark)
"Auto Saved" — No pending changes
There's no manual save button. Just make your edits and Embellish handles the rest.