{"id":4988,"date":"2026-01-05T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/?p=4988"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:50:42","slug":"setting-up-your-first-zeely-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/setting-up-your-first-zeely-project\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up your first Zeely project"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"article-item\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/setting-up-your-first-zeely-project\/\" class=\"article-item__img\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/setting-up-your-first-zeely-project-1024x635.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u201cSmartphone displaying the Zeely app home screen with options like Create UGC video, Generate with AI, and Run Meta campaign, shown on a gray textured surface \u2014 first zeely project\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/setting-up-your-first-zeely-project-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/setting-up-your-first-zeely-project-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/setting-up-your-first-zeely-project-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/setting-up-your-first-zeely-project.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>            <\/a>\n\n            <div class=\"article-item-content\">\n                <ul>\n                    \n                                    <\/ul>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/setting-up-your-first-zeely-project\/\">\n                    <h4>How to set up your first Zeely project<\/h4>\n\n\n                    <p>Wondering how to launch your first Zeely project without wasting your budget or guessing what to click? In this guide, I combine Zeely\u2019s product workflows and real campaigns to show you how to set up your first project the right way.<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"article-item-content-bottom\">\n                        5 Jan 2026                        <span><\/span>\n                        12 min read                    <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n        ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to set up your first Zeely project Wondering how to launch your first Zeely project without wasting your budget or guessing what to click? 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