ICONIC by AI — Status Report

Generated 15 March 2026 | All systems on reports.iconicbyai.com

Pillar

Realistic Photos

Good — tuning

86% face match on headshots. Full body at 71%. Target is 85%+. Prompt isolation in progress.

Pillar

Sales Pitch

Live

Pitch deck, 3 sales funnels, TikTok ads all built. Scott using pitch deck v2 on calls.

Pillar

Product Value

Mostly Built

Portal, AI chat, photos, portfolio, wardrobe. Onboarding flow and Instagram still needed.

Pillar

Revenue Collection

Not Connected

No payment processing. Scott collects manually. Stripe/Square checkout not wired.

1. Realistic Photos

86%

Best Headshot Avg

71%

Best Full Body Avg

85%+

Target

Subjects Tested

160+

Rounds Run

Fal.AI

Primary Platform

What Works

LoRA direct generation — identity baked into model weights
Shorter prompts score higher (4 segments: 86% vs 9 segments: 79%)
Fal.AI: same quality as Replicate, 2-3x faster, ~$0.80 per subject for 10 scenes
4-method scoring system live — M1 (Best of All Selfies) is primary, consistent across subjects
35 steps sweet spot (50 over-cooks), guidance 2.5, LoRA 1.0 headshot / 1.1 half / 1.3 full body

What Failed (Don't Repeat)

✗ Face Swap (yan-ops): avg -10% from originals
✗ Kontext Pro scene swap: 19% — destroys face identity
✗ Inpainting (flux-fill-pro): garbage quality
✗ Two-step portrait→outpaint: visible seams, extra hands
✗ Prompt order optimization: no effect (82-83%, all within noise)
✗ 50 steps: over-cooks, less sharp than 35

Still To Do

! Prompt isolation — find which variables cause 86%→58% drop (7 variables, 2 tested)
! Full body needs work — 71% avg, target 85%

2. Sales Pitch

Asset	URL	Status
Pitch Deck v2 (Scott's calls)	pitch_deck_v2.html	Live
Sales Twin (landing page)	sales_twin.html	Live
Sales $4.99 (TikTok funnel)	sales_499.html	Live
Main Funnel (quiz→reveal→pay)	iconic/	Live
TikTok Ad Scripts	tiktok_ads.html	Live
"Why You Don't Need a Photoshoot" section	—	Planned

Pricing Tiers

Package	Price	Structure
Pay in Full	$700	One payment
Two Payments	$800	2 x $400
Installments	$1,000	$24.99/fortnight or $49.99/fortnight

3. Product Value (Post-Sale)

Feature	Status	Notes
Client Portal (7 tabs, dark theme)	Live	Demo
— Overview Dashboard	✓	Plan, portfolio, photos, journey timeline
— My Contract	✓	Package details, signature, date
— Payments	✓	Progress bar, schedule, totals
— My Profile	✓	Editable client info
— My Portfolio	✓	Photo grid, download, quality scores
— Content Style	✓	Preferences form
— Help + AI Chat	✓	Claude Haiku powered, session-aware
AI Chat Widget	Live	Floating WhatsApp-style, quick replies, escalation
Portfolio Websites	Live	Auto-generated per client
Z-Card	Live	Generated with portfolio
Wardrobe Picker	Built	106 items, 9 categories, colour picker
Upload Page	Live	upload.html
Contract Signing	Live	Draw or type signature
Unified Onboarding Flow	Planned	Contract + upload in one page (plan exists)
Instagram Managed Posting	Blocked	Code built, needs Facebook Page linking
Content Scheduler	UI Only	No execution engine yet
Payment Checkout	Not Built	No Stripe/Square connected

4. Revenue Collection

Biggest Gap

Component	Status
Pricing defined	✓ $700 / $800 / $1,000
Contract signing	✓ Works, saved to session
Payment tracking in portal	✓ Shows progress & schedule
Actual payment processing	✗ NOT BUILT — no Stripe/Square
Recurring billing	✗ NOT BUILT
Chargeback prevention	Partial — contract + value helps, no dispute flow

Scott collects deposits manually on calls. There's no way for clients to pay through the Iconic system. This is the #1 thing blocking real revenue.

Infrastructure

System	Status	Details
Web Server	Live	serve_reports.js on port 3100
Domain	Permanent	reports.iconicbyai.com (Cloudflare tunnel)
AI Photo Generation	Live	Fal.AI, all 8 subjects trained
Face Scoring	Live	InsightFace ArcFace, 4-method system
Admin Hub	Live	iconic/hub
Uploads Pipeline	Live	uploads
Photo Testing Lab	Live	testing — 160+ rounds
Studio 1 Reports	Live	40+ reports, 6 cities, daily automation

Priority Recommendations

Connect payment processing Pillar 4
Wire Stripe or Square checkout so clients can pay through the system. Scott shouldn't be collecting manually.
Build unified onboarding flow Pillar 3
Single link: contract → upload → "you're all set". Plan exists. Replaces the 2 separate links Scott sends now.
Finish prompt isolation testing Pillar 1
Find the variables causing the 28% face score drop. Get all shots to 85%+ consistently.
Unblock Instagram posting Pillar 3
Complete Facebook Page linking so managed posting can go live. Code is already built.