Tutorial-ready guide shell
This page now reflects the approved 1Password tutorial pack structure. The copy flow is approved, but screenshots still stay as planned slots until the founder captures the real screens.
Funnel progress
Optional preflight: password security
Next in the public funnel: Step 1: Set up your browser
Current MVP choice set
Optional preflight pick
This preflight stays intentionally narrow: one password-manager recommendation before the main setup path begins.
Primary recommendation
1Password
1Password is the foundation step because every account created later in the funnel depends on having one secure place for credentials, recovery data, and access keys.
Section 1
Why you need a password manager before anything else
Every step in this guide creates a new account with critical credentials - an exchange login, a wallet seed phrase, proxy access keys. If any of these get compromised, you lose money. A password manager is the single best investment in your digital security, and it takes 10 minutes to set up.
Why now
This preflight is intentionally lighter in tone than the rest of the funnel. It is optional, but strongly recommended because everything that follows depends on secure credential storage.
Section 2
Create your account
Start by creating the 1Password account that will become the secure base for every account and credential created in the rest of the funnel.
Walkthrough step
Go to 1Password.com and start your free trial
Instruction
Navigate to 1Password.com. Click 'Try free' or 'Get started.' You'll see plan options - Individual is fine for personal use. You get 14 days free before any payment.
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Homepage and free trial entry
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1Password homepage showing the free trial signup button
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Start with the Individual plan - you can upgrade later if needed.
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Later, insert the homepage screenshot and highlight the exact entry button that starts the free trial flow.
Walkthrough step
Enter your email and name
Instruction
Use your primary email address - this is your account recovery email. Enter your real name. 1Password will send a verification code to confirm your email.
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Signup form
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1Password account creation form with email and name fields
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Use an email you'll always have access to - this is your recovery lifeline.
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Later, insert the signup form screenshot and point out exactly which fields the user should complete.
Walkthrough step
Create your master password
Instruction
This is the one password you need to remember. It unlocks your entire vault. Make it long (4+ random words work well), unique, and something you've never used anywhere else. Write it down on paper and store it somewhere safe - if you forget this, 1Password cannot recover it for you.
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Master password creation
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1Password master password creation screen with strength indicator
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A strong master password is 4+ random words. 'correct horse battery staple' is the classic example - but pick your own.
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Later, insert the password-creation screen and explain the minimum standard for a safe master password.
Walkthrough step
Save your Emergency Kit
Instruction
After account creation, 1Password generates an Emergency Kit - a PDF containing your sign-in address, email, Secret Key, and a space for your master password. Download it, print it, write your master password in the designated space, and store the paper copy securely. This is your full account recovery document.
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Emergency Kit
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1Password Emergency Kit document with fields for account details and master password
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Print this. Write your master password on it. Store it where you keep important documents.
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Later, insert the Emergency Kit screenshot and explain exactly what the user should print and how to store it safely.
Section 3
Install the browser extension
The browser extension is what makes 1Password useful on every step that follows, because it is how you will save, generate, and fill credentials in practice.
Walkthrough step
Install 1Password in your browser
Instruction
Go to 1Password.com/downloads or search '1Password' in your browser's extension store. Install the extension for your primary browser. If you're using AdsPower later, you'll install it there too - for now, set it up in your regular browser.
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Browser extension listing
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Chrome Web Store showing 1Password extension with Install button
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Install in your main browser first. You'll add it to your anti-detect browser profiles later.
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Later, insert the extension store screenshot and indicate where the user should click to install.
Walkthrough step
Sign in and pin the extension
Instruction
Click the 1Password extension icon, sign in with your account credentials, and pin the extension to your browser toolbar. You'll use this icon constantly - every time you create a new account or need to fill a password.
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Extension sign-in
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1Password browser extension sign-in prompt in the toolbar
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Pin it to your toolbar - you'll be using this on every step that follows.
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Later, insert the extension sign-in screenshot and show the user what the pinned state should look like.
Section 4
Enable two-factor authentication (2FA)
Two-factor authentication adds a second layer of security to your 1Password account. Even if someone gets your master password, they cannot access your vault without the second factor. This takes 2 minutes and is non-negotiable.
Walkthrough step
Download an authenticator app
Instruction
If you don't already have one, install Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator on your phone. 1Password itself can also store 2FA codes for other services - but for your 1Password account itself, you need an external authenticator.
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Authenticator app
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Google Authenticator app in the App Store or Google Play Store
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Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator - either works.
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Later, insert the app-store screenshot and show which app type the user should install before enabling 2FA.
Walkthrough step
Enable 2FA in your 1Password account
Instruction
Go to your 1Password account settings at my.1password.com. Navigate to 'Sign-in Security' or 'Two-Factor Authentication.' Click 'Set up' and scan the QR code with your authenticator app. Enter the 6-digit code to confirm.
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2FA setup screen
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1Password two-factor authentication setup screen with QR code
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Scan this code with your authenticator app, then enter the 6-digit code to confirm.
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Later, insert the account-settings screenshot and explain exactly where the user turns on 2FA.
Section 5
Save your first credential
Let's put 1Password to work immediately. In the next steps of this guide, you'll create accounts on multiple platforms, so this section practices the workflow with a test entry first.
Walkthrough step
Create a new login entry
Instruction
Click the 1Password extension icon. Click '+' or 'New Item' then 'Login.' Enter a name such as 'Test Entry,' a username, and click the password generator icon to create a strong random password. Save the entry.
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New login entry
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1Password login creation form showing the built-in password generator
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The password generator creates strong, unique passwords automatically. Use it for every new account.
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Later, insert the new-item screenshot and show the user where the generator appears and what should be saved.
Checklist
Before you continue
Before you continue
Do not move into the browser step until the security base is real
Next step handoff
Your security foundation is set.
Every account you create from here on goes straight into 1Password - unique password, auto-generated, auto-filled. No reuse, no weak passwords, no sticky notes. Next, you'll set up a private browser that keeps your online identity separate.
Next step in the funnel: Step 1: Set up your browser