Give me 30 ready-to-record hooks for Instagram Reels / TikTok / YouTube Shorts for my niche. Each hook is the first 1-2 seconds — the line that determines whether someone watches or scrolls.
MY NICHE: {niche}
MY EXPERTISE / ANGLE: {what_makes_you_credible_here}
WHO I'M TALKING TO: {your_ideal_viewer}
MY USUAL TONE: {analytical / contrarian / explanatory / story-driven}
USE THESE 10 HOOK PATTERNS, 3 HOOKS EACH:
1. **Direct address** ('If you're a [niche], stop doing this NOW.')
2. **Shocking number/result** ('I made $X doing Y in 30 days.')
3. **Contrarian** ('Everything you've heard about X is wrong.')
4. **Curiosity gap** ('Nobody talks about X.')
5. **Mistake call-out** ('You're making this [X] mistake without knowing.')
6. **Question hook** ('Why do most [Xs] fail at [Y]?')
7. **Story open** ('I lost $X / a client / a job because of this.')
8. **Comparison** ('I tried [A] vs [B] for 30 days.')
9. **Authority drop** ('A senior [role] explains [thing] in 30 seconds.')
10. **Surprise reveal** ('Watch what happens when I...')
FORMAT EACH HOOK AS:
[Pattern] | [Hook] | [1-line note on what to film visually as you say it]
RULES:
- Each hook ≤12 words.
- No 'Did you know'.
- No 'Today I'm going to show you'.
- Specific over generic — name actual things.
- Hooks should sound like someone talking, not reading.0 copies·0 saves·3 views
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Sample output
Niche: indie SaaS founders
| # | Pattern | Hook | Visual cue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct address | If you're an indie SaaS founder, stop doing this. | Hand stop gesture, camera pull-in |
| 2 | Direct address | Indie founders — your landing page is killing you. | Phone scrolling the landing page |
| 3 | Direct address | If your MRR isn't growing, this is why. | Whiteboard with MRR flatline |
| 4 | Shocking number | I went from $0 to $11k MRR in 92 days. | MRR graph filling in |
| 5 | Shocking number | This $8 change tripled my trial-to-paid conversion. | Two pricing screenshots, before/after |
| 6 | Shocking number |
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FAQ
Save this list. Reuse it. When you don't know what to make today, scroll the bank, pick a hook that fits something you actually have to say. The bank is the unblock, not the work. The prompt targets ChatGPT (GPT-4) and lives in the Marketing & Sales category on mycopyprompt.
This prompt is written for ChatGPT (GPT-4). It's a text/chat prompt — paste it into ChatGPT (GPT-4) (or compatible LLMs like Claude or GPT-4) to get the expected output.
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See the "Sample output" panel above — that's a real example of what ChatGPT (GPT-4) returns when this prompt runs. Your output will vary in wording but should follow the same structure and depth.
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