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š§ IN TODAYāS EMAIL
š§Ŗ Hook Science:
Get more clicks using the power of big money.
š”A Clickable Content Idea For You:
Give your audience a key ingredient for success in your niche.
Headline template included šļø
š Hook Of The Day:
This book wouldnāt have sold anywhere near as much without its killer title.
š§Ŗ HOOK SCIENCE
Get More Clicks By Putting āBig Moneyā Numbers In Your Headlines
Examples:
Why It Works:
Aspirations: Large money values grab our attention and speak to our deep-seated desires for wealth.
Social Comparison: We click the headline to measure our own success against the sensational benchmarks set by the content.

Many of MrBeastās videos make use of this hack.
A lot of his most popular content involves huge sums of money with the exact figure included in the headline to generate attention and clicks.
It even works in niches that arenāt considered financial or entrepreneurial.
Every niche has eye-wateringly expensive items/activities or wealthy people you could create content about.
Eg. expensive foods, clothing items, DIY tools, and so on.
It can be irresistible ā simply due to our obsession with wealth and excess.
š” A CLICKABLE CONTENT IDEA FOR YOU
Give Your Audience A Key Ingredient For Success In Your Niche
šØ Your Headline Template:
"Thereās No Secret Formula To [Achieving Skill Or Goal] - But There Is One Thing You Need"
š The Inspiration:
There's No Secret Formula To Being Good At Networking ā But There Is One Thing You Need
š§ Why The Headline Works:
Trust: A headline that admits "There's no secret formula" sets a tone of honesty.
Exclusivity: "One thing you need" creates a sense of exclusivity ā a key that unlocks potential or a secret that others may not know.
š How To Adapt It For Your Niche:
Pick A Common Challenge: A universal goal or challenge within your niche that seems daunting to your audience.
Find The 'One Thing': A unique piece of advice or action that could make a significant difference in overcoming this challenge or achieving this goal.
šØ Speed Things Up With ChatGPT:
Not sure where to start?
Copy and paste the following prompt into ChatGPT after filling in your niche.
Hi ChatGPT, I'm creating content for the [insert niche] niche and I'm interested in using the headline template:
"Thereās No Secret Formula To [Achieving Skill Or Goal] - But There Is One Thing You Need."
I'm looking for headline ideas that offer a singular, impactful piece of advice for overcoming a specific niche-related challenge or achieving a goal.
Please give me 10 headline ideas that follow this template. Details:
- A skill or goal relevant to my niche where one key insight or tool could be impactful.
- A brief explanation of why this "one thing" is so crucial.
šØ Examples Using The Template:
For Creators:
For Gardening: "Thereās No Secret Formula To Perfect Roses - But There Is One Thing You Need"
For Food: āThereās No Secret Formula To The Perfect Espresso - But There Is One Thing You Needā
For Photography: āThereās No Secret Formula To A Captivating Photo - But There Is One Thing You Needā
For Businesses Doing Content Marketing (B2C):
Eco-Friendly Brand: āThereās No Secret Formula To Zero Waste Living - But There Is One Thing You Needā
Home Decor Brand: āThereās No Secret Formula To Feng Shui - But There Is One Thing You Needā
For Businesses Doing Content Marketing (B2B):
Business Consultant: "There's No Secret Formula To Landing Big Clients - But There Is One Thing You Need"
For Event Planning: āThereās No Secret Formula To A Memorable Event - But There Is One Thing You Needā
š HOOK OF THE DAY
āThe 4-Hour Workweekā By Tim Ferriss
Sure ā the content was original for its time.
But the book title was pivotal to its success.
Tim Ferriss used ads to test the response to several different book titles before its release.
āThe 4-Hour Workweekā won.
š§ Hook Psychology:
Aspirations: The title addresses two universal aspirations ā more time and more freedom.
Unique Mechanism: It suggests a new and radical system for achieving these aspirations.
Specificity: A precise and bold promise (ā4-Hourā) combined with a transformative outcome (āWorkweekā) grabs attention.
The Law Of Least Effort: Weāre drawn to the promise of achieving more with less effort.
š” Takeaway: Hooks that promise time freedom, introduce radical new solutions, and precise promises can be irresistible.
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