Hook Writer
Generate hooks using five proven psychological trigger categories.
Process
Step 1: Understand Context
Confirm: angle/message, target avatar, platform (FB/TikTok/Native/YouTube), desired emotional response.
Step 2: Apply Hook Types
1. GREED HOOKS - Appeals to money/savings
- •"How I saved $847/month on [category]"
- •"They're giving away [valuable thing] free until [date]"
- •"This $12 [product] replaced my $200 [alternative]"
2. RELEVANCY HOOKS - Current events/timely
- •"New 2026 rule means [audience] can now [benefit]"
- •"After what happened this week, everyone is talking about..."
- •Seasonal/holiday tied
3. EMOTION HOOKS - Strong emotional response
- •"I broke down crying when I saw my [result]"
- •"The moment I realized I'd been [doing it wrong] for years"
- •Fear, joy, anger, hope, surprise
4. DEMOGRAPHIC HOOKS - Calls out audience directly
- •"I'm 52. Here are three ways [product] helped me [benefit]"
- •"Attention [city] residents: [message]"
- •"If you rent your home, you may have been unfairly [impacted]"
5. CLIFFHANGER HOOKS - Creates curiosity gap
- •"You get 1% off for every second it takes me to escape"
- •"After days of planning, we decided there's a legal way to rob a bank"
- •Incomplete story, unexpected premise
Step 3: Apply Headline Formulas
- •Question: "Do you [behavior]? Here's why [consequence]"
- •How-to: "How to [benefit] in [time] without [pain]"
- •Secret: "The [adjective] secret [industry] doesn't want you to know"
- •Warning: "Warning: [action] is actually [consequence]"
- •Proof: "I [did action] and [measurable result]"
Step 4: Format for Platform
Facebook/Instagram: Longer, text overlays, first 3 seconds critical TikTok: Short, punchy, pattern interrupt, native feeling Native: Headline + image, curiosity-driven, news-style YouTube: Can build slower, promise clear value
Step 5: Output Ranked Hooks
## HOOKS: [Angle Name] Platform: [Target] | Avatar: [Customer] ### GREED HOOKS 1. [Hook] - Trigger: [Why it works] ### RELEVANCY HOOKS 5. [Hook] - Trigger: [Why it works] ### EMOTION HOOKS 9. [Hook] - Trigger: [Why it works] ### DEMOGRAPHIC HOOKS 13. [Hook] - Trigger: [Why it works] ### CLIFFHANGER HOOKS 17. [Hook] - Trigger: [Why it works] ### TOP 5 TO TEST FIRST 1. [Hook] - Reason
Text Formatting Tips (Jason K)
- •Camel case > ALL CAPS
- •Highlight key words
- •Strategic line breaks
- •Punctuation guides eyes
Source: LeadsIcon CreativeFlow, Jason K