The Power Of Hooks And How To Find Them
Published on September 27, 2023
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There's loads of information out there and probably lots of competition in your chosen niche so it's important to find ways to stand out from the crowd.
One of the most profitable things you can do is scour through your competitors content and adverts and steal the "hooks" they use for your own copy. It's sometimes even better to look in completely different niches to look for hooks that you can tweak for your own business.
For example, here's an ad with a classic hook:

The hook here is obviously "secrets" or "things they don't want you to know".
This hook has been used successfully for many years and can easily be adapted to any niche.
So no matter what niche I'm writing for, I could scan this ad and easily come up with some unique ideas for emails or ads I'm writing...
For example, if I was writing a hook for the dieting market
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I hope this gives you some food for thought about creating hooks for your own business.
Cheers
Dave
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