How To Use Hooks & Headlines

These fill-in-the-blank headlines are designed to help you craft grabbing copy that "hooks" your viewers.

Use these as:

  • Email Subject Lines
  • Blog Post Titles
  • Social Caption First-Liners
  • Social Graphics Text
  • Lead Magnet Titles or Descriptions
  • Content Prompts

ATTENTION GRABBER

  • A simple way to [X], that’s working for [desirable group or person]
  • Do not try another [X] until you [X]
  • Doing this ONE THING changed EVERYTHING for my [topic]...
  • Ever wonder [what makes/how to/how long...]
  • Get [desired result] without [this undesirable thing]
  • Here's the real reason I never [do/did this thing]...
  • Hey [niche audience title], this one's for you...
  • Listen up [niche audience title]!
  • I have a confession to make...
  • Imagine [desired result] and loving every minute of it
  • Never struggle with [common problem] ever again
  • Stop [doing this popular thing]. Here's why...
  • This has been kept secret for WAY too long...
  • [Person] tried [method/product] and [got X result]
  • This [thing/strategy/product] is currently blowing up [Instagram/ticktok/the Internet]

EDUCATE

  • 3 easy tricks that'll get you [desired result]
  • 5 Questions answered about [X]
  • 3 Surprising facts about [X]
  • Forget EVERYTHING you know about [X] and focus on this ONE thing...
  • Here's exactly how to [do X] to [get this result]
  • Here's how I [do X/get X result] without [doing X/X undesirable result]
  • If you want to [achieve X] without [X undesirable result/doing X undesirable thing], do this...
  • I wish more [niche callout, i.e. women] understood that [something you wish they knew, i.e. popular trend is harmful, they need more X, etc]
  • Let's chat about [struggle/product/method]
  • Not-so-obvious ways to [X]
  • The quickest + easiest way to [get desired result]
  • There is no secret to [X], but here's what to do...
  • True or False: [common myth in your industry]
  • What no one tells you about [method/industry/product]

MISTAKES

  • 3 biggest mistakes [audience title]s make when [doing common thing/ trying to get desired result]
  • 3 Common mistakes that are destroying your [X]
  • 3 [niche mistakes] you're making
  • I don't know who needs to hear this, but...
  • If you are still [X], you are completely wasting your time.
  • Just your friendly reminder that...
  • On my way to tell you that to achieve [X] you need to STOP doing this...
  • Still [doing undesirable thing]? There is a better way!
  • STOP doing this if you want [desired result]
  • Who thought it would be a good idea to [X]? I've got a better idea...
  • Why you should stop [doing undesirable thing everyone thinks they need to do] if you want to [get this desirable result that you have a better method for]
  • You're struggling with [X] because of this one thing...
  • You shouldn't have to [do undesirable thing] to [get this desirable result]

OPINION

  • 3 Reasons I stopped [method/product] and you should too.
  • 3 Things I didn't know I'd love about [X]
  • [X] doesn’t have to be [hard/complicated/painful/frustrating].
  • [X] shouldn't be so [hard, expensive, time-consuming]. There is a better way...
  • Here's what I completely disagree with when it comes to [X]
  • I don't agree with [X] and here's why...
  • I never tell my clients to [do X thing people in your industry push that you don't agree with]. Here's why...
  • I would never tell you to [X] if you want [to achieve X]. Here's why...
  • My unpopular opinion about [niche/industry/method/product]
  • Who thought it would be a good idea to [X]? I've got a better idea...
  • Why I [X], (and you should too)
  • Why I stopped [doing X], (and you should too)

PERSONAL LESSONS

  • 5 lessons that changed my [something they want to improve]
  • 3 things I WISH I knew sooner about [X]
  • 3 unexpected things that happened once I started [doing this thing you think they should try]
  • 3 unexpected things that happened once I stopped [doing this thing everyone does]
  • 3 things I never did and would never do to [achieve X]
  • After all the years of [struggling with X], it only took THIS ONE THING to finally get unstuck...
  • Changing this one thing [got me this specific result] (it's not what you think)
  • How I [got X result] without [x undesirable thing]
  • I [achieved desired result] last [Month]. Here’s the first thing I’d do if I had to start again...
  • I don’t [do this thing]. And here’s what I wish you would know about that decision...
  • I finally [got X result] once I stopped making THIS common mistake...
  • My BIGGEST regret as a [your title]...
  • My [desired result/product/strategy] was not working until I did this ONE thing
  • People are paying THOUSANDS for this [advice/tip/trick/formula], but I'm about to give it to you for free...
  • What I STOPPED doing once I [hit this goal / achieved this success]

PRODUCT

  • 3 tips for everyone starting [program/routine/product] next week
  • 5 podcast episodes for when you [X]
  • I can't believe I just tried [X], and the truth is... it was really good!
  • Why I tossed all my [X product/item] and you should too.
  • Why switching to [X product/item] will change your [life/skin care routine/yoga technique/meditation practice...] forever.
  • If you want to [X], use THIS...
  • I never use [X common item/product] and always [achieve X desired result]. Here's how...
  • I stopped using [popular product that doesn't work] and my [topic] has never been better. Here's what I use instead...
  • I stopped using [X product] and replaced it with THIS
  • My new [X] obsession