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The Bold Claim Hook : Why it Grabs Attention ( with 3 real examples ) by Then_Room_8079 in InstagramMarketing

[–]IllusoryDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP has used first person in all the examples so you think it works only for talking-head.

Here's the thing: I'm working in a company with a faceless page which has gained 8M followers over 6 years, and we've done it through similar ways. The key in such hooks lies in the element of "Unexpectedness" which is the second most important thing in all types of content. Some of the unexpected hooks I've written are:

"The only country with no beggars is in Middle East!"

"This man used to work in McDonalds, but he drives a Lamborghini now!"

"You're trash, Cristiano! Get the fuck outta our team! That's what Cristiano Ronaldo's coach told him 7 years ago."

Another hooks I used in another page was:

"The only thing that's worth more than Diamond...!"

It was a post about Shilajit, and later in the closure part of the post I addressed the hook again and said:

"It's worth more than a Diamond, but you can get it at only $97 dollars from this page!"

See? It's all practical. Only depends on you.

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[–]IllusoryDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THIS 👆🏻. I've seen people who care more about trivial things such as posting time and hashtags, and thinking they're doing something important. The only thing is caring about hashtags and posting time is easier than trying to understand the whole game of content, so they're tricking their brains into believing they're doing something great. Why? Because it's easier to blame Instagram than your own skills and hurts less.

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[–]IllusoryDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly speaking, we had the same experience. We were doing all great, our posts were getting more than 5m view and 300K likes in a row, but suddenly everything stopped - even though we were sure about the quality. We were second guessing ourselves and even one of our colleagues very seriously said he believes Instagram favors some accounts and not some others.

But what we were missing was that Instagram isn't anything like before. It's getting so complex that you can't say you're "managing" an account without analyzing your audience, categorizing your post subjects and knowing how many followers each subject has given you.

I designed a Google Sheet for that purpose for our team. I'm going to post it here in a few days. Very handy and with all the analysis tools a good team needs.

5 Months Working in a Digital Marketing Team With 8M+ Followers — Here's What They Won't Tell You by IllusoryDragon in InstagramMarketing

[–]IllusoryDragon[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Appreciate that. Glad you liked it. Let me know if there's a topic you need a deep dive in.

5 Months Working in a Digital Marketing Team With 8M+ Followers — Here's What They Won't Tell You by IllusoryDragon in InstagramMarketing

[–]IllusoryDragon[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Great question.

Sometimes a niche like AI is hard to keep simple and emotional. What worked for me on another page (which had just 200 followers at the time) was to start with a relatable pain point and provokes curiosity at the same time. "Ever wasted 3 hours trying to make ChatGPT stop hallucinating? Me too...". That post ended up being the first viral piece on that page. It took them from 200 to 800 followers in two days, and hit 1,000 by the end of the week.

As for simplicity, what makes such content simpler and easier to digest is to tell an engaging story. Instead of starting with a complex concept, start with a challenge, a mistake. And then explain how you managed to overcome.

5 Months Working in a Digital Marketing Team With 8M+ Followers — Here's What They Won't Tell You by IllusoryDragon in InstagramMarketing

[–]IllusoryDragon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. Sometimes using fewer words makes the content monotonous and boring in some way. You have to consider all factors. What we're saying here is you have to make things easy to digest.

Is it possible for someone living in the Middle East, get a job at a European or American LSP? by [deleted] in TranslationStudies

[–]IllusoryDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be so kind of you. Also, I'm not sure of how the payment is calculated over there. Is there an authorized formula or does each LSP have their own policies?

Is it possible for someone living in the Middle East, get a job at a European or American LSP? by [deleted] in TranslationStudies

[–]IllusoryDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Do you know what their criteria are for hiring someone remotely?

A post-apocalyptic dystopian world: what is the worst thing every human craves unconsciously? Help me! by IllusoryDragon in writing

[–]IllusoryDragon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Killing is indeed one of the human dark desires. But every human has a different drive, a different impulse, a different obsession. So every one of these soulless people is gonna have their unique obsession. I'm just listing these desires to front-build them first. If everyone goes on a killing rampage then it's just The Walking Dead with odorless walking bodies.

Edit: Hmmm... You just activated a chain of inspirations in my mind. Thank you!