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The Hook Bank: 40 Ad Openers

The first three seconds decide whether anyone sees the rest of your ad. Forty proven opening lines, grouped by angle. Swap in your product and customer.

Problem-led

  • Still dealing with [problem]?
  • If you have [problem], stop scrolling.
  • The reason your [thing] keeps [bad result].
  • I tried everything for [problem]. This worked.
  • Nobody tells you this about [problem].
  • Does this actually help [problem]?
  • POV: you finally fixed [problem].
  • [Problem] in winter? Watch this.

Founder and story

  • I'm a [credential]. I made this because nothing else worked.
  • It took us [time] to create this.
  • Why I quit my job to make [product].
  • The product I couldn't find, so I made it.
  • Here's what's actually inside [product].

Proof and result

  • Day 1 vs day 7.
  • [Number] customers can't be wrong.
  • What [result] actually looks like, no filter.
  • I didn't believe the reviews either.
  • Real results from real customers.
  • The before and after that sold me.

Comparison

  • [Competitor] vs [product]: the honest difference.
  • Why I switched from [old way].
  • Same price as [premium brand]. Here's the difference.
  • Stop paying [price] for [category].
  • The [category] that replaced three products in my routine.

Curiosity and myth

  • You've been using [category] wrong.
  • The one ingredient to avoid in [category].
  • This is why your [thing] doesn't last.
  • Three things I wish I knew about [topic].
  • Is [category] worth it? Honest answer.
  • The [category] trick nobody talks about.

Routine and how-to

  • How I [result] in under a minute.
  • My [time of day] routine, start to finish.
  • Two steps. That's the whole routine.
  • How to get [result] without [pain].
  • Watch me use it for the first time.
  • The easiest way to [result].
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