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Describe Your Content

Enter your topic, niche, or idea. Works for any platform and any industry — no copywriting experience needed.

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AI Generates 30 Hooks

Our specialist AI instantly creates 30 viral hook variations using 5 proven frameworks from millions of high-performing posts.

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Pick Your Winner

Choose the hook that clicks, customize it to your voice, and start creating. From idea to publish-ready in under 5 minutes.

Why Creators Choose Us

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NOT EVERYTHING.

30 Hooks, Not 1

Generic AI gives you one answer. We give you 30 variations so you can test what works, find your winners, and dominate your niche.

5 Proven Frameworks

Every hook is built on patterns from analyzing millions of viral posts: Curiosity Gap, Contrarian Take, Story Hook, Authority Claim, and Contrasting Opposites.

Specialist, Not Generalist

ChatGPT is a general tool. We trained specifically on viral hook patterns. Like seeing a specialist vs. a GP — you get dramatically better results.

Data-Driven Insights

WHAT THE DATA
SAYS ABOUT HOOKS

Patterns from analyzing millions of social media posts across all major platforms

80%

of Content Performance Is Determined by the Hook

Research consistently shows that 8 out of 10 people read a headline, but only 2 out of 10 read the rest. On video platforms, the first 1-3 seconds determine whether 70%+ of viewers keep watching or swipe away. The hook is the highest-leverage element any creator can optimize.

3x

Higher Engagement With Curiosity Gap Hooks

Posts that open with a curiosity gap — teasing information the reader needs to click to discover — generate approximately 3x more comments and shares than posts with straightforward descriptive openings. This pattern holds across TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter/X.

47%

of Viral Posts Use Pattern Interrupts

Analysis of viral social media content reveals that nearly half of posts reaching 1M+ impressions use a pattern interrupt in the opening line — a statement that contradicts what the audience expects, forcing them to stop and process the unexpected information.

<2s

Average Time to Capture or Lose Attention

Across short-form video platforms, creators have less than 2 seconds to hook a viewer before they swipe to the next video. On text platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter, the decision to click 'see more' or keep scrolling happens in under 3 seconds. Every word in a hook must earn its place.

The Science Behind Your Hooks

5 PROVEN
FRAMEWORKS

Every hook MakeHooks generates is built on one of these five copywriting psychology frameworks

01

Curiosity Gap

Creates an information asymmetry that the reader or viewer can only resolve by engaging with your content. The brain is wired to seek closure — an open loop creates psychological tension that demands resolution.

"I analyzed 10,000 viral posts. Here's the one pattern they all share:"

02

Contrarian Take

Challenges a widely-held belief or common practice, creating cognitive dissonance that forces the audience to stop and reconsider. Works best when the contrarian position is defensible and the audience holds the belief being challenged.

"Stop posting every day. Here's why less content = more growth."

03

Story Hook

Opens with a personal narrative or situational detail that activates the brain's storytelling circuits. Humans are hardwired to follow stories to their conclusion, making narrative hooks one of the most powerful retention tools.

"3 years ago I had 200 followers. This is the exact thing I changed."

04

Authority Claim

Leads with credibility signals — specific results, timeframes, credentials, or data — that establish the creator as someone worth listening to. Authority hooks work by front-loading trust before delivering the insight.

"After hiring 500+ people, here's the one thing that separates good from great."

05

Contrasting Opposites

Creates tension between two opposing ideas, outcomes, or states — what is vs. what could be, what most people do vs. what works, conventional wisdom vs. reality. The contrast creates a mental gap that drives engagement.

"Your best-performing content will feel wrong to post."

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