🎯 Hooks Guide — 5 Copywriting Formulas

The 5 hook formulas that stop the scroll. They work in ads, emails, landing pages and posts.

Source: Central Brain · CUBO-03 · Eddie Shleyner (VeryGoodCopy) · Verified: ✅

The uncomfortable truth: You have 3 seconds to capture attention. If the hook fails, the rest of the copy goes unread. These 5 formulas are what direct response copywriting has used for 100 years.

🔥 Formula 1: Problem → Agitate → Solve (PAS)

The most versatile formula. Works in any format.

"[Problem]? [Agitate consequence]. [Solution]."
Examples:
"Your landing page doesn't convert? You're losing $3,000/mo in traffic that leaves without buying. Discover the 7 errors we're eliminating in 90% of landing pages."

"Your ads have low CTR? You're paying for impressions nobody reads. These 9 hooks are converting at 4.5% in 2026."

📊 Formula 2: Surprising stat → Implication → Action

Perfect for B2B and educational content. The stat creates curiosity.

"[Stat]. That means [implication]. [What to do]."
Examples:
"68% of carts are abandoned. That means for every 100 visitors, 68 leave without buying. Here are 5 tactics to recover them."

"Landing pages with video convert 86% more. Does yours have video? Download the checklist."

❓ Formula 3: Rhetorical question → Tension → Answer

It activates the curiosity loop. The brain NEEDS to answer.

"Why [counterintuitive situation]? Because [reason]. [Action]."
Examples:
"Why do simpler landing pages convert more? Because every extra element is a distraction opportunity. Download the 5-section template."

"Why do the best copywriters write less? Because they know every unnecessary word dilutes the message."

🎯 Formula 4: "How to [desired outcome] without [main fear]"

The aspirational formula. It kills the main objection in the hook.

"How to [outcome] without [fear/objection]."
Examples:
"How to double your organic traffic without writing more content."

"How to close $5,000+ clients without cold calls."

"How to build a landing page that converts without knowing design."

💀 Formula 5: "The #1 mistake [audience] makes with [topic]"

The fear + authority formula. It creates urgency and positions the expert.

"The #1 mistake [audience] makes with [topic] (and how to avoid it)."
Examples:
"The #1 mistake agencies make with pricing (and how it's killing their margins)."

"The #1 mistake founders make with their landing page (and why they lose 70% of conversions)."
💡 Golden rule: "A good headline gets read. A great headline gets a response." — David Ogilvy. Test 10 hooks before choosing 1. The hook you think is worst is often the one that converts most.

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