Twitter

    Twitter hook templates that earn the scroll

    Twitter hooks are the entire post for short tweets and the first tweet of a thread. Punchy, low-syllable openers win.

    Single tweets: under 240 chars. Thread openers: under 200 to leave room for hook image.

    5 hook styles with examples

    contrarian

    Template

    Unpopular opinion: {claim}.

    Example

    "Unpopular opinion: most AI tools are worse than a good template."

    pain-based

    Template

    {Audience}, your {asset} is leaking money.

    Example

    "Founders, your onboarding email is leaking money."

    belief-shift

    Template

    {Famous_advice} is great. Until you {edge_case}.

    Example

    "'Charge more' is great. Until you have no positioning."

    story

    Template

    The week we {bold_action}, {result}.

    Example

    "The week we deleted half our roadmap, NPS jumped 18 points."

    question

    Template

    What's the most expensive {category} mistake you've made?

    Example

    "What's the most expensive hiring mistake you've made?"

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