Content creator; growth marketing
Representative of Alex's growth threads — generating 30 hook variants with Claude, shipping the top 5 as thumbnails or first lines, and keeping only the winners.
“I don't pick my hooks anymore. I pick which ones to test.”
How to replicate
- 1.Write one sentence: the promise of the content.
- 2.Ask Claude for 30 hook variants across 5 archetypes (curiosity, contrarian, list, story, stat).
Prompt template
Generate 30 hooks for a <platform> post about <topic>. The promise is: <one sentence>. Use 5 archetypes, 6 hooks each: curiosity gap, contrarian, numbered list, personal story, shocking stat. Keep each under <char limit>. Don't explain — just the hooks.
Pitfall
Treating the AI's favorite hook as the winner. Models prefer clean, generic phrasing; audiences prefer specific and weird. Test, don't trust.
What you'll learn
- •How to produce volume without sacrificing taste
- •Why archetypes beat one-off creativity
- •How to turn hook-writing into a measurable loop
- •When to retire a winning template
