Show Notes
Be honest with me. Have hooks ever given you the ick? Have you ever gone to create a piece of content and thought, I cannot believe I've stooped this low, or tried to shoehorn some phrasing into your post that just doesn't sound like you? You are not alone, and I hear this conversation a lot. This week, I'm breaking down what to do when hooks make you feel this way, and how to start opening pathways of conversation in your content instead.
In this episode: "I hate hooks" usually means "I don't know my positioning well enough" Going from under 1,000 to 100,000+ followers and other client stories The algorithm is just a person interacting with a piece of content Depth vs. superficial content The reverse-engineering method: start with the thought in your head, not the prompt
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