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Would You Swim With Sharks For $100,000?

What to study

Stakes & Tension

  • An open shark mouth behind a swimming man is pure fear at a glance.
  • The title turns that fear into a question about you, would you do it for the money.
  • You weigh the price against the jaws before you even click.
How the packaging works
Title

The title asks whether you would take the risk for the money.

Thumbnail

The image shows the open jaws that make the question scary.

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When your video involves real risk, aim the question at the viewer instead of describing yourself. Pair the scariest honest frame with the reward so people argue the trade in their heads.

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The transferable lesson

Ask the viewer the dare, show the danger

NichePersonal FinanceChallenges & Stunts
Video formatChallenge
Click driverStakes & TensionIdentity & Self-Relevance
Visual signalFace-Led

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  2. 2 Define your title, promise and thumbnail
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