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Top 5 SCAMS We ALWAYS FALL FOR

What to study

Loss Avoidance

  • Two cups, same price, one clearly smaller.
  • You have bought that drink, so the loss lands on you personally.
  • The image proves the title's claim with a purchase you make every week, and you click to check what else you have been overpaying for.

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How the packaging works
Title

The title promises a list of traps and says you fall for them too.

Thumbnail

The thumbnail shows one everyday trick, two cup sizes sold at the same price.

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Use this when your topic is a mistake your viewer is already making. Show one everyday example in the image and let the title promise the full list. The example must be something almost everyone has bought.

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The transferable lesson

Show one everyday example of the mistake the title names

NicheBusiness
Video formatList / Roundup
Click driverLoss AvoidanceIdentity & Self-RelevanceExpectation Violation
Visual signalSide-by-Side Comparison

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