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24 Secret Flying Hacks You Didn’t Know You Needed

What to study

Curiosity Gap

  • If you fly a lot, you assume you know how.
  • 'I PROMISE, YOU'RE FLYING WRONG' says you don't, and 'I promise' makes it sound like a friend who's sure.
  • The title and thumbnail never say what you're getting wrong, so you click to check.
How the packaging works
Title

'24' promises so many fixes that even frequent flyers expect to learn something, which backs up the thumbnail's claim that you're flying wrong.

Thumbnail

The turquoise lagoon through the window puts the trip you're flying for in the frame, and the solid blue box keeps the challenge readable over the photo.

Remix this

When your list fixes a routine your audience does on autopilot, tell them in the thumbnail they're doing it wrong, with a personal 'I promise' to soften it. Put the number of fixes in the title and reveal none.

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The transferable lesson

Tell them their routine is wrong, and keep every fix hidden.

NicheTravel
Video formatList / RoundupAdvice
Click driverCuriosity GapIdentity & Self-Relevance
Visual signalHeadline TextFace-LedPhotographyUnderline

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  2. 2 Define your title, promise and thumbnail
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