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STOP Flying With a Carry-on, Instead try This (3 simple rules)

What to study

Desired Outcome

  • If you hate paying for bags, FREE with an arrow to a soft purple bag promises a way round the fee.
  • 'STOP Flying With a Carry-on' is a surprise, because a carry-on is meant to be the cheap option.
How the packaging works
Title

'3 simple rules' says the switch is easy, and also hints there are conditions that decide whether the bag really flies free.

Thumbnail

One huge word and one arrow tell the story at feed size, and the purple bag stands out against the grey cabin, so the arrow's target is obvious.

Remix this

When your method saves viewers money, put one money word like FREE huge in the thumbnail, with an arrow to the thing that delivers it. Let the title tell them to stop what they thought was the cheap option.

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The transferable lesson

Put the saving in one word, with an arrow to its source.

NicheTravel
Video formatAdviceList / Roundup
Click driverDesired OutcomeExpectation Violation
Visual signalArrowHeadline TextPhotography

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