7 Ways To Increase Retention By Crafting Better Hooks [Ep.#287]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We see a lot of clients lose up to 50% of their viewers in the first 20 seconds of a video. Obviously, this is detrimental in getting YouTube to surface your content to a new audience, not to mention keeping your existing audience feeling like they're getting something fresh video after video. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But what's the difference between videos that feel like "nothing" is happening, but you're still intrigued, and those where the trolls are lurking in the comments saying, "Shut up and get to the point?" </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s answer that question in this episode. By the end of it, we hope you’ll be equipped with several new ideas of how to improve the opening seconds of your video to better grip that viewer’s attention for more watch time and thus better performing videos.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: Check out Dr. Lane on YouTube here <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/DrLane">https://www.youtube.com/c/DrLane</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">30 DAYS TO A BETTER YOUTUBE CHANNEL: This 30-day process will help you optimize your YouTube channel and your videos to better convert new viewers into subscribers. It’s the process Dr. Lane used to get to almost 900 subscribers from his very first few videos. Check it out here: <a href= "https://videocreators.com/30days">https://videocreators.com/30days</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Much of our discussion today is based on this article: <a href= "https://www.masterclass.com/articles/tips-for-writing-an-attention-grabbing-hook#why-is-a-good-hook-important"> https://www.masterclass.com/articles/tips-for-writing-an-attention-grabbing-hook#why-is-a-good-hook-important</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE: Have comments, reactions, questions, a YouTube tip to share, or just want to say hi? Leave a voice message for us and we may use it i