How to Hook the Viewer

Tal Norvell

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SEX!

Interested now?

Well, this is one way to grab your viewer's attention, but it may only last short term.

To effectively hook viewers, throw in something really funny, interesting, amazing, cool or thought provoking in the first 15 seconds of your video.

This could be you telling a joke, reciting a quote or fun fact, using awesome visual effects, etc.

YouTube viewers usually have short attention spans. Unless your content is extremely engaging, get to the point, make it sensational, then keep it flowing.

During editing, if you get bored watching a certain part of your video, cut it out. Don't leave in pointless filler. It reduces audience retention.

Ultimately, concise = golden on YouTube.
 
One in a book I read that "To keep constant the attention of the audience you have to add at a certain point a word or a situation sex completely out of the context the text-situation is about"
 
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