GetlyRetention is decided before your second sentence. These are the opening lines that buy you the next three seconds.
The hooks
1. "I tested [thing] for 30 days so you do not have to - here is what broke."
2. "Everyone gets [task] wrong in the first ten seconds. Watch this."
3. "Three reasons your [result] is flat, and only one of them is your fault."
4. "Stop doing [common practice]. Do this instead: [one line]."
5. "Nobody tells you this about [topic] - it is the part that costs money."
6. "The [number]-minute version of [skill] that actually sticks."
7. "If your [thing] looks like this, the problem is upstream: [visual cue]."
8. "I asked [expert role] what they would do with $0 and [timeframe]. Answer 2 surprised me."
9. "Delete these [n] words from your [copy type] and watch the reply rate move."
10. "This is the exact [artefact] I send every [cadence] - steal it."
11. "Before you buy [product category], check these three lines: [list]."
12. "The version nobody shares: what [process] looks like when it fails."
13. "Two minutes on [boring topic], zero jargon, one checklist."
14. "You are not behind. You are missing [one variable]."
15. "Here is the receipt: [proof artifact] - and the mistake it exposed."
After the hook
16. "Turn this hook into a 30-second script with a visual beat every four seconds: [hook]."
17. "Give me eight B-roll shots for [topic], each one matching a line of this script: [paste]."
18. "Write three title options under 55 characters that promise the same payoff as the video."
Where the rest lives
Those come from the [150 AI Video, Reels & YouTube Script Prompts pack, $7.99](https://www.getly.store/product/150-ai-video-reels-and-youtube-script-prompts-hooks-shot-lists-faceless-narratio?sref=dreamer-prompt-lab-muifdken) - hooks, shot lists, faceless narration, titles and retention edits. Browse everything in the [store](https://www.getly.store/store/dreamer-prompt-lab-muifdken).