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TikTok selling · Beginner

TikTok Videos That Sell, Made Faster with AI

Hooks, scripts, shot lists and a week of product videos planned in one sitting.

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Lesson 1 · 12 min · Windows

Hooks: win the first 2 seconds

On TikTok, viewers decide almost instantly. The first 2 seconds need a reason to stay, spoken and shown on screen.

Hook formulas that work for products

  • Problem: "Your phone keeps falling out of your pocket on the bike?"
  • Result first: show the finished look, then "here's how in 20 seconds".
  • Mistake: "Stop washing your scarf like this."
  • Test: "I dropped this tumbler from 2 metres. Watch."
  • Comparison: "$4 vs $15 lunch box: which is worth it?"

The hook prompt

text
Product: [PRODUCT + 3 REAL FACTS]. Buyer: [WHO + THEIR PROBLEM].
Write 15 TikTok hooks under 10 words, in [LANGUAGE].
Mix: problem, result first, mistake, test, comparison.
For each, give the first visual (what's on screen in second 1).
Flag any hook that promises a result I can't show on camera.

Rules

  • The video must deliver what the hook promises.
  • No fake urgency ("last 3 units!" when it isn't), no invented prices or reviews.
  • Show the product in the first 3 seconds.

Save your winners

Windows steps

Keep Documents\TikTok Shop\hooks.md. After each week, move hooks from videos with the best watch time to the top.

Quick quiz

Pass 2 of 3
1. When should the hook appear?
2. Which hook breaks the rules?
3. Why ask Claude for the first visual with each hook?
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Quick assignment

To do

Run the hook prompt for one product. Paste your 3 favourite hooks with their first visual, and mark the one you'll film first.

Hint: Use real product facts so the hooks stay honest.

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