Guide · 10 UGC hook formulas

Ten first lines you can cite and film.

These are the angles Hookly writes from a product URL — not a swipe file of fake winners. Paste a PDP and you get five of these filled with the real name, price, and proof. No invented testimonials.

01 — Job interrupt

“If you [job], skip the cheap ones.”

Name the commute, the gym, the 8-minute get-ready. Then refuse the $25 repurchase. Hookly fills [job] from the product category.

02 — Unpopular opinion

“Unpopular opinion: [product] is the only one that stayed in my bag.”

Works when the SKU looks overpriced. The proof is “I still carry it,” not a feature list.

03 — I stopped buying X

“I stopped buying [cheap alt]. This is why.”

Open on the old habit. Close on the new SKU. Do not smile in the first two seconds.

04 — Category freeze

“Don't buy another [category] until you hear this.”

Pattern interrupt for Amazon/Shopify catalogs. One concrete reason after the line, not adjectives.

05 — Skeptic convert

“I hate influencer ads. I still bought [product].”

Disarm the comment section. Then one week of real use in a real room.

06 — Nobody paid me

“Nobody paid me to say this about [product].”

Only use if it is true. Hookly does not invent sponsorships or discount codes.

07 — Problem → fix

“[pain]. Then I tried [product].”

Lead with the failure mode (fall out, pill, chalk taste). The product is the second sentence.

08 — Reviews never mention

“[product] fixed the exact thing reviews never mention.”

Force a specific. Hookly pulls a proof line from the PDP so you are not guessing.

09 — 20-second demo

“Watch me use [product] for 20 seconds. No music, no lie.”

POV. Hands. No unboxing ballet. TikTok and Reels both keep this shape.

10 — Cost per use

“Stop asking if [product] is expensive. Ask how often you'll replace the cheap one.”

Value pack. Say the live price if the page has one. Then stop talking.

Don't memorize the list. Generate the pack.

Hookly writes five of these against the live product page.

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