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Ido Vadavker's avatar

Even better - call me by my actual name!

JK, really love this concept. It's also closely related to another rule in marketing: make the first sentence short and very easy to read.

Tom, these short posts are great IMO. Well structured and super digestible.

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Joseph Fuoco's avatar

Gold! So simple yet somehow not obvious. Thank you

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Jen Cantwell's avatar

This is extremely helpful. So glad I found you! For those of us floundering on Substack (just a little), this kind of advice is awesome!

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Nikhil Bendre's avatar

Floundering around Substack! YES that is so relatable Jen ❤️ Tom’s content is a gold mine, have you found other creators providing value through such simple presentation?

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kabir khanna's avatar

Bang on - if you were not able to get the attention in the first 3 seconds, does not really matter if you were selling an iPhone at 80% discount - people will never get to see it. It's like if the subject line of the email does not excite your recipient to open it - what you say in it does not matter

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Data Yap's avatar

I’m gonna try this!

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Martin's avatar

Love this breakdown of the 3-second hook! It reminds me of something fascinating from our evolutionary past. We're actually hardwired to instantly recognise what's relevant to us, just like our ancestors needed to quickly spot threats or opportunities.

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Safebooks AI's avatar

Gold. As Always...

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Investing Lawyer's avatar

This was so simple haven’t even though of it, Tom.

Thank you 🤝

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