42 LinkedIn Hooks To Grab Your Audience

September 29, 2022

Good morning, this is the Not Boring Personal Branding. Your weekly tour guide for all things personal branding.

In Today’s edition:

Steal these 42 LinkedIn Hooks

These are 42 proven hooks you can use to stop your reader from scrolling.

I've separated them into 3 categories:

  • Bold Statements

  • Value Statements

  • Controversial Statements

Now you don't have to start with a blank page. You can use these to create content SUPA FAST!

Let's dive in ↓

Bold Statements:

1. This might be the best way to…

2. 3 mistakes you might be making that… [insert negative result]

3. Here are my real thoughts about...[insert something important or trending]

4. Why [something] isn’t working anymore

5. Why [something] isn’t enough

6. Why your [insert method or tool] isn’t working

7. This might be one of the most important videos I’ve ever made (don’t use this one a lot)

8. I studied the top [insert method, tool or person type] and here’s what I found

9. studied [insert number] of the best [insert method, tool or person type] and here’s what I

found

10. The #1 thing you want to try if you want to [insert desired result]

Value Statements:

11. Here’s how I … and how you can too

12. How I finally… and how you can too

13. If you’re having trouble… I’m going to show you how to…

14. 3 Ways to quickly… [insert desired result]

15. 3 Easy ways to… [insert desired result]

16. How to stop [insert negative problem]

17. The quickest way to… [insert desired result]

18. The best way to… [insert desired result]

19. You’ll want to know the best hack for…[insert desired result]

20. You want to know this hack for... [insert desired result]

21. If you want to...[insert desired result], then here’s what to do

22. If you’re ready to...[insert desired result], then listen up

23. 3 simple ways to...[insert desired result] without [insert negative thing people want to

avoid]

24. How to...[insert desired result] without [insert negative thing people want to avoid]

25. 3 ways you know you’re/you’ll [insert desired result]

26. You’re going to want to know this crazy hack to...[insert desired result]

27. If you want to be able to [insert desired result], then you’ll want to follow these steps

28. How to...[insert desired result] in 3 easy steps

Controversial Statements:

29. You might not like what I’m about to say

30 3 reasons why… isn’t working

31. I’m about to tell you the truth about...

32. Here’s what…[insert person type, industry or organization] doesn’t want you to know

33. You might not like it, but you need to know the truth…

34. Why you could be losing [insert something important] by [insert doing this activity]

35. You might not like it, but [insert something people rely on] is changing. Here’s what you

need to know.

36. You’re being lied to (use this one with caution and don’t name names)

37. You said that if I did [this], I would get [that]. Here’s the truth about [that]

38. There’s a lot of misinformation out there about [insert topic].

39. I might get a lot of flack for this, but here goes… [insert controversial or surprising

statement]

40. People might not like what I’m about to say, but you need to hear it [insert controversial

or surprising statement]

41. So many people get this wrong… here’s the truth about [insert topic]

42. You shouldn’t have to deal with [insert problem] in 2021. Here’s what you can do about

Your LinkedIn Template

The Best X Advice for 2022:

  • Learn <<insert cool thing>>

  • Eliminate <<insert bad thing>>

  • Work on <<insert thing you've wanted to do>>

  • Help <<a specific persona>>

  • Update <<insert something that gets you ahead>>

  • Share <<insert positive thing>>

  • Change <<insert negative thing>>

  • Invest in <<something to make you more rich

You'll <<achieve X>> in 365 days when you do.