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Script Mistakes That Are Killing Your Views as a
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Most creators make the same 5 mistakes. Any one of them is enough to tank a video.

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THE 5 SCRIPT MISTAKES KILLING YOUR VIEWS
  • Starting with 'I' without a bold claim attached — narcissistic opener, instant scroll
  • Burying the hook — putting the interesting part 10 seconds in after a slow intro
  • Generic CTAs like 'like and subscribe' — no specific action, no algorithm signal
  • Overexplaining — telling viewers what you're about to say before saying it
  • No 'so what' — failing to answer why the viewer should care about this specific information
EXAMPLE FIX
BEFORE
I've been thinking a lot about productivity lately and I think there are some things we can all do to be better...
AFTER
You're losing 80% of your viewers in the first 3 seconds. Here's the exact sentence that's doing it.
This creates curiosity and improves retention instantly.