If you’re starting from zero, stop trying to make a masterpiece.

Viral isn’t a personality trait. It’s a loop:

1. Hook in the first second or they swipe.

2. One idea per video. Not five.

3. Same format, 10 times. Change one variable.

4. Kill what dies in 200 views. Double down on what hits 2,000.

Most beginners post 4 videos, get 80 views, and decide they’re “not built for this.” That’s not data. That’s quitting before the sample size exists.

Give yourself 50 posts. Track the hook, not the likes. The algorithm isn’t guessing who you are — it’s testing whether people stay.

If you’re at 0 followers, you have permission to be bad in public. Use it.