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Do it the wrong way first, then fix
A viral culture and creative format on TikTok and Instagram
Demonstrate the common flawed technique, show it failing or undo it on camera, then show the cleaner method.
10
accounts it worked for
6x
median, times their usual
#8
of 63 in culture and creative
Angle
Video, Talking head, Voiceover
Why it works
Viewers recognise their own habit and want to see the fix. The failure is visible, so the correction reads as instantly useful.
Hook formulaDo you [common habit]? That causes [flaw]. Try this instead.
How to make it
- 1Do the common mistake on camera, with a red X or finger wag if you like
- 2Show or undo the flaw
- 3Redo it the right way using high-contrast materials
Examples
Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.
- @selai.design7
34K followers, TikTok
“Amazing sewing tips and tricks sewing technique for beginners”
172x their usual views, video, crafts
- @artistvisual
390K followers, TikTok
“”
24x their usual views, video, art
- @chrissrossart
118K followers, TikTok
“How to draw side profiles”
7.9x their usual views, video, art
- @learnhowtophotogr6
265K followers, TikTok
“Have you ever wondered how you take photographs of Ferris wheels at night and it gets that blur around it?”
14x their usual views, talking head, photography and video
- @wtfofsewing
163K followers, TikTok
“YOU WILL NEVER EVER EVER”
6.2x their usual views, voiceover, crafts
- @alejandramezadiy
1.7M followers, Instagram
“Don’t make this mistake! ✋❌”
5.5x their usual views, video, crafts
- @_scenicsnapper
127K followers, Instagram
“WHY Your Photos Are BLURRY DAY 50 of Photography for Dummies”
4.7x their usual views, voiceover, photography and video
- @andyyongfilms
2.4M followers, Instagram
“POV: You see your gf taking a bad photo”
3.3x their usual views, talking head, photography and video
- @sewing_tutorial_and_tools
1.8M followers, Instagram
“Stop tying your shirt ribbons like this”
2.8x their usual views, screen recording, crafts
- @alisonryczekpottery
6K followers, TikTok
“How to fix a collapsing bowl”
3.5x their usual views, voiceover, crafts
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How this is measured
- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
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