# Save-this CTA right before the setting reveal

A gaming format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/gaming/save-this-cta-right-before-the-setting-reveal

Drop the save or follow ask just before the menu path or command appears, not in the outro. It worked for 5 accounts, with a median of 5x their usual reach. Type: Editing trick. Seen as: Talking head, Voiceover.

## Why it works

The ask lands when viewers are most curious about the payoff, so it feels earned and gets acted on. Several settings and tech accounts use the same placement.

## How to make it

1. State the problem and blame a setting or default
2. Say or show 'save this' within the first few seconds
3. Reveal the exact menu, slider or command

## Hook formula

[Device/OS] is [hurting] your [thing]. Save this so you don't forget, because here's the fix.

## Examples

- @ctrlaltalex (56K followers, Instagram talking head): 28x their usual views. Hook: “Here's how” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd1JwpPM3or/)
- @jacklamontt (275K followers, TikTok voiceover): 12x their usual views. Hook: “XBOX TIPS YOU NEED PART 6” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@jacklamontt/video/7690888654855687431)
- @ayoehhgames (11K followers, Instagram voiceover): 5.8x their usual views. Hook: “CHANGE THIS ONE SETTING” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DfE4q91tS36/)
- @vermaxtv (181K followers, Instagram talking head): 4.6x their usual views. Hook: “If your PC” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DfFgMcJRYBM/)
- @exo..tech (341K followers, TikTok voiceover): 2.5x their usual views. Hook: “If you have a ps5” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@exo..tech/video/7700195305458781447)

More gaming formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/gaming.md

## Get the full library

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Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Gaming")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Gaming")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## 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.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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