# Exact amounts and wait times on screen

A home and real estate format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/home-and-real-estate/exact-amounts-and-wait-times-on-screen

Spell out measurements, dilution ratios, tool grades and dwell times on screen so the video works as a reference. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 7x their usual reach. Type: Editing trick. Seen as: Video, Talking head, Slideshow.

## Why it works

Precise numbers are worth screenshotting, so people save the video instead of just watching.

## How to make it

1. Show the bottle or measurement for each step
2. Overlay the exact amount or time
3. Offer the written list in the caption or comments

## Hook formula

Exact [ratios / steps] for [product or problem]

## Examples

- @casacleaningcarrillo (272K followers, TikTok video): 16x their usual views. Hook: “HOW TO DEEP CLEAN SHOWER GLASS DOOR AND MOLD AS A PRO CLEANER” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@casacleaningcarrillo/video/7696702569447509262)
- @candacecleansitall (71K followers, TikTok talking head): 7.5x their usual views. Hook: “OdoBan Concentrate Dilution Guide” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@candacecleansitall/video/7699586773441121567)
- @katefuller (203K followers, TikTok slideshow): 5.7x their usual views. Hook: “10 COZY CROCKPOT MEALS TO MAKE THIS FALL” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@katefuller/photo/7704027108451814669)

More home and real estate formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/home-and-real-estate.md

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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.
- 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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