# Real prices on the first screen

A relationships and dating format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/relationships-and-dating/real-prices-on-the-first-screen

Put exact dollar amounts or a price range up front instead of vague praise. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 9x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head, Slideshow.

## Why it works

Price is the thing people want and rarely get. Leading with it filters the audience and holds viewers who want to compare against their own budget.

## How to make it

1. Put the price or range on the opening frame
2. Add exact dollar amounts per category as you go
3. Show the finished result alongside
4. Mention vendors or details in the caption

## Hook formula

[Item/package], $[low] to $[high]

## Examples

- @emmawiegandd (28K followers, TikTok talking head): 44x their usual views. Hook: “WEDDING UNDER 10k months end, budget, 100 guests” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@emmawiegandd/video/7699837927999704334)
- @weddingsbyvictoriakent (4K followers, Instagram talking head): 8.1x their usual views. Hook: “Tipping your wedding vendors (skip to 0:54 for pricing guide)” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DfDXJkhxVuV/)
- @soma.proposals (6K followers, TikTok slideshow): 9.0x their usual views. Hook: “📍Perth Australia Silver Package Mon - Thu $750.00 Fri - Sun $798.00” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@soma.proposals/photo/7700537006002146568)

More relationships and dating formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/relationships-and-dating.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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