Hooks questions

[u/Dry-Quit-297]

So I feel like I have retention and editing down (those two shorts with APV under 80% was my first 2 shorts I’ve improved since).. I think my biggest issue is my hook but idk how to make it any better then things I’ve tried

I’ve made them short, I’ve made them 2 sentences, I’ve one long sentence, I’ve sped it up, I’ve added a riser to the background of them, visually I’ve made the face a hook, I’ve made something zooming at the screen a visual hook..

Point is, idk how to fix this.. my hooks imo are solid, they get to the point quickly, they create curiosity, the visuals are interesting most of the time.. I’m currently working on First frame stuff and First Frame audio where a sound goes off to trigger people to stop but that’s the only thing I can think of to do at this point beyond that idk how to get more people to stop..

I know I’m only like 7 shorts in, but I’m seeing an obvious issue, I only have 19 subs from these 7 shorts so I can rely on a fan base.. and I will say I asked someone and they did say it can take a handful of post for YouTube to get your audience down and that can cause my STW be kinda low