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This means you’re better off posting more image carousels than image posts.

When you post image carousels, use viral hooks. These are engaging phrases you say or actions you make to captivate your audience from the very first slide in your carousel.

Here are a few viral hooks you can use in your carousels:

For recipes and tutorials, display an image of the finished product with text overlay that lists every ingredient/material you need to make it. Then, use the rest of the carousel to demonstrate the steps.
State your solution in the first slide, such as “this salad spinner replaces three gadgets in your kitchen.”
Tease your best slide in the first slide.
Show your best slide in the first slide.
Show the end result (good or bad) in your first slide, and use the rest of the carousel to take your follower on a journey to that result.

Here’s the viral hook from @chrisolsen’s carousel post for his attendance to the Wicked movie premiere: