9-Signal Retention
9 numbers. Every video scored. Know what to kill, what to scale — in minutes, not months. No guessing. No feelings. Just data.
The system
| Signal | Kill if | Scale if |
|---|---|---|
| Hook Retention (3s) | < 50% | > 70% |
| Completion Rate | < 15% | > 25% |
| Watch Time Ratio | < 30% | > 50% |
| Like Rate | < 2% | > 5% |
| Comment Rate | < 0.1% | > 0.5% |
| Share Rate | < 0.2% | > 1% |
| Save Rate | < 0.3% | > 1.5% |
| Follow Conversion | < 0.3% | > 1% |
| Replay Signal | no loop | > 100% |
Reading together
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All 9 signals with kill and scale thresholds, plus the Claude prompt that reads them off one screenshot. 10 pages — read once, use every week.
All 9 signals. Kill/Watch/Scale verdict system. 12-week tracking log. One session every Sunday. The verdict writes itself.
24 questions. Full explanations. The screenshot-reading guide for your weekly analytics. Every wrong-answer trap explained.
Questions
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