Choi: TikTok photo carousels convert worse than talking-head influencer videos
Joseph Choi · How to build a $1M+ Consumer SaaS App (step-by-step guide) · Nov 13, 2024 · at 7:55
Joseph Choi, founder of Viral App Founders Community, discusses the conversion trade-offs between static image slides and video formats with Greg Isenberg.
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“What I've heard from people in both the e-commerce and the app space is that slides are generally lower converting because there's less of that human feeling of an influencer talking to you know, with a talking head video.”
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