“I researched and initially copied the best of my competitor's videos from TikTok and just worked two times harder than they did”

Clone Your Competitors' Best-Performing Formats Before Creating Anything Original

Before creating any original content, Maddox reverse-engineered 10-20 of his competitors' top-performing videos — analyzing hooks, CTAs, and what drove virality. He then replicated the proven format at twice the posting volume. This turns launching from a guessing game into an evidence-based sprint: your first viral hit borrows from formats that already work.