Habitual-user rate

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What we don’t claim

The Hook Model is a practical design tool, not a validated or complete theory of behavior.Hooked, Introduction
The threshold is a heuristic, not a measured cut-off.
Habit metrics need the longer habit horizon (weeks to months) before they can be read.

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Diagnostic question
How customers pay
revenue model question
Finds the revenue model, which decides whether paying should wait for a habit or is itself the value event.
Diagnostic question
What does a great customer do?
value event question
Finds the value event and how often it should happen.
Diagnostic question
What kind of product this is
archetype question
Places the product in an archetype, which sets default cadences, routes and which stages get emphasis.
Diagnostic question
How often a devoted user should come back
devoted cadence question
Sets a realistic devoted-user frequency from typical loyal users, never extreme ones, which every habit metric is measured against.
Diagnostic question
How much better than the alternative
perceived utility question
Rates perceived utility against the best alternative, the second axis of the Habit Zone placement.
Diagnostic question
Does the business need a habit?
business fit question
Checks whether the business needs unprompted repeat use or grows through trust and referrals on occasional purchases.

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