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Viral Content Case Studies & Strategies for Success. When to Pursue Viral Strategies. ???. Nab a Single, Competitive Ranking. Boost Overall Link Quality/Diversity. Build Brand Awareness & Social Voice/Audience. Wefollow.com. Create a Useful, Reference-Worthy, On-Topic Resource.
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Build Brand Awareness &Social Voice/Audience Wefollow.com
Create a Useful, Reference-Worthy,On-Topic Resource guides.seomoz.org/beginners-guide-to-search-engine-optimization
www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/seasonalcooking/farmtotablewww.epicurious.com/articlesguides/seasonalcooking/farmtotable
www.hrworld.com/features/20-jobs-better-worse-than-you-think-012808/www.hrworld.com/features/20-jobs-better-worse-than-you-think-012808/
blog.okcupid.com/index.php/2010/01/20/the-4-big-myths-of-profile-pictures/blog.okcupid.com/index.php/2010/01/20/the-4-big-myths-of-profile-pictures/
Drops down as I reach the bottom of the article! blog.okcupid.com/index.php/2010/01/20/the-4-big-myths-of-profile-pictures/
Ack! You’re Killing Me w/ that Title Boston Globe! www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/CIA_illusion/
Content Quality www.anonymousink.com/content-quality/
Value of Sharing danzarrella.com/retweet-linguistics.html#
Presentation / Design Quality www.drawar.com/gallery/
Format addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865/
Low Friction to Share thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/104809/how_to_share_a_post
Market Appeal www.forrester.com/Groundswell/profile_tool.html
Not Every Project Will Succeed danielmiessler.com/blog/10-facts-every-westerner-should-know-about-the-middle-east
Aim for 1/3-1/4 to Bring Some Success Via Darren J. Ryan on Flickr
Aim for 1/20 – 1/50 to “Go Viral” Via stemerk44 on Flickr
The Viral Content Process Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Rank Ideas by Potential, Relevance/Value & Investment Required
Create Underlying Content Via House Photography on Flickr
Create a Launch Strategy Via stevendepolo on Flickr
Hiring Out vs. In-House Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Recommended: Hire for Brainstorm Help(especially the first 2-3 times) Via innoxiuss on Flickr
Recommended: Hire for the Viral “Push”(particularly if you’re aiming for Digg/Reddit/StumbleUpon/etc.) Via young_einstein on Flickr
(Generally) Not Recommended: Hire for Complete Content Creation Via WarzauWynn on Flickr
Q+A Topics from this Presentation: • When to Use Viral Content • Case Studies in Viral Success • Keys to Virality • Setting Expectations • The Viral Content Process • Hiring Out vs. In-House Ask any question in the Q & A section
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