5
Ways To Explode Your Viral Marketing by Anik Singal
We all know that viral marketing
can be a very effective way to drive targeted traffic to your website, but do
all viral marketing tools have to be e-books or little reports? Absolutely
not...
Before we start, let's refresh our memory on exactly what viral marketing is.
Viral marketing is a form of marketing where you get someone else to spread the
word for you, just a virus works.
For example, if you give someone a free report, they like it, they pass it on to
their friends and their friends pass it on to their friends. Basically the
report has become a virus and is spreading exponentially.
You can see the power that this form of marketing has - over time it can really
build up. But, if you really want yours to move fast, then you have to be
unique.
Just giving away a free report has become too common - everyone is doing it!
So, here are 5 other great tools you can make viral while keeping the unique
edge.
1. Freeware.
Freeware is software with that has your marketing message in it - a banner,
URLs, etc. If you are not a programmer but like the idea of giving away some
simple software, type "freeware +your niche" into Google, and look at the
results.
If you find a program that interests you, contact the creator, and see if you
can get him/her to add your marketing messages in exchange for actively
promoting the software.
Simple, that way you don't even have to make your own program. Or, if you want,
just go to any freelance website and hire an inexpensive programmer to build you
a small little program (this is very inexpensive).
2. Surveys and polls.
Many people love to share their opinions on anything and everything. Come up
with a provocative poll question or interesting survey for your niche, then use
it to drive traffic to your site.
If you can find a "controversial" topic you will get the most viral effect.
3. Tell-a-friend forms.
Especially effective in niche marketing. Simply adding a tell-a-friend form to
your web site can, over time, significantly increase your traffic.
Many think that these forms do not work anymore, but I know from personal
experience that they still work. A neat trick to get someone to use it is to
offer them something for free in return - maybe another free report!
4. Your own forum or bulletin board.
Adding a forum or bulletin board to your site can be a great way to spread the
word about your product or service. In fact, if there's no forum or newsgroup
for your niche, you can create one - and reap the benefits of having targeted
prospects come to your site regularly.
People get their friends to come participate in forums - it's a great source of
word-of-mouth advertising.
5. Blogging.
Creating a blog just for your niche is a way to get people to bookmark your site
and come back over and over again. People also tend to spread the word about
blogs they like rapidly. Offering your viral products on your blog gives them a
reason to spread the word - plus it helps you get valuable traffic.
What will you write about? Progress reports and advice seem to be popular, as
well as humorous blogs and running commentary on current events.
Blogs help build a community and communities are great word-of-mouth networks!
Well, there you have it - viral marketing can once again be a bit more exciting
than just giving away free reports. Think outside the box, do something unique
and viral marketing could be your next big traffic generator!
About the Author:
This article is by Anik Singal,
an extremely successful young internet entrepreneur and affiliate marketing
consultant. Anik has developed his own affiliate marketing system that helped
him earn over $10,466 in 60 days. Enroll in his free course today...
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