This document provides tips on how to make content go viral on social media platforms like Facebook. It discusses testing headlines and framing content in a way that generates clicks and shares. The key factors outlined are creating engaging content, optimizing headlines and images to spark curiosity and emotion, testing performance through A/B testing and analytics, and ensuring the user experience and shareability on websites and social media are easy and optimized. While luck plays a role, following best practices for content, testing, and user experience can increase the chances of content spreading widely online.
4. Popquiz
A!
!
A Journalist Goes
Undercover As A
Waitress. Guess
Which Job Was
Harder?!
B!
!
Watch a Diner
Waitress Explain to
A Wall Street Guy
How Money Works
in America!
Which headline produce more clicks?!
6. Whatisvirality
Shares per View! Clicks per Share! Viral?!
LOW! LOW! Nope!
HIGH! LOW! Kinda?!
LOW! HIGH! Not so much!
HIGH! HIGH! HELL YEAH!!
Your content must be shareable and clickable.!
7. Whydopeopleshare
If you can find that happy medium between entertainment and an
emotional connection, you can make some magic happen.!
Anger!
Sadness!
Happiness!Relaxation!
Shareable: “I’m angry
yet entertained. I must
do something right
now.” *click*!
Not Shareable: “Just
chill, we’re all gonna
die anyways.
Humanity is doomed.”
*sigh*!
9. Sixdegreesofviral
Getting your
audience to
like.!
Getting your
audience to
click and
share.!
Getting your
audience’s
friends to click.!
Getting your
audience’s friends’
friends to like and
share.!
Getting your
audience’s
friends to
share.!
Getting
famous
people to like
and share.!
10. So.Howdoesitwork?
1. Content: Find and/or create amazing content.!
2. Framing: Optimize content to be really clickable on
Facebook!
3. Tech/UX: Optimize your site to be really good at
sharing content back to Facebook!
4. Data: Never stop testing!!!
5. Luck: Pray hard. Or capture a unicorn.!
11. Step1:EPICcontent
1. An Emotional Story !
2. A Super Inspiring Meaningful Message!
3. The Right Time & The Right Place ( Raw, Honest
Moments)!
4. Mind-blowing facts!
5. Every good story needs a villain & a hero!
12. Step1:EPICcontent
¨ An Emotional Story !
¨ A Super Inspiring
Meaningful Message!
¨ The Right Time & The
Right Place ( Raw
Moments)!
¨ Mind-blowing facts!
¨ Every good story needs
a villain & a hero!
16. UPWORTHYHEADLINES
Headlines with “Curiosity Gap”!
1. Too vague? I don’t want to click
JUSTINBIEBERSAIDSOMETHINGSTUPID,AGAIN
2. Too specific? I don’t need to click
JUSTINBIEBERSAYS,“Ihatecatssomuch”
3. Spark curiosity. I want and need to click
youwon’tbelievewhatjustinbiebersaid.iT’SHORRIBLE.
17. Questiontoself:
¨ Does it leave them wanting
more?!
¨ Is it framed to share?!
¨ Is it ready to go?!
¨ Do we need an A/B test?!
18. Step3:A/BTESTING
1. Create two Bit.ly URLs: URL?r=A
and URL?r=B!
2. Find 2 cities with similar
demographics and populations
amongst your fans. Use one
Bit.ly on each!
3. Time it. The most Bit.ly clicks
wins!
Your Wall + Bit.ly + Stopwatch + Facebook Targeting!