Viral Marketing

Start a chain reaction! 

The term Viral Marketing is one that has been around since the dawn of the Internet, but until recently, its applications have been generally limited. Although the term viral has negative undertones, the results can be extremely positive.

Like a virus, the idea is to spread a link to your website across the Internet. A web surfer finds something of interest on a website and posts a link on a website or web blog. Other web surfers find the link and, in turn, add it to their websites or blogs, starting a chain reaction of interest surrounding your website. One link to your website can quickly turn into 100 links, which will result in higher search engine rankings for your website.

The key question is: how do you generate enough interest to entice people to link to your website? You should employ a variety of techniques to generate public interest in your website.

  • Creating valuable resource listings that other professionals in your field will benefit from.
  • Creating an Industry News section that will naturally generate interest.
  • Creating your own blog about topics relevant to your field to entice new viewers and gain links from other blogs.
  • Creating your own video podcasts about topics relevant to your field.
  • Submitting articles to Social Bookmarking websites that bloggers use for ideas to write about.
  • Offering referral programs for links from high profile websites or blogs.

The earliest example of Viral Marketing comes from Hotmail, which attached a footer at the end of every e-mail sent by Hotmail users inviting potential new users to join Hotmail with a link to their website. Although recent technologies have greatly expanded the viral marketing possibilities, the basic principle remains the same.

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