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What Kind of Content Tends to Go Viral?

If you're trying to get your content to "spark" and go viral, it really helps to have a strong understanding of what kind of content tends to go viral. Of course, nobody can predict what will go viral, nor can they make something go viral 100% of the time. But by understanding what kind of content tends to go viral, you stand a much better chance of creating something viral yourself.

Here are a few of the main attributes of things that tend to go viral.

==> It's Human

It's rare that a factual, statistical or economical video goes viral. Instead, it's usually the most human videos that go viral.

The singing homeless man on the street. The baby laughing at something senseless. An incredible display of guitar prowess.

==> Strong Emotional Content

The more emotions you can arouse in your audience, the better.

Let's take one of the world's most viewed videos, the "Charlie Bit my Finger" video. The video features a baby whose brother bit his finger; he sits there laughing and complaining at the same time.

This video has an astounding 367 million views at the time of this writing. That's more than the population of the United States!

One of the main reasons this video took off so strongly is because of how palpable the emotions were in the video. The watcher can almost "follow along" with the baby's emotions and also experience the joy of playing with your baby brother.

==> Videos That Provide Unique Information

Another type of content that does really well are videos that are informational. The key here is that the videos really have to provide content that can't be found anywhere else.

For example, one video that went viral featured a science professor showing how to light a candle without ever touching the wick.

A content video that went viral during the 2008 election was a video of a dozen famous actors all asking people to vote.

Informational videos work in many different industries, but the most important thing is that there's something truly unique to them.

==> Content That Appeals to Specific Groups of People

Content that tends to appeal to specific groups of people tends to do very well if they have strong emotional or informational content.

For example, political videos that are either informational or emotional can go viral just by being passed among a party's members.

New food laws, something which may be seen as boring, could be very interesting to vegans if it affects the foods they'll be able to purchase. A video about the new laws could really take off among that specific community.

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  1. Thanks for the information. I had not spent much time and thought on the topic. After reading your article I think I should. My blog is general interest in nature. The point is you just never know what will catch and what won't. Thanks for sharing. :). Susan Cooper

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  2. Hey Susan, thanks for dropping by! It's the little things that we can do to enhance our online content that can help that content go viral. Just by you visiting and commenting, is the first step in making this article go viral. The other way is to share it. {hint}!!

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