5 Viral Marketing Tips To Help Make Money Like It Grows On Trees! Pick Those Dollars Like Apples. ;)

Michael Dominic · 10-02-2008, 01:34 PM

1. Make a free e-book and put your affiliate links in it for useful products. E-Mail the e-book to your friends, co-workers, list, etc... Upload it to torrent sites and file sharing sites. If you provide useful information, the e-book will be spread by everyone that reads it!

2. Have a blog, website, or mini-site? Put a tell-a-friend box at the top right corner. If you got some good stuff, people will want to tell their friends and family about it but they might not take action. Having a box will say "Hey, look at me... it's so easy to let your friends know about this site!". Friends tell their friends and their friends tell their friends. That's what viral is all about.

3. Create a cool video on YouTube that people will WANT to watch. The magic happens in many different ways:

Your video could make it to the most viewed, most favorited, featured, or all of those sections.
There's a share link underneath every video making it easy for viewers to e-mail and tell their friends about the video (I use it ALL the time).
People can embed a video of their choice into any website or blog. YouTube also makes it easy to add a video to your Myspace or Facebook profile.

4. This one should be first because article marketing is a big part of what I do. Submit articles to all the major article directories! The article directories are there for a variety of reasons and one of them is to provide free content for people who want or need it. Your article could be published by a big blog or website with tons of traffic! (it doesn't matter how much traffic they get, any traffic is GOOD TRAFFIC) And remember, they are required to give proper credit to you and keep your resource box at the bottom with your affiliate links!

5. Tell people about your stuff. (don't spam) There are so many ways:

E-Mails (Mailing Lists)
Instant Messages
Text Messages
Phone Calls
Hand out business cards to EVERYONE.
Post social networking bulletins, events, announcements, etc..
Update your social networking status often on Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, etc... Attract attention.
Converse with people at various events, conventions, etc...
Use forum signatures to your advantage (lots of forums allow advertisements in them).
Setup your RSS feed on your blog.
Submit your blog, individual posts, YouTube video, website, etc... to social bookmarking sites.
Comment on other blogs, videos, social bookmarks, etc...
Work on building your list, use it to your advantage.

Joni · 10-02-2008, 01:36 PM

pretty informative post, thanks mate.

Aaron Moser · 10-02-2008, 01:36 PM

Great work Michael,

Thanks for sharing!

Michael Dominic · 10-03-2008, 10:34 AM

You're welcome guys!

If anyone has any different viral marketing strategies or ideas, feel free to post them in here!

Michael Dominic · 10-09-2008, 04:59 PM

Does anyone have any unique viral ideas they would like to contribute?

Kelly Verge · 10-09-2008, 05:40 PM

Both RAP and the $7 script are somewhat viral in nature/results.

Also, if you include a way for people to rebrand a PDF (a percentage of the links), they will work harder at spreading it.

Mark Alexander · 10-10-2008, 02:29 AM

Has anyone had better results with selling their ebook for $7 vs giving the book away for free (in relation to getting an increase in traffic)??

Mark.

alfa_375 · 10-10-2008, 02:46 AM

This is very timely post, I need for my new report, which I just finished.

10-02-2008, 01:34 PM	#1
Michael Dominic Internet Marketer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH, USA Posts: 577 Thanks: 12 Thanked 27 Times in 11 Posts	5 Viral Marketing Tips To Help Make Money Like It Grows On Trees! Pick Those Dollars Like Apples. ;) 1. Make a free e-book and put your affiliate links in it for useful products. E-Mail the e-book to your friends, co-workers, list, etc... Upload it to torrent sites and file sharing sites. If you provide useful information, the e-book will be spread by everyone that reads it! 2. Have a blog, website, or mini-site? Put a tell-a-friend box at the top right corner. If you got some good stuff, people will want to tell their friends and family about it but they might not take action. Having a box will say "Hey, look at me... it's so easy to let your friends know about this site!". Friends tell their friends and their friends tell their friends. That's what viral is all about. 3. Create a cool video on YouTube that people will WANT to watch. The magic happens in many different ways: Your video could make it to the most viewed, most favorited, featured, or all of those sections. There's a share link underneath every video making it easy for viewers to e-mail and tell their friends about the video (I use it ALL the time). People can embed a video of their choice into any website or blog. YouTube also makes it easy to add a video to your Myspace or Facebook profile. 4. This one should be first because article marketing is a big part of what I do. Submit articles to all the major article directories! The article directories are there for a variety of reasons and one of them is to provide free content for people who want or need it. Your article could be published by a big blog or website with tons of traffic! (it doesn't matter how much traffic they get, any traffic is GOOD TRAFFIC) And remember, they are required to give proper credit to you and keep your resource box at the bottom with your affiliate links! 5. Tell people about your stuff. (don't spam) There are so many ways: E-Mails (Mailing Lists) Instant Messages Text Messages Phone Calls Hand out business cards to EVERYONE. Post social networking bulletins, events, announcements, etc.. Update your social networking status often on Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, etc... Attract attention. Converse with people at various events, conventions, etc... Use forum signatures to your advantage (lots of forums allow advertisements in them). Setup your RSS feed on your blog. Submit your blog, individual posts, YouTube video, website, etc... to social bookmarking sites. Comment on other blogs, videos, social bookmarks, etc... Work on building your list, use it to your advantage.

10-02-2008, 01:36 PM	#2
Joni Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 22 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 5 Viral Marketing Tips To Help Make Money Like It Grows On Trees! Pick Those Dollars Like Apples pretty informative post, thanks mate.

10-02-2008, 01:36 PM	#3
Aaron Moser Mindset for Success War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: California Posts: 1,378 Thanks: 143 Thanked 87 Times in 45 Posts Social Networking	Re: 5 Viral Marketing Tips To Help Make Money Like It Grows On Trees! Pick Those Dollars Like Apples Great work Michael, Thanks for sharing!

10-03-2008, 10:34 AM	#4
Michael Dominic Internet Marketer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH, USA Posts: 577 Thanks: 12 Thanked 27 Times in 11 Posts	Re: 5 Viral Marketing Tips To Help Make Money Like It Grows On Trees! Pick Those Dollars Like Apples You're welcome guys! If anyone has any different viral marketing strategies or ideas, feel free to post them in here!

10-09-2008, 04:59 PM	#5
Michael Dominic Internet Marketer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH, USA Posts: 577 Thanks: 12 Thanked 27 Times in 11 Posts	Re: 5 Viral Marketing Tips To Help Make Money Like It Grows On Trees! Pick Those Dollars Like Apples Does anyone have any unique viral ideas they would like to contribute?

10-09-2008, 05:40 PM	#6
Kelly Verge Today's the day! War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida, USA. Posts: 1,259 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 307 Thanked 355 Times in 192 Posts	Re: 5 Viral Marketing Tips To Help Make Money Like It Grows On Trees! Pick Those Dollars Like Apples Both RAP and the $7 script are somewhat viral in nature/results. Also, if you include a way for people to rebrand a PDF (a percentage of the links), they will work harder at spreading it.
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10-10-2008, 02:29 AM	#7
Mark Alexander Stock Market Trader Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Auckland, New Zealand. Posts: 87 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Contact Info	Re: 5 Viral Marketing Tips To Help Make Money Like It Grows On Trees! Pick Those Dollars Like Apples Has anyone had better results with selling their ebook for $7 vs giving the book away for free (in relation to getting an increase in traffic)?? Mark.

10-10-2008, 02:46 AM	#8
alfa_375 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 199 Thanks: 39 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Contact Info	Re: 5 Viral Marketing Tips To Help Make Money Like It Grows On Trees! Pick Those Dollars Like Apples This is very timely post, I need for my new report, which I just finished.