AMAZING: Made a Pop Song + Video, Released last Thursday, Went Viral & is now making $2000 per day!

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The link to the video is in my sig!

We finished the video on Thursday night, put it on Youtube & Facebook, and we've made $2000+ for the last 2 days as a result of it being shared around. We're totally overwhelmed, it's becoming a massive hit in our local area (population approx 1 million).

It's just a silly little song we made about the local dialect/accent and the words we use - most of you warriors won't understand a word of it unless you're from the Black Country area of the West Midlands, UK, but hopefully it'll inspire you. The song took 5 minutes to write, an hour to record, and another hour to throw the video together, all using a Mac.

The video uses t-shirts (which we sell here in our shop and on our website) to illustrate what we're singing about. People have been flocking to our site to buy the t-shirts as Christmas presents.

Even more amazingly, a couple of hours ago we received an email from the BBC asking for our phone number so they can talk to us about filming about a feature. The song is also going to be played on some of the local radio stations this week (due to people calling them and REQUESTING it - we didn't call the stations ourselves!)

I wanted to share this with you so you can see the potential of what viral video marketing can do for a small business. If you local region has a funny way of talking, and you have your own t-shirt press, then please by all means copy this idea!
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  • Wow, thats pretty crazy.

    Learn how to keep that steam rolling somehow and you can't help but be successful.
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  • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
    David, I've been writing serious music for 30 years and have never written
    anything that good

    Loved every bloody second of it...even if I didn't understand a bloomin thing
    you said...

    Two thumbs up.
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    • Profile picture of the author mookinman
      Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim View Post

      David, I've been writing serious music for 30 years and have never written
      anything that good

      Loved every bloody second of it...even if I didn't understand a bloomin thing
      you said...

      Two thumbs up.
      Steve, you need to give up writing serious music and just make up something silly! What happened to your Warrior forum song I remember from a few months back?

      I think the trick is to come up with a chorus that annoys people after the second or third listen! Did America have to endure the "Crazy Frog" mobile ringtone/TV ads/chart singles? How about "Las Ketchup", "Barbie Girl" by Aqua.... novelty records is where the money is at!

      I guess what we had in mind is to make a song that kids would like and adults would laugh at.

      BTW I think the accidental king of "song+video that goes viral" is Mr. Tay Zonday. "Chocolate Rain".
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      • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
        Originally Posted by mookinman View Post

        Steve, you need to give up writing serious music and just make up something silly! What happened to your Warrior forum song I remember from a few months back?

        I think the trick is to come up with a chorus that annoys people after the second or third listen! Did America have to endure the "Crazy Frog" mobile ringtone/TV ads/chart singles? How about "Las Ketchup", "Barbie Girl" by Aqua.... novelty records is where the money is at!

        I guess what we had in mind is to make a song that kids would like and adults would laugh at.

        BTW I think the accidental king of "song+video that goes viral" is Mr. Tay Zonday. "Chocolate Rain".

        Yeah, "I'm A Warrior" was okay, but there's no money in it

        But I do have some ideas for music writing as a service.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Lockwood
    It's really more about the power of songwriting or creating something people like.

    How viral would this have been if people hated it?
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    • Profile picture of the author mookinman
      Originally Posted by Chris Lockwood View Post

      It's really more about the power of songwriting or creating something people like.

      How viral would this have been if people hated it?
      Absolutely! To be honest, the actual music of the song is based on "Bad Moon Rising" by CCR - I just changed the rhythm - the chords are basically the same. Made up the words as we went along... So it's just a re-hash of somebody else's effort, althought the lyrics are totally different.

      The chorus is absolutely terrible but everybody loves it because it's obviously not serious, just a bit of fun. Maybe I should write a WSO on songwriting for viral videos!
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  • Profile picture of the author Davegfx
    Awesome man and very creative. You deserve the sales and the publicity. I'd recommend since you're getting press already you leverage THAT in itself. For example, send an email to the local press saying you've been approached by the BBC about your song and that radios are playing it. You've got some really good leverage here, make sure you utilize it!
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    • Profile picture of the author Jenni Mac
      Woow!

      The Black Country gone viral! I love it guys well done and I hope it spreads and spreads. Very creative.
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  • Profile picture of the author Amy Bass
    I LOVED that video. Heck, it even made me want to go and buy your t-shirts!
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  • Profile picture of the author dougyitbos
    awesome stuff!
    Well done. Can't wait to see the documentary on BBC America.
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  • Profile picture of the author Davegfx
    Heh. Came back to this thread. It's genuinely really interesting. A few more ideas for you - just throwing shit out there, hope you don't mind!

    - Call up the radio stations that are playing it, and say you'd like to donate a few T-shirts for them to give away. In fact for everyone who approaches you about press, tell them you'll give em a few shirts for them to give away in a contest, or first caller etc etc. this will build more buzz.

    - Giveaways: I would allocate a certain amount of shirts to giveaways. Get them in the hands of people who have influence/coolness in your town (bartenders? doorman? local radio host? etc)

    - Give the local TV stations a call. I guarantee they'll be into covering it. Again, leverage interest by radio stations/BBC etc.

    - Dunno if there's any celebs from Black Country!?! but if there are, send em a shirt.

    - Write a brief article talking about what you did (essentially exactly what you have on your post) and get it dugg by your friends.

    - With the same article, send it out to blogs that cover viral marketing & guerilla advertiisng.

    - Put the video up on UK centric video sites or humour sites.

    - Use one of the free Press Release services to send out a press release announcing your idea. Make sure you leverage the fact that the BBC has contacted you. This is HUGE. but more important you have a really interesting story to tell. Publications will be into covering it.

    Anyway, just a few ideas! good luck mate.
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    • Profile picture of the author PatriciaJ
      Now that made me smile. I would like to put an article about it and the video on my music blog if that's ok - a bit of Yorkshire viral for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author SuzanneH
    Love the video! Congratulations!

    Suzanne
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  • Profile picture of the author rondo
    Well done!
    Note there are many other sites you can submit the video to.


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    • Profile picture of the author Chuck Burke
      B U Teeful !! One of the best viral vid's that I've
      ever seen. Think I'll buy a couple o' tee's.
      Folks here in North Carolina wont have a clue.

      Great job,

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  • Profile picture of the author Josh Anderson
    Loved it. An absolute brilliant way to give your products identifiable personality and a cult following :-)

    Even though I don't know the dialect I think it can appeal to foreigners as well once the song catches on which it will.

    I bet this is only the beginning of a very profitable run for your t-shirts soon you will have to worry about trademarking them all :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author valerieSONORA
    That's cool, but all the money in the world wouldn't be enough for me to sing on video and post it on any site especially youtube.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bruce NewMedia
    I usually don;t like that kind of stuff, but your video was GREAT!...really a lot of fun ------C O O L.
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  • Profile picture of the author mr2monster
    The video only has 2300 views.... I'm confused.
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  • Profile picture of the author laurieslegends
    That is a cool success story. Very inspiring, thanks for sharing it here.

    Laurie
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  • My favorite is "zed is for striped oss" Good work, keep it up and keep going, the market rewards originality
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  • Profile picture of the author nickb_23
    great video !!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jessica Lynn
    Very impressive results!

    And you're right... I don't understand a word of it, but you guys are hilarious!
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  • Profile picture of the author shanedurrant
    I love it! Don't know what the heck is going on, but I love it!
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  • Profile picture of the author freudianslip27
    You rule!

    Seriously! I'm a musician who has done some recording, and I've thought about the power of linking it with internet marketing. You have certainly aspired me to give it a go

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  • Profile picture of the author mudmat
    Thats great man! Wow, wish I got some music writing skills..
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  • Profile picture of the author Li Weng
    That's cool! Great creativity.
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  • Profile picture of the author Will Edwards
    Great Video David!

    And good luck with the campaign.

    Will
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Dominic
    Awesome video! I've heard some of those words on BBC America.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kunle Olomofe
    What a crappy song!!!

    Still, I'd buy some of the T-shirts it's promoting... ROTFLMAO...

    Seriously... gotta love web commerce... a BBC interview and easy sales all from using free web tools... Loving it. Just loving it...
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    • Profile picture of the author chill123
      congratulations! great little tune, cool video and some cool shirts.

      i'd like to ask aquick question. I have a site that gets plenty of natural traffic and am in the process of setting up a store to try to monetize some of visits. one thing i want to sell is t-shirts, vests, hoodies, aprons, tea towels etc etc.

      how do you print yours?

      i want to find a decent cost effective way of being able to proiduce multiple designs/sizes weithout carrying lots of stock. my initial idea was to use those iron on trasfer paper but after some tests they look terrible. Just wondering how u do it?


      Steve W - love you reply above!
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      • Profile picture of the author mookinman
        Originally Posted by chill123 View Post

        congratulations! great little tune, cool video and some cool shirts.

        i'd like to ask aquick question. I have a site that gets plenty of natural traffic and am in the process of setting up a store to try to monetize some of visits. one thing i want to sell is t-shirts, vests, hoodies, aprons, tea towels etc etc.

        how do you print yours?

        i want to find a decent cost effective way of being able to proiduce multiple designs/sizes weithout carrying lots of stock. my initial idea was to use those iron on trasfer paper but after some tests they look terrible. Just wondering how u do it?


        Steve W - love you reply above!
        Hi there - we use vinyl and A4 transfers for our t-shirt printing. A good vinyl cutter is the Roland GX series. You'll also need a heat press. There are some starter packages on eBay.
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  • Profile picture of the author lacraiger
    haha great job man
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Brian
    H is for Oss, Z for Stripey Oss, I understood that one. LOL. Great Video!
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  • Profile picture of the author SuiteJ
    LOL. That's awesome. Even though it's silly, it's really catchy. Some great advice from Davegfx there as well.

    Good stuff. Keep us posted!
    Cheers!
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    • Profile picture of the author goindeep
      On Ya Mate!

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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Brock
    Brilliant mate!!! Maybe I should do a Welsh version?! It'd have to be very creative though to help me sell my stuff! Might just have to be done for fun instead of money for me (sigh).

    Just a thought, P could also have been "Point at traffic!" just for the kids of the Black country!

    I'm sure you understand what I'm saying Mookinman.

    Just in case you don't, just listen to any of Bill Bailey's stuff (I'm sure he mentions it in almost everything he does).

    That truly is a great marketing strategy you've managed to pull off. Inspirational!

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  • Profile picture of the author Lee McIntyre
    Brilliant! I really enjoyed it and it's fantastic to see others thinking outside the box.

    That's a catchy melody you have there too and it's already stuck in my head.

    Well done!

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  • Profile picture of the author ExRat
    Hi David,

    Now I'm confused too.

    'Ar bay a Brummie'
    Location: Birmingham
    our local area (population approx 1 million)
    Back in the day, the worst insult you could offer a yam yam was to call them a brummie, or say they were from Birmingham??!!

    Apparently, the black country is an independent repooblic that has nothing to do with Birmingham - or so I was told many times.

    But bear in mind that I class myself as an ex-Brummie (I moved) but even though I lived there and have blue and white blood, the real Brummies remind me that due to being born a Silhillian, I'm not a true Brummie.

    Pah.

    Nice work with the moolah-making, keep it up.
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    • Profile picture of the author mookinman
      Originally Posted by ExRat View Post

      Hi David,

      Now I'm confused too.







      Back in the day, the worst insult you could offer a yam yam was to call them a brummie, or say they were from Birmingham??!!

      Apparently, the black country is an independent repooblic that has nothing to do with Birmingham - or so I was told many times.

      But bear in mind that I class myself as an ex-Brummie (I moved) but even though I lived there and have blue and white blood, the real Brummies remind me that due to being born a Silhillian, I'm not a true Brummie.

      Pah.

      Nice work with the moolah-making, keep it up.
      I live in Birmingham - the t-shirt shop is in the Black Country - all my colleagues live in the Black Country. Hope this clears up the confusion! I'm actually not even from the Black Country!
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      • Profile picture of the author ExRat
        Hi David,

        Thanks for explaining. That's what my hunch was...

        The B'ham divide reminds me of the old tectonic plate thing that seperated the continents. It's as if the black country broke away from up north somewhere and floated down and latched onto brum. What I mean is - even though I am from the southside myself, I find black country people to be more friendly, more easy going etc. It's like a bunch of city folk living next door to country folk.

        And you get chips on your gravy up there too, which just makes it seem even more like 'up north.' The UK gravy divide runs right across Brum (I used to sell to chippies and am a closet connoisseur of chip-shop gravy ).

        Anyway, nice work capitalising on it.
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        • Profile picture of the author Mark Brock
          Originally Posted by ExRat View Post

          Hi David,

          Thanks for explaining. That's what my hunch was...

          The B'ham divide reminds me of the old tectonic plate thing that seperated the continents. It's as if the black country broke away from up north somewhere and floated down and latched onto brum. What I mean is - even though I am from the southside myself, I find black country people to be more friendly, more easy going etc. It's like a bunch of city folk living next door to country folk.

          And you get chips on your gravy up there too, which just makes it seem even more like 'up north.' The UK gravy divide runs right across Brum (I used to sell to chippies and am a closet connoisseur of chip-shop gravy ).

          Anyway, nice work capitalising on it.
          Roger,

          I haven't had chippy gravy in too long a time! Thanks for reminding me about it. Might have to go and get some on the way to the pub tonight!

          Congrats yet again to David for his hit vid!

          I can see it now - Christmas Number One across the globe!

          I think I can honestly say without any doubt that you've inspired everyone that read this to be as creative as they can be with their marketing. Just hope it works for everyone else as well!

          Mark
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  • Profile picture of the author smarttrailer
    What a great idea, and a really clever niche market!

    Richard Hill
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    • Profile picture of the author mjbmedia
      hey Mookinman Adrian Chiles is from your neck of the woods you know and getting on 'The One Show' could be Xmas number one lads.

      Or JV with Jasper Carrott and get on goldenballs
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  • Profile picture of the author greenovni
    I just watched it with my 5 year old and we loved it.

    This is the actual conversation that happened.

    'Papa.... What's a quid?'

    "England money Gabriel"

    'When are we going to go to England to get some SQUIDS?
    All we have to do is bring our fishing poles!'

    Children are too funny.

    Congratulations guys!
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  • Profile picture of the author Ron Killian
    I love it, a great marketing idea and the product a part of the viral video, out standing!
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  • Profile picture of the author joshbond
    Great video man! I love the "stripey Oss" shirt.
    It made me lollerskate.

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  • Profile picture of the author Ian Seth
    Great idea. The t-shirts are funny and so is the song! That's GOOD marketing
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  • Profile picture of the author Glenn Leader
    X is for X and Bacon.

    Love the song, video, and the Black Country area. My daughter moved there
    two years ago. Many congratulations on your success

    Glenn
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  • Profile picture of the author Noah Fleming
    What a fantastic video!
    Congrats on your success.

    Just awesome and inspiring. I love the song.
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