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Step 1
Spreading your viral message can be done using different methods. These techniques help to dramatically increase revenue by reaching a large number of your target market without having to spend a large amount of money for advertising.
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Step 2
Email is the most common method of viral marketing. This is accomplished when people forward messages such as inspiring messages, jokes, funny clips and pictures that contains an advertisement of a certain product or service. However, you run the risk of the message being labeled as “spam.” Many email providers have created a filter in their system to separate potential spam emails from the more trusted ones.
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Step 3
Instant Messaging is a great form of viral marketing. People who receive links from friends through instant messaging servers, like Yahoo or MSN, are more likely to take notice of what has been sent.
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Web sites are another great way to start a viral marketing campaign. When publishing an article, provide a link that says “Send to a friend.” This is one way to make the article reach a good number of people by just posting it in one site.
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Step 5
Word of mouth can be the most powerful form of your viral message delivery. Of course, this is the traditional way of passing on a message to another person; and most of the time, the most reliable method too.
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Step 6
These are the basic forms of delivering your viral marketing message. To determine the best method for you, consider the target audience you are trying to reach and what method of communication would reach the majority of those individuals.
