Viral Marketing Articles

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Michael Meagor @ Tuesday, 25th December 2007 @ 2:44 AM

Let's face it, most people, at certain stages of their lives, have trawled the Situations Vacant columns either genuinely looking to improve their lot or just to see what else is out there. Here lies the danger. If you've just spent the last two hours stuck on a so called 'freeway' or compressed like a sardine on public transport...then you're in the perfect state of mind to be scammed! Scamming sharks know full well that tired and irritated people are prim... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Nelson Tan @ Tuesday, 18th December 2007 @ 8:18 AM

I never believe in buying traffic. How do you think visitors come to know us? Do they pay get paid to know us? Most probably they subscribed because of a free download in the first place. You may not remember how but YOU are the traffic. You are targeted because we hit your hot button correctly :) There are enough free resources out there on the Net to keep one busy with getting traffic, but here are the only 5 most effective methods: search engine optimization (SEO), link exchange, pay-p... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Craig Cawthorne @ Thursday, 6th December 2007 @ 2:11 AM

In order to be effective an internet marketer you must start using viral marketing e-books as a tool to build your online business. These e-books should contain text, images, and links to web pages and navigation controls. The use of these marketing E-book will become a very important part of your marketing on the Internet. Your viral marketing E-book can present your story in an effective way and include links to your web sales pages. If done properly it can become your best salesman. <... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Paula Brett @ Wednesday, 28th November 2007 @ 1:33 AM

In this article, we are going to look at how to construct your eBook so that it has logical chapters and flows easily from start to finish. In order to do this, you will begin gathering and organizing your content into your own information product. The 1st eBook Golden Rule: The REAL VALUE IS IN THE INFORMATION you are providing for those who want to buy it. Don't forget that as you gather information and start putting your pages and chapters together. Let's start with so... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Stephen Campbell @ Tuesday, 20th November 2007 @ 9:57 PM

Other than pre-selling your products or services and affiliated offers, the other objective of your free viral report should be to build and organize your mailing list. Aside from other ezine marketing technique, this is another Internet marketing strategy that you can apply for you to generate contacts through email from potential clients. The main reason for this, it is because, if you are unable to have your product pre-sell highlighted in your report, the final ditch should be leads c... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Bradley Smith @ Sunday, 11th November 2007 @ 9:39 PM

Giveaway Marketing is a relatively new type of online marketing, and has taken off over the last five years as the most immediate way to get a solid subscriber base in as little as 7 days. Giveaway Marketing started in the early years of 2000 as a legitimate form of building a large subscriber base through powerful joint ventures - where marketers team up with each other to promote the Giveaway event. It is powerful due to the sheer nature of what is on offer at the Giveaway site... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Jeff Casmer @ Monday, 5th November 2007 @ 3:32 PM

If you haven't been using social bookmarking sites like, Digg.com and Digg-like sites, to generate traffic you are missing out on a large consumer potential. As the net becomes more interactive and users gain more decisiveness on what is and isn't "quality content," Digg-like sites continue to pop up to serve virtually every known online niche. Digg is still a leading website when it comes to user generated and voted content. However, the site still does not cater to ev... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Jo Han Mok @ Monday, 22nd October 2007 @ 3:05 PM

Viral marketing has very strong point in Internet marketing. Here are six ideas to help you start your viral marketing campaign: 1. Purchase the branding rights to a viral E-book. Allow people to give away your free E-book to their visitors. Then, their visitors will also give it away. This will just continue to spread your ad all over the Internet. 2. If you have the ability to set up a forum or other bulletin board, you really have a great tool. Allow people to use your online di... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Steve Renner @ Thursday, 18th October 2007 @ 9:02 PM

If you wouldn't mind indulging me a moment, I'd like you to think about a virus. What does a virus have to do with anything of interest to you? Well, a virus is something that enters the body as a microscopic germ and spreads until it virtually takes things over. Doesn't that sound like the perfect internet marketing campaign? How would an internet germ get through? You can start a viral marketing germ with a free tool, service, template or report, and if conditions are correct it... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Steve Renner @ Tuesday, 16th October 2007 @ 8:05 PM

Just imagine, you could have five thousand visitors to your web site in the next 48 hours. Does that sound wonderful or what? And all this just for visiting a few sites yourself and "exchanging" traffic. Sounds like a low cost way to generate some sales, doesn't it? The only investment is your time. Traffic exchanges are an interesting concept about bringing visitors to your website, but are they effective? You might receive traffic, but will that traffic generate sales? This... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Steve Renner @ Friday, 12th October 2007 @ 8:26 PM

Imagine a world without television. Can you do it? Chances are if you were born in the last 40 years or so, you can't. Everywhere we turn we are bombarded with video images, first on television, but now on everything from desktop computers to cell phones. In fact, videos are so popular online they sometimes are passed around and create a viral marketing effect; that is what makes them interesting to marketers. This article will share a few ways you can jump on the band wagon and use these v... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Jinger Jarrett @ Friday, 12th October 2007 @ 1:08 PM

Blogging is one of the easiest ways to get high rankings in the search engines. If you can pick a popular topic that you're passionate about and then write about it, you can get a lot of readers. The problem is that a lot of bloggers rely on search engines as their main source of traffic. If you write on a topic that's pretty competitive, it makes it very hard to get your blog to rank high, and you won't get many visitors, much less find the readers who may be looking for w... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Jinger Jarrett @ Friday, 12th October 2007 @ 1:07 PM

If you are new to starting an online business, you're probably wondering how to get traffic. I know this is the number one question I get from those who are new to internet marketing. Although there are many ways to get traffic online, if you use paid traffic techniques, it can quickly get expensive. If you're new to internet marketing, and you're working on a small or non existent budget, you can still get a lot of traffic to your website using free techniques. The ... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Ryan Moran @ Friday, 12th October 2007 @ 12:03 PM

Among the great things about selling downloadable or digital products are the high profit margins due to the economic phenomenon of instant scalability. Because the cost to produce an additional unit of a digital product is zero, the purchase price of the product is all profit. It is for this reason that many people are producing digital and downloadable products on the internet. However, this can be a roadblock for those who are new to internet marketing and have nothing to sell. While ... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Cliff Posey @ Friday, 12th October 2007 @ 11:37 AM

There are all sorts of ways to initiate a viral marketing campaign that brings targeted traffic straight to you, but one of the best is through the use of free ebooks. A viral marketing ebook is something that can be distributed to numerous people with relative ease. With each new person that receives one of your free ebooks, you gain an opportunity to make a profit from your products and services or from an affiliate's products or services. There are three major components th... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Jinger Jarrett @ Friday, 12th October 2007 @ 2:58 AM

Although networking on sites like Facebook, Yahoo 360, and My Space can be a lot of fun, there are drawbacks to becoming members of these, and other, general social networking sites. First is the large number of people on these sites. My Space alone boasts 100 million plus members. Facebook is growing in popularity, and Yahoo is already the number one site online and has been for years. You can also waste a lot of time on these sites. With all of the fun things to do, like games (Y... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Jinger Jarrett @ Friday, 12th October 2007 @ 2:57 AM

Social networking is like forums on steroids. These types of sites offer more than just forum posting. You can do just about anything from posting and watching videos, to joining and posting in groups or forums. You can even listen to music and connect with new friends, business associates, and even your favorite authors, actors, or bands. In fact, with general social networking sites, you can connect with people who have just about any interest you can imagine. However, with the popular ... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Ray Johnson @ Thursday, 11th October 2007 @ 8:32 PM

A PowerSeller is a seller on eBay who has achieved sucess. Recognisable by the little 'PowerSeller' badge next to their name, these sellers are at the top of the eBay tree, and make the most sales, turnover and profits. To succeed on eBay, you'll need to think the way they do. eBay determines who is awarded PowerSeller status and who isn't, and have strict requirements. To get in at the minimum PowerSeller level, you must have a feedback rating of at least 100 (minimum... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Jinger Jarrett @ Thursday, 11th October 2007 @ 8:04 PM

The mistake many people make in marketing on social networking sites is to not familiarizing themselves with the site before jumping in to participate. Each social networking site is different, and each site has certain requirements, as well as certain things they allow and disallow. Prior to jumping in and participating, you'll want to familiarize yourself with the site you are on so that you can get the most out of the site. Here are the steps you need to follow: 1. R... more...

Internet Marketing » Viral Marketing | By Jinger Jarrett @ Thursday, 11th October 2007 @ 7:52 PM

Every social networking site is different. What you can and can't do will vary depending on the site. Your first step, prior to creating your profile is to find one or more networks that interest you. General networks include: MySpace, Orkut, Yahoo! 360, FriendFinder, FriendWise, Facebook, and Classmates. There are plenty of others, but you may want to check these out first to see if they offer potential friends and business associates you might be interested in connecting with. <... more...