Modern day content marketing means businesses and personal brands need to publish as much quality content as possible to stand out, and that generally leads to an overload of content on social media and the internet. It is much harder to get noticed unless quality meets quantity.

So what are some ways for you to make your articles go viral?

1) An intriguing title

Let’s face it – human beings do not have much patience with content these days, so you’d be silly to think every article gets clicked on. Want to capture attention? The title needs to be very captivating, and about a subject the user can relate to, in order to get your click.

 

2) Visuals

Graphics are going to become more and more popular. The human eye generally prefers something colorful to look at, and written content alone doesn’t always attract attention, but visuals do! Make it a habit to include them in the featured image and in the article as well.

3) Release

Once the article has been published on your website, make sure it’s also a headline act in all the social media feeds you use. When it comes to Twitter, tweet it out as many times using different hashtags and messages, all relating to the same story. These can be scheduled or done spontaneously.

4) Pay up?

Because of social media’s changing algorithms, businesses have a lot less joy reaching out to all their followers for free. It’s almost necessary to spend money if you want any kind of content to reach in the hundreds if not thousands of users. If you feel your article hasn’t received the traction it deserves, sometimes spending between $5 and $10 to ‘boost’ the post could be key in getting results.

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