Summary

Ilam Padmanabhan has achieved a second viral post, which provides insights into audience interests and demonstrates the evolving nature of viral content on the platform.

Abstract

Ilam Padmanabhan, a writer on the platform, has celebrated the success of a second viral post, which he defines as content that offers deeper understanding of his audience's preferences. This recent viral article, detailing his third month on the platform, follows his first viral piece about a writing experiment. Despite the financial returns being modest, Padmanabhan views these successes as significant milestones in his writing journey and emphasizes the importance of audience engagement and the evolution of interests, with new topics like 'Productivity' and 'Self' emerging and others like 'Books' and 'Mental Health' fading. He expresses gratitude to his readers for their role in making his posts viral and encourages aspiring writers to join the platform, highlighting the value of community support and shared success in the challenging pursuit of writing.

Opinions

Padmanabhan believes that a viral post is one that provides insights into audience interests rather than merely achieving high view counts or financial gain.
He acknowledges that going viral is not solely about income, as evidenced by his $5.52 earnings from the second viral post, which he considers a form of success and encouragement.
The author values the insights gained from the performance of his posts, noting shifts in audience interests and the potential reasons behind these changes.
Padmanabhan is appreciative of his audience, crediting them for the viral success of his posts and expressing his gratitude for their support.
He sees his experiences as a source of hope and inspiration for other writers, emphasizing that anyone can achieve similar success through perseverance and community engagement.
The writer promotes the platform as a beneficial space for aspiring authors, citing the diverse content, the opportunity to become an author, and the potential to earn money.

Once Lucky, But Twice? I’ve Got A Second Viral Post

I had a viral post a couple of weeks ago, and the second viral post has arrived. It answers the question we all want an answer for!

Author’s second viral post. Screenshot & shabby artwork by Ilam Padmanabhan

I had a good sleep last night! The morning was exciting!

I woke up to this — Yay!! I have my second viral post!!

(BTW -yes, I check stats as soon as I get up. I’ve been reading it wrong all these days. May be you do too, check if you know what your real numbers are).

What do I mean by going viral — Is it a million views and $1000 income — Nope, my definition of going viral is simple.

A viral post gives you further insights into your audience’s interest.

It is the answer to this magical question — what do my audience want to read about? Read more about it here.

It also answers another interesting question — Can you make a post go viral?

The first article that went viral is about my writing experiment. The second one that has just gone viral is this one. It was the report of my third month on the platform.

I do not write this to boast. I made $5.52 from the post so far! It isn’t even enough to buy me a coffee (if you account for the taxes and the cost of coffee in Copenhagen).

I write this to give you hope.

Maybe you are on your writing journey and keep wondering how others are doing. It would help if you saw examples of success to believe more.

It took for the first post 1.6K claps and almost six weeks to go viral. The second one took 1K claps and less than two weeks to go viral. People seem to find value in both of the these posts. May be you might too!

The insights also seem to have evolved since my last post. I have ‘Productivity’ and ‘Self’ as additions on the second one. ‘Books’ and ‘Mental Health’ have dropped off from the list. I need to dig deeper to understand why. May be I have new followers who have different interests, or maybe these insights are specific to this post.

I know this success is yours as much as it is mine. I have zero ability to make my posts viral. You do! And you have helped me get my second viral. Thank you very much! You have my gratitude.

My belief increases with each small success!

Let’s keep writing, and let’s share success. It is a challenging journey. We need all the encouragement we can possibly get.

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By the way, I write on a lot of other topics. More about what I write here!

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