You’re Just 02 Questions Away from Crafting Your First Viral Story
Ask the right questions and skyrocket your views.
Views are down, down, down, down, down.
Okay, that’s true for most writers. But still, you can write viral stories and earn good money. And crafting viral content is no rocket science. I have so many viral stories in my pocket, and I know it.
Have a cup of coffee and follow me.
I’m going to teach you how to write content that possesses the potential to go viral.
And for that, all you need is to answer a couple of simple questions.
Will your “headlines” leave the viewers curious?
For online writing, the headline or title is everything.
No matter how well you tell your story if you fail to write a click-worthy title for it, your content will get lost in the wilderness. Nobody will notice it.
Read the above sentences at least ten times. Then, put it in your writing bible. And mark my words — headlines will make or break you.
Do you need examples?
Well, I’m dissecting my latest viral article for you. So take note of that carefully.
The above story titled ‘Why This Man Killed Himself Within Just 2 Years of Winning $31 Million’ got published on March 10, 2022, in ILLUMINATION.
So far, it has secured 11.6K views and earned me $884.
If you analyze the title, you’ll see that it’s a click-worthy title because it’ll make you curious. After reading the title, most viewers will stop and wonder why a man with enormous money killed himself.
And that’s the point of crafting a click-worthy article. It will always leave the viewers curious, so they click on the title and become readers to satisfy their curiosity.
Remember, all you want with your title is to capture your readers’ attention and make them curious.
You can take help from any online title analyzer as well. For example, if you run the above title with the Sharethrough title analyzer, you will see that its engagement score is 75, which is quite good.
Here are the screenshots of my other viral stories —
The story titled “Why Elon Musk Fired His Long-Term Assistant Who Asked for A Raise” went super viral and earned me more than $19,000. It was really beyond my imagination.
But it wouldn’t happen if the title didn’t spark curiosity in readers’ minds.
So before hitting the ‘publish’ button, don’t forget to work on your headlines.
If the story was written by someone else, would you read it till the end?
Don’t bore your readers to death with your storytelling.
To keep your readers alive, cut off the fat from your writing. Delete unnecessary fluffy stuff.
Because no one has patience these days, so keep it cool.
Do justice to your story headlines. Deliver what you’ve promised in the beginning. And do that engagingly.
What can you do to make your writing engaging and entertaining?
Well, here are a few things that can help —
- Ask your readers questions
- Tell jokes or funny stuff
- Write like you are talking to them
- Establish your points with proof
- Avoid high-sounding words
- Try to use the AIDA formula (where applicable)
Remember, no university professor is reading your story with a red pen in hand. So, relax and write with your natural flow.
Give your readers an easy and enjoyable reading experience.
And ask yourself again and again — if someone else wrote this story, would you keep reading it till the end?
To conclude
If you sit idle and write one story after another with boring titles and expect others to discover how genius you are, I am here to tell you that you are just wasting your valuable time on the wrong platform.
Read good content, engage with other writers, analyze their viral stories, and make sure your headlines are click-worthy and your storytelling is engaging and interesting.
Now, let the mysterious algorithm do the rest.
If you do all I’ve said religiously, I can assume you will get decent views, and many of your stories will also go viral.
But if you don’t do anything, I can guarantee you will soon be disappointed and eventually quit writing on this platform.
Thank you for reading.
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