What Is Viral Marketing and How To Do It?

What Is Viral Marketing and How To Do It?

What Is Viral Marketing? Viral Marketing is unique and quite extraordinary. We share with friends and family the bargains or freebies we get. If we can copy the freebie we will and we will give it to everyone that we know, if for no other reason than to make ourselves look good. Everyone knows someone, and just like rumors, these freebies can spread fast.

You can use these viral tactics to market your newsletter, your web site, products and services you are selling. Practically anything can be viral marketed and you will have an opportunity to make a profit when someone clicks through the advertising freebie. The beauty of this technique is that the advertising is free and the benefit for the user or potential customer is free.

In other words, it is one of those rare win/win situations.

The process is very simple. All you have to do is find resources where you can download free stuff, then turn around and give it away to your visitors. There are numerous online resources where you can download freebies.

A good example at where you may start would be with e-books and free software. The software might cost a substantial amount to develop, but in the long run it is a one-time fee for a decent stream of visitors. You will find that the options are endless.

Free web hosting is another form of viral marketing. You can provide this for free on your server to small business or beginning Internet marketers. In return, you place a banner ad at the top of each site advertising your products and web site This will increase the number of visitors to your website and is an effective means of advertising with little expense.

To sum it up, Viral Marketing is any advertising and/or marketing technique that once started, spreads like a “virus” without having to do any further work.

We all know what a computer virus is. It spreads from one computer to another in the blink of an eye. The next thing you know it is everywhere. Now “Buzz” is the virus of marketing… it spreads to other customers and causes an epidemic of sales of your product or service.

By starting a buzz you can turn your new business into the next legend… that latest piece of juicy gossip that people cant’ live without.

Buzz marketing is the vehicle that will take your new business to dizzying heights. Here are a few suggestions to help you make that happen.

1. Pursue what is happening now.
2. Give them something to talk about.
3. Package your service or product tightly. Your buzz needs to be short, sweet and make the point.
4. It’s like a cold in kindergarten. The best way to spread your message is to “sneeze” it in the right direction. It needs to be aimed at your target market.
5. To register your own whatever, click here. You have just received one… now buy one yourself. The product becomes the pitchman.

If done correctly Viral Marketing can be a great asset to your business. It can help explode your list or sell your products.
Jason Rossi is an entrepreneur, author, business owner and successful Internet marketer with over 20 years experience in business. He owns and operates the following successful website http://www.advancedpromotingtips.com http://www.jrossiconstruction.com