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Contents
VIRAL MARKETING FOR YOUR ONLINE BUSINESSES	3
THE ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL VIRAL CAMPAIGN	3
THERE IS A FREE LUNCH, AND YOU’RE SERVING IT	3
SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE	4
SOCIAL NETWORKS	4
LEARN TO USE YOUR FRIENDS AND THEIR RESOURCES	5
MAKE IT SPECIAL	6
GOING VIRAL	8
HOW IS “VIRAL” MARKETING UNIQUE	13
STRATEGIES	14
GIVES AWAY VALUABLE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES	14
PROVIDES FOR EFFORTLESS TRANSFER TO OTHERS	15
SCALES EASILY FROM SMALL TO VERY LARGE	15
EXPLOITS COMMON MOTIVATIONS AND BEHAVIORS	16
UTILIZES EXISTING COMMUNICATION NETWORKS	16
TAKES ADVANTAGE OF OTHERS’ RESOURCES	17
HISTORY AND VIRAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS	17
CLASSIC HISTORICAL EXAMPLES	18
OPPORTUNITIES & IDEAS	21
METHODS THAT WORK	22
WINNING A PRIZE	22
INFORM THEM	22
FREE TRIALS	23
PLAY A GAME	23
OPT IN NOT OUT	24
BASIC MARKETING	27
TRACKING COSTS	28
DEFINING SUCCESS	28
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A PLAN	30
REWARD COSTS	30
1. GET THEM TO SIGN UP	31
2. TRACK THEM	31
3. BOOST SALES	31
4. OFFER THE RIGHT REWARDS	31
TARGETING THE RIGHT AUDIENCE	33
SEGMENTING CUSTOMERS	33
FURTHER SEGMENTATION	34
AUDIENCE SEGMENTATION DEFINED	35
GATHER SEGMENT DATA	37
TARGET PEOPLE WITH MONEY	38
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Viral Marketing for Your Online Businesses
The Elements of a Successful Viral Campaign
When you’re planning your viral marketing strategy, it’s important to keep in mind the basic requirements of every viral campaign. Without these, your stampede might turn out to be more like a leisurely stroll.
To build a good viral campaign, make sure your plan includes
• A free product or service
• The product has to be easily transferable to another person
• It has to be able to scale easily
• It has to take advantage of other people’s resources
• It has to be unique
Over the next few pages, we’re going to take a look at each of these elements, and examine how you can use them to design and launch your own viral campaign. Don’t worry. It’s not as complicated as it looks!
There is a Free Lunch, and You’re Serving It
Every single viral campaign begins with giving something away. Every one. It could be an ebook, a piece of software, an instructional video, or even a few laughs, but it has to be free. And when we say free, we mean free. Not free with an opt-in or a free trial. It has to be really free, because you’re going to encourage your customers to share it with their friends, and no one wants to tell their sister she has to sign-up for your list to get the cool thing you’re giving away. 
Now that doesn’t mean you’re giving away the farm. But you do need to give away great stuff. There’s lots of ways you can do that, while still leaving your customers wanting more.
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