Viral Examples #017

And how you can go viral too

Welcome back to Viral Examples 👋

Each week we break down 3 posts that got lots of engagement on X and LinkedIn:

  • Why the post resonated

  • A templated version you can copy/paste and use

  • Our own example using the template

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Big Prediction Template

Why It Works

  1. It’s an audacious prediction about a subject that would affect everyone.

  2. The prediction comes from a very reputable person who has a history of understanding the future (since he co-founded LinkedIn).

The Template

[A niche] is [action].

By [year], it will be [action].

That’s [reputable person] latest prediction — [who they are and what they’ve predicted in the past]

[His/Her] next words were:

Our Example

Traditional finance is dying.

By 2035, it will be extinct.

That’s Balaji Srinivasan’s latest prediction — the former CTO of Coinbase who predicted COVID would become a pandemic in January 2019.

His next words were:

Secrets Template

Why It Works

  1. Everyone wants to know secrets for something that is typically difficult.

  2. Two simple lines that summarize exactly what you’ll get when you read further make it easy for the reader.

The Template

Most people [suck/hate/are bad at] [niche].

But if you use these [number] [niche] secrets, I guarantee you won’t:

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Our Example

Most people hate running.

But if you use these 7 cardio secrets when you run, I guarantee you won’t:

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Free Tools Template

Why It Works

  1. He’s curated free tools that anyone can use for help on a variety of things.

  2. The short simple copy makes it easy to read.

The Template

[Number] free [tool] so useful they should come pre-bookmarked on every [platform]:

Our Example

12 free SaaS tools so useful they should come pre-bookmarked on every browser:

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