Viral Examples #019

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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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Recommended Book Template

Why It Works

1. It’s a cool story about an iconic figure that everyone admires.

2. He curates five important ideas from the book so you don’t have to read everything.

The Template

At [notable person] [event], all [number] guests were gifted a book.

It was a book [person] [example of how much they loved the book].

Here are [number] ideas from [name of book] he used to build the [what they built]:

Our Example

At Elon Musk’s commencement speech, all 5,000 guests were gifted a book.

It was a book Musk had read dozens of times.

Here are the 7 ideas from Benjamin Franklin: An American Life he used to build multiple billion-dollar companies:

Time Slasher Template

Why It Works

1. It saves people time by giving them something valuable they can learn in a few minutes.

2. People love simple frameworks that can help them with important skills.

3. His current skill level is genuinely impressive.

The Template

It took me [timeframe] to [your accomplishment].

And it took me [timeframe] to [second accomplishment].

Now, I can [what you can do] in [timeframe].

Here’s the framework:

Our Example

It took me 3 years to grow to $100k MRR.

And it took me 6 months to reach $250k MRR.

Now, I’m adding $25k MRR every week.

Here’s the framework:

New Tech Examples Template

Why It Works

1. He gives examples of why a hot new technology is incredible.

2. Each example is a video of someone showing how they’re using the technology.

The Template

Ok, [tech] is insane.

It’s significantly better and [number] cheaper than the previous best [tech].

[number] wild examples:

Our Example

Ok, ChatGPT4 is insane.

It’s significantly better and 10 times cheaper than the previous best model.

12 wild examples:

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