Viral Examples #059

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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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My #1 Regret Template

Why It Works

1. It includes a big, dramatic truth

2. People want to avoid these mistakes themselves

The Template

My #1 regret in life:

I wish I didn’t [painful lesson or mistake].

[#] pieces of brutally honest [topic] advice that I’d give my younger self (so you can avoid my failures):

Our Example

My #1 regret in life:

I wish I didn’t wait until I was broke to learn about money.

9 pieces of brutally honest personal finance advice that I’d give my younger self (so you can avoid my failures):

X Is The Worst Template

Why It Works

1. It points to a big problem that we all feel from time to time

2. It feels urgent to fix because of the bold stance taken

The Template

[Problem] is the biggest/worst [threat/issue] of [timeframe].

[#] ways to [stop/fix it/cut it out]:

Our Example

Reading books is the biggest time-waster of your 20s.

6 ways to cut it out:

I’m Surprised How Template

Why It Works

1. It makes the reader feel as if they’ve missed out, but that’s there’s an easy fix

2. It calls out what many people are doing wrong

The Template

I’m surprised how [group] aren’t using [new tool/strategy] yet.

Stop limiting yourself to just (old tool/strategy].

Here are [#] new [tools/strategies] that will [new tool benefit]:

Our Example

I’m surprised how many founders aren’t using AI customer support bots yet

Stop limiting yourself to just manual email replies

Here are 5 tools that will automate 80% of your customer service

Time to Grow

There’s two parts to getting results from posting content:

1. High quality content

2. Relevant distribution

Megaphone, the team behind Viral Examples, helps with both.

1. Our writing team works learns your voice and delivers weekly batches of content for you to post.

2. Our creator network helps get your posts in front of the right audience.

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