Viral Examples #082

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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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# Reasons You Need To Template

Why It Works

1. It feels urgent — you need to do this

2. It’s an uncomfortable thing that people often given advice to do. This promises to explain why

The Template

[#] reasons you need to start [specific action or habit]:

Our Example

4 reasons you need to start saying “no” more often:

Here’s How To Fix It Template

Why It Works

1. A boring pitch deck is one that doesn’t get funded. This hook is no-nonsense and promises more of the same from the thread

2. It claims to offer an actual solution to being boring, something that might be hard to figure out otherwise

The Template

Your [thing/process/output] is [negative trait].

Here’s how to fix it:

Our Example

Your product demo is too long.

Here’s how to fix it:

You Were Lied To Template

Why It Works

1. There’s been relentless messaging in the opposite direction about the thread’s topic for decades

2. It claims to be able to change your mind quickly

The Template

You were lied to about [something].

It’s actually [surprising truth or reversal] (when [context qualifier]).

Give me [time frame] and I’ll [promise big insight]:

Our Example

You were lied to about caffeine.

It’s actually great for focus (when used right).

Give me 60 seconds and I’ll change how you drink coffee:

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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