A typical Pyramid, (Viral method), would class you at the top, with other users below you. Each of these users would then have other users below them. It is said that each of these users will provide traffic to your web site.
Using any method that encourages people to pass details of your web site, products and services. This strategy has resulted in exponential growth for some web sites, (although this is quite rare). One person tells 2 people, those 2 tell 4, those 4 tell 16 and so on; growing extremely rapidly.
This is not the same as computer virus that could cause problems. Viral Traffic generally isn't harmful because it is not this type of computer virus.
Viral Traffic gets passed from computer to computer without any effort from the creator. Users share you web site details or email attachment with other users without your involvement.
For example, one type of "traffic virus" is a web site postcard system. Another type is to use Adverts which are are likely to be passed on. For example; Unusual items or different ways of looking at a item also Humour, Satire or other methods could be used , Sa Many web sites have installed a free postcard system so their users can send postcards to friends and family. They pick a picture, choose an audio presentation, write a short note, and then email it to their friends.
One key to the Viral Traffic is to make it very easy for people to actively be involved in it and pass it on to their friends. They in turn pass it on to there friends resulting in you Advert being vied by a lot of people.
Claiming to offer payment, or other rewards to people who pass on the information. Offering rewards, especially payments, could be classed as an illegal Pyramid scheme. Could involve a lot more work than implied. A few people to join under you because you will earn a % of the traffic they send or others under them send. If you join the programs and then send a few people to join under you, you could easily have a claimed 100,000+ page views of your web page EVERY WEEK or even EVERY DAY the more people you have join under you the better you will do!!
Advice: Could be beneficial but think carefully about any negative impact. Will only work if you have the time to and ability to convince other to pass on your information or join. It could be very time consuming. Could be only short lived, i.e. a web site about a particular major news event. A Viral Advert may circulate for a very long time, (many years), this may sound good but consider how your advert may be interpreted by people in the future. We cannot recommend method involving payment. Pyramid scheme could be illegal.
Of course you don't want to have people spreading bad information about your service as a virus so be careful to keep a good reputation.
One example of viral type advertising is Google Gulp
Generally Viral Traffic is passed on by choice, because users find your item funny or informative for instance. This is more likely to make it more acceptable and therefore likely to pass it on to even more people.
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Pyramid scheme tend to involve, (not recommended), some type of payment. This is likely to make it less acceptable and therefore not likely to pass it on.
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A typical Pyramid, (Viral method), would class you at the top, with other users below you. Each of these users would then have other users below them. It is said that each of these users will provide traffic to your web site. |
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Quite often video will be used for viral type advertising. For examples of viral video type advertising view Videos to Watch and Video Publishing
Viral Traffic could increase if you have a Sticky web sites
WOM, Word Of Mouth advertising can help towards improving Viral visitors to your web site. Link Baiting is one way to boost viral visitors.
Also view Citizen Journalists. Citizen News, Video and Multimedia, Flash, Shockwave Relate Links, Software, Freeware Creation and Publishing, Graphics, Graphics file formats, Images and Fonts, Players and viewers. Messenger Services.
Press Release List If you have some news, articles or ezines to publish try these links, includes physical publishing links.
Videos to Watch and Video Publishing Links
Also read Viral Social Bookmarking for Free, WOM, Word Of Mouth advertising and Link Baiting
Links to Anti-Virus Software Tools & Utilities
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