Comments on: Reader’s Question: What Makes a Blog Post Go Viral?

By: Paul Shapiro

Paul Shapiro — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:17:43 +0000

In reply to Mikey D.

Wow. Mikey, It sounds like your blog post absolutely achieved viral success. 42k views through StumbleUpon is very impressive.

Did you yourself submit your blog post to StumbleUpon initially? If so, were there any measures taken to optimized that? If so, do you think Categorization or Description writing played a significant role in this.

Were there any other distinguishing factors that you think played a role in this post’s success particularly, or was it just the specific headings you chose? What exactly did you do differently that discerns this post from some of your others?

Sorry to overload you questions, but curiosity stuck and I think my readers would be interested in the answers.

By: Mikey D

Mikey D — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 06:19:20 +0000

Your first points about headlines and scannable content are right on the mark. While a more dense post can be successful, it is far less likely to get passed around than well formatted and scannable post.

Headlines are critical too, because your headline is the only basis somebody has to decide whether to continue reading further.

I had one post that did quite well on StumbleUpon (42k views), and that was largely because it had an intriguing headline (Top 10 Easiest Ways to Boost Both Your Health and Your Happiness) and an easily scannable list format.

By: fighto

fighto — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:58:06 +0000

Reader’s Question: What Makes a Blog Post Go Viral? – http://t.co/WHMX6GQ5