GOING VIRAL IS NOT A STRATEGY
Jamie Cox wrote “Going viral is overrated,” all about a LinkedIn post that went viral, reaching 17,000+ people and getting around 35,000 impressions. What happened next?
- Project Inquiries: 1 (unqualified)
- Site Visitors: 0
- Newsletter Subscribers Added: 0
- LinkedIn Followers Added: 162
They won the “keep people on LinkedIn” lottery, sure, but otherwise their viral hit was a dud.
A viral hit can lead to opportunities, but that’s how casinos stay in business. People buy lottery tickets because of the slim chance they’ll win while forgetting about the many months of losing.
Like Angela Hollowell said during our video chat:
“I’m not tempted to leave LinkedIn because my LinkedIn reach has gone down… I’m tempted to leave LinkedIn and posting on any social media platform regularly because of the time that it takes for me to do that when I could be spending more time writing a better long-form article.”
Yes, you can make quick posts that get 35,000 impressions. But you can also write long-form articles that make you two sales and pay your rent for the next three months.
Communicate your ideas effectively with an audience that cares and you won’t need to spend your time at the casino.
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