Top 10 viral video marketing tips from Karen X. Cheng. Karen is a seasoned video creator and also has an impressive list of viral videos. If you want to make more of your videos go viral check out Karen’s detailed list here: https://medium.com/this-happened-to-m… and give her a follow on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/karenxcheng Do you have any viral video tips you would like to share? Look for more stories and information to help you get your videos viral. https://youtu.be/NEkugnGz0oI #viralvideomarketing #viralvideotips #viralvideos #karenxcheng

Here’s Karen X. Cheng’s top 10 viral video marketing tips:

• 1. Don’t be “too good” for marketing

  I almost didn’t put together a marketing plan. Because what if I did all this marketing, and then the video still flopped? That would’ve been embarrassing. Then I realized how stupid that was.

• 2. Understand how things go viral on the internet

  You see videos on YouTube with millions of views and you wonder — where did they all come from?

• 3. Release on Monday or Tuesday

  People watch YouTube videos when they’re at work. They read the news at work. Release your video on Monday or Tuesday to give it the whole week to gain momentum. Weekends are speed bumps.

• 4. Figure out who has a stake in your video

  If your video takes off, who are all the people and companies who might want a piece of the action? These people can help market you.

• 5. None of this matters if your video isn’t good

  You can get your friends to share. But only the strength of the content can get their friends to share. If you are serious about making good content, read Made to Stick.

• 6. Tell a story

  I’m a decent dancer for a year of practice but I’m nothing compared to the pros. There are thousands of dancers way more talented whose videos didn’t go viral.

• 7. Make your video shorter

  The first thing people do when they play a video is check to see how long it is. It helps them decide whether to watch it. 10 minutes: forget it. 2 minutes: I’ll give it a shot. 30 seconds: Heck, might as well.

• 8. Write a viral title

• 9. Know what you’re willing to compromise

  What are you willing to do for views? Are you willing to compromise on your beliefs? If so, which ones?

• 10. What to do once you go viral

  People will criticize your work. This is good because it gets them talking. There are lots of comments about how I’m a terrible dancer, or how I got worse on Day 365. People left racist and sexist comments. They even debated the definition of time lapse. Try not to let all this get to you. Controversy is good.