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Some tips to improve your chances of spreading viral content on Twitter
Twitter is like a global chat room. You can connect and chat with just about anyone with a public account, anywhere in the world.
If something happens viral online, it often gets a little help from Twitter. Sometimes it even starts tweeting and explodes from there.
Because news-valuable content is rapidly being used on Twitter , it is a recommended tool for some viral campaigns. You don't necessarily need millions of followers - you need the right content and a big enough push from the first retweets and favorites to get a viral boost.
Here are some tips you might find helpful to get a little more "virality" from Twitter.
Work on authentic offer
You want to focus your time and energy on attracting followers who are really interested in your tweets. This means focusing on the quality of the followers, not the quantity.
You may be more likely to get Twitter to get the virus if you have 200 real, true followers from real people, rather than 10,000 unattended followers with automated accounts.
Check out some of our tips on how to get more Twitter followers , and consider seeing strategies that go beyond just repeating - anyone who follows your strategy. Remember that your tweets and your overall Twitter presence would be interesting and exciting to attract true followers.
Tweet About news on valuable topics
People really like retweets and favorite tweets about everything newsworthy — from current vacations and weather, to scientific research and politics. If you can somehow work with your content to create news, chances are you can attract more attention from Twitter.
Keep in mind that there is a wrong way to do this. Using the news of your benefits can get you as greedy and out of bad taste.
For example, note that American Apparel made the big mistake of launching the "Hurricane Sandy Sale," which they tweeted during Hurricane Sandy's presence at the peak of the peak on the northeast coast in late October 2012. The campaign was stopped and because it was all a virus for the wrong reasons.
Tweet About trend topics
It goes hand in hand with tweeting about the news. Often, posts integrate with the topics in the Twitter.com sidebar (or the search tab on your mobile app).
By adding these most popular phrases to your tweets and also using popular tags, you can get more options. It certainly doesn't guarantee that your materials will be shared, but it's a good place to start.
Pay attention to time
If you quit a great Twitter at 2:00 PM EST, you probably won't get much interaction. Peak Twitter traffic hours usually begin at 9:00 a.m., again from noon. 12 to 13 and finally around 4 to 5 in the evening. Watch the best time of day to tweet.
If you don't have time to tweet at these specific time intervals, you can use the social media application tool to schedule your tweets and send them to you automatically at those time intervals.
Be different
Easier said than done, right? Twitter has a lot of copy, and everyone uses the same strategy to nurture followers by asking for retweets and following all those who follow them. Sometimes the best strategy is indeed the most unconventional of all, and it is one that no one or very few people actually use.
Check out some of these great Twitter parody accounts . Most of them have managed to get viral by simply integrating witty humor into their tweets. Entertainment and humor are great on Twitter, so if you can take advantage of it, you'll probably be able to attract a lot of followers and a lot of interaction without too much work at the end.
Always try to add value
Your tweets are useful, informative and usually add value to the eyes of your followers. If you just spam them with links and boring content, you will not attract any followers and you will of course not get any retweets. In fact, someone can report your account, and your account may be suspended.
Twitter stuff that users might find useful. Whether it's a news source, a warning about something, a guide, a download link, or something else, it should be important, not the least form of spam - something that can be very difficult to do by advertising your stuff on Twitter.
