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written by admin on September 26th, 2009
I’m always on the lookout for other blog postings that have to do with tips on how to get more exposure online, especially when it comes to videos – and I recently found an interesting one from the Work At Home Guide about making viral videos.
Their post, The Top 9 Characteristics of Viral YouTube Videos Revealed is basically a list of categories of videos that they suggest doing for the best chance of getting noticed on YouTube. Those video types include Funny Videos, Weird Videos, Inspirational Videos, Shocking Videos, Interesting Videos, Sexy Videos, Personalized Videos, Demonstration Videos, and Gross Videos. I think I’ve only done about half of those types of videos myself so maybe it’s time to move on to something extra sexy or gross next! 
You can check out their blog post with more details on each here.
What do you think? Any video categories that you’d say are missing from that list? What type of video has worked best for you?
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Facebook Comments:
parody videos works best if you ask me
Hi Josh,
I still have trouble making videos viral for markets such as real estate. I try to make them informational but they never become viral. Should I go for something more flashy? Include music?
Hi Tom,
I’d go for trying to make them either comical or topical (or both). If you can add some humor, that’ll help as most people want to watch funny stuff on YouTube. If you can relate them to current events or other viral videos that can really help as well. I was saying to an accountant the other day that instead of doing a video about how to do taxes for someone who’s passed away, do a video about how to do Osama Bin Laden’s taxes. That kind of thing will get people’s attention and be something they’d want to share with their friends. You have to take off your realtor hat and take a look at your video and ask “would I share this with my friends if I wasn’t in real estate?”. Unless it’s topical or funny or really unique, the answer is probably no – because why would an informational video about real estate go viral? There isn’t really a reason in general, so you need to add some spice to it.