Why LinkedIn Content Goes Viral... and How to Engineer Yours to do so 👇
Why LinkedIn Content Goes Viral (and How to Engineer Yours to do so...) 👇 We've published over 3,000 posts on LinkedIn incl. top pieces with 3M+ views. These are the main reasons why content gets shared: ➡️ 1. EMOTION: Story: People share stories because they resonate emotionally—funny, happy, angry, supportive. OR Entertainment: Funny entertaining content (videos, business memes etc.) is widely shared for the same reasons. 1a) STORY Example: https://lnkd.in/e8e_mbbu 1b) ENTERTAINMENT Example https://lnkd.in/eCMBA-uB ➡️ 2. IMMEDIATE VALUE We call these RESOURCE posts. Think: 'List of 500 Startup Investors', '50 Cold Email Templates.', 'How we generate 50+ leads from our LinkedIn per month tutorial'... People save or share these posts because they offer actionable, high-value content. Example 1: https://lnkd.in/eErHmZkd Example 2: https://lnkd.in/eyAVcqdS ➡️ 3. 'WELL SAID': Seth Godin talked about this on Tim Ferriss' podcast saying most of his content falls into this category; it's not 'new' but expresses what people in the audience have been thinking all along. Content that articulates what people are already thinking. People share this content to validate personal viewpoints à la >> "See! This is what I've been saying." Example: https://lnkd.in/eDusvVDK? ➡️ 4. VIRTUE SIGNALING: These are posts like Announcements, Industry News, and Promotions. People engage/share this content to impress and affiliate with a professional network because it makes them 'look good or smart'. Example: https://lnkd.in/eQbi9snn Most posts are a mix of these elements. Do you think this model holds true, or does it need refinement? ---- Interested in growing your LinkedIn presence? Get access to our GrowthMasters 30-day LinkedIn content templates plan here https://lnkd.in/eNpWTEHw .