21 Types of Successful Viral Content

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Source: http://searchengineland.com/21-types...our-seo-103625

Controversy generates more attention than typical "I agree with you" or "me too" types of blog posts

2.) The Controversy

The opposite of the Manifesto, the Controversy is all about stirring up some dissent in your niche. Write a well-written rebuttal to another argument, challenge a popular opinion, or spark a controversial discussion and watch the reader comments fly.

Example: Stop Coddling the Super-Rich, Warren Buffet?s August 2011 op-ed in the New York Times, straddles the line between a manifesto and controversy: it went against everything we expect the super-rich to argue, true, but it was also something the general public agreed with. As a result, the controversial-but-popular article landed the NYT a ton of coverage and shares.

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Originally Posted by LightSpeed

Whatever works?

Nice to see the most common methods laid out for easier categorization though