You can create contagious content, if you understand what make things go viral online. In this presentation, I will share three stories I wrote that went viral online. I will share some secrets I learned along the way, too.
2. The inner fire is the
most important thing
mankind possesses.
Edith Sodergran
3. This is the story of how my friend, Keith Anderson. Keith was greatly helped when a
piece of content I wrote went viral online.
4. Keith has a wife, Julie, and two daughters. In this picture, they are enjoying a
holiday break one year before a traumatic event affected all their lives.
5. One year later, Keith would be diagnosed with pancreatitis, which is severe
inflammation of the pancreas. It is very painful, like having a heart attack.
6. My friend would undergo four surgeries. He was hooked up to a dialysis machine.
Keith was put into drug-induced coma for over a month. He gained 100 pounds of
water weight. He lungs were filling up with water (at one point).
7. I thought of his family. I needed to do something. I asked Julie how they were
doing financially. She said, “Ok.” But, I knew better. So, I did something about it.
8. I wrote a blog article asking the community to help out Keith’s family.
9. I posted the article on the day before Thanksgiving, which is also known as
Travel Day in America. People are traveling to see family. I expected a
tepid response.