Create an awesome infographic with the help of these tips. Check out the 27+ Secrets about creating a Viral Infographic at a glance.

1. 27+(Secrets)
on How To Create
an Awesome Viral
Infographic
It's Good To Be Original11 It’s good to
be original
Include
More Visuals
and Less Info
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Make it Big, Not Gigantic.3
Pack a Punch
with the
Headline
4
Use your own imagination and
research, to design your infographic
so that it sets a benchmark for
yourself or your organization.
Impress your audience with
minimum text and maximum visuals,
and include relevant and important
text in the form of pointers.
You need to be smart about what to include, and what to
exclude in your infographic, and design it accordingly.
A killer headline which gets
the audience’s attention and
compels them to open your
infographic immediately is
absolutely necessary.
INFOGRAPHIC TIMES
BREAKING!!!
INFORMATION
NEW!!!
Only Target
Relevant/
Popular Topics
TRENDING NOW
#TALKINGCAT
#PIZZAAAAAA
#BUZZWORDS
#CATVIDEOS
Make sure you only choose topics
which are popular among the masses,
so that your infographic gets noticed
by the right people.
JUST RIGHT
TOO BIG!
TELL A
STORY
Share your experiences or
results in the form of an
infographic, by visually
representing them in the
form of appealing stories.
5
Maintain a visual
and cognitive flow
Maintain a hierarchy of text and a logical
flow of your visuals, so that readers can go
from one point to another seamlessly.
6
Don't Forget
to create an
Outreach plan
7
Create a viable outreach plan
which includes sending
personalized emails, and
sharing it on related Facebook
groups, among other things.
Think outside
the box
Your infographic needs to be
extremely unique, and must
contain new and more
information than other
infographics of similar topics.
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12 Keep No Room
For Errors
Check for errors in spellings,
grammar, design, colour,
font, facts, statistics, etc, and
only move ahead after the
infographic is error-free.
15 Add your
company’s LOGO
16 Stick to one
style throughout
18 Choose a Readable
Font Type and Size
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14 Highlight/Focus
On the Important Bit
Anything you want your audience to notice and
appreciate most, should be given a special visual
appeal so that it stands out.
19 Divide the
Infographic in
Sections/Parts
20 include a section
for sources
COMPANY LOGO
sources
Make Sure Your
Design Complements
the Tone of
Your Content
Generate a Strong
Emotion Through
the Infographic
Show Data in the
Form of Graphs
and Charts
Provide a Call-
To-Action Button
Release a Social
Media Copy Along
with a Press
Release
Submit Your
Infographic to
Infographic-Specific
Directories
Make the Infographic
Interactive
PROMOTE IT ON
SOCIAL MEDIA
Share it extensively on your social
channels and add social sharing
icons under the infographic, so
that others can do the same.
Put extra emphasis on the design
elements, and include keywords into the
accompanying text to create an
SEO-friendly infographic.
23 Take care
of SEO
22
make use of available tools
Design your infographic with the help of free tools like Visual.ly,
Canva, Pictochart, Easel.ly, etc.
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9 Get your
facts right!
Double check everything
from independent
resources and make sure
you only gather data from
reliable places.
Create a Wireframe of
Your Infographic
Use a wireframe to devise
a visual plan for your
infographic and decide the
position and length of your
text and graphics.
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11 Don't Forget
to Research
About Your
Target Audience
Research around what your target audience
likes and then plan your infographic around
those topics to make sure it gets appreciated.
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Disclaimer:
Sources:
- https://blog.kissmetrics.com/infographic-warning-signs/
- https://blog.kissmetrics.com/12-infographic-tips/
- http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/229818
- https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/the-dos-and-donts-of-infographic-design/
- http://blog.supertasker.com/benefits-using-infographics-content-marketing-strategy/?utm_source=PCN&utm_campaign=3772&utm_
medium=email&utm_content=USD&ref=email
- https://www.quicksprout.com/2012/06/11/5-ways-to-get-your-infographic-to-go-viral/
- http://piktochart.com/blog/secrets-design-viral-infographics/
- http://digitalmarketingphilippines.com/10-reasons-why-infographics-is-useful-for-your-seo-and-digital-campaign/
- http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/effectiveness-infographics
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