🚀 This Week's Hacks: The end? Or the start of 10M views 👀

#1. 1M followers by re-sharing their content

Consider this: 59% of people trust UGC as authentic, and it can be 6x more effective at influencing purchase decisions. So embed user-generated content (UGC) on your product pages to build user trust and boost conversions - and drive more followers to your socials.

Article grew its Instagram following to 1M by showcasing customer photos on product pages, providing inspiration and validating their products' appeal in real homes.

Source: Article

#2: Network your way to legitimacy

Growing your social media audience from scratch? Remember, social proof matters. People hesitate to follow a page with a few followers.

The solution: actively network to boost those numbers.

On LinkedIn, use automation tools like WeConnect or Lemlist to send 20-30 daily connection requests to potential followers who share something in common with you – think alumni or locals."

Source: Neal O'Grady

#3. The right way to end a Short so it earns 10M+ views

Wanna go viral on YouTube Shorts? Take a leaf out of Jenny Hoyos' playbook. With over 1 billion total views, she’s cracked the code by reverse engineering the structure of viral Shorts.

Here's one insight she landed on: end on a high note.

Example:

In this video from her interview, Hoyos closes the loop of a viral Short with a surprise twist (the gift breaks!). Then she wraps it up with a light-hearted, funny exchange with Mom.

Source: Creator Science

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