I need to know the list of good and ethical strategy in viral marketing, i want to get genuine traffic through viral marketing anybody can help and give a list of strategies to generate more traffic in ethical way.

I've added some information on affiliate marketing in that forum to return the favor of educating me here.

What kind of viral marketing? For what purpose? Aimed at what target?

Viral marketing is no different than any other kind of marketing except that you are hoping that the concept will take off on it's own and be spread through the word of others. But the building of a viral campaign isn't really all that different than any other promotional effort.

At the core of any viral campaign is a solid product/service/concept that is worthy (in the market's mind) of being passed on and shared. If that piece is missing than all the buzz in the world isn't going to make it spread virally.

The actual strategies are going to depend on the target market and how they interact with the product and how they interact with their peers...ie a group of 14 year olds is likely going to spread through youtube then they are through twitter (at least that is true when I write this...six months from now that may be a different story).

You have to know who the early adapters and influencers in your target market are before you choose the tools.

There is no one size fits all solution or a checklist that will work for all things in all circumstances.

I would say that first of all you have to have something that people really WANT to talk about and share. It's hard to know exactly what will go viral and some of the most popular things were quite unexpected. I think the best and easiest way is probably to partner with others who like what you have and want to share it with their contacts.

From my experience, Facebook pages and groups are great methods of viral marketing. When you join a group or page, it automatically shows up on your Facebook Personal Profile and in your friends' news feed. Others will join these groups and pages, if it is a topic of area that interests them.

Thanks, that is very useful advice.

This thread reminds me of the video clip "Bridezilla." Remember the YouTube video of a supposed enraged bride-to-be who threw a tantrum and cut her hair?

I didn't think that was such a great idea for the actress who did it... Till I heard that Norman Jewison said that he'd hire her, based on the clip.