The Art of Virality: Lessons from Social Media Success

Today’s guest is Tommy Clark, creator of the Social Files newsletter, founder of Compound Content Studio, and a B2B social media expert. He started making content for his nutrition coaching business while still a college student, in 2018 — he never set out to build a career in content. Five years later, he has an agency on track to make over $1 million this year.

00:00 Intro

01:20 Accidentally starting a marketing agency

03:30 Building a team and hiring for content creation

06:17 Growing the newsletter Social Files

13:04 The devolution of Twitter - LinkedIn #1 now?

15:36 How to craft the perfect viral post

20:23 The relationship between the business and personal brand

23:41 Monetizing a creator led business

27:21 What makes someone good/bad at marketing?

29:27 Starting with content creation and rules for posting

39:19 Finding content ideas for viral posts

41:10 Uploading to YouTube but not being a YouTuber

43:55 How you can grow your online brand

Intro music produced by J. and Doug Organ