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Welcome!

Long time no see, it’s René.

I just launched my new digital product Social Media Growth Hacking Playbook!

I’ve been working on it for the past few months and it’s 10+ years of social media experience that will show you:

• How I went from 0 to millions of followers

• 44 marketing tricks that made me $250K+

• How I got 500M+ organic views on social media

• Specific tricks with real examples (no general BS advice)

If you wanna master social media marketing, this guide is definitely for you.

If you’re only interested in AI, let’s check out the news and the breakdown of how to go viral in 2026 below! 👇️ 

📰 Important News

• 🚀 SocialMediaToday predicts that in 2026 brands will focus even more on AI, micro-influencers and short videos.

• 🤝 TikTok partners with online-safety organisations to strengthen the fight against extremism on its platform.

• 🔁 Report finds most marketers plan to use AI tools, influencer collaborations and UGC as core parts of their 2026 strategy.

• 📸 Google unveils “Nano Banana Pro,” an advanced AI tool for generating and editing high-res images and infographics — a big boost for creators and marketers.

• 🌱 Industry analysis shows that in 2026 social-media algorithms will rely heavily on AI, making short video + AI-optimized content the most effective for reach and engagement.

• 📈 Studies report that generative-AI tools for content creation are enabling faster production and increased engagement — signalling a shift in how creators and brands operate.

• ICYMI 👇️ BooSend launched ManyChat alternative with lower fees, option to add more IG accounts and AI agents to handle your conversations

How to Go Viral in 2026

One viral post can completely change your life. It happened to me.

I was making a living as a content creator with under 100K following, but when I went MEGA viral (30M+ views in 1 month) in early 2025, my earnings jumped 2x and 3x quick.

Why Going Viral Actually Matters

Here's what one viral post/video/thread can do:

→ 10K, 20K or 100K new followers who didn't know you existed yesterday
→ Inbound opportunities you'd spend months chasing otherwise
→ Social proof that makes people take you seriously
→ Authority in your niche overnight

I've seen people land $20K clients from one viral thread. Get podcast invitations. Build entire businesses off the momentum of a single post.

The catch? Most people have no idea how to make it happen consistently.

They post, pray, and wonder why nothing hits.

5 Strategies That Actually Work in 2025

1. Steal Proven Structures (Don't Reinvent the Wheel)

Original content is overrated. Viral content follows patterns.

Find threads in your niche that got millions of views. Study the structure. Recreate it with your own angle.

The framework did the heavy lifting. You just need to execute.

For example, this guy literally copied all my viral video formats and jumped from 0 to almost 300K followers in just a few months!👇️ 

2. Hook in 3 Seconds or Die

Nobody reads past the first line unless you earn it. Sometimes I realize I made a bad video hook after going live and regretting not working on it more.

Bad hook: "Here are some tips for productivity..."
Viral hook: "I wasted 3 years being 'busy' instead of productive. Here's what actually works:"

Lead with curiosity, controversy, or a bold claim. Everything else is noise.

Focus on the hook more. That’s my goal for 2026.

3. Use Meme Comments to Hijack Viral Posts

This is the fastest engagement hack nobody talks about.

Find posts with 100K+ views in your niche (posted max 24 hours earlier). Drop a perfectly-timed meme comment in the first 100 comments.

Result: 1k, 2k or 5k likes, thousands of profile visits, hundreds of followers.

You're not creating content. You're strategically placing yourself where attention already exists.

This is literally why I built the viral meme library inside ViralSky so you don't have to hunt for memes that work.

Just copy-paste them and watch the likes roll in. You can also recreate those memes with AI inside ViralSky if you want to look more authentic.

4. Ride the 48-Hour Wave (Not Trends)

Everyone says "jump on trends early" but that's garbage advice.

By the time you see a trend, it's already saturated.

Here's what actually works:

Find posts in your niche that blew up in the last 24-48 hours. Not weeks ago. Not months ago. Yesterday.

Then create your own take on that exact topic while it's still hot.

Why this works: The algorithm is already pushing that topic. People are already searching for it. You're not creating demand—you're feeding existing demand.

Example: Someone's thread about "AI replacing jobs" gets 500K views on Monday. You post your version Tuesday morning with a different angle. The algorithm sees engagement on that topic and pushes yours too.

You're surfing the wave, not trying to create it.

The viral image recreator in ViralSky will be available soon and you will instantly recreate any viral visual you see while it's still getting traction.

Speed = everything.

5. Template Everything

Stop starting from scratch every time.

I've written threads that got 100M+ views. The secret?

I use the same structures over and over.

Example template:
"I [negative outcome] for [timeframe]. Here's what I learned:" Then drop 5-10 lessons.

Or “RIP xyz”. Here are 10 better alternatives.

This works for business advice, personal stories, how-to guides, literally everything.

All my million-view templates are inside ViralSky if you want the exact structures I use.

No guessing required. Just copy paste them. Plans start at only $5.

The Bottom Line

Going viral in 2025 isn't luck. It's not talent.

It's knowing what works and doing it consistently.

You can spend the next year experimenting and hoping something hits...

Or you can copy what's already proven. Your call.

If you want the shortcut: ViralSky gives you the meme comments library, thread templates, and AI thread generator to go viral constantly. Check it out here.

Now go make something blow up.

BONUS: Get a yearly plan and you’ll be on an onboarding call (optional) with me.

Happy Black Friday,

René