First Steps in Promoting Your Business on MySpace

By Alison Rothwell

MySpace is a very popular social networking site and at the moment has over one hundred million members! MySpace, like lots of other social networking websites it lets you design your own profile, which acts as your own web page.

Once your page has been created, you can invite others to become a member of your network and visa versa. In addition to creating a usual profile with your personal information, you can also include photos, videos, and music clips. Also MySpace is completely free to use.

MySpace has literally taken the world by storm. This is because, in what seemed like no time at all, MySpace has grown to become one of the most popular social media websites in all of cyberspace. Particularly popular with music lovers. many bands have developed a following and released music videos through Myspace.

Recent studies have indicated over 50% of the users at MySpace are over the age of 30, so it's no longer just a place for teens to share pictures and chat about the latest music!

Small businesses in particular are now using MySpace to enlarge their customer network and increase traffic to their websites. A Myspace profile should be a key part of your social media marketing strategy.

The first step in joining this popular online social network is to sign up for an account. This can be done in a matter of minutes and is easy to do. Although you can look at a number of different MySpace pages without being registered, you can't interact fully without your own account.

Your Online Profile

Once you join MySpace, you can create your own profile page. Don't settle for the ordinary profile page you are first presented with!

You need to change this profile right away so it looks different and complements your business image. Use the profile editor to change the colours, add background images and photos, and fill in your bio information. Then add plenty of good content, including photos and links to your other sites.

To help the beginner, MySpace has a fairly large collection of templates available to spruce up profiles. These templates not only have an impact on the background of your profile page, but the text fonts as well. In addition to using the pre-designed templates, you can also create your own, especially if you have basic knowledge of HTML. You can also buy custom layout profiles or hire a professional designer to make you something really unique if you wanted. Try googling for "myspace templates" to get an idea of what you can do.

Don't forget the MySpace profile is an extension of you in this online community so you want it give a good reason why people would want to know you. Get across your personality and don't just post loads of spam or business discussions; remember surfers visit MySpace to meet other people so if you appear to be a fake on your page then you won't get on with this site.

You can (and should!) even post an auto responder form right on your profile page and offer visitors a free gift for joining your newsletter!

After after creating your own MySpace profile it's easy to search for others. You can search for others with a huge range of different keyword phrases. If you are looking for a local person, you can search for your town. If you are searching for a person who shares your interest in soccer, you can look for sports fans. If you find the MySpace page of someone who you'd like to make friends with, you can invite them to be added to your network. In addition to inviting others to join your network, there is every chance that you will be asked to join others this is the biggest benefit of being on MySpace. - 32606

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