Makin’ the Most of Myspace PART 2: THREE ESSENTIAL RULES
This is the second installment of our three part series about myspace promotions. Last month we filled you in on some of the most common mistakes made by people new to the whole Myspace scene. This month we are back at it with a list of additional tips to help you create a powerful buzz both online and offline utilizing the power of Myspace. Just remember Myspace is only what you make it.
1) Don’t Be Stingy.
2) Play Nice!
I know all you artists out there have dreams of one day making it big, playing sold out shows and going on to sell millions of albums. So when uploading your music onto myspace it may seem almost counter productive to let people just download your music for FREE. Well, here’s a little reality check for you. If you are lucky enough to have someone come to your page and like what they hear enough to want to download it so they can listen to it latter in their cars, on their I-pods, or with their friends, why would you stop them. Myspace is a great promotional vehicle for musicians but don’t restrict your music from spreading beyond that glowing screen of somebody’s computer. If you find someone who appreciates your music appreciate them. Besides its a lot easier to allow people to download your music for free than it is to print up tons of promotional copies to end up on the parking lot of the club.
Myspace is a social networking website. If you want to promote your modeling , music, or whatever it is that you do then you are going to have to do 2 things; network and be social. If you are like the millions of people who signed up for a myspace account expecting to become famous overnight, only to abandon it two weeks latter because it failed to meet your expectations of instant promotional success, you might want to re-evalute the situation. There is nothing magical about Myspace. Its just like any any other form of promotion. It is far more effective when properly planned and executed. You wouldn’t create a television commercial, run it once and then sit back waiting for customers to come flooding into your store. Well Myspace is no different the people that you see with all those friends and ridiculous number of plays actively promote their profiles. The advantage that Myspace has over other mass media advertising vehicles is the fact that
its interactive and it s Free. Make sure you remember this.
3) My Friends List is bigger Than Yours! If you from the hood you will appreciate this bit of logic. What good does it do you to hang out with a bunch of people who wouldn’t help you in a fight. Remember that when you are on Myspace. How many friends you have doesn’t matter nearly as much as the quality of the people on your friends list. You are better off building a strong relationship with 200 people who periodically check your profiles for updates, add you to there top 8, and let other people know about you than adding any and everybody who will accept your friend request. True its great to have a lot of friends because when you post a bulletin all of them will receive it. But what good does it do if none of them will read it. Please, Don’t be a “Myspace Whore”… LOL.