How To Promote Your Business On MySpace In 7 Easy Steps

Internet business owners who are not on MySpace yet, are missing out on todays best free advertising available online.

Learn how to market your business on MySpace easily and effectively in this simple 7 step, how to beginners guide.

Open a MySpace account.

Follow this 7 step guide when writing your profile content (the text on your myspace page...)

1. Use Pictures... people love pictures. They also get to know you better when you use lots of them. You want people to feel comfortable with you and know that you are a real person, with interests and opinions and not just a small business owner trying to turn a buck. Adding pictures on MySpace is done by inserting an image url or it can be done by a third party application.

Try SlideShare.com and get a collection of pictures on your profile. Slideshare allows you to display multiple pictures in a slideshow fashion - as the name suggests.Customize the skin (look) of the display box to compliment your layout. More on layout later.....

2. Headline - simple....use one!! This is the big front headline to 'your story' and starts off the tone for your whole page...it is also a best position possible to plug your website address - remember we are marketing here. This is a top spot especially if you have a good domain name that speaks about your product, opportunity or you.

Use something like: "Hi, My Name is Shaye. The Internet Is My Playground And My Office. I Can Show You How to Have The Freedom To Do The Same. www. your domain goes here .com "

3. Use this phrasing in your "background" paragraph:

"I'm really known as the specialist (queen, king of, master of...) of red widgets. (or your niche...) For years now I have been creating and promoting red widgets to the industry....

Write something that speaks about your business and is going to present YOU as a leader to those reading your MySpace page. It is important to establish some positioning and posture with your site visitors but don't get arrogant. Be humble yet assertive with your choice of words.

4. Establish A BIG Problem: You were burned out... broke... unhappy... unfulfilled... frustrated... scared of...down and broke all the time......

Write from the heart and tell your story. Talk about those problems and the obstacles you faced. This step is the first of the "before & after" phase of your content, so focus on the before and write in the past tence.

Use emotional words here and really let us feel what your "before" was feeling like to you... people will connect and resonate with your situation...

5. Solve the Problem: "And all that changed when I..." Be just as emotional describing how finding the solution feels. Talk about your real life situation now and where you're going in the future. Talk about what you're accomplishing in life and with your business. Remember you are telling the "after" part of your story and people LOVE a happy ending. A happily ever after gives people hope... makes them think: "I can fix my situation too... I can do it..."

6. Call To Action: Give people direction with an action step of some kind. Invite them to grab your free newsletter, or visit your site and sign your guest book, whatever it is that will lead the person to where it will benefit your business and page foucs. Ask them to visit and check out your video... or get to your blog to find out how they can... Lead them. I think you understand the point...whatever it is that you want others to do or will lead them to the next step....Give calm but assertive direction. People love leaders...so choose your words well. Write with the mindset of a winner not a loser.

7. The "Take Away"... use Qualifiers... you don't want to attract just anybody...people who are not going to take action after reading a couple of criteria are not the people who are going to resond to your business or products, so don't let them waste your time. Use wording like....

"These days I only want to work with _______enter qualifying traits or skills... people who are not _______.... select some disqualifying traits and take YOU away from some people... Attracts even more good quality MySpace friends you will want to get to know you...

You KNOW WHAT YOU WANT... people respect that. They won't waste your time if you don't waste theirs.

HOT TIP – Thanks to Expert Hubpages Author, Bonnie Ramsey

Never send an email to someone on your friends list about your business unless they have specifically requested said email. Just like everywhere else online, you can be accused of spamming on MySpace and this can lead to your account being deleted so just don’t do it.

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How To Participate On MySpace Without Spamming

Use your profile, bulletins, comments, events and posts in the group forums to promote you and your business.

• Bulletin Tips – You can send messages about your business via this method. Perhaps there is a sale on that you want to mention or an upcoming conference you want to invite them to attend.
• You can also use bulletins as a safe way to send business offers to all your friends, however do not flood their bulletin board with duplicate notices that do not have a social value. Always remember that MySpace is a social site.

• Group Forum Posts – The type of group will dictate the right action you should take. If the group is a fan club of a celebrity you shouldn’t post ads about your business there. However, if the forum is business opportunity or advertising orientated, then feel free to promote away. Just don’t ad duplicate posts. For more tips on Forum marketing optimization and etiquette, refer to the Hubpage, How To Post To Forums For Marketing Success.

• Event Management – create an event and invite your friends to participate. The invitation allows your contacts to accept or decline participation. Your actions here will be dictated by your business and your own personal style.

• Comments Tips – Leave a comment of praise, or something that speaks about you or the person. Don’t just write “if you like this profile you’ll love mine visit ......... “ While these sorts of comments probably won’t get you deleted, I for one don’t appreciate blatant ad’s being left as comments and many other MySpace networkers feel the same. Promote on MySpace comments with a personal note at the top of your comments, and then end with a small promotion at the end is my recommendation.
• If the comments allow HTML, enter a snippet at the end that links to your blog, Hubpages hubs/profile, website, MySpace profile or lead capture page. I usually enter a RSS reader banner that promotes my blog, Hubpages or articles or a link to my capture page. An example of this image is below.

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Visit the MySpace profile of Simon Leung and register to receive his free e-book, "My Space Marketing Optimizer".

The book is probably for those who are capable and keen to learn more about setting up a MySpace profile for their business. Here is a list of the topics/tips covered in Simon's work.

Tip #1 – Display Name Optimization

Tip #2 – MySpace URL Optimization

Tip #3 – Layout Optimization

Tip #3 – Blog Post Optimization

Tip #4 – Website Promotion Optimization

Tip #5 – Photos Optimization

Tip #6 – Audio and Video Optimization

Tip #7 – Comment Optimization

Tip #8 – Top Friends Optimization

Tip #9 – List Building Optimization

Tip #10 – Promotion Optimization