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Arguably,
MySpace.com is the largest and most popular social gathering
spot on the internet. It's where people gather to share
ideas, to form friendships, and to discreetly market
themselves and their products or services.
MySpace.com has become so
popular that even musicians and other entertainers create
their own pages to attract more publicity. In fact, if you
have a message you want to get across, you'd be amiss to
overlook the power of MySpace.com.
Even though
blatant marketing isn't permitted on MySpace, there are
still ways you can make money from the networking you do and
the people you meet. The first step is to create a profile.
Some marketing experts advise
using your real name as your username, rather than creating
a fun, unique name, because your real name will help
establish your credibility.
Read
MySpace.com's terms and conditions to determine exactly what
you can and cannot do in terms of trying to drive traffic to
your Web site. To start making money with MySpace, consider
trying one or all of the following:
Find an abundance
of friends.
The more friends
you have on MySpace, the better. But, you don't want to just
add a bunch of friends then outright sell to them. It
doesn't work that way. Rather, you want to build friendly
relationships with those on your friend list. People are
much more likely to purchase from someone they trust
You can manually
find new friends, or you can purchase scripts that make the
process much easier.
Create a niche
MySpace page.
Build a Web site
around your niche. For example, if you sell pet products on
your Web site, build a MySpace page on pets. Include plenty
of useful content that you update regularly. Or, you can
simply use a page from your Web site and put it on your
MySpace page. With either option, you should be able to
drive people to your Web site from your
MySpace
page.
Sell your
services.
If you're a programmer or a Web designer, consider
programming scripts and designing templates specifically to
be used on MySpace.com. Because blatant marketing of
services is not allowed by MySpace, design your own Web site
and sell the scripts and templates from there.
Advertise your
product/services via bulletin boards.
Join the talk on MySpace bulletin boards, and pitch your
product in your signature line, including a link to your Web
site. Keep in mind, MySpace.com doesn't allow spam, so if
you appear to be spamming, you could find your account
deleted. Tread carefully.
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