So you registered for a MySpace profile, Great. You probably think people are just
waiting to find your page and send you a friend request off the bat. Wrong.
You need to tune into your given audiences Visual likes and stay away from the dislikes.
E.G. MySpace layouts, Comment sizes, Profile Images...etc
below are some Tips to keep your professional Image as an artist on MySpace, Remember
Visual Attraction is very important, it is the first step in attracting new fans
and friends on MySpace. The second step is your audio material. Take a look at all
our guides for the Ultimate MySpace Promotion!
1 This is by far the most important! Keep Your MySpace Profile Page at a 1024x768 Resolution Minimum. Or better yet use a cascading style sheet (.css) to change the visualization of your profile depending on the users current screen resolution.
2 To attract more traffic to your MySpace profile. Use a high resolution Professional photo as your Default picture on MySpace. Use Pictures from Press Kits, Magazine Covers, Etc... DON'T use Logos, Cell Phone camera shots, Other artists images.. As this could degrade your listener’s visual experience. Remember Image is EVERYTHING.
3 Keep all the images on your MySpace profile. To a certain resolution. do not let the images stretch your table sizes. 400px Width is the most commonly used for layout images. Have you seen those profiles that have a scrollbar on the bottom of the page? Not so pleasant.
4 Viewers turn into listeners after they have been exposed to your profile. Listeners convert into Fans or Friends. Fans convert into Sales. Now if you understand this proven step by step insiders view. You should expose your profile to as many potential Fans as possible. Sending Profile Comments is the best method of doing so. You have the potential of posting whatever you want to all of your MySpace friends, making sure you stand by all the spamming laws.
5 If you Post HTML comments to your MySpace Friends. Make sure whatever your posting is under 600 Pixels in width. We Recommend a 400px Width. Nobody likes getting big annoying comments on their profile. And most users even block them. and even worse might Flag you as a Spammer to MySpace, if your receive a certain number of flag posts, myspace will delete your profile, and its very time consuming to TRY to get it back, that’s if you can convince myspace you weren't spamming in the first place. Basically just stay away from huge html comments you would attract more negative attention then positive.
6 Messages, sending messages is very vital to your myspace network. If you don't respond to yours fans they will turn away simple as that. You are not Michael Jackson, or Britney spears, people see indie artists as more down to earth and they feel there contact and support are beneficiary for both. They get to brag to their friends "Hey guess who I was talking to the other day! Iceman!! Yea he’s so cool he said he has that ice!" and you get a FREE word of mouth advertiser that just wont stop brining in more fans. You get the idea......Get on your messaging grind.
7 Picture Comments. Artists usually turn their head when it comes to picture comments. They've found There friends, Plays, Views, barely getting comments.. As a daily Norm by now. But picture comments are barely rolling in. You need to understand that most users will only post picture comments if they receive one back, or the other way around. What you can do as an artist and further expose your profile, simply post picture comments to your fans. It won’t kill you. in fact most of your generated traffic might come from the picture comments. Users on MySpace look at pictures on a daily basis. People who are friends with the user you have posted a pic comment to are more likely to view your page and listen to your music. Multiply that by the number of picture comments you send with the number of possible friends the user might have. Its not rocket science.
There you go! Using these Myspace tips will further advance visual attraction to your profile.
Make sure to stack up on plays to even things out!