| Although teenagers make up a large part of the | | | | are sure to take the time to at least open your |
| MySpace community, don't be fooled by those | | | | message and read its contents. |
| numbers. MySpace also has a huge adult following and | | | | The trick to getting your network's attention when |
| its membership go beyond the borders of United | | | | using your bulletin is to choose a powerful one-liner as |
| States, spanning different races, languages, and | | | | your subject. Your subject line must immediately |
| continents. If you're in the hunt for the ideal niche for | | | | identify itself as a genuine message and not at all |
| your online business, MySpace is not a bad place to | | | | SPAM, let your network know the main topic of your |
| start. | | | | bulletin, and what they can get out of it. Do you think it's |
| Quick Ways to Find the Ideal Niche in MySpace | | | | a tall order? Maybe, but that's the price you have to |
| If you don't have an account in MySpace, just register | | | | pay. |
| for one. It's free and all you'll need is a valid email | | | | You can, of course, also send people in your network |
| address. | | | | personal messages but this can be quite |
| Set Up Your Account | | | | time-consuming and it again places you at risk of being |
| Upload a photo and fill out your profile page. If you | | | | identified by MySpace as a spammer. |
| have the time and skill, consider designing your | | | | Another way to communicate with your network is by |
| MySpace page as well. But if you have neither, there | | | | posting a question on your profile page. Lastly, you can |
| are numerous websites offering free layouts for | | | | also upload applications to your MySpace page and |
| MySpace users. Doing all these will help establish your | | | | use them as a vehicle to speak with your network. |
| credibility in the MySpace community. If other people | | | | Browse through Groups |
| browse your page and see it glaringly empty, they | | | | MySpace allows members to form communities of |
| might have the wrong ideas about you and that's | | | | their own called groups. You should check out the |
| worth more hassle than you need. | | | | group categories available in the website and see |
| Build Your Network | | | | which of the groups are most active. Among the most |
| Start adding up friends. Don't add randomly, however, | | | | active, consider which of them would likely be a good |
| or MySpace might misidentify you as a spammer and | | | | niche market for your online business. |
| suspend or even revoke your account. Add the | | | | If you have several candidates already, try joining each |
| people you know first then after a while, start adding | | | | and every one of them. Pay attention to their |
| their friends. There are also websites which feature | | | | discussions, participate if you can and maybe initiate |
| lists of MySpace members wishing to expand their | | | | your own discussion. By interacting with them directly, |
| network. If you place your name on the list, you're | | | | you'll have a better idea whether the group represents |
| indicating your wish for an expanded network and | | | | a perfect niche marketing opportunity for you. |
| other people will start adding you up. | | | | The Most... |
| As your network grows, so does the opportunity of | | | | In MySpace, you can find out which profile has |
| finding the ideal niche. You can use your network for | | | | received the greatest numbers of views. There are |
| market research. They can provide valuable | | | | numerous other statistics that can help you find out |
| information that will help you determine which niche is | | | | which profiles generate the greatest buzz. You should |
| most viable for your business. You can communicate | | | | visit each and every one of them, too, and try to find |
| with them in various ways: | | | | out what makes them so popular with which age |
| Bulletin marketing allows you to post messages on the | | | | group or market. |
| bulletin board for your network. Everyone who's in | | | | Ultimately, you'll realize that everything boils down to |
| your network will be immediately able to view your | | | | interaction. Spend as much time as you can on |
| message. As it's quite easy to abuse the features of | | | | MySpace, understanding how its features work and |
| bulletin posting, a lot of members no longer view the | | | | communicating with other account users and you'll |
| messages posted here. Of course, if you can make | | | | soon discover the perfect niche for your business. |
| your message stand out, members of your network | | | | |