MySpace is probably the most controversial social networking site in existence. Having a reputation for everything from advertising Russian mail order brides to being the premiere way for pedophiles to stalk children, Myspace has gone from bad to worse.

Myspace is every teenage-girl’s father’s worst nightmare. The site is full of pictures of barely adolescent girls in tiny skirts and tons of make-up in provocative poses. Many news stations have reported on how these girl become targets for internet predators.

On the tamer side of things, Myspace is know as spammy and full of people who only want thousands of people on their “friends” list. Even after the revised MySpace layout the user-interface is covered in (often nonsensical) advertisement.

But the real question we want to get down to is are there really any opportunities for businesses on MySpace? The answer is yes, if you are willing to wade through the masses of silly profiles and find a few serious people it is possible.

The key is to create a profile that stands out a little and then get involved in forums, groups and other ways to interact with MySpace’s massive user-base. Just creating a static profile and never touching it won’t bring you customers. MySpace especially will take some invested time. Be aware that if you are an MLM or trying to find subscribers there are millions of others doing the exact same thing and the best clients will ignore you. Start by finding people you know in real life and build that base for your profile. Put event invitiations on your account and keep people updated with little blog entries. Despite my general despise for MySpace as a business (go read up on their history sometime) it is overall a better tool for businesses than Facebook: why? It is more generally accepted. On Facebook no one wants to get sold, but on MySpace it happens everyday.

Check out a few of your favorite musicians, most of them have a profile and keep it updated, these are good examples on how to make MySpace work in your business. Just remember, MySpace is a time investment so be prepared to put effort into it before really becomes your space.

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