I use my profile on Myspace to promote my business that I have. My main profile features a slide show of various pictures of my family and myself. These are just some random home shots with captions of who everyone is. I have some graphics up on my profile that are fun and entertaining. I have even placed a radio feature on my profile that has about four songs loaded on it. This is my personal area on the internet and I use it in conjunction to promote my business. The informal layout and personal feel of my profile has driven a large amount of traffic to my website. As you can see you are getting personal with those that are visiting your profile, while at the same time you have made mention of your website and have placed a very obvious link on your profile to your website. You are not pushing your business by speaking only of the business and the link is your soft sale if they are interested.
Joining Groups Most social networking sites have a group section that you can find groups with your interests to join. The groups usually have the members main profile picture and name displayed for all group members to see as well as a forum area for all group members to discuss things relevant to the group. This is a great way to put your profile to work for you and start sending traffic to your website. The part that most people fail to realize when using groups to market their websites is to not spam the group forums. So many people join up with a 14
