Promoting your music via Myspace

For a long time now it has been known that Myspace is a good tool for music artists to promote their bands/themselves as a means to reach more fans. Many people start off on Myspace and grow from the fan base that they create from there. A man named Bob Baker wrote a book on how artists can use Myspace to their full potential. Here are some of his ideas
(go to this page for the full information
http://www.bob-baker.com/af/7myspc.html):



"Attract more fans, sell more music, bring more people to your shows — I guarantee it!" – Bob Baker

With more than 185 million registered users and hundreds of thousands of music acts setting up free profiles on the site, MySpace.com has become a godsend for countless independent artists.
I spent several months researching MySpace and uncovering how the most successful acts use it to reach thousands of fans, make connections, and advance their music careers.
I searched far and wide for useful how-to information on MySpace music marketing ... and couldn't find any. So I decided to publish it myself. Therefore, to help you reach thousands of new fans and make valuable music biz contacts on MySpace (especially if you are just getting started with the site) ... I have published a 132-page, first-ever, one-of-a-kind book called ...

Here's a quick look at some of the Contents:

MySpace: The Big Picture

• What "social networking" is and how it can help you market your music to the masses.
• What successful indie acts like Relient K, My Chemical Romance, Tila Tequila, DJ Heavygrinder, and Hawthorne Heights (as well as major acts like Madonna, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Black Eyed Peas, and Death Cab for Cutie) know that you don't.

How to Set Up a Killer MySpace Profile

• What most bands do wrong with their profile headline
• Insider tips on fine-tuning your MySpace profile for maximum punch
• How to use the "Influences" and "Sounds Like" sections to reach your ideal raving fans
• The one thing you must do with your song files

• An awesome song sample trick hardly anyone is doing
• What you really should and shouldn’t do with your default photo
• How to maximize your Profile Settings
• Special resources to help you spice up your profile's look and feel (with an important word of warning)

Using MySpace to Turbo-Charge Your Indie Music Career

• The 7 types of "Friends" you need to make on MySpace
• How the most successful bands build huge and loyal friend lists
• Four ways to uncover your ideal MySpace friends and music business contacts
• Top tips for sending and receiving friend requests
• The "Smart Way" and the "Dumb Way" to leave comments
• Three things you need to know about sending and receiving MySpace messages

• Why you need to post Bulletins and add your Upcoming Shows to the calendar — and how to do it effectively
• Advice on posting killer content to your blog and joining MySpace groups
• Why you should create your own MySpace group to attract fans like magnets
• The best ideas on working the Forums and posting in the free Classifieds section
• More hot tips on uploading your videos, scouring the MySpace Music Directory, and using Music Search