WHAT ARE YOUTUBE AND MYSPACE?

 1 WHAT ARE YOUTUBE AND MYSPACE?

You may have heard of these two, very unique types of websites. They do what many other social networking websites do: they help people to connect with each other.

With that thought in mind, keep in mind that as an Internet marketer, part of your job is to locate those who will buy from you, regardless of what they are buying.

You need to be socially network with people available on every front to get the amount of traffic to your blog or people to your website to make your profit goals.

YouTube and MySpace are two locations you can and should make part of your promotion methods. When you do so, you will end up finding a variety of unique opportunities presenting themselves.

Plus, these two websites are free to use, which means you are getting potential consumers without having to pay sizably for them.

YOUTUBE YouTube is a website where anyone who registers for the website is able to post videos. These videos can be anything from simple, home made films to full length marketing promotion. What makes YouTube unique is that you can use it for virtually any message you may have. Teens use it to make fun videos while some of today's top business owners are using it to help educate people on products and services offered.

The key to using YouTube is to work to develop a strong following of people who want to see what you have to say. Like many of the other websites offering social networking, the only successful YouTube users are those that have the ability to create a strong following that is interested in learning more about what they have to say and offer

. Do this, and any message you have can easily be displayed here. With YouTube, the draw is video. Use video in even the simplest of forms to get your message out.

MYSPACE MySpace is a bit different. It too is an online social networking website where individuals can come and talk and learn about each other.

This is an interactive network where people come to meet others. You friend each other, reading about others and sharing thoughts, ideas and information. Photos are often used to help individuals to communicate with each other and music, videos and every other type of media can be used at MySpace.

MySpace was once one of the social networking websites that were specifically popular amount teens. After all, teens used it to communicate and interact with each other. Over time, though, more people started using it.

So many people have used it that it is now one of the best tools for social networking available today. With millions of visitors a month, there is little doubt that MySpace should be a location you frequent often. Here, you have people from around the world coming to learn something or to find someone to get to know, to read about, and even to work with. It is an ideal location for an Internet marketer because of the leverage it offers.

GETTING STARTED Before going any further, you will need to set up shop at both YouTube and MySpace. You do not necessarily need to have any information or content to put up at this point, but you do need to have an account set up. T

he process is simple. Sign up for YouTube at www.Youtube.com. The website makes setting up easy enough to do and there is no charge for doing so. Do the same at MySpace, at www.Myspace.com.

Once you have opened an account there, you may want to spend some time looking around, prior to actually getting started with filling it in. Both of the websites offer search tools. Look at some of the other Internet marketers online.

Consider what they are doing and how it is working for them. Keep in mind that not everyone that signs up for these services really know what they should do with them to make the profitable. Still, it is good to see the information already up there. USING YOUTUBE FOR MARKETING YouTube is a fun website and easily pull you in with it.

There is plenty to get here and there is really very little to stop you from making a sizable amount of money just using this Web 2.0 marketing tool. Now that you have an account set up, you may want to know what you can do with it.

The good news is that there is a great amount you will do with it to get the promotion you need. Here are some steps to follow to help you to launch your YouTube promotion methods successfully. #1: SIGN UP USING THE RIGHT ACCOUNT NAME

This will stay with you for some time and since people usually go to YouTube and type in the name of the individual they are looking for, you want the name to be something that is actually memorable or in some other way relates well to your business.

Your name will become the handle that others use to find you, remember you and come back to you. Choose it wisely

. #2 YOUR PROFILE IS STOP ONE

This part of your set up is quite important. But, it is also where many make mistakes. The fact is, the first thing people will do when they see you is click on your profile to find out who you are and why they should care who you are.

The process involves some pretty simple steps. Keep a few things in mind through the process.  Be sure your profile is NOT selling you.

This is not the place to sell to your readers, but rather to tell them why they should be buying from you.  Do inform those that read your profile of who you are.

What is it that you are offering and what is it that you want them to do? For example, do you want them to visit your blog or website? Be sure to include this information in a formal, polite way. 

Be honest and don't be too wordy. People only take a few seconds to read a profile. If it takes longer than that to get the message, they will likely move on without thinking twice about you.

  Keep it professional but personable. You want to be sure that people get the message about your business, not about your dog and your son's soccer team. You can always create another account that is for personal use if you wish to

. #3: GET A CAMERA

There are some great products on the market to enable you to do this. A cheaper camera is fine, so long as you know how to use it. You can purchase a used camera or even use a web cam that may already be installed on your laptop.

A good inexpensive product is the Flip Cam which is readily available and under $150. Learn how to use it. That is the most important consideration. #4: DO AN INTRODUCTION VIDEO The introduction video has several benefits for you. First, it allows you to determine how the process works, both using your camera and using YouTube. It is an ideal choice since it also allows you to introduce yourself online.

There is no reason to be shy about it, but you should invest some time in making this video high quality. Ask yourself, "If I was watching this video, would I really want to visit this guy's blog?" If not, it may need some polishing. Keep some points in mind here: 

Use this first video as merely an introduction to who you are.  Let others in on what you do. Are you a blogger? Are you an Internet guru?  Introduce your business, if you have one.  Don't sell your business here. Instead, keep it all about you.  Make it exciting and unique. That is what people are looking for in those they find on YouTube. 

Keep the video under 5 minutes in length. As often as possible, do this. People are not willing to invest much more of their time in the process than this. This introduction video gets uploaded right onto the YouTube website. It is actually a very easy process that does not require any HTML experience. Once uploaded, watch it to ensure it is working properly. #5: KEEP GOING WITH VIDEOS Every video has the goal of giving the viewer something interesting to learn.