How I managed to get over 1000 friends on Myspace in about a month.

Ok, I wanted to speak a bit about my experience with Myspace. I happened to sign up MONTHS ago for it, after someone said people were making money. Well, I created a basic profile but didn't do anything with it. Well, in EDC training I managed to get some basics on how Myspace works and went to work. I came up with some things I learned on my own, and some basic rules. In the process, I managed to get over 1,000 friends in about a month or so of actually trying to be active on here. Note, I did NOT use a robot friend adder. I actually tried one early, but it proved too much of a headache. This was done organically. Anyhow, that being said, here is what I did:
1. I worked on my profile to make it look interesting to people. I have multiple music videos on there, of songs I like that have a message. My favorites in the video section is diverse and show a bunch. I have some risque songs in there that I like. They are NOT on my front though.
2. I would then search out things I was interested in, and people and profiles involved with them and request they be friends. I also looked for people and profiles that would add just about anyone who wanted. Think here politicians. A great way to get friends is to do friend requests with individuals running for president (I requested friends with everyone but Hillary). Companies and business that want to market also count (I had True on there for awhile, and also The Roaming Knome is still on there). Fictional characters from TV shows also count. I have a bunch of characters from Heroes on, and I like the show.
3. After you get accepted as a friend, either individuals who want to add you, or individuals who you added, you then post a thank you for the add message on their profile. This is proper etiquette, polite, and also is advertising. And ONLY put a nice thank you there. Do NOT put advertising in it. AT MOST you can do a one liner. What you want to do is extend your network, not sell your business opportunities. Your profile can do that, but don't overdo it. When you start to approach 1000 friends, it gets cumbersome, but still worth it. Just limit the times of day you get on. Also, like the thank you, send out Happy Birthdays to people, no matter how small, when it is their birthday. The object is proper exposure.
4. Sign up for all groups that interest you, particularly in areas of people who may buy from your business.
5. I make sure my top 24 list is organized by category on each row and filled with people of interest who say success. I have ONE personal friend on there, Dave. Everything else relates to the image I am carrying out. The top 24 list is a key part of your branding. Who you have on it says a LOT about you. For example, unless you have some quirky reason to keep Tom on there, don't have him in your top 24. He likes to jump on there. There is no reason to remove him from your friend list either, but he doesn't belong in your top friend list. I have Tek Jansen on there for Colbert, because it says sci-fi.
6. Early on if you get cam girls and other scammers who just want to add you (and aren't carrying viruses), allow them to add you and post a thank you for an add on their website. Once you get over 500, and particularly 1000, you can reject them. At that level, you also start to clean up your friend list to remove friends that were deleted. Also note that people will have bogus profiles. I lost Anthony Hopkins off my top 24 because of this. Wasn't the real actor. I happened to Anthony Hopkins, so this was close enough.
7. What you have on your front page is important to, as far as friends and videos go. If you like a musician and have one of his videos on your front page, that is more likely to get an add. My having Jesus on there helped me get Creflo Dollar, who is supposed to be real hard to get. I guess having Jesus helps.
8. Expect a bunch of no's early on though. It happens.
9. Monitor your comment section to. Make sure they help with your branding and image.

Doing this, I managed to get over 1,000 friends in about a month. I also get people inquiring about what I am doing. A good Myspace pages can be used in your marketing your business opportunities. Just play by the rules and protocols there.

Also, one more thing. If you are a real person, and aren't going to O.D me with spam, do add me: http://www.myspace.com/BLTeks . I am always looking for new friends, particularly ones that won't get their profiles killed, I will get you added. And you will get a nice thank you for the add message on your profile in the comment section.