My myspace is meant to be a reflection of my work in the hopes of promoting who I am and what I do. It is lacking significantly. The url is http://www.myspace.com/minnieenterprises. I have yet to master the trick of making a myspace page fabulous. Since their upgrade to 2.0, making your designs work is no easy thing. Unfortuantely, my sole focus was on the design of the page until I saw my deadline staring me in the face.
“You must have a consistent message”, Success Secrets of the Online Marketing Superstars, pg 35. What this means is consistency across the web and in print, this is what I’ve been struggling with. As a designer, I’m constantly trying to reinvent the wheel, the logo isn’t sharp enough, that sort of thing. I need to commit to a design, my brand and stick to it.
“Your headline has to reach out and grab people”, Success Secrets of the Online Marketing Superstars, pg. 43. My myspace needs a sharp headline, not the standard, run of the mill Minnie Rodriguez is in your network. A weak headline can completely disconnect you from your end user, on or offline. Myspace is no different, though most people playing on myspace are playing, let’s be honest. It is however, another means to network and build links and I must make amends even if my design isn’t the very greatest.
“Use color sparingly”, Success Secrets of the Online Marketing Superstars, pg 43. In this respect, I am sparing the eyes of the reader. Creating any page with a mess of colors will usually shoo people away rather than attracting them to you. As a web designer, I comb the internet all the time for tips, tutorials, inspiration and especially what not to do. Using color like a spastic kindergardener is something you should never, ever do. Having said that, most peoples myspaces drive me crazy with their glitter graphics and garish font choices, my goodness, why can’t it be a little more like Facebook, a consistent designer across everyone’s page, in plain black text that is easy on the eyes?
Overall, I am obliged to make my myspace up to myself so that I can promote my services and expertise to the poor masses with bad taste in layout and graphics.
