Marketing on MySpace with vFlyer

May 23, 2007

Marketing on MySpace with vFlyer

omuoto @ 11:33 pm

A growing number of vFlyer users are taking their flyers to MySpace. Users are using flyers in their profiles (Example) and blogs (Example), many are using flyers and widgets on their pages to sell real estate (Example: Darren Kittleson), promote their events (Example: Chola), hire employees, publicize organizations (Example: Stacy Orrico in African) or just sell stuff online (Example).

If you already on MySpace you probably know how the whole thing works. Adding flyers and widgets to the mix is simple, follow the directions on the Support Wiki to get started:

Post Widgets:

To your MySpace Profile

To your MySpace Blog

Embed Flyers:

To your MySpace Profile

To your MySpace Blog

For those of who are online sellers, REALTORS, or business owners interested in joining MySpace to network and market your services here are several good resources:

Brian Brady has an ActiveRain blog and frequent blogger on marketing on MySpace
Yaro Starak of Entrepreneurs Journey has an good primer on the subject
Greg Holden writes about eBay Seller success on MySpace in his AuctionBytes article

A number of Gen-X’s swear by MySpace. For Example, Michael DeMello in his recent blog post writes:

Myspace for me has become fairly affective with past client and fellow Realtor relationships….I first signed on late in 2004. Since then I have made 5 sales that started through the site from old friends that I have lost touch with for many years.

Liane Jamason, a REALTOR in Riverview, FL, writes in her blog:

MySpace is not just for teenyboppers anymore. Real Estate is all about marketing, and if there were a free tool available to you for marketing, why wouldn’t you use it? MySpace is simply that. Free marketing.

Florida’s Sunday Morning Talk identifies a growing MySpace trend:

Now, the site is starting to attract real estate agents, who use it to connect with potential homebuyers or sellers, showcase the properties theyâ€™ve sold, and, while theyâ€™re at it, post a photo of what they did last week

True, MySpace does appeal more to the younger generation but many have figured out how to use it to network and sell. Here are some points to keep in mind:

Create a MySpace account, create a profile, upload your photos - make it attractive and engaging
MySpace is about “collecting friends”! The more you can add the better! People usually find you by navigating through “friend lists” so the “friendlier” you are, the more traffic you’ll get
Network and “connect” by joining groups (and there are many of them) and participate in forums
Some people use more than one profile to target different niches
Use videos, music, widgets from vFlyer and others to “dress up” your page and catch people’s interest
Like everything else, it takes time to build credibility and a reputation so be patient
Informally blog about your property listings or other items you want to sell, use vFlyers to make them stand out
Consider that even companies like Apple, Brooklyn Museum, Jack in the Box, and Nike Soccer all have a presence on MySpace

Obviously MySpace isn’t for everyone - but its still a great place to post flyers and widgets!

9 Comments »

Thanks for the post. I have been debating and need help getting started and now I have something to give gen x friend on the direct to take with it.

Comment by Phillip Tucker — May 24, 2007 @ 11:25 am

Great post, I have heard of vflyer but if you could explain to me. What is a widget?

Posting vflyer is a great idea to post in myspace.

Thank you

Julio Anchante

RE/MAX Gold Vacaville CA

Comment by Julio Anchante — May 24, 2007 @ 12:44 pm

Big O,

I am loving your blog. No really - you are kicking butt with this thing.
Compelling, informative, current, relevant, passionate, solid!
I don’t know what you have been sprinkling in your coffee - but it’s working!

Thanks for being such a great source of value in the real estate blogging community.

Comment by Jim Cronin — May 24, 2007 @ 4:49 pm

Great idea to use MySpace for marketing your listings. Thanks for the information.

Most recent Fortune Magazine issue has a good article on GenX - who they are, how to communicate with “them.” MySpace obviously fits the way they want to be reached.

If forum members need help creating a MySpace profile or VFlyer or widget, consider using a Virtual Assistant - that’s what we do!

Barbara Erskine, Real Estate Virtual Assistant

http://www.virtualbusinessolutions.com

Comment by Barbara Erskine — May 24, 2007 @ 9:26 pm

A little warning about MySpace. Out of the major sites they do the worst job in screening out the scammers and scam emails. We post quite a few properties with them and 6 out out of 10 email requests are scammers from the UK or Nigeria.

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