MySpace

Well I am going to start with a site a lot of people use and know MySpace.

This is one of the best places to start if you are a new band or artist looking for place to start and build a network or fan base. It is very easy o set up and get started with. You have a basic lay out that is very easy to customize. There are many places that do these for free just take a look at some of you favorite bands and you will see little adds like Pimp My Profile. These type of sites give you options on how you want your my space page to look.

The myspace page for musicians is great and has a bunch of great options. The basic ones to get you going are things like:
- a built in music/ mp3 player.
- slide shows and a video players
- a friends list
-comment lists ( both on the page and for each song listed)
- a blog
- show and gig lists
- a great network news and alerts feature
and much much more

When I started my page there just over a year ago you could only load and post 4 songs. But just in the last week or so you should be able to now show off up to 10 songs. You can also add art work for each song as well as notes or lyrics. You also get the option to give the songs away or keep them locked and only playable on your site. You also get to see how many plays each song has had and a counter to see how many people have viewed your page.

The over all features are very easy to master and will have you zipping along in no time.
If you do not have your own web site and are on a budget this is a great free tool to start things rolling with.

My page with in my space needs some work and a bit more time to fine tune and work better for my music, but I am happy with what i have going so far.

So those are the pro that I see with MySpace.

What do you think of myspace as a starting point for new bands or artists?