Amp Your MySpace Page (Paperback)

by Eric Butow (Author), Michael Bellomo (Author)
Key Phrases: side module, preview profile, friend requests, Profile Edit, Click the Change Settings, Basic Info (more...)

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Product Description
Let The World Know What You're All About!

Don't settle for the basics! Create a page that makes an impact, reflects who you really are, and generates a buzz. Amp Your MySpace Page shows you how to create backgrounds, incorporate graphics and custom fonts, and include animation, audio, video, and blogs. Discover effective ways to promote yourself and your career, events, music, art, writing, film, and more. Millions of MySpace users are waiting for you-unleash your full potential online.

• Customize your page to make it uniquely your own
• Animate your profile with Flash-add marquees, GIFs, and movies
• Dazzle your friends with music, audio, and video
• Find and use awesome third-party design templates and plug-ins
• Add blogs and podcasts-let them hear your voice
• Grow your circle of friends into an online community
• Create your own MySpace groups
• Promote your music, films, and other creations without spending a fortune on marketing
• Use MySpace classifieds to sell your stuff, find a job, and much more

About the Author
Eric Butow is the CEO of Butow Communications Group, a technical writing and Web design firm. He has authored or coauthored more than 10 books and is an online course developer and instructor.

Michael Bellomo is the coauthor of eBay Your Business and How to Sell Anything on Amazon . . . and Make a Fortune.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (September 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071490728
• ISBN-13: 978-0071490726
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #438,667 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great tutorial to get the reader acquainted with building Web pages and Web sites!, October 6, 2007

By	Jeff Lippincott "www.Jlippin.com" (Princeton, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I liked this book a lot. When I first pulled it from the bookstore shelf I thought it would be more involved. I thought it would be more like a treatise on the ins and outs of MySpace and how to customize a MySpace profile. It has 16 chapters and an appendix dealing primarily with HTML coding:

1. The basics of updating your profile
2. Using HTML to enhance your page
3. Using CSS to change your profile
4. Images and photos
5. Animate your profile with Flash and more
6. Make your profile multimedia ready
7. Finding third-party templates and plug-ins
8. Blogging
9. Nine more ways to update your profile
10. Growing your circle of friends
11. Contributing to the MySpace community
12. Unleash your inner artist
13. Developing an online following
14. Using MySpace classified advertising and more
15. Marketing your music on MySpace
16. Working the Net for your music group

As I read through the book I saw that it is a wonderful tutorial. It's kind of like a cookbook. Just start at the beginning and do what it tells you in setting up your MySpace profile and then do exactly what it tells you to do to customize your MySpace presence. What it tells you to do might not tweek your profile the way you want it to ultimately be. But you will learn by doing, and when you finish the book you should be knowledgeable and comfortable with the process so you can go back and redo your presence the way you want it to be.

The beauty of this book is it will ultimately teach you the process of putting together Web pages and Web sites if you let it. Then you will be in a great position to build your company's own Web site and blogs outside of the MySpace arena. 5 stars!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So far so cool..., May 15, 2008

By	D. H. Titus "Titus bass" (Folsom, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have only worked through the first few chapters but it seems to be a great resource.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff, October 18, 2008

By	hyper_e "hyper_e" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

Some people need to read a book to figure out how to do something...I'm one of those people and this book helped. It's easy to read and I made changes to myspace webpage as I worked through the book. I'm still not an expert or pro...or good at it, but I got started.