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Few things will boost the career of a budding comic like being featured on MySpace. This can expose you to millions of potential fans, and give you a chance to showcase your talents to the world. It probably won't happen overnight, but if you are serious about your career you may want to learn how to be a featured MySpace comedian.
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Few things will boost the career of a budding comic like being featured on MySpace. This can expose you to millions of potential fans, and give you a chance to showcase your talents to the world. It probably won't happen overnight, but if you are serious about your career you may want to learn how to be a featured MySpace comedian.
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Introduction
- MySpace Comedy can be an ideal place for a budding comedian to begin building a fan base. By posting your work on this social networking site, you can potentially expose your talents to millions of comedy fans. One of the best ways to make a name for yourself is to become a featured comedian. It takes a lot of work and patience to be featured, but if you are funny and dedicate enough time to both your comedy and your MySpace page, you can do it by following the guidelines outlined below.
Step 1: Create an Account
- Even if you already have a regular MySpace account, you will need to build a page specifically for your comedy. Here's how to do it:
- Go to Comedy.MySpace.com
- Click on Comedian Signup in the upper right-hand corner
- Fill out the form
- Click on the Sign Up button under the form
- Check the email address you used to sign up
- Click on the link in the email (or copy and paste it to your browser) to confirm and be directed to your MySpace Comedy home page.
Step 2: Design a Funny Profile
- As a comedian, you need to be sure that your MySpace page is clever, and shows your comedic style. Choose a layout that reflects your comedic sensibilities, and word your personal info in an entertaining way.
Photos
- You will want to post plenty of photos of yourself, including some from performances. If you don't have any, book yourself at an open-mic night at a local bar or comedy club, and ask someone to snap some pics for you to post on your profile.
Video
- Naturally, you will want people to be able to watch you in action. Post footage of your shows in the Videos section of your profile, or embed video clips into your main profile page. If you have no footage, get some by following the same steps explained in the Photos section above.
- Don't upload everything you have at once. By staggering your posts, people will keep coming to your profile for fresh video.
Upcoming Events
- As a performer, you should keep fans aware of any shows you have coming up. Post a schedule of future performances on your page, and be sure to keep it up-to-date.
Step 3: Spread the Word
- Even the funniest profile in the world isn't worth very much if nobody ever sees it. You will need to make lots of fans, and that means sending out friend requests. Choose people who have plenty of friends themselves, and then you can go through their friend lists for more prospects. You may want to check out pages of comedians whose style matches your own for prospective friends/fans.
- For the best chance of having your requests accepted, send a message or write a comment on your prospective friend's profile. Try to avoid cookie-cutter messages -- you need to include a reason for your request, along with something personal about what you like about that person's profile page. Make your messages funny, and explain why the person would be interested in your work.
- It will take a while to build a large friend base, but eventually your friends' friends will start noticing you, and then some of them will begin to send you requests.
Step 4: Contact MySpace
- Once you've got a solid profile up, and have plenty of friends, you can contact MySpace comedy and ask them to feature you. They get lots of requests, so don't expect to be featured right away. Don't bug them, but keep sending requests every once in a while until you end up featured.
- If your page is fantastic and you create enough buzz, you won't even need to send a request to get featured. MySpace will notice you eventually. Have patience, and focus on your craft.
Conclusion
- Being featured on MySpace Comedy brings enormous status and exposure to up-and-coming comedians. It's not easy to get yourself on that coveted front page, but if you push yourself and spend time building up your profile, you will eventually get noticed. Contacting MySpace and requesting to be featured may help get you there sooner.
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