Custom Design MySpace Layouts

Designing your own MySpace layout should be easy especially if nothing is at stake. But when you have a business in mind, then you need to take some precautionary measures to ensure success of your MySpace page. Your steps must be deliberate since most marketing gurus will tell you this: it will be your one and only MySpace shot so better do it well.

1.    Plan and strategy. Unless you are using MySpace for personal reasons and won’t take advantage of its marketing potential, planning your design is essential. Also, you need to implement a strategy for your designs to work.
2.    Usability. Build a MySpace layout that is user-friendly. You don’t need to confuse them when they come and visit you.
3.    Theme. A theme will guide you in making decisions regarding all aspects of your MySpace design. They must go hand in hand with one another.
4.    Search engine friendly. Who says SEO only applies to blogs and websites? MySpace also has its own way of showing up when it is called by search engines.
5.    Interaction. When interacting, you don’t make your visitors wait for your page to upload. You make it available for them to use.
6.    Avoid scrollers. Seriously, did you ever scroll that far down? No.
7.    Links are good, only if they are helpful. When you include links, make sure they land exactly on the needed page and not somewhere else.
8.    Avoid blatant spamming. It’s a known fact that MySpace has been used by spammers the world over for quite sometime now. MySpace users have been forewarned in a way that when they start using MySpace, they know that there will be one too many but that doesn’t mean they will welcome a spammer with arms wide open upon encounter. In other words, don’t push it.

It is easy to create your own MySpace customized layouts but designing seems to be a whole new thing to consider. Apparently, what works in real life doesn’t necessarily mean it can also be applied in virtual world; what’s more, it is easy to spot a beginners’ work from that of a seasoned web designer just by the work’s settings and placement.

It is only fair to say that website designing not only involves skills and talent; what’s equally important is the experience that comes with every design. A good, well-thought layout will exude beauty and functionality—two things that should be balanced well when creating a design. Gone are the days when attention-grabbing stuff works; nowadays most people go for easy loading, readable pages they can explore. Avoid blinking, glittering, scrolling, running and whatever actions your texts make; texts are for reading so they should be read by your visitors, not chased. Moreover, these uncalled-for-actions only make your page look like second rate job. On the other hand, if you are using this MySpace page to showcase your work then create a separate file or link that will hold your portfolio for those who are interested to see what you’ve got.

As much as possible, use the exact size of the whole monitor screen, neither too narrow nor too wide, if possible. Scrolling sideways is a little bit annoying and even all the way down–unless there’s something good down there. Maintaining font sizes that are decent enough to be read and spaced apart adequately makes reading activities easier. It also pays to check from time to time how your page loads or behaves so you can make the necessary adjustments when needed.