Create an account and make sure you fill out all of the profile information. Most people only use MySpace casually, so putting some actual time and effort into it will immediately set you above the rest. And don’t forget to pick an easy-to-remember URL, a unique email address, and a quality avatar. Just doing those few things will put you in the upper quarter of the hundred million-or-so other profiles. The rest is up to you.

Pick an address that’s easy to remember. - By default you are usually given a numeric or other generic address for your profile. This is more than lame and boring; it’s practically impossible to remember. Though myspace.com/139064837 and myspace.com/barackthevote link to the same profile, but which one are you going to remember? Oh, and don’t skip this step! You can skip it when you’re first registering, but don’t start promoting yourself until you pick a permanent address. And try not to use hyphens or underscores unless you have to because people tend to forget or confuse them when they’re telling someone else about it. One last thing: the shorter the better.

Get an email address. - I guess, if you really had to, you could use some free email service like Gmail or Yahoo and create a new account for each email address you need. But why go to all that hassle to save a few bucks? If you have a domain name and a hosting account, you’re already invested a few bucks, so you might as well take advantage of it. If you don’t have a hosting account, there are plenty of affordable companies like HostMonster. Most entry level hosting accounts are no more than a few dollars per month, and most give you a superfluous number of email addresses. Since MySpace requires that you have a unique address for each account, use your domain name to create a virtual identity for each profile. The important thing here is how you manage all of these addresses. I highly recommend creating a Gmail account, having all of your addresses forwarded to it, and setting up filters that will label incoming mail as being sent to its respective address. That way, when your mailbox is full of friend requests, you can tell which accounts need the most attention.

Create a high-quality avatar. - The majority of people that come into contact with your profile will only have a fraction of a second to notice your avatar, so make it a great one! If you know anyone with Photoshop, crop, tweak, and adjust your current pic (if you already have one in mind). Sometimes all an avatar needs is a good cropping. If you don’t have a good program handy, try using an online service like ImageCropper or MyPictr to do all your resizing without software.

Find a good theme. - Do a Google search for “free MySpace layouts” and pore through the multitude of pre-made files. Make sure you replace the images with your own. You may have to use a free file-hosting site like ImageShack, but ideally you would want access to an FTP account so you can edit the files more easily. It’s okay, but you don’t want to link to any other site but your own.