Members Deeprig9 Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 Just got a message from Myspace, says you can now place ads as a band and they charge you 25 cents per click, and the ad is placed based on demographics, you choose what age, locations, so on and so forth. There's a limit based on what you pay up front, so you don't end up with 10,000 clicks overnight and stuck with a bill. We are probably gonna try it out. Other thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poker99 Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 I smell a SCAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deeprig9 Posted July 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 Hello Musicians! We are happy to announce that artists can now buy ad space on MySpace. We call the program Find Your Fans. Find Your Fans On MySpace is a quicker, easier and smarter way to promote yourself, your band or your brand on MySpace. The ad sales program is in beta, and we’re ready for MySpace users to start kicking the tires. If you are interested in joining us, then read on.... So, what is Find Your Fans On MySpace? Find Your Fans is a user-friendly tool for you to use to advertise your band, brand or yourself on MySpace. You can target specific types of MySpace users you want to reach. Simply create your ad, tell us who should see it, how long you want to run it and how much you’re willing to spend. That’s it! We’ll display your ad all throughout the MySpace site to the users you’ve chosen, putting your message in front of millions of potential customers and driving traffic to your profile until your campaign’s reached its spending limit or the expiration date set by you, whichever comes first. When are you charged? Only if someone clicks on your ad -- not when your ad is displayed. How do you sign up? All you have to do is email the URL of the profile (or profiles – you can promote as many as you want!) to:ssapfeedback@myspace.com You can also visit the following website to learn more:https://advertise.myspace.com/apply.html Thanks,Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poker99 Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 Ok Well, that could be a great way to promote, since it is targeted. I'm still skeptical as to how it will work out... MySpace is pretty buggy... Still if you only pay when someone clicks on it, its not completely lost money. And is it really MySpace or a third party? Its hard to be sure... 25 cent a click is very expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scafeets Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 I smell a SCAM. Sounds legit to me. I buy Google adwords all the time for 10 - 40 cents a click. It's a great way to get new customers if you have an actual product to sell. 25 cents might be a little high for promoting a local band, unless you're trying to pack a club. Then, 25 cents is a bargain, if the club is paying you the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deeprig9 Posted July 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 I agree, 25 cents a click is very expensive. I have a feeling it's in response to all the spamming and cleanups that myspace has to do, crawlers and viruses and the like. They are probably about to clamp down hard, and want to provide some kind of avenue ($) for bands to continue "reaching out". But as a five-piece, it breaks down to 5 cents each per click, which is more reasonable. But it does open bands up to sabotage, I could find a band that pissed me off and find their ad and just cntrl-r over and over on the ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poker99 Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 the trick with the 25 cent per click is... With 25$, you are sure that NO MORE than 100 people will click on the link until it disappears. That means that even if you ad is really good, it won't make a difference, only that your cash will be depleted faster. I would prefer another option of "time". Like 25$ for one month of ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poker99 Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 But as a five-piece, it breaks down to 5 cents each per click, which is more reasonable. But it does open bands up to sabotage, I could find a band that pissed me off and find their ad and just cntrl-r over and over on the ad. I guess they will have some kind of IP address verification going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sabriel9v Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 Facebook has had a similar ad program for about a year. I think I'd take their route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poker99 Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 Facebook has had a similar ad program for about a year. I think I'd take their route. ? I always felt there was more music fans on MySpace than Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scafeets Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 I I could find a band that pissed me off and find their ad and just cntrl-r over and over on the ad. That's called "Click Fraud" and it's a felony. Google has done a pretty good job of policing its advertising. When they catch it (often through advertiser complaints) they refund your money. I assume MySpace will do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deeprig9 Posted July 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 That's called "Click Fraud" and it's a felony. Google has done a pretty good job of policing its advertising. When they catch it (often through advertiser complaints) they refund your money. I assume MySpace will do the same. nevermind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poker99 Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 That's called "Click Fraud" and it's a felony. Google has done a pretty good job of policing its advertising. When they catch it (often through advertiser complaints) they refund your money. I assume MySpace will do the same. I will click-fraud-masturbate my own ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sabriel9v Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 ? I always felt there was more music fans on MySpace than Facebook. The same people who are on myspace are on facebook. My problem with using myspace's other programs and features is that eventually they're all exploited. And myspace users end up feeling like they're bombarded with spam and junk mail everywhere they go. How many more times do you want to hear about the latest crappy reincarnation of Guns n Roses and Motley Crue on myspace? Facebook just seems like a cleaner option in the social networking realm. btw I love this new icon ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deeprig9 Posted July 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 I guess I'm a little old. I don't know or understand the facebook thing. And I'm the youngest person in the band. [facepalm] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deeprig9 Posted July 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 I just clickfrauded this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sabriel9v Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 I just clickfrauded this topic. Aww shucks, I wanted to be the first one to clickfraud it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richardmac Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 So for $100, I can get 400 people to visit my Myspace page. That does not sound like a good deal to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deeprig9 Posted July 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 There's some bad math somewhere, perhaps in my translation, checking on that now, it's supposed to be $25 for 1000 clicks.... but waiting for confirmation from the State Department. They are too busy on Rosetta Stone to get back with me ASAP, Farci is the new rage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sleeping_One Posted July 8, 2008 Members Share Posted July 8, 2008 It doesn't say anywhere in the post that it's .25 does it? I'm just curious how you found that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deeprig9 Posted July 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 8, 2008 Singer of band proposed it that way before I read it for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poker99 Posted July 8, 2008 Members Share Posted July 8, 2008 It doesn't say anywhere in the post that it's .25 does it? I'm just curious how you found that out. In the "learn more" link... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrm27 Posted July 14, 2008 Members Share Posted July 14, 2008 So, has anyone doen this? OR te facebook ads? If it were 1000 clicks for $25, that would be nice! But, .25 a click seems a but steep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poker99 Posted July 14, 2008 Members Share Posted July 14, 2008 Its not a good deal, and I have never received that message in my account... Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zuzz Posted July 16, 2008 Members Share Posted July 16, 2008 25 cents is cheap compaired to Adwords. Although i dont get why anyone would wanna spend money to send people to a myspace page and not their real website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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