Stop Being Boring! Upload a Picture to Your MySpace!

Upload a picture to your MySpace page and start customizing it to reflect your true personality.  These days pretty much the entire world is on MySpace, and why not? 

MySpace is a great way to stay connected with old friends -- and make new ones!  It's easy to get in touch with lots of like-minded people, or check out new bands, or even post your own art, pictures or music online, showing the world who you really are.  But first you're going to need to get started and that means adding some spice to that boring standard MySpace page.

Ideally, you should upload a profile picture for your page as soon as possible after joining up.  If someone does check your site and recognizes your name but doesn't see a photo, they may be unsure that it's "really you."  After all, there are many people in the world with the same name. What kind of pictures should you use?  A close-up is usually best, but of course you're trying to show your true personality here, so select a photo that you think best represents who you are.

To upload a profile picture you must already have the picture located on your computer as a digital image file.  If you have forgotten where the picture is located on your computer, always check the "my pictures" folder first, as that is the default location for most types of image files on a Windows PC.

Before we go any further, a word of caution: before you put up a profile picture on your MySpace page, remember that MySpace is an open social networking web site, and accordingly, millions of people will be able to view your picture and personal information.  Women especially should be careful about posting photos with full body or bikini shots.  Remember, there are a lot of great people on MySpace, but there are also stalkers and troublemakers.  Use your common sense before uploading any personal photo to MySpace or any other web site.

If you have a sense of humor and like to share it with the world, you can also do some funny editing on your profile picture; maybe add a fake mustache or an Afro hairdo.  It's entirely up to you -- just expressed who you are and what is funny to you.

Once your profile picture is uploaded, there are many other options for customizing your page.  For example you can add a background picture to your MySpace page.  This can seem complicated at first, but there are a few very helpful web sites that will assist you in doing this.  Try mywackospace.com for example.

But once you upload a background picture, be sure to change it at least every month or so.  It gets really boring when people use the same background photo or image on their page forever!  Remember to periodically shake things up on your MySpace page to keep your friends on their toes. 

MySpace is a great tool for staying connected with friends and making new ones.  Just remember to keep it interesting, and always keep it real.  Now get out there and upload a picture to your MySpace page and began putting some personality into it!