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By now you’ve read my insanely useful article: How to be popular on MySpace part 1. Well, now we’re gonna start talking to people to see what works and what doesnt when trying to meet people!

By now you’ve got an awesome profile and people are probably sending you messages! If not, dont worry! We’ll get that started right now.

The best way to find interesting people that you may be able to meet is to “browse” for people in your area. Put in your zipcode, and the type of people you are looking to meet. I would just put single women (or men if you are a woman or gay man) within 5 or 10 miles of my zip code that are aged 21 - 27 or something similar. Then, browse the profiles and pick out a few you like.

The Neg
Im going to introduce you to a pick up artist technique called “the neg”. It wont work on everyone, but generally it works well on good looking people (im not sure how well it works on guys). The idea of a neg is that it is a backhanded compliment. A commonly used example is “Nice nails! Are they real?”.

Take a look at the persons pictures, and pay them a backhanded compliment - or say something where they will feel like they have to qualify themselves to you. What most dumbasses do is they will see a picture they like and send the person a message saying “Damn girl, you’re smoking!” or something similar to that. The person will probably not respond to that. What they will respond to is something along the lines of “Why dont you ever smile in any of your pictures? You’re kinda cute like my little sister:)”. Most good looking people on myspace will have some sort of “bitch shield” up to random strangers saying things to them. However, if you point out something that no one else has, they will feel compelled to qualify themselves to you and win you over.

Banter
You can use a neg a few times in conversation to banter back and forth. If you do it too much, they take it as offensive and will stop talking to you. Alternatively, you may want to ask them a question that makes them think, or something that they will feel like they want to share their opinion about. Look at their profile for clues on this. I sometimes say that I am new to houston and I need to know the hot places to go for dancing or something like that. This does two things. It makes them curious about from where you came and also has them think about what cool places they would recommend so as not to disappoint you.

Moving from myspace to the real world
This is probably the hardest step. It is definitely a lot easier if the other person asks you first. Basically, you should at some point start talking about what you like to do. I’ve tried a few things that seem to work. Challenge the person by saying things like “We could never hang out - we are too similar! We would argue all the time!”. Question them about how fun they actually are. You want the other person to invite you to a location where they are going with friends. This is much better than trying to set up a “date” per se. Remember, if you are a guy inviting a woman, the chances of her coming are slim to none by herself. Suggest that she bring her friends to the place you guys will be. It helps if there is a special event going on there that night. If you are a guy and the girl invites you somewhere, the best thing to do is show up with some girls also. This gives you additional credibility as a guy who women find attractive.

Remember… dont take anything too personally. You will get rejected more than you will be invited out. The success rates at a bar / in person are much higher than online, but you can cover a lot of ground much faster online and it is easier to pick out people that you would want to spend time with.

Have fun!

Myspace is the ridiculously popular social networking site now owned by Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch. There are tons of people on myspace and oodles of hot girls and guys. People browse through profiles all the time to check their owners out. We are obsessed with learning about strangers. So, how do you maximize your profile so strangers will obsess over you? Read on!

The profile image

This is essentially the first point of attraction. It’s gotta be catchy and it’s gotta be good. If you are attractive, focus in on it. If you are not attractive, it’s really important to make it interesting. Im OK looking, but I decided to take a really crazy picture with my Photo Booth on my Mac and use that. On a page filled with profile images, mine definitely stands out enough that people will look a little longer. The pic doesnt have to be of you, but people are less likely to click if it is your dog or a beer bottle

Other Pics

With your other pictures, you want to show a wide range of things going on. Show yourself partying with lots of different people. Go out for a few nights and bring a camera with you. If you’re a girl, take pictures with lots of different guys. If you’re a guy, lots of different girls. The better looking the other people are in your pics, the better you look & the more fun you look like you’re having. If you seem like a fun person, then people will want to get to know you.

The profile

So, you want to cast the widest net so that people will relate to you. No no no! Be certain about what you like, but also be a little vague in your details. If you lay out your entire life in your profile, there is nothing left for people to learn about you. Avoid the “I grew up in Plainsboro NJ and moved to blah blah blah”. That’s boring as heck. Make yourself mysterious and intriguing. Instead of saying you are a regional sales representative for xyz widget company, make a joke and say you are a professional superhero. Get imaginative and make it interesting.

Themes

People go all out with their themes on myspace. Im not a big fan of them, but that is just a personal preference. If you do put up a theme, make sure it doesnt take away from the functionality of your page. If people cant read it or use it, it’s useless. Also stay away from too many flashing images. That wasnt cool on the net in the 90s and it isnt cool now.

Friends

Make sure you have a good base of existing friends on your profile. I would say that 20 - 30 is probably the minimum you want. Dont go around myspace asking everyone to be your friend so that you end up with 400 friends. You are not Tom. Get your friends to give you credibility by writing on your page and commenting on your pics. The more other people have to say about you, the more cred you get. It’s kind of like a seal of approval. If you have a really good friend, make sure they dont bombard your page. You want to show variety and depth.

Once you’ve built up your profile, you’re ready to go and meet people! Tune in next time to learn how.