I read recently that if Myspace were a country it would be the 14th largest in the world.
That’s a lot of people!!
It may not matter to you that millions of people are networking on Myspace but consider this…..many, many, many of them are campers.
We spend a lot of energy deciding what we can do to get more campers in our parks. I’m suggesting we flip that thought process a little and start asking where we can go to get campers?
Myspace is a great place to start.
Another option for you to consider is that you may not have to do a thing. You may already have a Myspace expert on staff. You could think about assigning one of your employees to create your Myspace profile and maintain it for you. I’m willing to bet you have someone on staff (probably several) who’s been managing their own Myspace profile for a long time. You may also be surprised to find that this employee is over 40!!!
Now I am not recommending that you just turn someone loose in creating and maintaining your profile. It is your responsibility to follow up regularly. Check the site. Have your employee keep you up to date with statistics and anything they’ve posted each week. You just won’t have to do the posting and friending and all that jazz. I know you’re busy. I also know that pre and post season can see some lag time for your staff. This is a great job to assign to that one employee who knows how and will help you get there.
Note: Myspace has a reputation for being a little spammy and can be a little vulgar. You have control over what shows up in your profile though and can hit “delete” without a second thought.
One more great reason to create a Myspace profile is that you’ll get a super-huge, fat and sassy backlink to your website. That just means that Google will notice that a high authority site *Myspace* is pointing to your website and Google will give you some love in return. You’ll show up in more places online. That can only be good. ***unless, of course, the police were involved 
Here are a few links to some campground Myspace pages.
Myspace: Middle Creek Campground, Buchanan, VA
Myspace: Two Lakes Campground, Drummond, WI
Myspace: Cabin Creek Campground, Jacksonville, NC
Now. The next thing you need to do is put a link to your Myspace profile on your website. If you don’t know how to do it, let your webmaster do it for you. It’s a two minute job.
If you have any questions feel free to email me at tate@tatefishermarketing.com . I’d love to help.
Next time we’ll talk about Youtube, having your own account and putting videos of your park on it. It’s a whole lot easier than it sounds. I’ll be writing again in a few days. Thanks for reading.
Tate
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