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Is MySpace Still Worth the Time?

Guest post by: Didar Khalsa

Article Overview: Odds are you might already be questioning whether or not MySpace is worth the time anymore. In fact, you might well be wondering exactly who this site is for these days. The bottom line is that the traffic on MySpace is dropping like a stone. If you have been preoccupied with other things, such as getting your Internet marketing ventures up and running, then you might have missed MySpace’s rather impressive plunge from Internet greatness.

Is MySpace Still Worth the Time?

Odds are you might already be questioning whether or not MySpace is worth the time anymore. In fact, you might well be wondering exactly who this site is for these days. The bottom line is that the traffic on MySpace is dropping like a stone. If you have been preoccupied with other things, such as getting your Internet marketing ventures up and running, then you might have missed MySpace's rather impressive plunge from Internet greatness.

Okay, MySpace isn't exactly dead, but it's looking a little sickly at this point. Facebook has sucked away vast amounts of MySpace's thunder. This is due, in part, to bewildering and somewhat self-destructive behavior by MySpace. After years of troubling its users with "brilliant" ideas like limiting how much people could use the site, people jumped on the opportunity to leave MySpace in favor of something new. As it turned out, Facebook did the trick rather nicely.

Internet marketers need to reach people and, of course, you want to reach lots of them. The more people you reach, the more people will see whatever it is you are selling. As a result, your profits can rise. Let's be blunt here, MySpace just isn't reaching people like it once did. Their endless stream of blunders has cost them and big time! If you want to reach people, you are much better off on sites like Facebook or even Twitter than you are on MySpace.

MySpace has another serious problem it is dealing with as well. MySpace isn't seen as being very hip and happening anymore, and once you've lost that edge, the road back is indeed quite difficult.

Most Internet marketers are dealing with limited resources and limited time. MySpace very much looks like a sinking ship, and this is an additional reason that you should likely spend your time elsewhere.

Knowing when it is time to take a different direction is very important. Back in 2007, I took a major hit when the housing industry crumbled. I had been very successful as a mortgage banker, but suddenly found myself broke. I lost my car, my mortgage business and was facing some unpleasant realities. However, I did have what I feel was something of an "ace up my sleeve." That ace was the fact that I had spent years studying and teaching yoga and mediation.

My experiences with yoga and meditation primed me to stay focused and calm. Yoga and meditation also gave me the determination I needed to start and rebuild. Sometimes you just need to know when its time to move on and put your attention elsewhere as this can be a major aspect of success.

These days I have rebuilt and now make more money than I have ever before. In part, this is due to being able to see what works. It is no secret that Facebook works better than MySpace. Being able to adjust, adapt and stay calm will serve you a great deal. I experienced this firsthand.

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