Daily DIY: Customize Your Facebook Pages

When Mike B created a presence on Facebook for his blog GarageSpin, which focuses on trends and technologies for garage-based home recording studios, he generously decided to take the rest of us along for the ride. In this last of four installments, he customizes his profile, makes it searchable and  more.

Customize Your Facebook Profile

Facebook isn't MySpace; it doesn't allow much in the way of free Facebook layouts, Facebook hacks, or the other garbage that plagues MySpace. If you want to play with your band Facebook profile, customize it with the many Facebook applications that exist. There are some ugly apps out there, though, so be careful what you test or activate.

Be Searchable

A quick word about Facebook search optimization. If you have an odd
band name or last name, be sure

to somehow, somewhere, include multiple
versions or spellings of your band's name so your fans can find it. For
example, if your band was named "Facebook" (though I'm not sure why's
you'd do that to yourself), you might want to include variations such
as faceboook, facebok, faceboo, facbook, acebook, etc in a little
"keyword" section somewhere within your profile.

Unblock With Facebook Proxies

Another quick word, this time
for those of you who can't use Facebook because it's blocked at school
or at work — use one of many Facebook proxies
to unblock Facebook. A proxy is usually able to grant you access to
your account indirectly, bypassing your school's or company's filtering
systems.

Go Forth and Conquer

Okay, I rambled waaaay more than I
intended to about the 'Book. Take 2 minutes to create your own page, or
add new music to your personal profile. Then, connect with me so we both have more friends and feel more popular.  – Mike B of GarageSpin