So you’re finally on MySpace, you’ve got a cool page with all your favorite things, a great MySpace layout, and your best photos for the world to see. All that’s missing is your favorite music video. The good news is that adding music videos to MySpace isn’t hard, and if you can find a good source of free videos, you won’t have to pay a dime to do it. Here are the steps to follow to add music videos to your MySpace page.

edit page

Start on the MySpace edit page. You can access this by clicking the “Home” link at the top of your MySpace page. You will want to locate the main editing box. This is the one with your profile picture. Check this box. You will be shown a list of options. You want to choose the one that is titled “Add/Change Videos”.

Upload videos from MySpace

You are now on the video management page. It has four tabs labeled “Featured,” “Videos,” “My Videos,” and “Upload.” If you want to choose a video that MySpace has in its video library, choose the “Videos” tab. This will allow you to browse the many videos that MySpace has available. You can play them and then once you find the music video you want on your profile, click “Add to my profile” and it will be added automatically. You will see a confirmation stating “Video added successfully” when the upload is complete.

Upload your own videos

If you have a music video on your hard drive that you would like to upload and you have permission to use it, click the “Upload” tab. You will see a page asking you to add some descriptions about your music video. You’ll want to give it a title so people know who’s performing and what song they’re singing. You’ll also want to put tags on the video that help other MySpace users find it when they’re looking for that artist or song.

Once you have entered the information, press “Continue” and you will be directed to the upload page. Click “Browse” to be able to search your hard drive and find the video you want. Once you’ve selected it, hit “Upload” to have it uploaded to your profile page.

Remember, MySpace has strict terms and conditions. If the music video is copyrighted, you can’t upload it, and if you do, your MySpace page may be removed. You also cannot upload videos that contain pornography. Please make sure you have the right to use the video and that it is appropriate for a public forum before uploading it.

Why add videos to your page

There are many reasons to add music videos to your page. For one, it gives your page visitors something interesting to do when they’re on your page. This will help them stay longer on your Page and spend more time getting to know you.

Another reason why you should consider adding music videos to your site is the fact that they can say a little (or a lot) about you. You can show your likes, beliefs and personality through the music videos you select. There are funny, provocative and just plain entertaining music videos available as free downloads for you to decorate your MySpace page.

Acceptable file formats

According to MySpace, the acceptable video file formats you can use to upload to your site are .AVI, .ASF, .WMV, .MOV, .QT, .3G2, .3GP, .3GP2, .3GPP, .GSM, . MPG, .MPEG, .MP4, .M4V, .MP4V, .CMP, .DIVX, .XVID, .264, .RM, .RMVD, .FLV, .MKV, and .OGM. However, some video formats may not play as smoothly as you would like. Sometimes when you compress the file to the small size used on MySpace, quality is lost. If this happens, try converting the file to a different format and see if that works better.