How to brand MySites

The Default master page/template for MySites in SharePoint is very generic and not at all connected to the rest of the SharePoint farm.  To add some branding (or even a link back to the main portal), you'll have to modify the master page and add a feature stapler.  Here's a great walkthrough I found for setting up a branding feature stapler.

http://sharepointologic.blogspot.com/2013/04/branding-sharepoint-2013-my-sites-with.html