Mar 03 2009
Hello Social Networking
Network Marketing or MLM is beginning to change. Although this community of business owners are trained to write down warm and cold market list of family and friends this way of recruiting and building business is not vibing for a lot of people. Social Networking has come on the scene and it has literally allowed people to build their list of contacts and buyers online by using social networking.
We all know or we should know that network marketing is one of the most powerful and effective ways to build wealth. Whether you represent a company that sells candles, health products, or ebooks, you are looking for prospects. Going one step further you are simply looking for opportunities to tell people about your business. We know that networking and marketing is the key and all network marketers have proven to do a stand up job on networking. However, we have some way left out the marketing. Therefore the network marketer’s methods and tools have taken its toll because it has proven to be ineffective and inefficient. Are you practicing the art of network marketing the old fashion or old school way?
Today, network marketers are asking themselves one simple question, “Is there a better way?” Yes there is, join millions of people and try the Internet. More specifically, try Social Network Marketing. Networking online simply involves interaction with other people which has proven to be the new platform for network marketers. This new style of networking allows you to duplicate your efforts over and over again. Let’s go back for a moment, remember traditional networking is all about “who you know”. You would find yourself speaking to people one on one which involved telephone calls or face to face meetings. After you have put all of your energy in this type of traditional networking you may develop one lead. Keep in mind you probably spoke to one person, who referred you to another person and so forth.
Social Network Marketing, on the other hand, is not about “who you know” but it is about “who knows you.” Imagine a world where you no longer have to write lists, repeat your presentation over and over again, and feel like you have to blurt out your opportunity to everyone you see. Ladies and Gentlemen, say hello to Social Network Marketing. Online social network marketing enable people to create profiles, describe their interests, share their thoughts in blogs, postings, on YouTube and other video sharing websites, on MySpace, on Squidoo and many more social networking sites. If you are remotely tired of buying leads and paying high amounts for advertising you can also say hello to free leads and traffic with Social Network Marketing.
Social Networking is fun and can be beneficial to building exposure. However keep in mind the regular hard core selling and pushing people to hear your presentation is old school and it will get you shut down on most social networking sites.
In conclusion if you have not tried social networking for personal or business try it out it is fun and a great way to meet people all over the world.