For those of you who are just starting to wonder what in the world *Twitter* or *Web 2.0* are, I found a quickie video that explains it, in plain English. I have started Twitter-ing myself, and found the short personal posts help get to know someone within my circle.

Called Micro-Blogging, Twitter allows you to post short (only 160 characters) to a Web 2.0 style community of followers, letting them know exactly what you are doing within the Web 2.0 world.

In addition to being fun to watch what others are doing, Twitter let’s me see exactly who is active online and working within the same field/industry I am. I get hints, tips and laughs out of Twitter.

Want to *Follow Me* on Twitter? Click this link –> Cenay On Twitter and then click *Follow*. Looking forward to seeing what YOU are doing.

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If you want your business to grow, you need to give your affiliates or downlines regular and comprehensive training. Only when your affiliates are equipped with all the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities can your network marketing business finally provide you with a leveraged income.

4 Important Types of MLM Training

Regularity is not the only requirement for training your network marketing affiliates. Depth is also an important factor. Your training must touch all aspects of the network marketing business if you want your affiliates fully prepared for whatever challenge comes their way.

Writing
Grammar and spelling lessons may seem a waste of time to you and your affiliates at first, but rest assured that it’s a lesson worth learning. Quality of writing is often considered proportional to one’s level of professionalism. If you want people to respect your network marketing business, don’t give them any reason to treat you otherwise.

Writing is also critical in various stages of the network marketing business so it’s a skill worth mastering. You need to write when you’re adding content to your website, composing newsletters to distribute to your prospects and affiliates, or sending messages through your autoresponder.

Writing is virtually done every step of the way so make sure you train your affiliates long and hard on this.

Follow-Up

Making a follow-up call or letter is an art in itself, and it’s one that your affiliates must perfect. It’s quite rare for prospects or leads to respond at the first try and as such, follow-ups are almost always necessary. This, however, doesn’t mean they’re easy to do because they’re not.

The ideal tone for follow-up is assertive but not aggressive. It must not exert pressure of any kind. Your follow-up should also serve to remind in case your lead has forgotten about your call. It should also serve to persuade in case your prospect isn’t completely convinced yet of the viability of what you’re offering.

Lead Generation

On training your affiliates, another thing you should focus on is lead generation. A lot of network marketing businesses have failed simply because its owners are unable to generate their own leads and rely too much on buying lists of MLM leads.

One other thing you should work on is making your affiliates understand the need for high quality leads. Success in network marketing is based on finding the right persons to recruit and not just recruiting the first person who says yes to you.

As their mentor, be aware that it’s also your responsibility to keep yourself updated about the latest trends in lead generation and share it with your affiliates.

Internet Marketing

This is necessary for individuals who are more familiar with traditional network marketing strategies than those used in current times. These people are mostly unaware of how to launch their network marketing business online. It’s your job to help them realize their full potential and make the best of their businesses.

An introduction to search engine optimization would do for starters. Afterwards, teach them the basics of Web 2.0 marketing like social networking and bookmarking, forum marketing, blogging, and podcasting. Don’t forget to teach them the rudiments of ebook, article, and email marketing as well.

Now that you know the four essential types of MLM training, it’s time to develop your training formula. Once implemented, your network marketing business is set to explode!

If you would like to find more information about how you can successfully grow your network marketing business on the internet, follow the “Internet MLM Success” link in the resource box.

Tracey Walker is an Expert Internet Network Marketer who hates rejection and chasing dead-end leads. To learn more about how she completely stopped having hotel meetings and still grew a lead database of over 211 prospects while generating over $1,703 in less than 30 days even though no one joined her business, click this link ==> Internet MLM Success

My regular readers know I also create “How To” videos, but for those of you newly come to MLM - Behind the Curtain, here’s an announcement just for you.

I received a request recently from a reader who wanted to know how to use his own image for a PayPal “Buy Now” button and wasn’t sure where to start. (Thanks Rick for that request).

I created a new video showing him step-by-step exactly how to create and use the PayPal button with a custom image. You can see the new video at http://Videos.CenayNailor.com — while you are there, sign up to get updates whenever I post a new video.

Also check out the others there. If you are branding yourself on the Internet (something you should be doing if you are in Network Marketing), these video’s are a must.

Here are some of the videos you will find there:

Social Networking (Web 2.0)

• Creating A MySpace.com Page
• Add A Slide Show To Your MySpace Profile
• Edit Your MySpace Profile
• Updating Your MySpace Profile Photo
• Find Friends On MySpace
• Find and Embed Video on MySpace (and Comments)
• Create A HubPages Account And Build Your First “Hub”

Blogging With Blogger.com

• Create A Blogger.com Blog
• Add A Link List To Your Blogger.com Blog
• Delete A Comment From Blogger.com Blog
• Add An Opt-In Form To Your Blogger.com Blog

Blogging With Wordpress

• Installing Wordpress In 5 Minutes (or less)
• Using Wordpress Themes
• Adding An AWeber Opt In Form To Wordpress Blog

Techie Stuff

• Advanced Domain Name Search
• Basic HTML (For MySpace, Websites and Comments)
• Find, Install and Use FTP Client To Transfer Files
• Use A Custom Image For A PayPal “Buy Now” Button
• Save Adobe PDF’s (from web) and Send Via Email
• Google Alerts - Your Personal Research Assistant
• Working With The “Hero” Book
• Setup an eBay Seller’s Account

Email

• Add an Email Account To Outlook
• Using Signature Lines To Prospect

Ask the average web surfer … “What is web 2.0?”, and most will respond “video”.

They would be only half right.

Web 2.0 is about community. It’s about empowering the visitor to experience the site, and participate in the “conversation”. It’s about letting visitors communicate with each other as well. It’s drag and drop technology allowing free expression, like MySpace. It’s prebuilt pages where you just “fill in the blanks” like blogs or sites like Weebly and HubPages. It’s YouTUBE where you can watch laughing babies and motorcycle stunts. And send the video to a friend if you like it.

And I love it. All of it.

I have been playing in a lot of different arena’s recently and wanted to share a bit of it with you. I just created a new video’s site. Well, not new, I have been tinkering for about a month. There are about 20 video’s up so far. I have had requests for a few others, which are due out soon. I also have some plans for video’s, but in the spirit of “Web 2.0″ and the “Conversation”, thought you might like to request one yourself.

I can’t promise I can make a “How-To Video” for everything that is requested, but I am betting on a good many of them. So, follow this link and check out the new site. It’s a tool for you. Join the conversation!