Marketing Your MLM Business with Social Media

Filed in archive MLM Techniques on February 27, 2010

Marketing your MLM business with social media like Facebook and Twitter allows you to take your network marketing or direct selling opportrunity to the next level

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When you "Use Social Media to Generate Leads" MLM marketer Albert Caccarile of Explode Your MLM explains:

The best thing about these social networks is that they give you more opportunity than you will ever know to market your products for free.

But before you fire up your LinkedIn or MySpace account and go hunting for prospects in the bold new frontier of social networks, online business and marketing coach Brenda Gagne the answer to the question "How Do You Market Your MLM Through Social Media?" with some important do's and dont's you should know.

Don't:

• Spam. Sending others unwanted or repeated messages will get you blocked and eventually banned.
  


• Build huge networks. Especially if your reaching out to tons of people you don't know
  


• "Throw up." An expression Gagne uses to describe the highly annoying social media habit of talking to other members about nothing but your great business opportunity

Do:

• Create a following. This is a group of people who come back regularly for the helpful information you provide. (Compare this with point one under "don't.")
  


• Connect with friends. Hey, it's just like in the real world.
  


• Build real relationships. this require listening, not just talking about yourself and your business
  


• Join the party. Think of the big social media networks as the mother of all cocktail parties. Now ask yourself how you would act.
  

Using social media to share multi-level marketing opportunities can be a great strategy with the right approach. Just relax and be social. You'll be surprised by the opportunities attracted to you.