Social networks are just an extension of the real world. People who are in social networks expect the same rules of etiquette that they follow in their real lives. When you grow up, your parents teach you good manners. They show you how to eat properly, how to speak respectfully and how to dress well. By the time you grow up, these behaviour patterns are subconsciously ingrained in you and you interact with people accordingly. This behaviour also carries over to the online world. A person’s personality reflects on their online avatar as well. If you want to succeed in online promotions, you have to keep real life experiences in mind.

Let us compare the online world to a party you may be invited to. If you wanted to make a good impression at the party, you have to start with dressing well and grooming yourself well. Similarly, in the online world, if you join a social network like MySpace or Facebook, you have to have a good profile of your own. An empty profile always makes you look bad. Your profile should tell people about you. Put a nice picture and some information about yourself. You don’t have to put personal information about yourself. That is dangerous, but you should never have a blank profile.

You have now entered the party and people see that you are dressed well and approachable. The next step is to look around the room for people you may know. This will make you feel more comfortable and they may introduce you to new people. In the online world, you do the same. When you join a social network, you look for friends and add them to your friends list. You also send people in your mailing list an invite to join the social network and be on your friends list.

Now that you have met your friends, you can now start to meet new people and find something in common. That way, you can expand your social circle. Similarly, in the online world, you try to find people with common interests. It is not very hard to do as every social network has groups. These groups can range from interests to professional groups. Every group has a large number of members who get together to share thoughts and ideas.

If you were with your group of friends and someone new joined your circle and tried to sell you something within the first few minutes of meeting you, wouldn’t you consider that to be rude? This is a very important lesson. This applies to the online world too. There are too many people trying to sell too many things online. People are tired of them and tend to ignore them.

Here are some things to remember before you promote a product in a social network:

1. People are always trying to do a direct sell online. If you do the same, you’ll be ignored, just like them. You may even be kicked out or banned from the network. Learn to be patient and recognize the opportunity to promote the product.
2. Make friends with the right people. You will never succeed in selling a refrigerator to an Eskimo. Similarly, if you target the wrong target audience, you won’t make many sales. Research your product and make a list of people who will be more likely to be interested in what you have to offer.
3. Take your time. Make sure you participate in the social network and make friends. Take the time to build your reputation. If you do that successfully, people will give more importance to what you have to say.
4. Join groups. There are many niche groups within social networks. For example, if you are a fan of the Thriller album by Michael Jackson, Facebook has a group of 15,000 people. If the niche you like doesn’t exist, create it. You will be surprised at how soon these groups get participants.

All in all, don’t do anything in social media networks that you wouldn’t deem appropriate in the real world. Most people don’t know this. If you are willing to do the hard work and create the right opportunities, you will get a lot more success for a lot less work than the average online marketer.

Socializing online is in many ways the same as socializing offline,but because your not able to shake hands,go out for lunch or play a game of golf with associates and friends.Having a picture that people can connect to your writings,business opportunities and just plain socializing is a must.We as human beings have always had the need to connect with each other visually.And the only way to this on the internet right now is though a picture or video.

Social media or web 2.0 has created many platforms that people are using to promote themselves such as Facebook,Myspace,twitter etc.And from what I understand this is just the beginning as prominent internet companies such as Google facebook wordpress and many others are realizing and positioning themselves to become a part of the important role social media will have in the future development of the internet.

I've always heard business is 70% public relations and 30% actual work, if people like you they're more willing to do business with you its just a fact of life.In my offline business I've had several service contracts over 15 years and I'm convinced that the only way I was able to keep these contracts this long was not necessarily because of the service I provided even though my work was always top notch.It was because of the relationships that I built over time because I was always visible to my customers.So do yourself a favor and always remember to upload a picture on your profile,the more the better.

Members are encouraged to participate and share information as it pertains to the network marketing industry.Never before have I seen such valuable and relevant content so unselfishlly shared with the sole purpose of helping one another.Just make sure you follow the rules,spamming and self promotion are definitely not allowed.

Everything from articles,videos,podcasts and MLM opportunities can be found at this network marketing social site.They even have a point system that rewards its members for staying actively involved within the community.You can write and post your own articles,comment on threads in the forms or just check out the different internet marketing conversations taking place though out the community.

Better networker has taken the concept of the social site to a whole new level for home based business owners and internet network maketers.Its the one place you can go with out being bombarded with every single MLM opportunity under the sun.Its very well put together and a welcome and refreshing addiction to what a internet network marketing site should be about.

Remember back in the old days when the internet was used exclusively for finding information and I really don't mean old days because the internet is still an its infancy web 2.0 is just another stage of growth that the internet is embarking upon.But before web 2.0 we couldn't interact with the information or that anonymous person behind that long sales letter trying to sell us something.

Well now with the advent of web 2.0 which has produced web sites like myspace,facebook,squidoo,blogs and countless other forms of social networking sites,all of the sudden socializing and interacting on the internet has become a reality,and has created an atmosphere for promoting  yourself or business opportunity that you might offering.Online communities are being created all over the internet,and believe it or not there's a community for everybody and just about every niche topic you can think of.

But the most important aspect of online marketing  if you want  to be  successful  with  your  internet  business or MLM opportunity is that you've got to be yourself in other words you've got to build your own personal identity, no gimmicks,no crazy nicknames just be you.I always like to use my full name and picture an any online marketing that I'm doing I want people to know who I am,that I'm a real person and not some anonymous  character in a back ally in cyberspace you've got to be visible.

Create your own personal web site (yourname.com) with a picture of yourself,the family,the dog and cat,and any thing else that's special about you you've got to make a personal connection with your prospects that's what social networking is all about.So don't wait start building your own personal brand today and be internet friendly socialize.Be sure to check out my next post. make your own internet videos.