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Everyone by now has heard of the emerging buzz word Web 2.0. Google has staked a large claim on this phenomenon with acquisitions of Blogger and rumors of Facebook. You see the marketing potential of Web 2.0 is staggering. And best of all it is Free and it works.

The internet was originally created to be an open forum for communication and the sharing of ideas between scientist, professors and universities. But somehow along the way that vision was clouded by the need for people to reach markets and make money. Combine that with a growing Global Economy and you have the best vehicle for commerce. But such a giant as the World Wide Web was hard to control and regulate. All sorts of Big companies starting using the commercial power of the Web, suffocating the masses of online residents with SPAM email, whiz bang flash intro pages and a lot of marking hype. Fast forward to present day and the average internet resident is so sick of marketing hype that they are turned o! f the internet and slowly the marketing techniques that were working are rendered all but useless. You may have even heard stories of Email boycotting (your email box is so full that you just won't use it anymore). If you are among the people that has to spend time sifting through junk mail containing "enlarge this and that" or the deluge of poker website ads, then you know what I mean.

So you are saying to yourself..I know, but what can we do now? The answer: Use this growing phenomenon of Web 2.0 to market your business. Apply the techniques used by the top internet marketers today, like Anne Sieg to market your Network Marketing Business.

Web 2.0 as defined by Wikipedia "refers to a perceived second generation of web-based communities and hosted services such as social-networking sites, wikis, and folksonomies - which aim to facilitate creativity, collaboration and sharing between users."

What this means to you as a Marketer is you can use these sites a! nd techniques to attract your social audience. Stop searching ! for your new members and start attracting people that are looking for an opportunity.

Here is a quick checklist of things that you can do to market your business for FREE right now!

1). Stop hiding behind your computer as a spectator on the Internet. Instead participate, share and collaborate. Setup a blog site of your very own. Publish an article or two and get them bookmarked on sites like Digg. Use the power of RSS (Real Simple Syndication) and syndicate your content. What this means to you is your bio and site address will be seen my thousands of viewers world wide. This of course translates to unique visitors, and because they were interested in your content to begin with there is a good chance that they will be interested in your offer. Why not create an account on Facebook or Myspace. Or better yet create a video on Youtube.

2). Visit relevant Forums and Groups and start commenting on others peoples posts. Be sure you include your site address in your signat! ure footer. Also be sure that the post is timely and on topic. There is nothing worse than just joining and spamming your business to every newsgroup and forum.

3). Stop selling and start teaching. In the evolving online social community people that are new are looking for the leaders in their field. You see, it truly does not matter what your opportunity is, or how it pays. People are not buying into your business. They are buying into you. If you are perceived as a leader in your field and demonstrate a good understanding of your opportunity then you will attract them and they will follow you wherever you take them.

4). Duplicate these Web 2.0 techniques with your down-line, and explode your growth potential. You see once you have a proven effective marketing system and you are attracting the right kinds of people then it is in your best interests to duplicate what you are doing with everyone in your down-line. As obvious as this sounds you would be surprised ! how many miss this small detail, and they miss out on the true! power o f MLM 2.0.

Now there are many other techniques and a lot more detail that can be covered on this subject. So it is in your best interest to read up and educate yourself. Download a few E-books and take a few online courses. Take advantage of this timely marketing opportunity and get a piece of the Web2.0 marketplace.

Andrew Crowe is a published internet author and Internet marketer who teaches others the secrets of Marketing online with MLM & Network Marketing Businesses through various website channels such as http://www.mlmsensei.com - Please feel free to download my free e-book at http://the7greatliesofnetworkmarketing.org for an in depth training on the techniques discussed here.

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