How would you like to conquer the internet marketing with already something that you own? Would you believe if I told that you already have something in your marketing arsenal?

You make your way out into the social networking communities but what are they and what are you suppose to do? You join, with the expectation that everyone will just come around and flock to your profile, then gladly join your opportunity. Not!, and I will tell you why and show you what to do about it. I mean you had the new store and people were just thrilled to come in when you first opened, but did they stay? I sincerely doubt it, because there are things that you need to do to keep them coming.

I want to break down the techniques in which you use to not only draw potential buyers or partners to your social networking profile, but also keep them coming back and interested in your business opportunity or products.

It's critical that you don't use unethical tactics to get customers on-line. They will definitely pick up on your cunning tactics in Internet marketing, but it will not work and ultimately be the demise of your business.

Let's get down to it. You find the perfect social network and are ready to market yourself. That is exactly it, market yourself! Setting up your profile is extremely important and efficient in social marketing. It is the very first step after opening a new account. Make sure that you upload a picture or a company logo in your avatar, because it is important to expose your presence. I highly recommend that you use a picture of yourself, but it is up to you.

After that you want to get more and more acquaintances in your aim to take over Internet marketing. Now you wouldn't walk up to someone and throw them a business card, would you? I didn't think so. That is the same as going from profile to profile with spam. Spam is defined as any text that is unwanted and more so that of an advertisement of an opportunity that is consecutively distributed to numerous people. You are going to want to get known by marketing yourself! Yes, yourself! Not your opportunity. That is the secret!

I recommend going through the site and get familiar with other members. Say hello and introduce yourself. If they are remotely interested in you (and most likely they wouldn't be if you didn't upload a picture earlier) they will visit your profile. When they arrive at your profile, they will see that you have everything about you and your business opportunity. That is like introducing yourself and handing them a business card per say.

Once you make new friends, open a group about your business. Offer to send samples. When you comment on the pages, do not, I repeat, do not advertise your business. In some social networking sites, you may even get banned for spamming. Beware that they can see your private messages as they can do that in the admin area. Plain and simple, Internet marketing guru's market them self, not their business.

There you have - new friends and your site is really catching up the flame. Most sites are free but some have monthly fee. Then there are some where you can earn revenue through participation and/or ad generated revenue, all the while you are marketing yourself.

There are places where you can even give presentations. This is a major plus for the business, because you have already made a name for yourself by marketing your presence within the community. If your main focus is to market yourself first people will gain confidence in you. Then they are more apt to join your opportunity or buy from your store. The reason being is that they have gained trust in you.

Trust is hard earned in Internet marketing. Social networking can be a great way to market your business and then again, it can be the opposite. Doing it right, I will assure you, can be a great way to earn money in the comfort of your own home. They estimate that one in every two homes will earn their sole income from home, by the year 2010. There is no better time to learn to become a successful Internet marketer, then now. Internet marketing through social networking is taking the world by storm.