When I was initially recruited into Network Marketing, my expectations weren’t all that high.  I had been exposed to MLM many times before, and although I couldn’t put my finger on the reason, I had negative views on the industry.  Once I had my first “goal setting/training” session, I realized why I felt negatively.  It was in part because step one was make a list of everyone you know and put them on a 3-way call with my upline.

This was DEFINITELY something I was not interested in doing.  I ended up taking it slow and introducing the industry to a few select friends and was able to see some moderate success, but in the end, like the rest of us, I ran out of people to talk to.

After spending several months prospecting in public, I turned to the Internet.  First I looked at MySpace.  After a month of “spying” and figuring out what to do, I unleashed myself into the forums.  Within 2 months I had recruited over 20 people all from online prospecting.

Here are some tips that you can use in your Online efforts.

1. Do not promote your “opportunity” directly!  Definitely DO NOT set up a profile for your business or your product.  Set up a profile for YOU and tell the world your story.  Make sure you set up a signature for the forums with a link to your blog.
2. If you are a seasoned professional, get into the forums and start sharing your experiences and answering questions.  This is how I recruited so many people.
3. If you are a newbie… You can still recruit, but don’t pretend you are someone you are not.  Ask questions and generate conversation.  You will find people who are interested in YOU and what you are doing.
4. Do NOT present your business by email and DEFINITELY do not just send someone to your replicated business site or lead capture page.  GET A PHONE NUMBER!!!   Then start building a relationship.
5. Try not to argue, but post questions and comments that will generate discussion.  Post comments about the ethics in MLM or about what compensation plan is better, etc.  Try to get people talking about YOUR forum topic.  Your name will be at the top and everyone will see it.

There are many other strategies that you can use to see online success, but I think this will get you off on the right foot.

Best of luck!