Using Twitter in Your Network Marketing BusinessSix months ago, I had no idea what Twitter was. Today, I am not only following many different people but I also have many followers.For those not familiar with Twitter, it's a social networking site. What makes Twitter different is that you are limited to only 140 characters per post or message. You have just one or two sentences to convey your message to others.So, how can you use this site to build your network marketing business? I use it many different ways:1. I post what I'm doing at the moment. There is a box that says "what are you doing?" I answer the question with one or two sentences. For example, just a few minutes ago I typed "I'm writing an article." Every person following me will be able to read this and will know what I'm doing. If I'm making something for dinner, I might type "trying a new chicken recipe for dinner." What happens from these one sentence updates are that others will answer me both publicly and also privately. I've had some wonderful exchanges with complete strangers after posting what I'm doing.2. I read what others are doing and I comment to them. I will sometimes comment publicly but more often, I prefer to comment privately to start a conversation. Isn't the whole basis of network marketing, relationship building? It's hard to build relationships publicly.3. When I write a new blog post, I will post a link to that post. Those following me now have the opportunity to read my most recent blog post. I have 3 blogs. I can make 3 different posts on Twitter to let others know about each of the blog posts I've written.4. Since I'm an article writer, I submit my articles to those directories that work with Twitter. I can let others know about my articles through my submissions to these article directories.In addition to all of the above, you can create multiple accounts on Twitter. Consider creating an account where your only followers are your team members. You can type messages to your entire team letting them know what is going on with the company at any given time. These are just quick one and two sentence announcements to your team. For example "don't forget tonight's conference call" or "new catalog went on sale today." This is a wonderful and quick way to stay in constant communication with your entire team.Create a Twitter account and start networking with the other Twitter users. You'll find yourself building new relationships in no time at all.~ ~ ~Audrey Okaneko has been in direct sales since 1983. She can be reached at audreyoka@cox.net or you can Become a Tupperware Consultant