We wanted to tackle a question that numerous people ask, “how do you make money with social networks”? There are various ways to do this and several different social sites that you could use to do so, but we want to show you from using the most popular social network…Twitter.

The idea behind using social media to make money falls back on having a huge fanbase built in your network. You can build up thousands of followers in a very short amount of time, then you can simply offer products to them in a cool non sales way. There is a talent involved to generate a lot of sales through Twitter but once you get going it’s very simple (in our opinion).
Check out the video and we’ll explain how to do this so you can start building thousands of followers in no time.

Sorry, the video is a little choppy.

2010 is your year to make things happen! Maybe that means a new angle on your business or maybe even trying something new? If you want to expand your business and make a lot more money then here is a list of our top 10 picks of 2010.
When it comes to being successful the list is almost endless, but we put together some of the most important areas that we think can really make your business sky rocket if you make these changes.

We hope you enjoy the video.

Alright, so today’s Live Broadcast of Truth Online didn’t quite go as planned…as you probably noticed. I had my 3 month old son in the studio with us today because of a sitter issue, so I tried to hurry everything along. My plan was to knock out the show while he was taking his nap but I felt extremely rushed and he kept waking up, so I wasn’t real satisfied with the show.

That’s why I decided not to add it to the blog, but I managed to cover some really good information.

On a side note: I’m currently looking at moving the show to a different day in the evening time, since Tuesdays and Wednesdays have the most online activity. I haven’t quite decided yet so I’ll be sure to keep everyone posted.

Here’s the rundown on Today’s show:

Internet Video views climbed to a record breaking high last year, with a total of 31 billion videos watched. It was estimated that the average person was said to have watched 182 videos in the month of November alone. So what does this mean for you?? Well only 39% of those videos watched came from Youtube, which means that 71% of the views come from other Video networking sites. This is why it’s so important to spread your videos to as many sharing sites as possible.

Blackberry unleashed their new Blackberry Presenter for power point users. This cool device allows you to connect your Blackberry smart phone to a projector or VGA screen, saving you from hauling around that Laptop.

Google gives birth to the Nexus One smart phone. This thing has a pretty damn sexy design (closely resembles the iphone) and is the next big contender against the popular iphone. You can find an awesome review on this phone at http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nexus-one-review/

I then tackled the question “what makes you want to buy from someone”?

Sounds like a pretty stupid question to ask but if you take a step back and closely look at the reasons that influence you, then you may be surprised. There are many factors that convince you to buy a product and it usually is aimed toward building desire instead of need. There is a long list of tactics used to get you to buy, but some of the areas I covered were:
** The person selling it
** The way it’s being marketed
** Are they using the art of selling without actually selling?
** Are they drawing you in with the infamous F.F.W. code? (Fun, Freedom, Wealth)
** Does the product popularity influence you. (Everybody else has it)

Watch a few infomercials and keep a mental note of the various ways that they have skillfully mastered the art of convincing you to buy the product. Some approaches are very sneaky and others are blatantly obvious.

If you would like a question answered or have an idea for a show topic, then please email me at: contactus@mytrainingwheels.com
See you next week,

MTW -Charles-

Truth Online went live today with the topic of “How to build a Fanbase”.

In the news today I covered a man who was offered a $30 Million Hollywood movie deal from Ghost House Productions, for a video he created on Youtube. With a $300 budget and a lot of imagination, he was already receiving Hollywood deals 4 days after uploading the video. I thought it was a pretty cool video, check it out below:

Pretty cool video dude, congratulations!

** I answered some viewer emails including a more in depth discussion about what to sell on Ebay and how to make some quick cash.

** The big question about the Ignite product was finally answered and we no longer plan to sell the product. We will, in fact, be giving it away through individual classroom settings where I’ll cover all of the basic aspects needed to create a successful business online and show you step by step instructions on how to do it. These workshops will be held on Thursdays, but the time and start date are not yet decided.

** Then I discussed what it takes to build a huge online Fanbase and also what it takes to be popular. There are several different ways to do this but the ideas I listed were:

Building a Fanbase:
Social Media
Blog
Youtube Videos (video Networking)
Vlog (sexy Phil, What the Buck, etc…
Article writer
Participate in forum discussions

And in order to gain popularity:
Be different & stand out
Be an expert in your niche
Confidence
Be entertaining
Relate to your audience (way you talk, dress, etc..)
Research your biggest competition

It was a great show and I had fun answering some of those emails. If you have any questions or comments that you would like to send in, then feel free to write to us at: contactus@mytrainingwheels.com and we’ll be happy to answer those questions on next weeks show.

Happy new year everyone and have a great weekend.

MTW -Charles-

Two weeks back we had some audio trouble with the live broadcast of Truth Online so we took a second run at it last Friday. The show started a little late because of more freaken problems, but none the less we launched anyway.

The show had a good turn out and we got a lot of emails, so on next Fridays show(1/1/2010) we plan to tackle the answers to some of those questions that you guys sent in. Unfortunatly I was an idiot and forgot to hit the record button so none of the show was recorded, but we’ll revise it later in the year.

On a side note, who’s ready for Christmas? I am totally not feeling the holiday spirt this year! Why is it that children count the number of days till Christmas and the adults count the number of paychecks till xmas? Seriously, it seems like the fun and excitement I use to feel around this time as a kid is now suddenly gone. Have you tried going to the mall lately!?

Man, what a total nightmare!

But I guess I’ll just hang in there, and since xmas is right around the corner I’ll now start counting the number of days till this year is over.

MTW -Charles