Welcome to the amazing world of blogging, the frequent, customarily sequential publications of private thoughts and Web links. Frequently a mixture of what is happening in a person’s life and what is happening on the Net. Call it the reality television of the internet.

There doesn’t seem to be much that isn’t covered as a subject for a blog, so why not jump in with both feet and blog about your business and how to be a successful MLM marketing pro. What an incredible vehicle for telling folk what you do, how you do it and all about your team, your residual income opportunity and your coaching. You can also add pictures, product descriptions, and yes, even comments from folks.

Blogs have been around since early 1997, but truly took off in popularity when automated publishing systems were introduced – ie. Blogger at blogger.com. Just so you don’t get confused, stick to the term blog, rather than the other alternative “blog” as it implies a server’s log files. By 1999 there were twenty-three in existence, nevertheless it did not stay that way long. Blogs and blogging mushroomed rapidly till it was nearly impossible to keep abreast of them. People who designed software got into the mix and created even more ways for folks to publish their own blogs.

The history that is’s vital for you to know, because it directly relates to what you can do with your blog, is that original weblogs were link-driven. Today’s blogs are also link driven and there’s your key to the success of your MLM promoting blog. Search out bizarre links, interesting links, teaching links, and learning links for your blog, and add you own review or commentary to them. Send your blog link to existing shoppers, possible clients, your team, even others in your up and down lines. You’d be confounded at the exposure you will get so long as your blog is well done and doesn’t come across like one giant ad for your business.