An Internet property is basically any kind of web page, and any Internet sites that allow people to people interaction are considered online social media. Web 2.0 is another term referring to sites that in some way allow people to actively contribute rather than just passively read from it.

A blog is Web 2.0 (for the blogger). Facebook and MySpace are Web 2.0. Flickr and Twitter are Web 2.0, and social bookmarking sites are all Web 2.0.

As internet marketing involved, people figured out that they were able to promote their businesses for free using all these types of properties and thought, “Wow…Free… Cool!”

Problem is that it’s not cool!

Social media a broad word that encompasses many kinds of sites but there’s an online etiquette that dictates which web 2.0 sites allow you to have a slice of the Internet property for yourself and your business – without ticking off the wrong people and causing you to lose your reputation as a serious entrepreneur in the network marketing industry.

Let me explain it this way:

It’s the weekend…time to forget about work, catch up with old friends, possibly make some new friends. So you go to a party. You’re having a great time. Then someone comes up to you, introduces himself, and immediately tries selling you on some business opportunity.

How much of a turn-off is that? That is exactly what happens when you use certain social media sites for purposes they are not intended.

And if you’re involved in affiliate marketing, beware…owners of the products you are marketing as an affiliate do not take it lightly when you promote their products on sites like MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter. And they are increasingly shutting down the accounts of affiliates who act like jerks and don’t play fair.

And pleading ignorance is just plain ignorant!

So if you’re just learning how to use these sites to build your business, I want to share a video from one of the most brilliant marketers alive, Perry Belcher, who has MASTERED this realm.

He’ll give you the perfect approach when it comes to using social community sites to grow your business. If you’re using ANY of these sites, watch this video. It is probably the best explanation of how to make money with social media that I’ve ever seen.