Network marketing has changed a lot over the last fifteen years with the introduction of the internet, social networking sites and a wave of new network marketing companies hitting the net, offering fast profits for those who jump on board quick enough. But hold your horses cowboy, it's really not that straight forward is it..

Get in at the pre-launch and you've cracked the code! So, it's easy right? Get in quick and make a fortune then move on again?

Well, that's one option and if you're in the 1% who can keep your ear to the ground and get there quick enough this just might work for you but what if you're not? What if you're in this for the long haul and want to make a success of your network marketing business because you value the company you have joined, you like it's products and you want to build a big business over the next three to five years and have realized you need training to survive?

Well this lens will let you know what you can expect from network marketing training programmes, what you should avoid and where to go when you've had enough of the free training and are ready to pay to get where you want to be in five years time or faster.

The simple truth is that over 97% of people who join the network marketing industry fail within their first twelve months, many realising they are on the road to failure within the first three months or before and despite this every year more and more people are choosing to start a home based business in the network marketing industry.

Why? Because they, like you, want to be in the three percent of people who do succeed in the industry. So how is this done?

Those who succeed have discovered one simple and yet secret formula and this is it in three short words;

Education. Education. Education.

It's as simple as that and there are no short cuts, no magic pills and no silver bullets to swallow. If you want to succeed building a network marketing business online you have to educate yourself and the people around you.

It's not easy and it takes time but f you're in this game to win it can be done. It's in your hands.

What Kind of Network Marketing Training is Available for Free?

Network Marketing E-Books

Most of these will be between 1,000 – 3,000 words long, free and can be downloaded onto your laptop to digest at leisure. Like most things you'll come across, there are good and bad, and e-books are no different as a network marketing training tool but the drawbacks with most is that they rely on two things;

The user actually reading them which more often than not doesn't happen and the writer of the e-book having any real, valuable knowledge which they are willing to share with you for free. This is seldom the case.

Free E-Books are a good place to start though if you're a complete beginner as they will give you plenty of well digested training advice about network marketing to swallow before you get your teeth into anything with a bit more meat on the bone.

Video Tutorials

A lot of the top networkers will now offer you free network marketing video training tutorials as a way to encourage you to subscribe to their opt-in email list, with the intention of building a relationship with you further down the line in order to up-sell you to a paid for product.

There is nothing wrong with this and to become a successful network marketer it will be something you will have to learn to do over time also but again the value within the free video tutorials will be limited.

Network Marketing Seminars

These days network marketing training seminars are becoming a dated commodity as the internet takes center stage when it comes to offering home based business training material. But the older network marketers are still doing the rounds and will still offer some value to you when it comes to things like leadership, work ethic and managing your time in order to run a successful network marketing business.

Network Marketing Training Webinars

This is the modern version of the seminars and with some of the great software available online today at a relatively low price, it is becoming even that bit easier for you to access good quality training for your network marketing business through online webinars.

There are some great free resources available and if you know where to look you can save yourself time and money and disappointment but at some point you will want to leave free behind and really start to move your business forward by finding the right online network marketing training programme to take your business to the next level

If you have chewed up all the free stuff you can find and can't digest another single piece of the free pie, then maybe it's time to move on. The next step is to find the right training and marketing system to take your network marketing business forward.

Take a look at Using Social Media Marketing Sites  for a few more ideas.