STEP 1: PROFILE INFORMATION
Add your picture.
This is important because this is a professional business social network. This is not Facebook. Upload a real picture, not a logo or funny image. You will be engaged by other members and prospects with real photos.
Add contact information.
Putting your contact information in here will allow others to find you using demographic searches. Many prospects want to deal with local people, so it is a good idea to fill this information out as best you can. Other information to provide is: Email, Phone, and Skype numbers. Important note: Email addresses are kept private and never displayed to prospects or other members.
Add you business information.
IBOtoolbox supports multiple businesses, so you can add as many as you want to. If you add multiple businesses, you can click to make one as default. This is server as your primary business.
Add social networks to your profile.
The system will be display these social networks to members and prospects.
Extras: You can also add videos and photos to the system. You can either add them now or come back later.
NOTE: You will receive 100 credits for completing your profile.
more information:
http://ibo.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/126375-how-to-complete-your-profile STEP 2: FAMILIARIZATION
DASHBOARD - This section contains a realtime streaming messageboard where members post information about their businesses. When you are ready to tell the world about your business, click on new wall post!
MY CONTACTS - This section contains the IBOtoolbox contact manager. When a prospect fills out your contact form, the lead is created and put into your contact manager.
MY MESSAGES - These are messages from other members of IBOtoolbox.
MY ASSOCIATES - This section is where you manage all of your new connections here at IBOtoolbox. This system contains thousands of like minded business owners. Members want to "associate" with you to get to know you and to network. You can click on a members name anywhere in this system to see their profiel and to associate with them. When members request to associate with you, you will see an orange plus sign light up under the word search on the top. Click it to display the request and either accept or deny it. When you are associated with a member, you can send them a message through the system.
PRESS RELEASES - This section is where you write about your business. At IBOtoolbox, PRs is very important. When you publish a PR about your business, IBOtoolbox will send that PR out into the Internet. Your PR will be indexed by search engines for prospects to find. You can publish a PR 2x per day.
more info:
http://ibo.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/126414-publishing-a-press-release WIDGETS/TOOLS - This section contains your invite links, banners, email signatures, IBOurl system, and much much more...
HELP - The help section contains videos that explain each section.
STEP 3: 1ST PR
Click IBOapps/Press Release and make your first PR entry. Introduce yourself, your business, and your opportunities to the members and to your prospects.
STEP 4: PARTICIPATION
Go to the wall and make wall post. Like and Comment on others posts. This process of engagement will create a flurry of activity to your profile, getting you visitors and people looking at your offerings. This is also where you will make associations and learn the ropes of IBOtoolbox. Members are EXTREMELY supportive here and are known to send your information through their own social networks. Engage, participate, and have fun.
STEP 5: CREDITS and ADS
The most exposure comes from IBOtoolbox advertising. You can run ads on the entire lineup of IBOtoolbox family of websites. You will need credits to run these ads. Credits can be earned by using IBotoolbox. You receive 200 credits for coming to IBOtoolbox saturday training webinar, 200 credits for referring another member, 20 credits for a PR... If you dont have credits and you wish to advertise more, IBOtoolbox has the credits available for purchase. Although this is not necessary, many members want as much exposure as possible. NOTE: You will receive 100 credits for completing your profile.
more information:
http://ibo.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/126403-how-to-create-a-banner-ad 
