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Internet Coaches Are They Worth It
nternet entrepreneurs can provide.
find a lot of business tips
on the Internet...sometimes Get a Business Mentor!
too much. The advice is often Don’t gamble your business on a
conflicting, or too general to be vague tip. You need a real
of any real use. mentor, someone who has the
experience, the skills, and the
Anyone who’s ever really tried to attention to look at your
run a company knows that particular business needs and
decisions have to be made on a dispense the appropriate advice.
case-to-case basis. What works
for one person won’t necessarily This business mentor can answer
work for another. You have your questions, point you towards
different industries, different the right path, and generally
markets, different competitors, help you become more successful
different resources. as an Internet entrepreneur.
Sometimes you read the articles I’ve personally been working with
on the web and think, my Marketing Coach, Terry Dean to
“Yeah, right, will that really help build successful businesses
work for me?” online including my most recent
project, SonomaCountyAirport.com.
It’s not a light decision to We met at a seminar in Las Vegas
make, considering that your and it’s now a year and a half
entire business (and this month’s I’ve been in his coaching
rent!) is riding on your program. I call him a “godsend.”
shoulders. You may have invested
your life savings, and let’s not What are the Qualities of a Good
forget your employees—and the Mentor?
paychecks they depend on you to Almost anyone can put up a
website and call himself a long does it take for them to
business mentor. I can say I’ve reply to your emails? My coach,
worked with the worst (causing for instance follows up within 24
many headaches, lost time and hours, if not a few hours to all
money drained) AND the best. my questions.
There are certain qualities to
look for in a good coach before 4. Look for Relevance. Does the
you choose the one that is right information really help you, or
for YOU. does it sound like it was pulled
out of any old textbook just so
1. Look for Knowledge. Do they they can say they fulfilled your
know what they’re doing? How do part of the bargain? Make sure
they answer questions? What the program is structured, up to
examples do they give? Has your date, and your coach really
mentor “been there, done that”? personally helps you at each
Make sure your coach has step.
succeeded in what they will be
teaching you. 5. Look for Service. Do they
personally attend to you, or do
2. Look for Honesty. Some coaches they send their assistant? You’re
are full of fluff, spinning words paying for their know-how, not a
just so you hear what you want to chance to become best friends
hear. You don’t need someone to with their secretary. You’ll want
pat you on the shoulder—you need to find someone that not only
someone who’s straightforward, personally helps you—answering
even brutally honest, because emails, talking over the phone
they are trying to help you in every month—but truly makes you
the long run. feel that your coach is concerned
about the progress of your
3. Look for Dependability. How business.
And if you’re burnt out, your
Investing in a Coach Makes Good coach can even help you in your
Business Sense! personal life so you can do more
Internet business coaches may be with less time including spending
one of the best investments you time with your family, and taking
can make in your business. care of yourself.
For example, a mentor can help How can I get an Internet Coach?
you stay competitive without Terry Dean is my Internet
having to drop your prices—by business coach. If you are lucky
helping you create a unique enough to work with him I'd
customer focus, where you are recommend him in a heartbeat.
seen as the only option in your
niche. You can contact him at: (765)
332-2509 to find out more or
Your coach can also help you visit
maximize your marketing budget http://www.myownwebmentor.com/
(without having to spend anything for more details.
more on advertising!) and improve
your lead generation and I'm sure there are other coaches
conversion rates. out there that meet the above
qualifications (make sure to
If you’re at a low point where check with them), but I can only
you feel your business isn’t speak from personal experience
going anywhere—or is even at the about my own.
brink of closing down—Internet
coaches can point out hidden Good luck!
opportunities and cost-effective
business strategies.
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About the Author:
Nancy Hayssen is an Internet Marketer, Private Pilot and World Traveler. She runs a successful Internet Business connecting people to and from the California Wine Country. To Enter to Win a FREE Trip to the California Wine Country Click Here: http://www.SonomaCountyAirport.com
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