WARRIORS: The BEST IM Mentor?

I'm not trying to kiss any a** here, but the most valuable things I have learned about marketing on the Internet have come from Allen Says and Paul Myers.

That is why I always try to give back as much as I take in this forum.

Personally the one person whose reports I read actually changed my business model forever.
That person is none other than Bryan Kumar and Allen Says. Most of their reports can be found in the War Room and the strategies that they cover are definitely worth looking at.

Jason Fladlien and Jimmy D Brown are awesome.

I have learned the most by networking with other people (and tons of testing). And I'm not talking those who "teach", but rather those who "do". You know, the kind of people you never see posting anything on forums. Hint - go to big industry events, there's loads of them there.

There are four main "stages" that a lot of people go through:

learning -> trying to catch up -> up to date -> creating their own "markets" and starting new "trends".

Most never transition from #3 to #4.

I have read many reports and watched many videos to learn enough about IM to start making some decent money online. However, I have never had a mentor, somebody offering me 1-on-1 coaching, and now I'm doing very well online.

I think that it's possible (maybe harder, but still possible) to figure things out without a amentor. It's all about being persistent and focused.


William

I agree a mentor whom you can reach to ask questions can be very handy..

Guys like Jeff Johnson, mike Filsaime and others they offer coaching program, but they are too expensive and also you get to reach only their support staff and not them personally.

I personally am interested in a mastermind group organized by some of the IM folks where you can directly approach them.

Mark Ling and Chris Rempel.

I think too many people struggle because they underestimate the power of using their own brain and some focused commitment.

It's easy to think that you need someone else in order to get success, but it's also a recipe for a ready-made excuse if you still don't succeed.

I've had many coaching clients who came to me after already paying many thousands of dollars to 'Gurus' and then still ended up no better off than they were before.

IM is a set of tools and strategies that you use on your business - people seem to think that's the same as having a business.

You don't need a mentor until you've decided what your business is.

I personally have no interest whatsoever in telling someone else what their business should be or how they should run it, so I don't take coaching clients who want to be told what to do.

If you want a system to work - all you need is a quick bit of research and the information readily available in this forum.

If you're stuck in information overload mode and just need to sanity check your ideas - there are plenty of people in this forum that can help with that - just ask around to see who you can trust before taking advice at face value.

Only YOU know what your goals, resources and skills are. So a mentor can share some lessons and resources but no-one else should be the answer to your business.

Different people will give different answers. It all depends on their level at a particular point in time.

A newbie may find those mentors who charge high fees too expensive and advanced for him.

It may therefore make sense to start with an affordable mentor if at all, and build your way up.

Warrior Private Discussion is great & Mike Johnson from Autoblog Blueprint 2.0 is very active on his forum. I've learned alot of technical stuff from his membership.

Pat