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Play 20 Questions With Your Coach or Mentor!

by Steven W Johnson
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Ok, this one might get you kicked out of their mentoring program.

Or at least be worth a few glares (these are painful)


Note: This is one part of my tech framework discussion/inquiry


20 QUESTIONS


1. How big is your double-opt-in email list?

2. How many websites do you have deployed? (domain count)

3. How many digital or shippable products do you currently own?

4. How large is your marketing organization? (affiliate base, Joint Venture partners, downlines)

5. What size and talent level is your in-house crew?

6. How big are you in the TwitterSphere? 1 account? 20?

7. What is your Facebook presence? Any 2-step opt-in pages?

8. How connected are you in LinkedIn? Got any LI groups yet?

9. How many YouTube channel subscribers?

10. How many YouTube videos do you have running and what are the view counts? Any of them funny? Offbeat? Controversial?

11. What is your current published article presence? (EZA, Assoc. Content, Syndication)

12. What is the most valuable product you sell?

13. What is the largest commission you can earn from a single sale?

14. How man markets do you operate in? (niches)

15. What is your geographical reach? (cities, states, countries, continents)

16. Do you ship anything you sell?

17. How big is your physical mailing address list? (customers and prospects)

18. What CRM Tools do you employ? Do you even have one?

19. What is the extent of your physical mail-based followup and customer retention efforts?

20. Do you currently have any Virtual Assistants, Support Infrastructure (helpdesk) or Call Centers?


Hint: these aren't bad ones to ask yourself as well!
#coach #mentor #play #questions
  • Profile picture of the author xohaibx
    For a minute I was like "Dang! Is that a survey?" lol

    I'm going to note these down and do some retrospection if not anything
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven W Johnson
      A survey - hahaha - that's a good one! I might have to do a YT video spoof of that!

      I usually cut these up - a brand new team member, being asked these all at once is likely to head for the door! quickly! lol
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  • Profile picture of the author AmandaT
    While, depending on the type of mentor, they might not give you the best answers for each of these, it is a good idea to have a lot of questions when picking a mentor. Coaching can be expensive, and you want someone with REAL experience if you are going to be paying for it. Think about what you want to accomplish and what you hope to learn from the training, then come up with questions to see how qualified they actually are to teach you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alex Kage
    Originally Posted by Steven W Johnson View Post

    Ok, this one might get you kicked out of their mentoring program.

    Or at least be worth a few glares (these are painful)


    Note: This is one part of my tech framework discussion/inquiry


    20 QUESTIONS


    1. How big is your double-opt-in email list?

    2. How many websites do you have deployed? (domain count)

    3. How many digital or shippable products do you currently own?

    4. How large is your marketing organization? (affiliate base, Joint Venture partners, downlines)

    5. What size and talent level is your in-house crew?

    6. How big are you in the TwitterSphere? 1 account? 20?

    7. What is your Facebook presence? Any 2-step opt-in pages?

    8. How connected are you in LinkedIn? Got any LI groups yet?

    9. How many YouTube channel subscribers?

    10. How many YouTube videos do you have running and what are the view counts? Any of them funny? Offbeat? Controversial?

    11. What is your current published article presence? (EZA, Assoc. Content, Syndication)

    12. What is the most valuable product you sell?

    13. What is the largest commission you can earn from a single sale?

    14. How man markets do you operate in? (niches)

    15. What is your geographical reach? (cities, states, countries, continents)

    16. Do you ship anything you sell?

    17. How big is your physical mailing address list? (customers and prospects)

    18. What CRM Tools do you employ? Do you even have one?

    19. What is the extent of your physical mail-based followup and customer retention efforts?

    20. Do you currently have any Virtual Assistants, Support Infrastructure (helpdesk) or Call Centers?


    Hint: these aren't bad ones to ask yourself as well!
    I wonder if I can get accused of sexual harassment if I ask those questions.
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven W Johnson
      Originally Posted by Sparda View Post

      I wonder if I can get accused of sexual harassment if I ask those questions.
      On these 20? Naw...

      But when I ask my FORTY questions (the 2nd 20 are way tougher), I get chased out of rooms with kitchen knives or broom handles!

      So, I usually ask from a distance (like online) lol
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