Did/Do you have a mentor?

A lot of working through it all mainly myself in the early days but I've also had contact with some good and very helpful marketers so I suppose you could call them mentors although it certainly wasn't paid mentoring.

The main benefit is that it can vastly speed up your learning process and cut through a lot of the rubbish, it's also important to focus on what it is you want to do.

I don't have a mentor for the marketing business but I did have one early on in my career of software development. I definitely believe that a mentor is an invaluable thing to have. My mentor taught me so many things that I kept with me throughout my career. They also help you in avoiding the pitfalls that you have to learn when you do things on your own.

Unless you are blazing a new trail and have absolutely no one to look up to, you have mentors whether you know it or not. On a conscious level it's important to define exactly what you're trying to accomplish and seek out one or several people that have ALREADY accomplished it and learn from them.

The WF Search Button.

No, i never had a mentor and I've learned everything myself

When i started stepping into IM, I was some 17-18 and honestly didn't had enough money to pay to a mentor to teach or something...

Uncle Google was only the person who helped me through all my questions

Regards
~Sam~

You can avoid lots of mistakes upfront if you have one.

Absolutely you need a mentor.

Successful people have a mentor. It's not an option IMHO. I'm a martial artist and I got dozens of mentors (senseis). Having a mentor will not only help you to get where you want to be faster, but they will also point you in the right direction when it comes to the most important decisions in your business.

I had one when I started. He scammed me (didn't pay me my commissions), but he showed me what worked and what wasn't working.

Here's a tip: you can get a mentor by joining someone's affiliate program. Take his product as it was yours, and show him that you want to send a lot of sales his way.

First, you ask him about a good technique to get traffic. Then, you make sure to take massive action and actually send a lot of traffic his ways. If it's a product that convert, you will make sales, PLUS you learned a technique that works. Once you put this in motion, just ask the vendor a second proven technique, rinse and repeat. While you are doing this, send him an email every other day and ask him his secrets to make even more sales with the technique. This is a good way to get a mentor while he is actually paying you for his coaching.

Franck

In a way a mentor is a like a parent. It helps you but ultimately you can make it on your own.

I don't have a mentor but I used to have people that helped me when I was playing online poker. It really helped. The part that helped most was not specific solutions rather than ways of looking at things.

It's like a math formula: it helps you more to know how it works rather than having somebody telling you the results of a math problem that relies on that formula.

I say definitely get a mentor especially when your first starting out...someone to be accountable too. They give invaluable insight and teach you different ways of doing things you might not have thought of on your own.

I fought my mentor just about every time he'd give me the next step to learn and apply. I was intimidated and less than confident and he knew that. However, I was told to complete one assignment before I could move ahead - no matter how far out of my comfort zone it took me. He'd stay on me until it was finished.

Once you get your feet wet, you can find others to brainstorm with on different things. 4-5 people in a group lending a hand to each other is a form of mentoring. I think it all goes back to being accountable to someone else that helps you push forward and become successful.

The Warrior Forum is the only mentor you need.

Most people that have made a living online are too busy making MORE money online, they don't usually have time to mentor someone, unless it's at an extreme price-point.

And the people that aren't busy making money CAN mentor you, but they only make their money 'mentoring people'

^This is a huge generalisation I know, but it is hard to find a mentor that actually puts you in front.

I’ve had both. Most of what I’ve learned was through trial & error. However there were times when I’ve received help from people with more experience. It’s always interesting how the right people tend to turn up in your life at exactly the right time!

John Thornhill is my mentor. He is EXCELLENT. Check out his Masterclass program if you want great step-by-step help.

I think Liz Tomey is great too - I know she does some coaching.

I belive a good mentor makes a huge difference and is well worth it.

Mostly independent research thus far on my end. I am certain that having a mentor will speed up the learning curve. The issue of course is cost and credibility.

Google, WF and some stupid books.

I was lucky enough to be introduced to IM through a close family friend who helped me along the way when I was starting.

But make no mistake about it, WF was the main source of information and inspiration since my start in IM.

I had a mentor many years ago who showed me some basics. With this info, I headed forward on my own. Now I am the mentor and been so for the last 4 years full time.

Bernard

An Internet marketing mentor can be a big help, will refine your vision, help you stand out from the crowd and can move you more quickly past the many obstacles.

While there is a lot of good advice on Warrior forum, there is also a ton of bad advice. Not every forum member is successful, a lot of the advice comes from newbies, and a lot of it is opinion, not tested fact.

A good mentor's advice will be better than the info overload mixture of good/bad advice on Warrior forum.

When people are thinking of choosing me for a mentor, I offer them a free 20 minute coaching session via Skype. That we we can see if we are suited for each other. When choosing a mentor, ask them if they will do the same. Or, if they offer a 30 day money back guarantee, try them for the first month to make sure they are the right ones to help you.