If you are serious about becoming
successful as an online entrepreneur
you need a good mentor - someone who
could show you the proper steps to
become successful.
With any business venture, whether online or offline, it is important that
you find someone who has traveled the
same road you plan to travel and they
are willing to share their experiences
candidly and honestly. You want someone
who has YOUR best interests in mind -
not just THEIR wallet.
If you're like most you will come
across a lot of so-called "gurus"
and "experts" claiming to have all the
answers. However, what I have
discovered is that many are scam
artists looking to make a buck off of
unsuspecting newcomers to this
business. They will make wild and crazy
claims about how you will become rich
overnight if you buy their product,
their service, their tool.
You've heard the typical claims like,
"Buy my book today and you will have
$1 million dollars in your account
tomorrow!"
Let me say this before I move on. You
have heard it before and it is helpful
to hear it again.
"If it sounds too good to be
true, it probably is."
So you may ask, "So what do I do? How can I tell the difference? Who do I
trust?"
Contrary to popular belief there are some good people on the Internet
willing to be of service to the new
generation of online business owners.
They truly have your best interests
in mind.
The definition of a mentor according to Webster is,
1. A trusted counselor or guide. 2. Tutor, Coach.
Let me give you 4 simple points to help
you find a good online business mentor:
1. They must have honesty, integrity
and credibility.
2. They must have legitimate,successful
experience in this industry.
3. They must have a proven, verifiable
track record.
4. They must be able to answer in clear
terms the most basic question every
online marketer asks when starting this
business. It goes something like this:
"I am still fairly new to this whole
Internet marketing thing. I've tried a
handful of opportunities and spent
hundreds of dollars on information and
services so far. I've gotten nowhere.
I need to start making money now! Can
you help me finally grow a reliable
income source online like you did?"
If your potential mentor fulfills all
of these categories, then you are on your way to online success. But if not,
run away as fast as you can. You will
lose more than gain.
Once you find this person(s) listen and
follow their lead. And when you become
successful (and you will)you can become
a mentor to your list of proteges'and
help them succeed,too.
About the Author
Bryan Jones is the owner of TheHonestBusinessman.com website and
the editor of the StraighTalk to Online Newbies e-newsletter.
Bryan is a strong advocate for the online business "newbie" and offers
a FREE Quick-Start Kit that includes a 42-page guidebook. This FREE kit
can be found at http://www.TheHonestBusinessman.com