When Do You Really Need An Internet Marketing Mentor?

Sounds like a strange question. I mean, how does one know whether or not they need a mentor? Some people say that those who really need a mentor don’t know enough to know that they need a mentor. If that’s true, then this article probably couldn’t come at a better time. I am going to tell you, in no uncertain terms when you do and when you DON’T need a mentor. Once you understand this, you’ll be able to figure out, instantly, when you need to reach out to somebody for mentorship.

Okay, first a true story. When I first started out, I had no idea what I was doing. I finally found some books on traffic generation and started to have success. So at that point in time, I didn’t need a mentor…not yet. But then as time went by, I discovered that I wasn’t making any progress. I was still making money, but I wasn’t making a lot of money. So I realized that I needed more help. I just didn’t know where to go for it.So I sought out a mentor.

I got the help I needed from a guy by the name of Juan Walker. He gave me, in just one conversation, all the information that I needed. Notice I didn’t say I needed months of mentoring. I just needed a little direction, which I got. My income then increased by four times because of his mentoring. But that wasn’t the end of it, because again, after a while, my income stagnated and I couldn’t make it to the next level. I didn’t know where to go from there. I was truly stuck.

Okay, do you see the common pattern? I needed a mentor when I couldn’t think of how to do something on my own…when the information I needed was not something I was going to get from a book because I didn’t know what book to turn to. I didn’t have any direction as to where to look. So I needed somebody to give me direction. That’s when I needed a mentor.

If your problem is you’re trying to decide what book to get on traffic generation, or even if you’re having trouble understanding the book you got, that’s not a time for you to get a mentor. The time is when you have exhausted every avenue and you literally don’t know where to turn. It has nothing to do with what you don’t understand but EVERYTHING to do with what you don’t even know exists…when the void in front of you is so wide that you’re literally clueless and without hope. That’s when you need a mentor.

If you keep these guidelines in mind, you should have no trouble when deciding on getting a mentor or not. Once you do get a mentor, remember to treat them only as a resource that you respect and use only when all other options are exhausted. Some people choose to go with one person that they trust and respect, whereas, others go with different people for different situations. It does not matter how you do it. What matters is that you believe in your mentor, show them that you respect their time and establish a great rapport with them. It always helps to help your mentors in little ways that you can to establish that rapport. Some people even use family as mentors, but I recommend against it in general because that tends to complicate the relationship. Familial relationships are much more pesonal and in my opinion, a level of professional distance can help establish an open unbiased mentoring relatiopnship. Once you do have a mentor, often times, it gets you out of tight spots and provides the much-needed security knowing that there is someone that you can turn to for advice when the going gets really tough.

Here's to your success.