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If you're just starting out in online business or have very specific needs, you may want to forego the traditional accountability partnership and choose to work with a paid mentor instead such as a business coach instead. Mentors, like accountability partners, come in all shapes, sizes, experience levels, specialties, and personalities. While you can expect to pay anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars for the privilege of working with a mentor, the relationship can earn you back your investment many times over, in saved time and sound business advice. Following are the basics of what you need to know about mentors:
Pros: You have someone completely focused on you and your needs, so you can save a lot of time and effort. Because your mentor has successfully navigated the path you're treading, he or she can give you the benefit of their experience and save you a lot of time and money. Good mentors also often have wide networks and can share these connections with you. Hopefully your mentor has reached a level of success where he or she can help you to avoid mistakes and give solid advice. Too often, accountability partners are both at a level where they aren't making money yet, so it's a case of the blind leading the blind. Obviously you can avoid that situation by hiring a successful mentor to coach you down the road you're on.
Cons: Instead of "paying" for your partner's assistance by reciprocating his or her support, you will pay with cash, so if you're in the start-up phase and your wallet is a tad on the thin side, you may have trouble footing the bill. Also, mentors are, understandably so, biased to their own experiences. If something worked for them, they're inclined to recommend it to you, even though another option may be a better fit. No matter whether you're hiring the best "guru" in the business or a marketer who's doing well who you look up to, never blindly follow advice for this very reason.
Suggestions: Choose your mentor carefully! Make sure you resonate with him or her not just in terms of what they've accomplished, but in terms of their personality, ethics, and work style, too. Also, choose someone not just on what they tell you they've done right, but based on the mistakes they're willing to share, too.
Almost every successful business person, online and off, will tell you that getting a mentor was one of the best things they've done to advance their business rapidly. A great mentor can save you years and thousands of dollars in getting your business off the ground and growing, and can hold you accountable for your progress, too.
Stay tuned for the rest of this article which has of necessity been broken into a series:
- 1. Accountability Partners For Internet Marketers
- 2. Setting up An Accountability Partnership
- 3. Live and In Person: Setting up an "IRL" Accountability Partner
- 4. Virtual Accountability Partners
- 5. Mentoring Partnerships
- 6. The More the Merrier? Partners versus Groups
- 7. Five Tips for Great Accountability Partnerships
- 8. Trouble-shooting Your Accountability Partners
- 9. Online Resources For Accountability Partners
- 10.Next Steps In Your Accountability Partnership
- 11.Conclusion
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About the Author: Denise Griffitts RSS for Denise's articles - Visit Denise's website Denise Griffitts is a nationally recognized Virtual Assistance Industry expert, thought leader, VA coach and mentor. She is also a Web Developer and serial online entrepreneur who believes that any person with the knowledge, skills, ideas, drive and the ability to mobilize resources can create a high impact business. Denise is the Founder and CEO of Your Office On The Web, a website design and development company specializing in high-end WordPress platform website/blogs, Your Virtual Assistant, a multi-VA firm of highly technically savvy and highly sought-after Virtual Assistants/Online Business Managers and Web Developers. Click here to visit Denise's website. Offshore Virtual Assistants May Actually Hurt Your Business Profit Growth Strategy 8 For Virtual Assistants 5 Powerful Mind Success Strategies Virtual Accountability Partners How Virtual Assistants Can Avoid Scope Creep |
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