It is simply impossible to overestimate the importance to you and your business of the relationships you will establish and nurture with other online marketers. These folks are as valuable to your business as are your customers. As these relationships develop, you are creating a source for gaining knowledge, getting objective opinions on the work you are or are not producing, gaining friends who will support you when the going is rough.
The marketers whom I have made an effort to engage have thus far saved me countless hours of searching through multiple books to find a simple tidbit of information which they always use and therefore they had at their fingertips. In a simple post or quick email they raised my personal knowledge base.
When someone has taken the time and effort to instruct you in this fashion, you have a responsibility to save or commit to memory these tidbits so that you aren’t back in another month seeking the same bit of information.
You, too, must be willing to mentor and share. You may not be able to pay back in kind the same person who has helped you, but you can certainly “pay it forward”.
When a new person arrives on the scene asking for information which you know and can share, you should not grouse around about these “newbies”. Rather, you should do what others did for you and courteously help that new person out.
None of us makes it to the pot at the end of the rainbow alone. We are social beings who need each other in many different ways. It is only through requesting and GIVING mentoring that we will be able to complete our journey.
Maggie
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Hi Maggie
I agree totally. The interesting thing is I’ve always lived my life on a “reap what you sow” basis and it’s amazing how often something bigger comes back from a different source than expected.
Working on an online business can be lonely but I have made some great friends via forums and comments who I feel I’m getting to know really well. We all kind of rely on each other.
Thanks for the post, Mark. Like you, I have formed very good friendships online through forums, etc. These are the people who have propped me up when I was about to fall and walked the path with me when I was afraid I might give up. Such friendships are priceless!
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