How to discover if guys claiming to be legit I'm coaches are actually legit or not

It's a crap-shoot.

Tip: Never pay more than a few dollars up-front without an escrow service and/or contracts. This is also a way to weed out the fakes as they won't want to be potentially held accountable.

Other things to look at are their payment methods. Do they want you to pay by some means where you have little or no protection or recourse?

I think certain people won't find what they are looking for - no matter the level of legitimacy a certain coach may have - until and unless their mindset changes.

For example, 3 weeks ago you posted:

If that's what you believe, then you probably would go into any coaching relationship with doubts and mindset issues that will ultimately damage the process because by extension to what you said - any coach making any real money would be out doing what they are teaching instead of coaching and if they aren't doing it they are laying out on the beach somewhere sipping martinis.

It doesn't matter whether or not a coach is "proper" if the student goes into it with mindset or other serious issues.

Mark

References. Just like a job candidate. You want to speak to a couple people who have been through the person's program.

Get proof, references etc... If you now a few credible Members here shoot them a PM to verify and see if they have any opinions or experiences with this person


- Robert Andrew

Well when you look at it logically,
if they were any good at making money online,
they wouldn't need to be selling coaching on forums.

Excellent advice thus far (mostly).

Just to add . . .

1. Choose the right "type" of coach.
2. Is he an authority in his arena?

If I was starting out today, aside from taking the useful advice already given, I'd want to be sure I was hiring the best coach of a given subject. If I wanted to learn domain flipping, I'd want Coach A, app development would be Coach B, and so forth.

How can you research a coach and find out if he's the most affordable authority?

1. Ask around.
2. Is he on a forum? Visit his profile, click on statistics, and read his posts.
3. Does he have any sites? Go take a look. Do they look amateurish? Is he practicing what he preaches?
4. Talk to him.

You have to also consider why someone is a coach. Are they coaching because they lack the skills to put their "knowledge" into practice? Or are there other reasons?

Here are the typical reasons for coaching:

1. It pays well.
2. It's enjoyable.
3. It's a rewarding challenge.
4. Non-coaching work is predominantly on auto-pilot (staff, VAs, etc).

I can tell you why I began coaching. It was for the money, but not in the way you'd expect.

Part of me just wanted a new challenge; the other part wanted to get a better understanding of my target audience. That way, I knew I'd be better able to deliver information (products, blogs, etc, etc). I knew the more I understood the audience, the better I'd do in my main areas of business (which are outside of coaching). As an example: info products. To write a WSO (or any info product) you're teaching a faceless audience how to make money. The more you understand that audience, the better you can teach them, and therefore the more money you'll make selling those WSOs, eBooks, and memberships.

To explain . . . I began working online 21 years ago come this September. But my entry into the MMO (Make Money Online) market is a relatively recent one. I'd been working online for 2 decades but I wanted to coach in order to get more insight into the people who might be reading my blogs, buying my products, hiring either myself or my team for different services. Coaching to me, then, is very much a symbiotic relationship. I coach students on different areas of the business and, by doing so, they make me a better marketer in MMO. You learn so much, especially from absolute newcomers. Taking someone totally green really makes you see the world from their POV. It sharpens all of your skills as a teacher - since, when it comes down to it, everyone in the MMO market is a teacher; whether we're selling info-products, coaching, or even writing instructional blog posts.

Tom

Do some for of research like how long they've been a member, any feedback they received to date, what products/services they have on offer, how much they charge for their time ..............

Oh,thanks for calling me babes

Check out some of there content, products, reviews, testimonials, and even join their email list. If you resonate with their ways of teaching and you trust their character then you might want to check out their coaching services. It's really up to you to determine whether or not he/she is the right coach for "you". It's easy to find a coach, but it's not easy to find a coach that you would like to work with long-term. Some coaches are very specific in their teachings, some are very general in their teaching. Some coaches are very hands-on, other coaches try to keep their distance.


Some coaches offer free coaching sessions, or strategy calls which is a great opportunity to "try before you buy".

If you need an help .... look at yourself!!!
Ok .... I'm kidding you!

Before you choice a mentor look at his face..... maybe speak with him via skype!

2 best ways:

1) Get income proof of the ''mentor'' - Are they actual gurus?
2) Get ''testimonials'' of other people they have coached, and the results they got