Market Research for My Online Course: Harness the Power of Mentoring

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for agreeing to help me with my market research for the online course I’m creating. Your input is extremely valuable. I promise to provide a summary of the results when my market research is complete.

In return for your generosity, I will provide you with a complimentary copy of my e-book PDF: Harness the Power of Mentoring: Top TIPS for Solopreneurs. Just be sure to provide your email address where indicated.

Why an Online Course

I wrote my book Harness the Power of Mentoring: How to Find and Work with the Right Mentor—A Guide for the Solopreneur because I learned from personal experience and research (my own and others) what a difference the right mentor can make for people who are in business on their own. Many solopreneurs struggle and are at a loss to find a mentor to help them navigate the stormy seas of owning a business by yourself. My book provides a recipe, step-by-step, to help you find the right mentor for you and your business.

Being a bookworm, I originally just thought about publishing a book in various formats such as print, electronic, and audio, but a friend of mine who struggles with the printed word because of dyslexia challenged me to make the content more accessible by developing an online course.

What could I say? Of course, a course!

But I want to design a course that will 'work' for you. That's why I need your input.

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* 1. What experiences have you had with online courses?

None.

Limited (1 or 2 online courses).

Several (3 to 5 online courses).

Lots (more than 5 online courses).

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* 2. How satisfied were you with the online courses?

Very dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

Neutral--neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

Satisfied

Very satisfied

Very dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

Neutral--neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

Satisfied

Very satisfied

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* 3. How do you learn best online? Please check all that apply.

PowerPoint-style to download.

Video lectures.

Downloadable PDFs.

Quizzes.

Short modules.

Content outlines.

Something else.

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* 4. What are your greatest challenges in participating in online learning?

Time. Scheduling is difficult.

Technology. I can't always get it to work properly.

Money. Online courses are too expensive.

Something else.

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* 5. Tell me about you. How would you describe your stage of life and your business (e.g., is your business a startup, experiencing growth, winding down)?

Stage of Life

Stage of Business

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* 6. What do you do for whom in your business?

What I do

Who I do it for

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* 7. What would you like to learn about finding and working with the right mentor for you and your business? Please check all that apply.

I need to understand myself better so I know what I need.

I want to learn how to find a mentor.

I want to learn about the mentoring relationship and how I can get it right.

I need to learn more about planning, both for the mentorship and for my business.

Getting and giving feedback is hard for me. I need to know more about how to do that.

I have a fear of failure. I need to learn how to accept failure and learn from my mistakes.

How do I know if I've been successful? I get caught up in the weeds and lose sight of the big picture at times.

What happens if the mentorship doesn't work out? How do I extricate myself from it without burning bridges?

How do I close a mentoring relationship gracefully?

How will I know if I'm ready to be a mentor?

Something else.

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* 8. If you would like to receive a complimentary copy of my eBook Harness the Power of Mentoring: Top TIPS for Solopreneurs, please provide your email. Please note that I will keep this information confidential. You can also visit my website (https://businessmentoringsolution.com) and sign up for a free monthly newsletter Mentoring News.

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