Confused and Frustrated About Internet Marketing Training?

Learning how to promote your business on the Internet can be confusing and frustrating. Perform a quick search online for "Internet marketing training" and you'll receive numerous results with as many different programs and products. How do you know what will benefit you and which are legitimate?

The wisest thing you can do is investigate the training source and specific training content before investing your money. What should you look for in an Internet marketing training course?


Trainer Competency - Evaluate the training source. Is it a company or an individual? Either can be capable and qualified to provide competent training. Determine their experience and specialty. Are they best at website positioning, paid advertising, social media or other techniques? Can they provide you with case studies (actual client results) to prove that they know what they are doing and their techniques are effective?

Training Content - Clarify what exactly is included in Internet marketing training. Does training include all the tools and techniques you will need to complete the course and start marketing your business online? Will you need to purchase software or rely on assisting services of an agency (perhaps the trainer's) to perform the techniques? Identify precisely how the training will benefit your business. The trainer should be able to provide you with a brief, one sentence satisfactory answer.

Structure of Training - Training should be structured in a logical and easy to follow progressive manner to help you start marketing your business online even if you are completely new to Internet marketing. It should begin based on your level of Internet marketing knowledge and provide step-by-step instruction on your training topic. Be sure the information is current. Internet marketing techniques change rapidly and what worked well 6 months ago may not work today.

Follow-up Support - What access to the trainer or support services are provided once the training is completed? Does the trainer offer live calls, webinars or email access? Follow-up interaction where you can ask questions (you will have them) is essential when learning Internet marketing. If there is a training fee, the quality of follow-up interaction alone can make the investment worthwhile.

Also check to see if there is an active community or forum that only members can access. A member only discussion board is beneficial if it is purely based on adding additional value to your training and not promoting products or services. It allows members to interact with each other to ask questions or provide support toward achieving their common goals.

Support Groups - Does the training provide support groups where like-minded members can meet, mastermind and socialize with each other? Support groups are very advantageous as a source of support and motivation, particularly to individuals who work alone.

When evaluating an Internet marketing training course, workshop or event, you should be able to easily contact the trainer or other training participants for information. The ability to decipher between content and hype will make the difference between a worthwhile training investment and waste of your time and money.

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