Are expensive business mentorship programs actually worth it?
Paying thousands of dollars for a business mentor or personal branding program leaves people wondering if they are making a genuine investment or just buying something that feels productive. When facing high fees between five and twelve thousand dollars, the main difficulty is determining whether the program will actually get a business off the ground or waste money on unproven advice.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1testing things at random
- 2relying on generic marketing advice
- 3Asking for a written scope before paying
- 4Speaking to previous clients who launched a similar marketplace
- 5Treating the launch as a digital product go-to-market challenge rather than needing a general business mentor
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I've put $5,000 into mentorship so far this year and I'm trying to figure out if another $5,000 to $10,000 on personal branding is the right next move or if I'm about to spend money on something that just feels productive.”source ↗
Where this came up
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