Comparison between our Assessments and using Online Forums
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IntroductionForums and our assessments and on-line forums differ in several important ways which allows you to access business resources and benefits that you can not find anywhere else. |
| Issue | Forums | Our Assessments |
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| Question complexity | Geared for answering simple textual questions such as “Why doesn't this work?” | Our mentors can answer complex questions as represented by sales and marketing materials such as ads, Business Plans, Powerpoint presentations, Pitches, etc. We are also capable of giving assessments on graphics and video materials. |
| Answer form | Answers are free-form text with no structure. |
Assessments are highly structured with detailed analysis, ratings and critiques of the clients material. |
| Business model | Communities that develop around subject matter are guided by self-help principle. Relationship between members is peer-to-peer / equal-to-equal. | As experts in their fields, our mentors are paid for their expertise. Also, mentors may choose to develop a relationship with a client that resembles mentor-to-student. |
| Confidentiality | Everything on a forum is public. | All submissions sent to us are kept confidential. A submission can only be opened by its creator (client/author) and by the mentor(s) the client selects. This mentor has also signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) protecting the confidentiality of your submission. Finished assessments and revisions are sent to the client/author and are not shared with any other party. |
| Cost | Most forums are free to use, as is information and advice. | Clients only pay for in-depth structured assessments and revisions that the client requests. Everything else on the site is free, including the use of our templates that have been developed to help clients create more effective material. Also, registered users can freely export in a number of formats any information they create using our templates. This is part of our opt-in policy that prevents us from locking clients in. |
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