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Can You Become an Expert in Your Field?

By: Marion B Stearns, Mon Dec 5th, 2005 09:49:32 PM

Copyright © Marion Stearns - All Rights Reserved

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==================== To become a valued e-expert, a writer and advisor in your field, you really don't need high-rise levels of expertise. You can begin by studying the material in your field. Get a FIRM grip on the basics then accumulate enough experience to be considered an expert. This is a process. This doesn't happen overnight.

Once you select your specialty, you'll need to know more about your field than most of the people you'll be writing for. Grasping a basic knowledge of your specialty, and where the future lies within it, can get you started on your expert journey. You'll build your expertise through your experiences and credibility.

How DO You Begin?

1. A good starting place for your "on-the-job" training, is finding AND reading specialized e-magazines. Subscribe to as many of these ezines as you can possibly read, on your own selected topic.

2. Be sure to read articles on your topic. Search for article information on your topic. Use the information that you'll feel comfortable using, as a basis for your field of expertise. Make a note of HOW the articles are written and pay attention to the types of information they provide to the reader. If it's over your head beyond reason, save it and keep looking for less complicated details.

3. In the beginning, to gain consideration as an expert, you should work on becoming known as a specialist in one field. Accumulated experience will expand your horizons in due time.

4. Cruise the Net! Be on the look-out for industry news briefs and topic-related companies. Find websites with the same or similar topics. Always remember that you must be able to write and answer questions about your specialized topic. Experts do have a lot of answers.

5. Are there advantages to taking class instructions? Sure. You can learn a lot and form marketing relationships with people who have an interest in your field. You must understand relationship marketing to make yourself an expert. If you have to, email or call people in your field. Ask questions or advice. Be friendly and polite. Learn all you can learn from these people who know MORE than you. Once you become an expert, you can help other aspiring experts!

6. KEEP Writing! Your specialty area might be be specific or general. Broaden your horizons as you build upon your own experience. There's nothing more aggravating than a "wanna-be" self-proclaimed specialist, who knows ZERO!

Time, skills, reliability and credibility create experts. Maintaining expert status in ANY field is always a process in the making. You'll do fine if you make a habit to stay abreast of current events in your field. If you get lazy, remember that you don't have many options here. You'll either build on everything you've already learned or you'll forget it all, be passed up and be considered a real e-flop. Which would you prefer? Find a good mentor. Get the help you need to become a respected expert in your field!

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About the author: Marion helps e-marketers find an Expert SPOT on the e-Map. If you want to lighten your e-load on your Expert Journey, hop on over and visit Marion today: http://www.admistress.com/column

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