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Contributor: RedGlitter RedGlitter
Hello!

I would like to become a better reviewer, so I thought it would be nice to join the mentor program as a student.
I just have a couple of questions

I am sure that the mentors are busy, busy people...just like I am...so I hope that if I cannot get a review in ASAP, that it won't be a problem for the mentor.

Also, from what I understand, once I have written a review, I send it to the MENTOR?
I just want to make sure I am getting this right!

I am wanting to join!
I just need a little more info!
THANKS!!
01/20/2013
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Contributor: Ryuson Ryuson
(Review Program Mentor)
Quote:
Originally posted by RedGlitter
Hello!

I would like to become a better reviewer, so I thought it would be nice to join the mentor program as a student.
I just have a couple of questions

I am sure that the mentors are busy, busy people...just like I am...so I hope ... more
Speaking for myself, I have students take MONTHS to get a review back to me. There's no time limit on classes, but it is nice for you to check in once a week or so to let them know you're still alive, but just haven't had time yet to get it to them. I personally have a policy to always get a review back to someone within 24 hours unless something big happens, but some mentors take weeks. It just depends on the people involved!

The process goes like this:

You write a draft and send it to the mentor>> The mentor makes a list of the information you didn't include/that was incorrect and sends it back to you>> repeat as needed to get all information in there>> When satisfactory to both parties, the mentor edits it for grammatical errors and makes it go live

You have to do at least two reviews in a class to graduate and become an advanced reviewer. While some students will be ready to graduate after 2 or 3 reviews, some will want/need to stay on for more. It's between you and your mentor!

It's also useful to find a mentor who is similar to you. I mainly do toy, sensual beauty, and lingerie reviews, so I'm not as useful at mentoring students big into BDSM as some other people on the site may be.
01/20/2013
Contributor: RedGlitter RedGlitter
Quote:
Originally posted by Ryuson
Speaking for myself, I have students take MONTHS to get a review back to me. There's no time limit on classes, but it is nice for you to check in once a week or so to let them know you're still alive, but just haven't had time yet to get ... more
Thanks so much for the info! I appreciate it!
01/20/2013
Contributor: ShadowedSeductress ShadowedSeductress
I have personally taken class 2 times. I plan to get another mentor to better my reviews further. A lot of the time mentors understand that you can't devote yourself to review writing 24/7. If it takes you a couple weeks to get a review in then that's ok. Just make sure you tell any mentor's you are requesting ahead of time that you won't be a super quick worker. Some prefer to have very prompt reviews in. I think that most are okay with taking a little while as long as you check in with them, just as Ryuson has suggested.
01/20/2013
Contributor: Bullfroggy and Rose Bullfroggy and Rose
couldn't hurt if you have the time I have thought about it
01/20/2013
Contributor: Trysexual Trysexual
Definitely. There are so many things to do here at EF, it can be overwhelming for a newbie to navigate it all. I am still discovering new things all the time. A mentor can help you get a jump start to better reviews/ranking.
01/21/2013