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Hello HS Mentors!! We are so excited to have you apart of our HS FAMILY! This space was designed for you to access the mentor guide & course requirements easily & to also check in on upcoming events, course launches, IG takeovers & more. If you have any questions – please feel free to reach out to us via email or call Megan (559) 240-9475.

As a Mentor you receive 30% off ALL courses & 30% off the retreat registration of $525 (only). Discount has already been applied!

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Mentor Landing Page

Course Submission requirements

Please upload all course content 2 weeks prior to your course launch in your assigned google drive folder so it can be reviewed by the Hello Storyteller Admin Team.

We expect that you have already reviewed your course material for grammatical & spelling errors and to make sure that all videos/audio files are compressed appropriately.

If there are format/content issues or concerns, the admin team will notify you and ask you to fix and re-submit, we will not fix the issues for you. Please make sure to plan ahead to have your content submitted on time so there is adequate time for any changes that have to be made.

In order for your course to be accepted for launch please make sure to do the following:

Please submit your course 2-WEEKS prior to your launch date for review
Compress ALL videos using handbrake (https://handbrake.fr/)
Compress ALL PDF’s using Small PDF (https://smallpdf.com/compress-pdf)
Make sure that all audio files are saved individually (one for each chapter) and submitted in .MP3 file format. If you need to convert your audio files from .MP4 or .WAV to .MP3 please use https://www.onlinevideoconverter.com/media-converter

*If course files are not compressed, formatted or labeled correctly, the mentor will need to re-submit them. Please plan to give yourself 1-2 days to complete the compressing of pdf files, audio files and video files and upload times to google drive. Additionally, if course files are not submitted on time (less than 2 weeks before course launch), instructor will lose 3 course purchases commission from course due to the additional workload and time crunch post-deadline file submission creates for the admin team.

first-things-first

Preliminary Items Needed (within two weeks of signing contract) Please upload the following into the corresponding folders in your google drive link.

Bio
Headshot/self-portrait (without anyone else in the frame)
Course Outline
Course Description – describe your course and what the student will receive
15 images pertaining to your course for course description page

Mentor Check Lists

Elective Mentors – PDF download

File Formatatting

Please have your course content broken down by Chapters.
Please label your files in this format:

Chapter Number_Title(i.e. Chatper1_MyWhy)

Workshop Mentors – PDF download

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File Formatting

Please have your course content broken down into Week 1 & Week 2.
Please label your files in this format:

Chapter Number_ Title_Week1or 2 (i.e. Chapter1_My Why_Week1,or Chapter8_ShootingOutdoors_Week2)

Collab Courses – PDF Download

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File Formatatting

Please have your course content broken down by Chapters.
Please label your files in this format:

Chapter Number_Title(i.e. Chatper1_MyWhy)

Mini Courses

Mini Course Requirements

50-page PDF of less
About the artist
What’s in your bag
Must include pullbacks | behind the scene shots & settings on images
1-BTS video & at least 2 editing videos
2-mini assignments for students to complete on their own
a fun shot-list | bonus | or call to action to provide your students

File Formatatting

Please have your course content broken down by Chapters.
Please label your files in this format:

Chapter Number_Title(i.e. Chatper1_MyWhy)

Facebook Course Groups: LIVE Courses only

**this is for Mentor LIVES & Mini Workshops only

Download & Go

Once a Mentor LIVE has run, the course will then go to our download & go section offered at a discounted price of $50 where the students will learn at their own pace. The Mentor will receive $25 per student during this time.

Once a Mini Workshop has run, the course will then go to our download & go section offered at a discounted price of $75 where the students will learn at their own pace. The Workshop Mentor will receive $37.50 per student during this time.

*If a Mentor does not wish to run their Mentor Live or Workshop again they can elect to keep it in the download & go section within the academy.

Library Content

Library content is due every 25th of the month.

On the month that your course is scheduled to launch or go live (again), please submit a photography item (ex: BTS video, editing video, overlay, short tutorial, blog article, webinar, podcast interview, business information, website information, preset, or shot list, etc.) to the library folder.

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submit to the library

pay day

LIVE Course Payouts: Mentor LIVES & Mini Workshops

Course Payouts will occur by the 7th of each month after your course has run:

For Example, if you had a course run in July – you will receive payment via PayPal by August 7.

Download & Go Payouts:

Once your first LIVE course run is complete, you will receive payment for any courses that are purchased during subsequent months with no delay on the 7th of each month via PayPal.

Please submit in the form below: your email address where you can receive payment via PayPal.

bonuses $ incentives

HS is here to help you promote your course & wishes you all the best in a successful run! To sweeten the pot – we are now offering $100 incentive bonus for every: (effective July 1, 2019). Check your stats on your personal HS page (click the button below)

Elective/Collab: $100 bonus for every 25 courses sold

Mini Workshops: $100 bonus for every 10 courses sold

Mentor Landing Page

Affiliatly program

With our Affiliate program, Affiliatly, you can earn an extra 5% cash back when a student enrolls in your course through your affiliate link (will be provided).

Affiliatly payouts will be included in the amount you are paid out for your course on a monthly basis.

If your onlyincome through Hello Storyteller for the month is through Affiliatly, the amount needs to exceed $10.00 in order to receive a payout -due to fees charged to send the funds.

ANYONE(mentor, student, or non-student) can sign up for the affiliate program and earn 5% cash back when a student enrolls in the academy, so encourage your friends to sign up and help promote your course!

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marketing

Hello Storyteller will assist with a marketing plan for your course via our:

Blog
IG Hub (you will be scheduled for a 3-day Hub takeover Tuesday-Thursday)
Facebook Community
Pinterest (paid and non-paid ads/pinning)
Instagram (feed & stories)

Podcast – You will be scheduled for a mini or full podcast episode regarding your course – that will be aired prior, during, or after your course launch/run.

You are also responsible for marketing your course with Hello Storyteller Academy via your own social media accounts. Take advantage of our affiliate program, Affiliatly, and reach out to your friends & family for additional marketing assistance and word-of-mouth.

You are required to make a 30-59 second promo video of your course. Please share your video link in the Mentor Facebook groupso we can share your video as well on our social media accounts.