{"id":805,"date":"2015-06-16T13:56:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T17:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.method.me\/blog\/?p=805"},"modified":"2025-12-06T05:41:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T10:41:43","slug":"learn-and-love-customizing-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.method.me\/blog\/learn-and-love-customizing-method\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Started to Learn and Love Customizing Method"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you\u2019re like me, and new to the Method:Partner Program<\/a>, you may have had moments of apprehension around developing Method for your small business clients.
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But with some mentorship, and real client projects in the last few months, I’ve moved into the \u201cLove It\u201d category of Method:Partners.
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Today, I\u2019m sharing the six factors that successfully changed me from an apprehensive newbie into a confident Method developer<\/strong>.
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I hope this encourages anyone who is on the fence on picking up Method<\/a> to go ahead and start both consulting and developing in Method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For my own business, I started using Method to manage my company’s leads. Just by learning how to put leads into Method, the light bulb went on<\/strong> as to why Method is a great product worth the time it takes to learn it. I quickly began to see a vision of how Method could improve my own business and be a great small business solution for my clients, and now I\u2019m confidently providing demos to prospective clients and developing custom systems for customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although the Method:Partner community is international, it\u2019s a great support system for new partners<\/strong>. I was lucky to have a seasoned Method:Partner, Fran Reed, to mentor me and encourage me along the way. From the start of each project, I meet with her to create a development strategy and path, which saves me weeks of work per project and sets me on the path to success.
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During the projects, Fran became someone I could bounce questions off of and share my ideas with, either on customizing Method, or just about general consulting subjects. I feel strongly supported with Fran in my court \u2013 with all her experience as a Method:Partner she steered my customization projects in the right direction<\/strong> for the best outcome for me and my clients.
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In addition to having a peer network, relying on a Methoder like Aner has also been a great support. Aner spent time re-teaching me Method\u2019s basic functionality \u2013 this helped to build my confidence using the product, and also helped me implement what I learned in past Method classes into my own business practices.
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Over the years working as a Method:Partner, I\u2019ve seen the Method team incorporate feedback from the Partner Community into improving their product and the Partner Program in general. They really do listen to their partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While at industry conferences such as Scaling New Heights and QuickBooks Connect, I took advantage of the Method classes<\/strong>. I re-took the basic Method courses until I knew<\/em> I mastered the basics. I worried about getting lost if I took the advanced courses too quickly, and there\u2019s no shame in repeating the basic courses! Thank you to Valbon and Danny for being such great instructors. I\u2019m looking forward to more Method training at their Partner Retreat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Referencing Method\u2019s documentation and videos<\/a> have been key tools as well. I can easily do a search on a particular subject while I\u2019m learning, or when I need help during real-time project development. While I’m developing I have the following documents\/resources open:<\/p>\n\n\n\n