The coaching business resources on this page are all tools that I’ve tested and approved so you don’t have to spend time looking for the best.
Assessment/ Quiz System
Opt-in Quiz Generator (affiliate link)
Create your own assessment or quiz to use as a freebie or bonus on your website. You write the questions, answers and your responses, plug the text into the program, connect it to your website (with a little help from your web designer) and you’ve got a really valuable lead generation and client conversion tool.
Audio Recording Service
AudioAcrobat (affiliate link)
Record phone calls, teleclasses and teleconferences and post streaming audio on your website, in a email postcard or as a downloadable MP3 file. For teleclasses you’ll need a bridgeline.
Blog / Web Services
I recommend that coaches create a blog instead of a website. Why? Because it will help you get more clients by building your leads and credibility with your market so much faster than a website can. But don’t do this alone!
Web Design Services
Nichole Betterley – “N” Powered Website Creations
Nichole Betterley has deep experience designing blogs for coaches. Nichole has a coach-like style to find out what would best represent you while she builds in search engine optimization and social networking to your site. Her services are affordable, highly professional and she’s a fantastic communicator.
Coaching Sites That Work
Kenn Schroder is a savvy blog and website designer who specializes in working with coaches. He writes a “mean” blog with great tips for you as well.
Web Domain Registration
GoDaddy (affiliate link)
New registrations around $8.95/yr!
Web Hosting Services
BlueHost (affiliate link)
Professional hosting for about $6.95/month!
Bridgelines
Free Conference Pro
Unlimited full-featured teleconferencing available 24/7 for FREE. You can customize your greeting and use the dashboard to control features of the call. And you receive an email report with the number of callers, their time on the line and where they are calling from.
Business Card Printing
Vistaprint
Don’t spend a lot of money on your business card and other materials when you can get professional cards and brochures for FREE and low fees.
Calendar (Online)
Google Calendar
A FREE simple online calendar system so that your VA and team can share calendars and easily manage your schedule for you.
Client Relationship Management System
The Coaches Console (affiliate link)
The Coaches Console is an online practice management system created by coaches for coaches to help you conquer administrative overload, focus on clients – not paperwork, and honor the priorities you set.
Email Campaign / Autoresponder Service
Aweber (affiliate link)
The most reliable, easiest, most cost effective tool to capture visitor sign ups, send unlimited follow ups, email blogs and ezines. Now integrates your blog subscribers too! This service is far superior in so many ways to many of the other email services. You’ll get better delivery for your emails and functionality beyond email blasts and autoresponders.
Images (Royalty Free) for Web and Print
Dreamstime
iStockphoto
Register for free and access low-priced royalty-free stock photography. Download from a huge collection of royalty free images.
International Clock / Time Zone Converter
World Clock
Have a client in Dubai, Hong Kong or South Africa? Find out the time difference between you and your clients here.
Merchant Account (Credit Card) Service / Online Shopping Cart
Practice Pay Solutions (affiliate link)
Accept credit cards online for your services and products. Since 1997, Practice Pay Solutions has been the vendor of choice for professionals, nonprofits, and membership associations. Also offers a shopping cart for your web site (1 Shopping Cart).
Social Networking Organizer
Hootsuite
If managing Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn is getting you down, super-organize your time and social networking tasks with Hootsuite. It’s FREE. Just sign up, add your “streams” – the specific social networking accounts you use – and then play around to make it work for you.
Url Shortener
bit.ly
When Tweeting or marketing online, sometimes it’s best to have a shortened url to link to your programs. This is a simple FREE tool that will not only create a short url for you, you can also track how many click-throughs you received.
