Archive for 'Business Tips'
Why Coaches Fail – Paralysis Can Kill Your Coaching Business
February 16, 2010 | View Comments
Everybody knows that the odds of succeeding in an entrepreneurial business are no better than 1 in 5. But the coaching industry has plenty of undeniable success stories. And the rewards of “staying the course” and going for your dream are worth the risk many times over.
So what will make you one of those success [...]
To Be or Not to Be An Affiliate?
February 9, 2010 | View Comments
Recently several coaches have asked me if it’s worthwhile to engage in affiliate relationships. I say yes! And choose your friends wisely.
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7 Ways to Ace Your Sample Coaching Sessions
February 2, 2010 | View Comments
If you give free sample coaching sessions, make it worth your while. Use these seven techniques to leverage your time, set yourself up for success, and enroll 100% of your prospects into your coaching business.
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Create a Mastermind Group for Your Coaching Market
January 19, 2010 | View Comments
If you are only offering one to one coaching right now, this is the year to diversify your revenue streams. Your own Mastermind group is the easiest new program to offer. It’s a lower cost option for prospects to engage with you, and it will help you get off the money for time treadmill. As [...]
5 Mindsets to Streamline Your Coaching Business Admin
November 10, 2009 | View Comments
Your coaching business will support you to pursue your true calling, but only if you keep it running smoothly. To do that, create business habits that work for you and are simple to maintain.
It helps to think in terms of processes and flows, rather than tasks. A business is more like a garden than a [...]
A Virtual Assistant for Every Coach
November 2, 2009 | View Comments
My recent post on when a coach should hire a VA brought up some follow up questions. To answer your questions, I interviewed an expert — Kellie deRuyter, business & marketing coach for VAs.
Do all VAs have skills in most anything a coach would need help with?
Kellie: A coach shouldn’t expect any individual VA to [...]
When Should a Coach Hire a VA?
October 19, 2009 | View Comments
In the early days of the coaching industry, coaches used to handle everything in their business themselves, from admin to marketing to developing clunky templated websites. It was the “penny wise – pound foolish” mindset of practitioners who hadn’t yet taken themselves seriously as business owners. In the long run, this approach stunted the [...]
