Archive for 'Business Tips'
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 [...]
Awakening the Coaching Business Owner in You
October 13, 2009 | View Comments
Do you think of yourself as a coach or a coaching business owner? Strange as it may seem, how you see yourself could affect your long-term success. Embracing the business side of coaching will shorten your learning curves and help you feel more prosperous all along the way.
Continue reading Awakening the Coaching Business Owner [...]
Coaching Business Opportunities – How to Tell the Right Ones from the Rest
September 21, 2009 | View Comments
I have said that sometimes the winning move is to decline a coaching client or a chance to market your business. You’ll get better results from saying ‘yes’ if you are willing to say ‘no’ some of the time.
But how do you know when to decline? What’s the difference between a good opportunity and the [...]
Coaching Business Opportunities – When It Pays to Say ‘No’
September 15, 2009 | View Comments
Is every coaching client you have a pure joy to work with?
Do you consistently find the time to market your coaching business and create new programs?
Are you making a great income from your coaching business?
If you answer ‘no’ to any of these questions, you’re not alone. Most coaches grapple with these issues.
Years ago, [...]
How to Get High Impact Testimonials from Coaching Clients
September 7, 2009 | View Comments
Did you know that most people only read 10% of the text on your coaching website or a landing page? That means that every bit of copy should be essential and high impact. It’s true of testimonials as well.
Left to their own devices, your clients will usually write a testimonial that praises you highly but [...]
