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Join Me at The Coaches’ Edge Conference
Announcing The Coaches’ Edge™ Extravaganza — Orlando (& on the web) 12/2/09. I’ll be speaking about Choosing & Championing a Viable Coaching Market. I’d love to meet you there!
A Virtual Assistant for Every Coach
A VA can help you stay focused on building your coaching business, but it matters which VA you hire. Coaches hiring VAs should consider these six questions to ensure a good fit.
When Should a Coach Hire a VA?
Doing everything yourself in your coaching business is a penny wise – pound foolish approach. Work smarter and increase revenue by hiring VAs. Start by delegating the tasks that are the most time consuming and crucial for your success, but for which you have the least competence and patience.
Awakening the Coaching Business Owner in You
Coaches feel successful more often, and make a better income, when they see themselves as coaching business owners. Cultivate this mindset by nurturing your vision, sharpening your development, and building your team.
How to Be Truly Content with Your Coaching Business
It’s one thing to be content with your coaching and another to be content with your coaching business. It’s all about letting go of preferences and expectations while still faithfully investing in the outcome you want.
Coaching Business Opportunities – How to Tell the Right Ones from the Rest
Sometimes it pays to say ‘no’. But how do you know when? Knowing the difference between a good opportunity and the right opportunity starts with creating your success criteria.
Coaching Business Opportunities – When It Pays to Say ‘No’
For a successful coaching business, become picky about who you coach, where you speak publicly, where you network, and how you market. When you leap at every opportunity that comes your way, you end up wasting time and energy.
How to Get High Impact Testimonials from Coaching Clients
Use these six simple steps to help your coaching clients craft high impact, prospect-winning testimonials about your coaching services and products.
Secrets of Six Figure Coaches
Big ideas from the book Secrets of Six Figure Women provide helpful guideposts for all coaches heading towards six figure businesses.
General Coaching Niche or Target Audience: Clarifying the Difference
My last post on target market versus coaching niche struck a nerve. In the coaching world the meaning of “niche” is frequently confused. I favor the term “target market” because “coaching niche” is often understood as a topical niche, rather than a distinctive group of people.
The Most Critical Part of Your Coaching Niche
Coaches who target a market do more of what they love, are paid better, and have no limits on their income. Coaching niches rarely match up.
Do You Know Where Your Next 20 Coaching Clients Will Come From?
Coaches have to eat, too. Sustainable business requires you to sell something that people really want to buy. Find out what your clients need and sell that. You can do this in three straightforward steps.