Coaching Business

Why Would a Therapist Want to Become a Life Coach?

December 5, 2011

Guest article by Melissa Quiter, MA Why would a therapist want to be a life coach, and vice versa? Here’s my personal story. I started out as a coach and then decided to become a psychotherapist. I remember often wondering why so many coaches were ex-counselors? I learned quickly it is because the counseling world [...]

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8 Questions Potential Coaching Clients Ask (And What to Say in Response)

August 19, 2011

One of the things that prevents coaches from actively marketing their coaching services is simply not knowing what to say. The solution is to anticipate and prepare responses to the most common questions a potential client might ask. This is just the same as preparing for a job interview – you give some thought to [...]

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Why I Quit Facebook (And What It Did to My Income)

April 21, 2011

I quit Facebook two months ago. Since then, my business revenue has increased significantly. Coincidence? I don’t think so. I know you’re wondering: But don’t you miss out on important information? Frankly, there are lots of other ways for people to contact me if they really want to tell or ask me something. Most of [...]

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Shelving “ReadyToGo Coaching Business” Program

January 13, 2011

As Kenny Rogers sang, “you gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em”.  It’s clear that with regards to the “ReadyToGo Coaching Business” program, it’s time to fold ‘em. Last week I wrote this post asking for feedback on my proposed program to give coaches a brand new website along with the [...]

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Will Coaching Go the Way of Windsurfing?

January 6, 2011

This morning I was talking with another experienced coach trainer about the state of the coaching industry.  She commented that after 10 years providing coach training, she’s concluded that 90 – 99% of people who want to be coaches aren’t really serious, and that’s the real reason they are struggling. I’m afraid I have to [...]

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7 Modules: Proposed Ready-to-go Coaching Business Program

January 6, 2011

I’m very excited about the potential for a dynamite program that will not only give coaches a brand new website, but also the business marketing support that will help them succeed. I’m collaborating with an excellent marketing coach, and I’ve got the program outlined. I only have one problem: I don’t have a clear idea [...]

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Pilot Program Assessment: “Readymade” Not Possible, But “Ready To Go” Certainly Is

December 31, 2010

Our three month pilot program wound up at the end of October. After reading the feedback from the seven participants and analysing the pre- and post-program survey data, here are my conclusions. “Readymade” is not possible, but “Ready To Go” certainly is I had my VA do all the technical work of getting the websites [...]

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Networking Tip: Volunteer for a Cause

October 26, 2010

Here’s a great networking tip shared by pilot program coach Edna. Hi Barbra and fellow coaches, As I was tentatively handing out my hot off the press Coach Edna business cards, I received an invitation to help out with this Vancouver benefit. Once I’d agreed to help, I was invited to submit a short bio, [...]

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Checklist for Website Information

October 23, 2010

Whether setting up your website yourself, or getting someone else to do it for you, it’s a good idea to have a master checklist where you summarize all the necessary information. Below is a checklist for you to use (it’s based on the  one each pilot program coach filled out so that my VA could [...]

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Top 4 Spots in Google: More Excitement for Jacqui

October 17, 2010

Take a look at this screenshot, which shows today’s Google results for the search term “habit change coach uk”: How did Jacqui achieve this? I think three things are contributing to Jacqui’s amazing Google rankings: 1) she has the search term “habit change coach” in her url 2) there are fewer coach websites in the [...]

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