Why You’re Not Getting Clients (Even Though You’re Talking to People)

Why You’re Not Getting Clients (Even Though You’re Talking to People)

Three times a year, I run a free challenge called Nail Your Niche for qualified coaches who are struggling to find clients who can, and will, pay a professional rate for their coaching. One of the most disheartening situations I encounter, and one of the most common,...
You Don’t Hate Marketing, You Hate What You Think Marketing Is

You Don’t Hate Marketing, You Hate What You Think Marketing Is

Three times a year, I run a free challenge called Nail Your Niche for qualified coaches who are struggling to find clients who can, and will, pay a professional rate for their coaching. When coaches say they hate ‘marketing’, they’re usually right because...
Most Marketing Advice We Get Is Designed for Other People

Most Marketing Advice We Get Is Designed for Other People

The advice is familiar. Be visible, be consistent, share your expertise, build your personal brand. Show up on LinkedIn, network, offer value, and the clients will come. This is solid, well-intentioned marketing advice, and for most professional services it works. The...
‘Be Visible and Share Your Story’ Isn’t Ethical Guidance

‘Be Visible and Share Your Story’ Isn’t Ethical Guidance

At some point during or after our coach training, most of us received some version of this advice: be visible and share your story because that’s how clients will find you. It sounds reasonable, even inspiring. The problem is that it’s useless advice, and...