I recently had a conversation with a coach who told me that he hates marketing. I was curious to say the least – why does he hate it so much? This is what he said: It’s boring, time consuming, and it takes me away from doing the thing that I enjoy the most...
There’s an odd perception amongst the coaching profession that a coach themselves is a niche. Specifically, in fact, that they are their own niche. There was a post in a large coaching LinkedIn Group that I belong to which asked ‘what’s your...
It’s not the best coach who will succeed in building a financially viable coaching business, it’s the best marketer. I understand that this is an unpopular and unpalatable truth, but it is the truth. Let me explain? There’s never a shortage of really...
Marketing Skills Marketing isn’t a nice to have or an add-on skill for coaches who want to have their own businesses, it’s an essential skill. It’s as essential in fact, as your coaching skills. I was chatting to a coach recently who was explaining...
Niching… No matter how often I write about or talk about niching – coaches struggle with the concept. To most coaches, the idea of niching is about excluding people and coaching is very inclusive, so it makes sense therefore not to niche, doesn’t it?...
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