Prosperous Coach Podcast

The biggest downside to being a solopreneur coach is that you are ... SOLO! Unless you do something strategic about that to reduce isolation, which is a contracting force that could make you want to quit your coaching business.

Find the full transcript and other resources for new coaches at prosperouscoach.com/215

This 215th episode of Prosperous Coach Podcast has 4 practical ideas to help you put community in place.

On too many new coach's websites, I’m seeing either:

1.     No lead magnet but instead an offer for a free call high up on the website. Truly, offering a free call as a first offer is like asking a first date to meet your parents. It’s too much too soon. There’s a better way.

2.     Or a lead magnet that with a Google search for the topic would turn up hundreds of thousands of articles on the same concept. So not unique enough.

And that’s what this episode is about – what I call coachey lead magnets that won’t build the kind of trust you need to attract ideal paying clients. Find the full transcript and other resources at prosperouscoach.com/214.

Have you decided what format you’ll use for your coaching? It’s simple but important.

There are tradeoffs to all 3 real time methods — in person, on web cam, or simply by phone. (For the sake of this episode, I’m not going to talk about coaching online through writing. While I have coached some through writing it’s my belief that real coaching is done in real time, where you and your client can hear each other and respond.

There’s a whole mindset around that, which I’ll dig into first before I get into details about these different formats of coaching. Find the full transcript for episode #213 at prosperouscoach.com/213

 Also mentioned in this episode are:
Episode #160 about gaining credibility.
All my episodes on pricing your coaching.
Shawna Warner of Cultivating Resilient Teens

I made 4 big mistakes during the start-up of my coaching business and lived to tell the tale. But I've also experienced multiple magical turning points in my business as well. Wonderful things will come to your coaching business if you don’t let mistakes stop you.

I’ll dish the dirt about my 4 big mistakes in coaching business startup guessing that you'll recognize yourself in some or all of them. Find the full transcript at prosperouscoach.com/212.

Branding may be the first thing people will see on your website. Is your brand/company name relevant to your coaching audience? After all if your website is (your name) Coaching, how will a client know they have come to a place where they will feel served and understood?

This episode is 2 best approaches for coaches to choose their coaching business brand and 1 to avoid unless ...

What’s a unique and innate talent that only you possess that’s also a glowing clue to your coaching niche?  Something that's effortless for you but difficult for others.

It's not coaching. It's more specific than that. Be on the lookout for what emerges as your zone of genius then make it known to everyone in your target audience that you have this special talent.

Be patient! It will find you!

Find the full transcript here along with other resources for new coaches: https://prosperouscoachblog.com/ep-210-whats-your-zone-of-genius-as-a-coach-replay/

After choosing a niche, the #1 problem coaches face is attracting enough clients who are able and ready to hire them. Some days you feel like you’re working so hard and there’s this sense that no one is out there noticing. It’s de-motivating to say the least.

I thought you might need a pep talk because there are so many surprising and wonderful ways that clients can find you IF you are strategic, consistent and speak the language of your audience.

And it’s important to know that when you market or create content you are not just building relationships with potential clients for today but also with people who will hire you later. With every smart action you are securing your future in your coaching business. Find the full transcript for this episode at prosperouscoach.com/209

Related episodes:
Episode 19 about how to enroll clients
Episode 160 about how to be credible as a coach
Episode 51 about why coaching is a hard sell

Doesn’t it seem lately like everyone is feeling overwhelm these days in higher proportions than before? I’ve been feeling it myself and I know some of it is not mine but rather the collective. And, I think overwhelm can become a habitual state that needs an intervention before it becomes anxiety and depression.

What can you do to help your clients release overwhelm, get unstuck and move forward again on their big goals?

This 208th episode of Prosperous Coach Podcast has an approach that might work for you and your coaching clients. Find the full transcript here.

If you incrementally charge higher fees you’ll become more confident and also become a much better coach. It worked for me and I’ve seen it work for my clients as well. 

Setting fees that pay you well is one of the 3 big thresholds that holds coaches back. And it’s always about limiting beliefs.

This episode is part of the Money Mastery series and it’s a Listener’s Choice episode, which means a lot of other coaches have already listened to this and found value in it. Find the full transcript for this episode at prosperouscoach.com/207.

Have you ever wanted to teach your clients what you know to help them take leaps in mindset and action?

This episode covers concerns related to that idea and smart ways to include training in your coaching business so you can earn more. It’s also a follow up to Episode 175 called Should Coaches Know More Than Their Clients? That episode is a different angle about this topic.

Find the full transcript for episode 206 at prosperouscoach.com/206

Other resources related to this episode:
Episode 170 - Get Into the Habit of Drawing Out Your Own Genius
Episode 73 - Do You Fit One of These Archetypes?