If you are feeling stuck - listen to this episode. If you are feeling like it's harder for you than most other people - listen in.

This episode was recorded for anyone who has been through some tough times and feeling like they've got a long way to go in order to be successful. I understand more than you'll know.

This episode is going to help to make your disadvantages your advantages.

Interested in private business coaching? Visit www.courtbaker.com/privatecoaching

The Business of Coaching podcast is the real deal truth to what it really looks like to create and run a coaching business. Courtney Baker is guaranteed to bring you the insider knowledge on the top marketing strategies used by successful six and seven figure coaches. Courtney won't just leave it there, she's going to help you overcome your fears and will share the deep life talks about life as an entrepreneur.

This podcast isn't for insta-famous looking to post inspiring quotes. This is for the rebels, the black sheep, the women who are here to truly create massive transformation in the world. We aren't here to just make money, we are here to help people heal and have a bigger impact.

Courtney is the founder of the Business School for Coaches and shares her experience and wisdom as a top business coach that's been in the industry since 2008. Each week, Courtney shares her personal life and business life to help you crush it in your coaching business and inspires you to keep going.

This podcast is fueled by five star ratings and reviews. Please take 30 seconds to leave a review so we can get this show to more people! Thank you.

To find more of Courtney:

Website: www.courtbaker.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/courtbaker

Your customers are only going to buy if they can 1. Rationalize the purchase or 2. They build an emotional connection to the offer/product/service.

So how do you get clear on the benefits that your ideal client needs to see in order to make that connection and invest in your offer?

In this episode I go over the process. This works if you are a coach, a service provider, a product based business and even a food business. If you need to sell it - this is how!

Listen in to this quick and direct answer episode right now!

Interested in private business coaching? Visit www.courtbaker.com/privatecoaching

The Business of Coaching podcast is the real deal truth to what it really looks like to create and run a coaching business. Courtney Baker is guaranteed to bring you the insider knowledge on the top marketing strategies used by successful six and seven figure coaches. Courtney won't just leave it there, she's going to help you overcome your fears and will share the deep life talks about life as an entrepreneur.

This podcast isn't for insta-famous looking to post inspiring quotes. This is for the rebels, the black sheep, the women who are here to truly create massive transformation in the world. We aren't here to just make money, we are here to help people heal and have a bigger impact.

Courtney is the founder of the Business School for Coaches and shares her experience and wisdom as a top business coach that's been in the industry since 2008. Each week, Courtney shares her personal life and business life to help you crush it in your coaching business and inspires you to keep going.

This podcast is fueled by five star ratings and reviews. Please take 30 seconds to leave a review so we can get this show to more people! Thank you.

To find more of Courtney:

Website: www.courtbaker.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/courtbaker

There are four tips I'm sharing in this episode that you can use right now to uplevel your business skills. A seasoned entrepreneur has a learned a thing or two about how to stay successful for years and years. These four tips aren't available in a program to buy, you learn them from experience but in this episode I'm giving you the answer so you can learn now and level up without waiting years to understand it.

Interested in private business coaching? Visit www.courtbaker.com/privatecoaching

The Business of Coaching podcast is the real deal truth to what it really looks like to create and run a coaching business. Courtney Baker is guaranteed to bring you the insider knowledge on the top marketing strategies used by successful six and seven figure coaches. Courtney won't just leave it there, she's going to help you overcome your fears and will share the deep life talks about life as an entrepreneur.

This podcast isn't for insta-famous looking to post inspiring quotes. This is for the rebels, the black sheep, the women who are here to truly create massive transformation in the world. We aren't here to just make money, we are here to help people heal and have a bigger impact.

Courtney is the founder of the Business School for Coaches and shares her experience and wisdom as a top business coach that's been in the industry since 2008. Each week, Courtney shares her personal life and business life to help you crush it in your coaching business and inspires you to keep going.

This podcast is fueled by five star ratings and reviews. Please take 30 seconds to leave a review so we can get this show to more people! Thank you.

To find more of Courtney:

Website: www.courtbaker.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/courtbaker

In this powerful episode I share the 3 things I would pass along to anyone who is joining the online marketing world. These are lessons I've had to learn myself from almost thirteen years being in digital marketing space. Listen in to get my biggest takeaways!

Interested in private business coaching? Visit www.courtbaker.com/privatecoaching

The Business of Coaching podcast is the real deal truth to what it really looks like to create and run a coaching business. Courtney Baker is guaranteed to bring you the insider knowledge on the top marketing strategies used by successful six and seven figure coaches. Courtney won't just leave it there, she's going to help you overcome your fears and will share the deep life talks about life as an entrepreneur.

This podcast isn't for insta-famous looking to post inspiring quotes. This is for the rebels, the black sheep, the women who are here to truly create massive transformation in the world. We aren't here to just make money, we are here to help people heal and have a bigger impact.

Courtney is the founder of the Business School for Coaches and shares her experience and wisdom as a top business coach that's been in the industry since 2008. Each week, Courtney shares her personal life and business life to help you crush it in your coaching business and inspires you to keep going.

This podcast is fueled by five star ratings and reviews. Please take 30 seconds to leave a review so we can get this show to more people! Thank you.

To find more of Courtney:

Website: www.courtbaker.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/courtbaker

Getting your first coaching client is a big deal! So what do you do once you decided to coach people or you're fresh out of a certification program?

You network.

It really comes down to two paths.

First - you reach out to your community and the network you already have established. Friends, acquaintances, family.. someone you've briefly come in contact with and haven't talked to in a while, past colleagues etc.

These are your WARM leads who already know you and have some level of trust built with you. This makes the process a lot faster to enroll new clients.

In this NEW PODCAST episode I give you a word for word script to customize that you can send out to your network to let them know you are accepting clients.

The second path is to build a community from scratch - these are COLD leads. They need time to watch you online, take in your content and build trust while you consistently show up online.

I suggest doing both! Listen in to this episode to learn more!

Interested in a 90 minute deep dive strategy session? Visit www.courtbaker.com/privatecoaching

The Business of Coaching podcast is the real deal truth to what it really looks like to create and run a coaching business. Courtney Baker is guaranteed to bring you the insider knowledge on the top marketing strategies used by successful six and seven figure coaches. Courtney won't just leave it there, she's going to help you overcome your fears and will share the deep life talks about life as an entrepreneur.

This podcast isn't for insta-famous looking to post inspiring quotes. This is for the rebels, the black sheep, the women who are here to truly create massive transformation in the world. We aren't here to just make money, we are here to help people heal and have a bigger impact.

Courtney is the founder of the Business Institute for Coaches and shares her experience and wisdom as a top business coach that's been in the industry since 2008. Each week, Courtney shares her personal life and business life to help you crush it in your coaching business and inspires you to keep going.

This podcast is fueled by five star ratings and reviews. Please take 30 seconds to leave a review so we can get this show to more people! Thank you.

To find more of Courtney:

Website: www.courtbaker.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/courtbaker

Short answer: No. You do not have to use Instagram in order to be a successful coach or service provider. You can build a following and have a very profitable business without Instagram.

AND - Instagram is a very powerful platform to use.

In this episode I have a very candid open talk about the pros and cons of Instagram. Listen in to decide if building a community on Instagram is for you or if you should check out the other options that are available like LinkedIn, Facebook, hosting a podcast, Pinterest and even TikTok!

Interested in private business coaching? Visit www.courtbaker.com/privatecoaching

The Business of Coaching podcast is the real deal truth to what it really looks like to create and run a coaching business. Courtney Baker is guaranteed to bring you the insider knowledge on the top marketing strategies used by successful six and seven figure coaches. Courtney won't just leave it there, she's going to help you overcome your fears and will share the deep life talks about life as an entrepreneur.

This podcast isn't for insta-famous looking to post inspiring quotes. This is for the rebels, the black sheep, the women who are here to truly create massive transformation in the world. We aren't here to just make money, we are here to help people heal and have a bigger impact.

Courtney is the founder of the Business School for Coaches and shares her experience and wisdom as a top business coach that's been in the industry since 2008. Each week, Courtney shares her personal life and business life to help you crush it in your coaching business and inspires you to keep going.

This podcast is fueled by five star ratings and reviews. Please take 30 seconds to leave a review so we can get this show to more people! Thank you.

To find more of Courtney:

Website: www.courtbaker.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/courtbaker

Freebies, also known as freemiums are beneficial for two reasons.

ONE - this gives potential customers a chance to see what it's like to work with you and showcase your skills in a free gift. This builds trust and encourages your customers to invest in your services.

TWO - this builds your email list! The freebie is free, of course but in order to receive the gift, your audience will need to submit their email address so you can send the gift to them. From here you can nurture those leads and prompt them to invest with you.

In this episode I review the different types of freebies:

• Live challenges
• Live webinars/trainings
• PDF guides
• PDF worksheets
• Audio files
• Recorded videos

(And more)

AND - I go over choosing the topics to create your free gifts on!

Tune in to this episode to get a jump start on creating your freebies today! (To see the freebie I referenced in this episode, click here)

Interested in private business coaching? Visit www.courtbaker.com/privatecoaching

The Business of Coaching podcast is the real deal truth to what it really looks like to create and run a coaching business. Courtney Baker is guaranteed to bring you the insider knowledge on the top marketing strategies used by successful six and seven figure coaches. Courtney won't just leave it there, she's going to help you overcome your fears and will share the deep life talks about life as an entrepreneur.

This podcast isn't for insta-famous looking to post inspiring quotes. This is for the rebels, the black sheep, the women who are here to truly create massive transformation in the world. We aren't here to just make money, we are here to help people heal and have a bigger impact.

Courtney is the founder of the Business School for Coaches and shares her experience and wisdom as a top business coach that's been in the industry since 2008. Each week, Courtney shares her personal life and business life to help you crush it in your coaching business and inspires you to keep going.

This podcast is fueled by five star ratings and reviews. Please take 30 seconds to leave a review so we can get this show to more people! Thank you.

To find more of Courtney:

Website: www.courtbaker.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/courtbaker

Instagram gives you a 150 character limit in your bio. While frustrating, it's a good thing. This forces you to get really clear on what you do.

If your bio has personal stuff in it like your relationship status, if you have pets, your location or your favorite hobby.. You need to listen to this episode.

Your bio isn't about you. It's actually about how you help your followers!Huge difference.Listen in now to learn what you shouldn't have in your bio and what needs to be on there now!

Interested in private business coaching? Visit www.courtbaker.com/privatecoaching

The Business of Coaching podcast is the real deal truth to what it really looks like to create and run a coaching business. Courtney Baker is guaranteed to bring you the insider knowledge on the top marketing strategies used by successful six and seven figure coaches. Courtney won't just leave it there, she's going to help you overcome your fears and will share the deep life talks about life as an entrepreneur.

This podcast isn't for insta-famous looking to post inspiring quotes. This is for the rebels, the black sheep, the women who are here to truly create massive transformation in the world. We aren't here to just make money, we are here to help people heal and have a bigger impact.

Courtney is the founder of the Business School for Coaches and shares her experience and wisdom as a top business coach that's been in the industry since 2008. Each week, Courtney shares her personal life and business life to help you crush it in your coaching business and inspires you to keep going.

This podcast is fueled by five star ratings and reviews. Please take 30 seconds to leave a review so we can get this show to more people! Thank you.

To find more of Courtney:

Website: www.courtbaker.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/courtbaker

Facebook groups can be a great place to create a highly engaged audience. The upside is collecting email addresses from group members to grow your list plus a place to create community. The downside is keeping that group active with original content and keeping your members active.

I've had a highly engaged FB group and made a lot of money from it. After a year I didn't keep engaging in there and it was nearly impossible to build it back up again. If this is something you will keep up with, it's definitely worth it!

Tune in to this episode to learn how I made a really successful Facebook group and what I learned what not to do!

Interested in private business coaching? Visit www.courtbaker.com/privatecoaching

The Business of Coaching podcast is the real deal truth to what it really looks like to create and run a coaching business. Courtney Baker is guaranteed to bring you the insider knowledge on the top marketing strategies used by successful six and seven figure coaches. Courtney won't just leave it there, she's going to help you overcome your fears and will share the deep life talks about life as an entrepreneur.

This podcast isn't for insta-famous looking to post inspiring quotes. This is for the rebels, the black sheep, the women who are here to truly create massive transformation in the world. We aren't here to just make money, we are here to help people heal and have a bigger impact.

Courtney is the founder of the Business School for Coaches and shares her experience and wisdom as a top business coach that's been in the industry since 2008. Each week, Courtney shares her personal life and business life to help you crush it in your coaching business and inspires you to keep going.

This podcast is fueled by five star ratings and reviews. Please take 30 seconds to leave a review so we can get this show to more people! Thank you.

To find more of Courtney:

Website: www.courtbaker.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/courtbaker

Instagram highlights are like the tabs on your website. Think of your highlights as part of your resume. This isn't necessarily where you keep highlights of your family, your travel videos and your favorite memes - at least not all of them. This is where you share how you help your clients!

This is where you highlight they key points new followers need to know.

This includes information on your coaching, any social proof like testimonials, your experience as a coach, any interviews or PR related activity and anything else that would encourage new people to follow your Instagram account.

Listen in to this episode to find out what to include in your highlights and what to take out!

Interested in private business coaching? Visit www.courtbaker.com/privatecoaching

The Business of Coaching podcast is the real deal truth to what it really looks like to create and run a coaching business. Courtney Baker is guaranteed to bring you the insider knowledge on the top marketing strategies used by successful six and seven figure coaches. Courtney won't just leave it there, she's going to help you overcome your fears and will share the deep life talks about life as an entrepreneur.

This podcast isn't for insta-famous looking to post inspiring quotes. This is for the rebels, the black sheep, the women who are here to truly create massive transformation in the world. We aren't here to just make money, we are here to help people heal and have a bigger impact.

Courtney is the founder of the Business Institute for Coaches and shares her experience and wisdom as a top business coach that's been in the industry since 2008. Each week, Courtney shares her personal life and business life to help you crush it in your coaching business and inspires you to keep going.

This podcast is fueled by five star ratings and reviews. Please take 30 seconds to leave a review so we can get this show to more people! Thank you.

To find more of Courtney:

Website: www.courtbaker.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/courtbaker