Business Strategy
What if You’re Not Ready to “Out” Your Business Yet?
In a recent coaching session I was talking with a client who is in the “pre-launch” stage. Meaning she’s laying the foundation for her business by, solidifying her niche, her message, setting up her website, blog and social media profiles. She’s been working furiously on setting up the back end of her business before she…
Read MoreWhat’s Your 2013 Plan
I’m so excited that the New Year has arrived. It always feels like a fresh start. There’s quite a bit around the corner for me in 2013. Some things I’ve been planning for a while and will begin revealing in February and March. I’m doing things that might have rattled my core before and things…
Read MoreIf Employees Need Bosses, Don’t Solopreneurs Need Mentors?
In a recent Strategy Session with a prospective client who asked me to help her create her “2 Week Notice Plan” (TM) so that she could grow her business enough this year and quit her job; she told me she’d never heard of a Business Coach and wasn’t even sure why she’d need one. It…
Read MoreHow to Close Your Business Year Strong
With 2012 coming to a close and the holiday season upon us we tend to shut down our business and think we don’t need to work again until January. I’ll agree that the holiday weeks are often great times to take a well deserved break. With kids on vacation, holiday parties and the actual holidays—who…
Read MoreWhy It Helps Your Clients When You Have a Signature Process
Do you have a process or system in your business that helps people achieve their desired result? What about a step by step method of helping people achieve the outcome they’re hiring you to help them with? Even if you don’t realize it, having a process that you take your clients through can significantly help…
Read MoreHow to Make the Most of a Small Mailing List
Do you have “list size shame”? It’s okay to admit it, I’ve had it too. What I didn’t get when I first started growing my tiny little part time coaching business was the importance of list building. There was a lot to learn back in those days, the terminology, the tech stuff and exactly who…
Read MoreBecome Client Selective to Grow Your Business
In all the years I’ve worked in sales I was always told that a “sale is a sale”. It wasn’t until I started working for an employer who was an entrepreneur did I learn to approach getting clients differently. He told me to be selective about getting clients and to not accept just anyone who…
Read MoreHow to Get and Feature Awesome Testimonials
You’ve completed your work with a client, they’ve gotten terrific results and now they’re thanking you for the work you’ve done together. It doesn’t end there—in fact those thanks and results need to be showcased. The best way to showcase the results your work provides is to ask for outcome oriented testimonials that clearly spell…
Read More10 Reasons Attending Workshops Can Leverage Your Business
You know how the internet makes connecting with people that much easier? Well meeting people live–especially the ones you’re getting to know online can do wonders for you and your business. Last week I attended Alicia Forest’s, “Online Business Breakthrough Workshop” for the second year in a row and boy was it worth every moment.…
Read MoreThe Fine Line of Getting Personal in Your Business
There’s a marketing trend and it’s this—people are getting personal. Have you noticed it too? It turns out that the best engagement online seems to happen when you start getting personal. Why? Because consumers want to know who they’re buying from. They want to know that you are a real person. Think about it, if…
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