Networking with fellow Coaching Jungle VIPs
One of the big perks of The Coaching Jungle VIP is the ability to post your offers on the group's wall - something we don't allow anyone other than VIPs to do. Sure there are other benefits, like the expert designation given to Jungle VIPs. And a big one is the...
(New Episode) Podcasting Advice From A Master Host, Engel Jones!
I thought I've done a lot of podcasts, but Engel Jones has me beat! He's recorded almost 4000 episodes of his show, #12MinConvos, so I interviewed him on Natural Born Coaches today to get his best advice for podcast hosts. In this episode you'll hear: How Engel came...
No, email marketing is not dead!
Every once in awhile someone will pop their head out of the ground and declare that email marketing is dead. I get a chuckle over this. It’s like the people who proclaim the death of Facebook groups, or podcasting, or anything else that’s working for a lot of people....
For serious coaches only
A few Christmases ago I hosted a workshop for coaches. It was in the weird "Bermuda Triangle" of time between Christmas and New Years Day, and it helped me keep my sanity. At first glance it might have seemed crazy to do a workshop then, after all the week between...
A bland smile
A quote from Douglas Coupland: "A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when you get one, but you forget it the moment you're past it" About that, there's a temptation for entrepreneurs to keep things bland, to not risk offending...
Which health coach will make more sales?
Let's say that someone is 100 pounds overweight and is looking to hire a health coach. First, there's health coach A, who says: "I'll help you get healthier and lose weight. Over the next 3 months we'll do a 60 minute weekly call, and you'll have email access to me...
The nurturing mistake
There's talk in the online space that you have to "nurture" your relationship with potential clients before you can offer them any products or services. I was once talking with a client and told him how I have a call-to-action in every email that I send. He had heard...
Can you build a coaching business part-time?
A lot of people who have jobs think that they don't have time to build a coaching business on the side … But when you break it down, you see that there's enough time. For example, a typical job might look like: Working hours: 40 hours/weekLunch: 5 hoursCommuting to...
(New Episode) Profiting From Online Trolls, with Ben Settle!
Ben Settle returns to the Natural Born Coaches podcast today for the 4th time, to talk about profiting from trolls in the online space, surviving cancel culture, and more! In this episode: The importance of subject lines in email marketing and how one of Ben’s got him...
The advantage of experience
Next month I celebrate 11 years of business in the coaching world. In that time I've released almost 1000 podcast episodes of my podcast, over 3200 days of daily emails, and thousands of daily social media posts. So I'm a big believer in the power of consistency. If...
