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Feb

7

Coaches: 3 Easy Steps to Online Lead Generation

February 7, 2010 | 2 Comments


I’ve been blogging since 2007. In my first year of blogging I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. I spent the first 12 months writing content about once a week. The writing was very fulfilling and I enjoyed it, but I still didn’t have a clue as to how to generate online leads for my coaching business.

Nowadays it’s much easier. I easily get between 1-5 new leads each day, which is mainly from a steady flow of organic and RSS traffic to my blog. If you don’t understand those terms, then not to worry - you’re not alone. I didn’t know what the heck those terms meant when I first started out either :)

Now it’s taken me almost 3 years to perfect my lead generation process, but it’s been worth the effort.  Now I don’t have to do very much to keep it going; just write a couple of articles each week - and the best part is that the leads keep pouring in because I’m using a proven process.  That’s one of the beauties of blogging.

Over the years I’ve met quite a few coaches who like the idea of generating leads online, but they’re unsure about how to go about doing it.  Here are a few of the obstacles that seem to surface:

  • they don’t understand what a blog is or how to operate one.
  • they don’t know what they should write about once they setup their blog.
  • they don’t know how to upload content in alternative formats (audio, video, etc).
  • they have a blog but they don’t have the skills to drive traffic to it.
  • they have a blog but they don’t know how to convert traffic into new coaching leads.

So in reply to these concerns I created this article for Coaches: 3 Easy Steps for Online Lead Generation.

Step #1: Setup a Blog

I can’t believe how many people spend $10,000 to $15,000 to setup a website.  If you ask me, it’s a waste of money because having a website is only the first step. It just annoys me when people pay $10,000 to setup a blog and it doesn’t even bring them any traffic. If nobody knows your site exists then what are you really paying for?

If you’re a coach and you don’t have a blog, then go set one up.  To setup your first basic blog you don’t have to be technical or web savvy.  If you can type with a keyboard then you can setup a blog.

It literally takes you less than 5 minutes to setup your first blog.  It won’t have any pretty designs or an opt-in box, but at least you can get started and figure it out as you go.  All you have to do is go to WordPress.com/Signup and follow the steps on that page.

Step #2. Drive Traffic to Your Blog

This takes a bit more patience and skill, but anyone can learn how to do it.  Instead of rehashing a bunch of techniques, I strongly suggest you read my earlier post:  Blog Mastermind: How to Earn $5,000 per Month From Your Blog. In this article I reveal the #1 traffic technique I recommend for anyone who wants to send more people to their blog.  Go read it.  You’ll be glad you did.

Step #3. Convert Traffic into Leads

Click here to read more…

Oct

7

How to Get Life Coaching For Free

October 7, 2009 | 7 Comments


Does it sound too good to be true?  Well it’s not as far fetched as you think.  To be completely honest, you can’t get coaching without paying anything; at least not from someone who is any good.  A good coach charges good money just like a good mechanic will charge a premium dollar to keep your car in tip-top shape.

Imagine this: you pull up to a stop light and suddenly a wheel from your car goes flying down the street? That’s exactly what happened to my dad when he bought his first car in the late 1970’s.  It’s funny to think of it now, but at the time he didn’t think so.  Apparently, the shop mechanic messed up.  He didn’t use the proper torque setting when tightening the bolts on the wheels of the car.

Could you imagine working with a coach who didn’t understand the inner workings - the nuts and bolts of your mind?  That could get messy.  It takes someone with real skill and intuitive ability to be the right coach for you - and you’re going to have to pay good money for that coaching.

So if it’s going to cost you money, then how do you get life coaching for free?

It’s really not that complicated, but our brains like to mess things up sometimes.  In this article I’ll share exactly how I received $1,800 in training and coaching without using any of my own money.

Life Coaching for Free, You Must Be Joking?

Nope.  Anyone can do it - even you.  There are a few things you’ve got to understand before your get free coaching.  There is a strategy.

The first thing to understand is that you must be in a position to receive some sort of training.  That way someone else can fetch the bill.  This approach works very well for employees.

The reason this is true is because business owners will pay for training that develops their people - because their employees are their greatest asset. Your boss wants to develop you so that you’ll produce - and hopefully in some way increase the overall profits of the company.

And if it’s not money s/he’s looking for, the boss is always willing to spend a few bucks on someone who is really good - a real performer - because they wouldn’t want you to get up, leave and go work for the competition.

How does this get me free life coaching? Click here to read more…

Sep

6

Are you looking to hire a coach?

September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment


These days you can pretty much find a coach anywhere. It’s a growing industry and more people seem to be stepping up to the plate to offer their experience and expertise.

Just be aware of the coach you decide to work with. If you decide to hire a coach, here are 3 tips to help you find and hire a great coach. Make sure they:

  • walk their talk and have demonstrated results with others
  • have the skills you’re looking for and are a good fit for you and your goals
  • charge for their coaching; great coaches charge good money because they get results

This week I thought I would put out a survey to gauge your interest in coaching. Not necessarily with me, but just with coaching in general. Click here to read more…