To put together an effective website, you’ll have to write a lot of words! (Heck, to put together an effective online Coaching Business, you’ll have to consistently write a lot of words!)  In our Foundations Challenge, we have a section all about getting your website up running. One of the things we discuss is the pages you’ll need to pull together when you start your website. It’s a few pages needed, and each one is going to take several hundred to a couple thousand carefully crafted words each. In today’s post, I’m giving you my personal hacks to write lots of words that matter to the ..read more

Do you ever feel that if you could just get inside the head of your client, you could make so much more progress on serving them the way that they need you to?  Or, if you could hear the thoughts of your target market, then your marketing would be more effective, your message would be clear and concise! What if I told you that you REALLY could learn to think like your client?  Here are the ways I have found over close to 12 years of coaching and several hundred clients: 1. Always remember that your client is in it for themselves. They take everything you say and write and apply it t ..read more

This is, after all, a business! And we have to bring in the sales somehow. But how do we do it and maintain warm, welcoming business relationships with our community at the same time? If you’re ready to learn how to sell without being salesy and do it without pushing, prodding or bribing your followers into becoming clients or customers, continue reading!  I'm going to share how to sell without selling in 3 ways.  Plus, I’ve got an added “bonus” tip that may also be hindering your ability to sell your products and services. This tip alone will help you to see if and how your mindset ..read more

To be seen as a leader of your expertise in a world FULL of followers, BE YOU! Here are 6 ways to do that effectively: #1  Be exactly who you are, be authentic, be honest… be YOU! No matter where you currently are in your life, for instance - healing, growing, struggling, succeeding - there's someone in your life that still needs you to serve them as a Coach. After all, there's so many seasons and all are needed for forming us, and readying us! Even from this current place which might not feel ideal or be your idea of “ready.” There's a reason God sees you as qualified, ready, anointed a ..read more

To be seen as a leader of your expertise in a world FULL of followers, BE YOU! Here are 6 ways to do that effectively: #1  Be exactly who you are, be authentic, be honest… be YOU! No matter where you currently are in your life, for instance - healing, growing, struggling, succeeding - there's someone in your life that still needs you to serve them as a Coach. After all, there's so many seasons and all are needed for forming us, and readying us! Even from this current place which might not feel ideal or be your idea of “ready.” There's a reason God sees you as qualified, ready, anointed a ..read more

Working our businesses is our dream come true, and we gladly wear many hats as coaches building lasting businesses! However, there are times when the tasks get to be too much, or we get stuck in an area of business building (cough…tech!) and we just need to outsource some of the to-do’s for our own sanity. But how do you know when it’s time to hire help? Or what area and tasks to outsource? How much is reasonable to pay for that help? I’m answering these questions and more here in this article. Over my years in business, I’ve hired lots of help to offload some of the to-do’s - and I’ve learned ..read more

Having a Content Sharing Plan is no longer optional if you want to build a long-term, successful business in the online world. And I know you want to create a business that lasts. First of all - what is a “Content Sharing Plan?” A CONTENT PLAN is a set idea of the exact topics + sub-topics you want to speak, film, and write helpful content for - in order to meet, draw in, and nurture an audience that is looking for your solutions to their problem. These are helpful pieces of content such as: blog posts, recipes, videos to share on Youtube, Facebook or Instagram LIVE casts, webinar presentatio ..read more

“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” — Christopher Columbus A while ago, I watched a documentary recommended to me by my oldest daughter Bella, who loves inspiring stories as much as I do. It's called "Losing Sight of the Shore," and it's a powerful real-life story about a team of female rowers (the Coxless Crew) who set out to cross the Pacific Ocean in April 2015 by rowing entirely by hand, and without outside support.  As I listened to the ladies tell their personal version of the entire team's incredible story, I teared up more than on ..read more

You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. ~ Matthew 5:14-16 It’s noisy in the online world these days, isn’t it? As Christian Health Coaches, we have an amazing opportunity to be a voice that is set apart, uplifting, and adds only a comforting clarity to the noise. What you choose to post, write, stream and s ..read more

Knowing WHAT to post for your readers/followers on social media is a tough one for us coaches, sometimes! Whether because of lack of creativity or lack of time, many times we’re left stuck a little with what to post next - especially as we have GOALS to grow our following, engage them, convert them! Posting simple questions is just one idea - they are a light-hearted, fresh way to engage your readers in conversation with you and each other! Too easy to use, for YOU and THEM, to converse quickly in this go-go-go online world we’re inhabiting. Next time you’re stumped for what to post, just cop ..read more