Helping Hands For Coaches

ICF-OC had it’s 4th annual “Accredited Coach Training Program” event last night, and what a great event it was. I met many wonderful coaches, as well as the representatives of 5 ICF Accredited Coaching Schools:

Coach for Life
Phyliss Francis, MA, CLC, PCC
www.coachforlife.com

Newfield Network
Carol Courcy, MCC
www.newfieldnetwork.com

iPEC (Institute for Professional Empowerment Coaching)
Keith Miller, CEC
www.iPECcoaching.com

David Darst, CPCC, PCC
Coaches Training Institute
www.thecoaches.com

Christopher McAuliffe
Accomplishment Coaching
www.accomplishmentcoaching.com

What I found interesting with some of the schools, was that they have started to offer business support – such as providing contracts, accounting, and even websites. This is great! I proves that websites are an important part of starting a new coaching business, but I would add to it the website: such as a blog so that prospects get to know you as a coach and a person (remember, people buy from people they know, like and trust), and an eNewsletter with their own brand so that coaches can market directly with prospects and current clients.

But remember, if you’re a new coach, don’t start off too big and become overwhelmed with the website project. Start small, with just a few pages. You can always add to what you’ve got – a website is not a printed product, so it can change and grow as you do. Just take our new launch, http://powerfulmindcoaching.com/ – she was making changes the day we launched – and she can do it easily with the online management software that we developed. She can quickly add pages, change content, and add PayPal buttons – all without contacting us. So, are you ready to get started quickly? Remember, Indra Successful Coach Marketing is here for you!

I had recently been coached on how my Helping Hands for Coaches classes were going. They’re going great – but they do take-up a lot of time to create the lesson plans. My coach was hoping that I could make some money out of all this time – and suggested that I start charging for it. It didn’t jive with me, but I thought I would give it a go. But, when I had set-up the SEO workshops to start in September, I found myself disliking the idea – charging lief and business coaches for the support and encouragement they need to keep using the Internet as a marketing tool. This didn’t feel good to me. So, I took it down, and as a compromise I have put-up the “Donate” button for those of you who have learned from my live teleclasses or listened to my podcasts, and would like to support me. I appreciate all of you who are on the calls on a regular basis. Look forward to new classes starting in September! Some of what we will be reviewing:
1. Knol
2. Facebook Advertising
3. Online Video
…and more!
Have a great rest of the summer – and see you soon at Helping Hands for Coaches!