Comments on: Building a Local Coaching Practice vs. Online Coaching Business

By: Ricardo Peixe

Ricardo Peixe — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:47:16 +0000

Thanks Milana, this as really helped me taking the step to going online!

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:07:28 +0000

Milana,

it was a pleasure reading this article. It is a timely response to all my questions and confirmation to how I was positioning myself for 2010.Thanks, I will be ending my 2009 with your suggestions and looking forward to 2010 to take my business to another level.

By: Dr Bush

Dr Bush — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:58:47 +0000

I agree with your take on this. I began my practice shortly after you started yours, and because I was well known in my own community, I presumed my coaching would take off here. That is not what happened at all. I ended up getting nearly all my clients from my website. Within 18-24 months, I was earning 6 figures and doing that with a “distance practice.”
If you have a phone and computer (along with know-how), you can set up a system like this.
Thank you for the insightful article.

By: Chris Bowles

Chris Bowles — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:22:56 +0000

Thanks Milana! Here in the UK, I suspect it’s even more difficult to attract local coaching clients, especially since the recession. And every other person I meet at networking meetings seems to be a coach! When I DO get local business it’s usually by personal recommendation or through a networking contact who’s become a friend – but these contacts are few and far between!
I enjoy writing a lot more than I enjoy networking meetings, so I was already gravitating towards the idea of creating products and adding content to my website. Have just put my first e-product together, and once I’ve mastered the technology for selling online, I hope to produce a lot more!

By: Milana

Milana — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:47:23 +0000

Great feedback guys – glad we’re connecting here!

One thing I completely left off is travel time to get to clients’ sites, “pick-a-brain” lunches, and networking meetings. Depending on where you live, this can easily consume 5-10 hours a week extra! Ouch!

By: Nicola Bird

Nicola Bird — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:19:57 +0000

So true Milana – and to take it one step further, that’s why I help coaches DELIVER their coaching online, as well as market to find their clients online – makes it easier to work with your niche wherever they are in the world! I’ll be asking you more about this one on our call on Wednesday

By: Sheela

Sheela — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:29:05 +0000

Thanks Milana,I found this info extremely helpful, I had just got in touch with local press to place an ad, but now I realise it´s probably just a waste of money. Have been trying for months now to entice my local market into attending my Louise Hay workshops and coaching and got very little response. Obviously need to work on my niche, is women struggling with self worth a niche? Doesn´t sound very attractive to me, but that´s my speciality. I love to help people build their self esteem and confidence and see life is a joy.

By: Robin aka empowermentdiva

Robin aka empowermentdiva — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:13:55 +0000

Hi .Milana. I love it! I heard so much about the free sessions it was hard to grasp anything else. I consider you the executive coach of coaches. Thanks!

By: Ryan Nickel

Ryan Nickel — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:50:11 +0000

You spoke right to my heart. I was just expressing this frustration to my wife this evening. I’m leaving early in the morning usually before 7am and return home most nights after 9 pm. I’m out “working” at networking meetings, events and lunches offering a bunch of free sessions and have NOTHING to show for it. I told her just today that I’m struggling to get the few that are actually looking for me here in my local market while there are more than I would even be able to handle in the world that I’m not attracting to me.

Thank you…Ryan

By: Shona Partridge

Shona Partridge — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:22:45 +0000

Terrific advice as usual Milana! The great thing about building a business online is that it’s easy to find specialized groups in your niche market. I rarely network locally these days as I find most of my clients by being online and doing lots of writing.