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VIDEO TIP: How to avoid the Feast-Famine scenario

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Most professional service businesses suffer from the feast-famine syndrome where youre either busy delivering on the contract or rushing around looking for new business. In this video Hannah McNamara talks about ways that you can automate your marketing and scale-up your marketing activities so that you are using techniques like teleseminars and webinars to maximise the effectiveness of your business development and sales conversations.

VIDEO TIP: How to stand out from the competition

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Hannah McNamara talks about what you can do to stand out from other coaches and consultants and make your marketing and business development activities more effective so that you attract more clients and make more money in your coaching business.

VIDEO TIP: How to convert website traffic into business

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Hannah McNamara talks about how to convert website visitors and hits into paying customers and clients. She explains why offering ebooks, white papers, special reports and mp3 downloads can help with data capture and building an email marketing mailing list. She also discusses how to put a landing page together and get more people to opt in to your database so you can send them your newsletter, ezine or articles.

VIDEO TIP: How commercial should you be? (aka Does Size Matter?)

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Hannah McNamara from the Masters Club http://www.marketinghelpforcoaches.com talks how commercial you need to be to get more coaching clients and build your coaching business. Tips are useful for life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, consultants, speakers and authors who want more clients. Get more clients - make more money

VIDEO TIP: SWOT Analysis

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Hannah McNamara from the Masters Club http://www.marketinghelpforcoaches.com talks about Using a SWOT Analysis to help you understand what's going on in your coaching business and to help you get more coaching clients. Tips are useful for life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, consultants, speakers and authors who want more clients. Get more clients - make more money

VIDEO TIP: Geek or Entrepreneur

Hannah McNamara from the Masters Club http://www.marketinghelpforcoaches.com talks about how the way you word things can make a difference to the way people perceive you. Tips are useful for life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, consultants, speakers and authors who want more clients. Get more clients - make more money

VIDEO TIP: Time Management

Hannah McNamara from the Masters Club http://www.marketinghelpforcoaches.com talks about time management and how to decide which marketing activities to spend time on - which one actually get you clients and which are a waste of time? She also talks about self-coaching and making sure you're focused on the right activities. Tips are useful for life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, consultants, speakers and authors who want more clients.

VIDEO TIP: Find Your Niche

Hannah McNamara from the Masters Club http://www.marketinghelpforcoaches.com talks about what a niche market is and how to find your niche. When you have a niche, your marketing becomes so much easier and you can create rapport with your target market. She also talks about her 'Find Your Niche and Get More Clients' programme and her popular coaching book 'Niche Marketing for Coaches'. Tips are useful for life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, consultants, speakers and authors who want more clients.

VIDEO TIP: Using Mind Maps when preparing talks and speeches

Hannah McNamara from the Masters Club http://www.marketinghelpforcoaches.com talks about preparing for giving speeches and talks when using public speaking to get more clients. Using Mind Maps in your marketing activities. Tips are useful for life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, consultants, speakers and authors who want more clients.

VIDEO TIP: Vary Your Media

In this video Hannah McNamara talks about why Google is using offline media like direct mail to promote services such as Google Adwords.

VIDEO Tip of the Week: Thinking about networking differently

Are you always trying to sell when you network? In this week's tip Hannah McNamara asks you to think slightly differently about the networking you do for your coaching practice - what would happen if you stopped trying to sell? She talks about online forums, marketing mastermind groups and other ways to learn how to grow your coaching business.

Is Pride Holding You Back From True Success?

Imagine a runner in a marathon who refused, out of pride, to wear his glasses and so hits every obstacle along the course. Road signs, other runners, everything that comes into his path causes him to stumble and lose time. Wouldn't you find that type of pride foolish? Why, then, do we do things out of pride that keep us from reaching our goals?

Your First Year as a Coach - what to expect

So you've decided to become a professional coach - CONGRATULATIONS! As a coach you have joined a growing group of individuals who are making a difference in the world. You have the potential to earn a living doing something fantastic, but how long will that take? There are lots of people entering the coaching profession right now. For every person who goes on to make a success of their practice, there are several who

The 4 P's of Marketing

Marketing a coaching practice involves more than just promotion or spreading the word. If you have studied business at college or university, you may already be familiar with the concept of the 4 P's of marketing. This article explains more about the 4 P's and what to think about when promoting yourself and your coaching practice.

Professional Insurance - what do I need?

Getting the right insurance is essential for you when you start and develop your coaching practice. If you are planning to do business within the public sector, you will almost certainly be asked to provide evidence of your insurance. You are legally required to have some types of cover - such as

Financing Your New Business

Setting up a coaching practice does not require a huge investment. That said, it is advisable to start your business with some financial backing. This article shows you how to raise the money you need and shows you possible sources of funding and grants for your new business.

Where should I go for business advice?

Whether you're a new coach starting out in business or a more established coach ready to move your business to the next level, the time will come when you need business advice. All too often, coaches turn to other coaches for help when what they really need is some good, solid advice. Coaching has its place. It's about helping you to achieve clarity, set goals and get motivated - amongst other things of course. Coaching is NOT necessarily the correct intervention when

How to Make Your Own Gift Vouchers

Suggestions on how to create your own gift vouchers or gift certificates for the Christmas and holiday season. How to attract new life coaching clients into your practice for the New Year. Guidance on what to put in a gift voucher, including terms & conditions.

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Create a Call to Action

What is a Call to Action and why do you need one? The focus of most of the articles on this site is almost always on how to most effectively market your services as a coach. This time, however, we'