Starting a New Service Business
Stages of Business Development: The Quick and Easy Facts
This blog post is for those business owners who are so busy doing their thing that they’ve never really sat down to figure out exactly what stage they’re in, or for those business owners who want guidance on the stages and what they can expect to see in each one.
Read MoreDesign Programs From Your Services- 4 Proven Ways
As a service-based business owner, you’ve probably heard the debate about selling time versus selling value. When you sell individual services (like a single Reiki session, or a single massage), you’re selling your time. If you sell packages (like multiple massages, or a trio of sessions – massage, yoga, and counseling, you can sell your clients on the value – on what they get out of it (greater relaxation/better mental health? Something like that).
No matter how long you’ve been in business, there’s always an opportunity to re-examine existing packages or create new packages.
Read MoreDiscover The Powerful Benefits of Defining Your Business Niche
Creating a thriving business starts by defining your niche. It will set you up to achieve better results, quicker and with fewer costs.
Developing a well-defined niche can take trial and error. Don’t stress over starting out with a broader niche and then narrowing it down as you work with more and more clients, it’s very very common.
Read MoreCreating A Start-Up Budget For Your New Business
3 Categories to Include in Your Business Budget and Why You Should Think of a Budget Different Way. In business, budget is not a dirty word. A budget is a tool that helps you to allocate your resources. A budget is a tool that helps you ensure your business’ future.
Read More3 Easy Ways To Develop A Solopreneur Business Niche
Developing your solopreneur business niche helps you focus your marketing. More importantly, it helps you focus your services so you can craft your expertise and create the greatest benefit to your clients.
By creating high-level benefits for your clients you create more value and more value compels higher fees.
Read MoreHow To Create A Spectacular Client Welcome Packet
You can be the best business owner on the planet and the best at what you do, but if you don’t have a great client experience from the start, it may be a struggle to keep them coming back.
A positive client experience is what
will keep clients coming back for
more services and can drive referrals.
Should New Coaches Offer Free Coaching Sessions?
In the coaching industry, it has become common practice to offer free initial sessions. Most often these are called discovery sessions.
The “behind the scenes” strategy to these sessions is to help the client discover all the work they need to do on their life, business, or another area the coach specializes in. But, doe they work?
Read MoreHow To Choose The Right Business Name
Figuring out how to choose the right business name is a struggle most new business owners face.
One way to choose the right business name is to simply use your name as the business name. Or a variation of your name works too.
But, there are some instances when using your name is not the right business name.
Read MoreChoosing My Business Name Was A Challenge
Stay in the loop – Don’t miss what’s coming next!→ AboutMeet ErinTestimonials CoachingBlog Choosing My Business Name Was A Challenge Oh, man! Choosing my business name was a freakin’ challenge. I remember sitting around the dining room table with my hubby tossing around all kinds of names but none felt quite perfect. I, of course,…
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