Comments on: 7 Reasons Coaches Can’t Make a Living Online

By: Norilyn Aspera

Norilyn Aspera — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:01:20 +0000

I just thought that coaching and mentors are cool creatures. They guide people and help them grow, both business and character-wise. But I agree with you, it can truly have some pitfalls though.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:54:14 +0000

Hi Charles,

Thank you for contacting me. Currently my coaching is booked up (has been for a while as when I do get someone who cancels there are people immediately waiting to take that space). I’m planning to do a group type program which WOULD include me giving personalized advice on specific subjects, but I do not have a time frame for when that will be available.

By: Charles Marshall

Charles Marshall — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:44:51 +0000

Hey Terry, I hope this email gets to you. For the past 6 months I have been researching all the big names in marketing. I resonate with yours a lot. The way you write reflects the kind of person you really are.

To the point: I have written a couple of books, I have held many seminars, lectures, work shops, etc. I have been on tv, radio (both internet and mainstream media, as well as newspaper articles .My focus is to bring all this to the web. I have started tweaking the website to appear more pleasing.

I would love to talk via email or by phone. I know your time is valuable, so I will keep this short. I would appreciate much if you could glance at my website, look at the info I present and teach, and share with me the best approach to getting all this to the email masses.

My focus is to eliminate all the b.s. and just to what will work optimally.

Your loyal reader

Chares. The Soul Mechanic

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By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:45:41 +0000

Other good advice that I read somewhere is to have 2 levels of distinction. If being an expert on PPC, for example, separates you from the crowd then also have something that distinguishes you from among all the PPC experts.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:46:32 +0000

Thank you everyone for your comments.

Melody: Some great additions.

Abe: You don’t have to be successful at “everything” to be a coach. I would go for success in one specific area (even if it’s only one element of the overall picture). So in other words, in the internet marketing field, maybe you’re doing well at article creation (you could coach others on that) even if you’re not good at PPC, copywriting, etc. You just become more specialized in what you can present yourself as good at and success at right now.

By: Phyllis Zimbler Miller

Phyllis Zimbler Miller — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:04:05 +0000

While this entire post was excellent (as is all your advice, Terry), a few words really stood out for me: In #5 — “….what your freebie will do for them. How does it benefit them?”

After reading this, I realized an error I’ve been making. My freebie announcement on my optin box says: FREE “7 Tips for Creating a Call-to-Action Website” This is good but I haven’t stated the benefit of getting this free report.

I’m going to change the wording to: FREE “7 Tips for Creating a Call-to-Action Website” to Sell More Books — now this says what the benefit is.

Thanks as always for your advice,
Phyllis Zimbler Miller

By: Jinger Jarrett

Jinger Jarrett — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:25:46 +0000

Although I’m not a coach (I run a membership), your article is really helpful. I never really thought about having an objective for my members, but I figured that out the other day, and I’ll reword everything in a way that helps my members.

Thanks for the advice. The application is much broader than you can imagine. Jinger Jarrett

By: Tautua

Tautua — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:22:36 +0000

this is a great article, after 20 years of coaching people, I see them move on to bigger and better things, I just returned a week ago from a time with some of the people I coached for years to do own their own business.

they are doing so well, and bringing in millions of dollars in their business, even during the bad turn in the economy,

But, I did not create a system to get them to need my service in their best of times. I am doing my best to create a system of my own using the background of helping these sucessful entrepeneurs. I did it before, I can do it again, but this time it will be with a system of my own that I can get residual benefits.

thank you for the article.

By: Honest Abe

Honest Abe — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:53:57 +0000

Terry, Like you, I dont want to put myself at a level of coach or teacher if I cant make it work for me, even though I had much, much training and reading, it should be working better.

At what point can/should one consider themself good enough to attach a label of coach/teacher/qualified, or do you only consider sharing what youve learned as good enough?

Thanks Sir

Abe