Indra's Blog for Coaches

2009-03-13T16:05:00.001-07:00

Thanks for being on the #hh4c class about Twitter! Audio up on blog: http://ping.fm/yIONC

2009-03-02T12:47:00.001-08:00

Great discussion on KPCC.org today about Facebook. Check out their blog too. http://ping.fm/dnNOB

2009-02-23T10:35:00.001-08:00

Awesome audio w/ Chuck Hester, LinkedIn expert: http://ping.fm/MAN4j Learned how 2 gain more contacts & utilize contacts I hv!

2009-02-17T15:44:00.001-08:00

http://ping.fm/JLEHN Learn how 2 utilize LinkedIn 2 gain more coaching clients - this Fri w/ LinkedIn expert!

2009-02-17T08:16:00.001-08:00

John Gray interview on how coaches can become multi-millionaires (like him!): http://ping.fm/C1txh

2009-02-12T12:40:00.001-08:00

Please RT! International Coaching Day is going-on tomorrow in OC! Few seats left. Reg closes at 3pm. http://ping.fm/soTfr

2009-02-10T16:08:00.001-08:00

Will u b going 2 the OC event on Friday? Jim Cathcart and John Gray (Mars/Venus - great for Valentine's Day!) http://ping.fm/X2r2M

2009-01-06T11:45:00.001-08:00

can career transition coaches find clients on twitter? Can u find a job on Twitter? http://ping.fm/z8TZm

2008-12-29T07:12:00.001-08:00

So excited about these viral video ideas for life & business coaches: http://ping.fm/m3wUj

2008-12-17T23:15:00.001-08:00

New Catch-Phrase for 2009: Don't be confined in 2009, hire a coach and find the right approach! -Rachel :) http://short.to/dm3

2008-12-17T10:04:00.001-08:00

Great HARO opportunity for life coach/success coach/business coach: http://ping.fm/kRX7y

2008-12-13T09:53:00.001-08:00

Want hockey-stick-like growth in visitors to your website? Use twitter: http://ping.fm/OouTy

2008-12-11T10:42:00.001-08:00

Twitter for Life and Business Coaches: http://ping.fm/XPTI5

Reminder: Visit New Blog! Posts Weekly

2008-11-17T15:29:00.001-08:00

Hi! Thank you for visiting our blog! I now have a central blog that I keep well-stocked with new posts - so be sure to visit that one. Merci bocu. http://helpinghandsforcoaches.com/

Search Engine Optimization: What the Pros Don't Want You to Know: FREE

2008-07-16T00:05:00.000-07:00

Sign-up for the next "Helping Hands for Coaches" class at: http://helpinghandsforcoaches.com/live-teleclasses/

Our next class will be “Search Engine Optimization: What the Pros Don’t Want You To Know”: Friday, July 18th at 10am PST (That’s 11am Mountain Time, 12pm Central, and 1pm Eastern Time)!

Perhaps you have a website up, but you’re not sure how to get people to it.

You’ve been interviewing “SEO Professionals”, and you’re thinking there must be an easier or cheaper way to optimize your website for Search Engines.

I’m very excited to offer this class again - plus, I’m not just offering this one class - but a series of classes on Search Engine Optimization! If you missed it in April, please be sure to sign-up for it today: Search Engine Optimization (and what web designers wont tell you - but you can do yourself!) If you haven’t already done so, PLEASE be sure to register now by signing up below:

Learn:

-Free tools that can help you develop keywords
-See how you rank compared to your competitors
-Find out what SEO tricks are out-of-date
-Find out what New SEO tricks help you the most
-How you can help your website Google, MSN and Yahoo ranking without touching your Website code!

Sign-up today as this class is limited and popular!

Plus: I’ll send you a document with all the notes you need to follow the class!

Sign-up for the next "Helping Hands for Coaches" class at: http://helpinghandsforcoaches.com/live-teleclasses/

Here’s to Your Learning Adventures,
Rachel Pradhan
President of Indra Successful Coach Marketing!
Creating Online Possibilities for Coaches!

Need to Niche = Life and Business Coaches: Find your Target Market

2008-03-17T15:35:00.000-07:00

Read my article on Niching and Target Marketing for Life and Business coaches:
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977286894

Should Life and Business Coaches join BNI?

2008-03-06T14:39:00.000-08:00

Article: Should You Join BNI?
Written by: Michelle Schubnel

A client recently asked, "Do you think I should join BNI?"

BNI, short for Business Networking International, is a lead-sharing networking group.

I was a member of a San Francisco BNI Chapter during my first year in business as a full time coach. It was a great experience and I definitely benefited from my involvement in BNI. Specifically:

5 fellow chapter members became clients

8 referrals became clients

3 strategic alliances were formed (with an accountant, graphic designer and biz attorney)

several speaking engagements were generated

Back then I was coaching by phone from my studio apartment in the Marina District of San Francisco. Having a weekly in-person meeting where I built friendships, gained business knowledge, improved my speaking, developed a great pitch and dressed to impress at least one day a week was definitely key to my success.

Joining BNI, or another lead-sharing organization, such as Le Tip (USA/Canada) Elite Leads (SF Bay Area), can be an excellent tool and marketing strategy to grow your coaching business.

But is it right for you?

5 Key Criteria for Deciding about Joining a Lead-Sharing Networking Group

You need to be specific about who you coach and what you coach on. Think about it. In order for the other members to give you qualified referrals, they need to easily understand what you do. And you don't have to be a business coach. There was a career coach in our group who was constantly getting leads.

You must enjoy it. Do you like the idea of attending a weekly meeting with other small business owners in your area? Are you excited to build business and personal relationships and become an active member of a group? If so, great. You'll like this type of networking.

Join a large, healthy and dynamic chapter. The coaches who generate the best results by joining lead sharing groups are members of a great chapter. Shop around and choose wisely. The size and quality of your fellow members impact your results.

You need to give leads to other members. It's the law of reciprocity. Givers gain. You need to refer people you know to your fellow members, and this can sometimes be challenging. For example, a chiropractor who sees hundreds of clients per month has a much easier time generating referrals than a coach who works from home and coaches clients across the country.

You need to be committed. You can't just show up when you feel like it. To get good results you need to make it a weekly priority.

Go for a Test Drive
Research organizations in your area and visit their meetings. Many chapters will allow you to attend a few times so you can get a feel for the group.

Weigh the Pros and Cons
In addition to potentially gaining new clients, be sure to consider the intangible benefits that address the loneliness and isolation that that is so common in the profession.

Trust Your Gut
If it feels right, go for it. If not, say no thank you and move on to the next thing!

Working Hard - Feel Connected to My Coaches

2008-02-20T20:50:00.000-08:00

When I watched this video on Yahoo! this evening I thought - Yes! This is how I often feel in the evenings - and I know that there are many of you coaches out there working on your Internet Marketing to better your business too, so we're all really connected when it comes to 'sleepy puppy syndrome' :)
The evening is a great time to catch-up on emails and our other Indra projects that we've started to help with life and business coaches. One is Helping Hands for Coaches. If you've been reading this blog for a while, you know that we've been having a regular Friday class on Internet Marketing for coaches - and it's been going very well. However, I also wanted to complement the live class with how-to videos to the students. But, when I taped the live calls it didn't feel right - and there was so much content that I thought it might do better broken-up into smaller more 'bite-size' how-to videos on Internet Marketing. So, we've started a new blog: www.HelpingHandsForCoaches.com! It will be a video blog of how-to videos on Internet Marketing for coaches. I'll still hold the Friday classes, but perhaps more periodically since the Video Blog will take some time too. So please visit! www.HelpingHandsforCoaches.com and let your fellow coaches know too!
Right - now where's the coffee?
Love - Rachel

Life Coach in Sunday Comics

2008-02-17T18:28:00.000-08:00

CLICK THE IMAGE TO READ! When I read this in the Sunday comic's today, I just loved it! I hope all you life coaches love it too! With love - Rachel

No Helping Hands Class this week

2008-02-07T09:57:00.001-08:00

Thank you for all of you who have participated in our on-going internet marketing classes for life coaches and business coaches! We've learned so much! This week (Friday, February 8th) I will be volunteering with the ICF-Orange County board at Chapman University for their 2nd annual ICF-OC International Coaching Week 2008 program! For more information, please see my post. They are currently at 300 participants - 200 more than they were expecting!! What a fabulous turn-out.

If you are a coach, or thought of being a coach, or want to be coached, and are in the Orange County, Southern California area be sure to stop by between 9 and 4. If you aren't in the area, why not take this opportunity to practice some of what we've been learning - blog, podcast, use paypal for payment, or create a slide show! Have fun - and happy International Coaching Week 2008!

Love - Rachel

New Designs for Stuff for Coaches

2008-02-07T09:35:00.000-08:00

www.StuffForCoaches.com has some great new designs! These designs are available on affordable promotional products for life coaches, business coaches, law of attraction professionals. Coaches often want some sort of 'thank you' gift to give to their coaching clients, as well as give-aways at expos and networking events. The www.StuffForCoaches.com store allows that! Go see for yourself: www.StuffForCoaches.com!

ICF-OC Coaching Week

2008-01-24T21:08:00.001-08:00

Are you considering going into the coaching industry? Do you know about 'International Coaching Week'? It's this February 4th through 8th, 2008 - and if you are in the Orange County area - then you're in for a treat! The ICF - OC chapter is hosting it's second full all-day coaching event at Chapman University in Irvine. There are over 15 presentations - all for FREE! But, be sure to register as space is limited: http://www.icforangecounty.com/coaching-week.shtml

Special Offer by Exploded Business Cards

2008-01-24T20:52:00.000-08:00

STOP!

Are you considering a Brochure as part of your marketing in ‘08? Consider an Exploded Business Card Instead. http://explodedbusinesscards.com/

Is your postcard, brochure or business card laying down on the job? You spend a lot of time, effort and money selling your goods and services. Wouldn’t you like your company to “stand up” and get noticed while your competition “lies down?”

Because of their unique, tent-fold design, Exploded Business Cards stick around longer than postcards, brochures or business card alone. They literally “stand up” while the competition “lies down.” In a sea of flat marketing materials, who do you think gets noticed first?

Want to learn more about this amazing offer? Click the document to learn more! I use these for my own business, Indra Successful Coach Marketing, and find her work beautiful and is very beneficial for service type industries - Like Life and Business Coaching! Offer ends at the end of January! http://explodedbusinesscards.com/

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Helping Hands for Coaches :: Easily making your Blog into your Money Maker

2008-01-22T15:35:00.000-08:00

We have better video quality! To view the video please click this link:
http://www.indramarketing.com/tutorials_video_blogger02.php.

This class covered:

Blogger Account. Go to www.Blogger.com and sign-up for a Free blog account. You will need this to follow along with the exercises.

Amazon.com Account. You need to sign-up as an affiliate: Click HERE to get started.

Familiar with Blogs. If you weren't on last week's call, please familiarize yourself with your Blogger account by watching last week's class: look at the post "Helping Hands for Coaches :: Basic Blogger"

These Links. http://www.feedburner.com is your friend. No need to start an account - we'll go over that in class. But, DO start an account with co-activenetwork.com
Blog Directories: www.Technorati.com, www.blogskinny.com

Have a question or an idea for a class? Send me an email: rachel@indramarketing.com

I will be taking a week off for "Helping Hands for Coaches" in order to re-do the video tutorials so that they are all of the better quality displayed at http://www.indramarketing.com/tutorials_video_blogger02.php.

If you have not signed-up for the classes, please do so by adding your email above - and we hope to 'see' you there!

Goal setting for 2008?

2008-01-17T12:42:00.000-08:00

Are you a Coach, and need a Plan for 2008? Joan can help! Read below:

Plan for Success in 2008. Please share this with people you know
who may have a hard time with planning, and come to the class
yourself if you like. Here’s what they’ll get:

Identify top 10 business and personal goals for 2008.
Learn how to map goals onto quarterly objectives
and actions.
Receive guidance about how to measure and adjust
plans to stay on target throughout the year.

You can send them to
http://www.lifeworkpartners.com/programs/dare_to_plan.htm
for more information.

When I started working with Joan we used the Simple
Yearly Planning Tool to help me plan for an important
transition in my business. When I first saw it I actually
thought it was a little too simple. But the exercise helped
me get clear on my plans and intentions. Rather than
thinking I had to do everything now, I could build on
my actions, quarter by quarter.

~ Laurie Marrelli, MarketHabit.com

Thank you!
Joan
Joan Friedlander
Call: (949) 496-1577
Lifework Business Partners
Home of The Master Calendar Solution™ and Dare to Delegate™
Simple Strategic Solutions for the Next Phase of Growth
http://www.lifeworkpartners.com