Category Archives: Business Systems

Administrative tasks, accounting, organizing, planning, recordkeeping, and other tasks to operate a business effectively.

Your Swipe File for Writing

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Lisa Nelson

This post was originally published on Lisa’s blog Health Practices Online. Are you struggling to come up with a topic idea for this week’s blog post or newsletter article? If so, it’s time to start a ‘swipe file’. This is … Continue reading →

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Wake Up Call – Short Term Nice Does Not Equal Long Term Profit

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Tanya Smith

I had a dream last night. In the dream I invested in some type of postal supplies shop – you know, like the ones you see on every corner now? This guy from an office next door kept coming in … Continue reading →

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12 Easy Income Streams For Coaches

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Noel Lyons

Ideas For Multiple Income Streams … 1. Referal fees from other Coaches 2. Affiliate income from other Coach’s products + events 3. Ebook 4. Audio 5. Video 6. Self-publish book 7. Bundle ebook/audio/video into a package 8. eCourses by email … Continue reading →

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Just how congruent is your coaching business – really?

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Noel Lyons

In branding-me-branding-you, I spoke about the importance of the Message – Media – Market (Match). In 15-reasons-to-niche, I followed this up with the importance of really knowing your target market (niche) Today, I want to expand on what it means … Continue reading →

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15 Reasons To Niche

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Noel Lyons

1# Get Attention The bigger the group of people you go after, the harder it is to: A) connect with their specific needs, desires and problems B) stand out from the rest of your competitors who are also grappling for … Continue reading →

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New FTC Regulations Affecting Your Business

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Janet Slack

There are new regulations for internet marketing from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that go into effect on December 1st. They will impact what you do in your business if you use certain types of internet marketing. If you have … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Mistakes of Entrepreneurs

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Janet Slack

Mistake 1. Not thinking like an entrepreneur Business owners get into trouble when they have not learned to think from the point of view of an entrepreneur.  Here are some of the qualities of entrepreneurial thinking – innovative, creative, willing … Continue reading →

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Effective Networking for Entrepreneurs

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Janet Slack

I attended a networking event for women earlier this week in my small town.  Despite the town’s size, there were more than 50 women there.  During the event, I heard the short pitch of three different women that I might … Continue reading →

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4 Tips for Creating One Time Offers

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Janet Slack

When most business owners think of earning money online with info products, they think about the money they’ll make from selling their first product (report, ebook, software, audio, or video package). However, while the sales that are made on the … Continue reading →

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Do You Believe?

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Kim Clausen

I love the quote by author Napolean Hill where he says, “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.”  He then goes on to say “…regardless of how many times you have failed in the past or … Continue reading →

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Information Management 101

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Janet Slack

Every coaching business has a lot of information that needs to be handled, tracked, filed or managed in some way.  Successful businesses develop systems for the management of information.  Today we look at several areas where successful coaching businesses have … Continue reading →

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Accounting for Non-Accountants: Part 2

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Janet Slack

Last month’s blog post began our exploration of the accounting world with a list of definitions of terms. Please reference that post here for the basics of accounting that you must know for your coaching business. Now we explore the … Continue reading →

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A New Perspective

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Kim Clausen

Growing a business takes diligent and persistent effort. And although many professional coaches struggle with how to effectively market their business, there is a simple strategy that once grasped and adopted can actually make growing your business a lot easier … Continue reading →

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Accounting for Non-Accountants

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Janet Slack

There is no part of my business that causes me more confusion and stress than the accounting and bookkeeping part.  Through the years, I have found this to be true with the majority of coaches that I have worked with … Continue reading →

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A Critical Success Metric for Your Business

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Kim Clausen

A colleague on another message board recently asked about metrics – measuring the success of your business by measuring time spent on marketing, time spent on other business activities, time spent with clients, time spent with potential clients, conversion rates, … Continue reading →

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