Free Business Coaching

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Read on to find out what the catch is.

I’ve  been reflecting the past couple of weeks about what is important to me in my coaching.

I am so very  passionate about business. I love seeing how a business works, how I can speed up its growth; more customers, more sales, out of the box strategies. But more than building my own businesses the greatest high for me is when I help you  succeed.

As the saying goes, give a man a fish and you feed him today, teach him to fish and you feed him forever.

Its such an amazing feeling when I work with a client and see their business evolve and grow, when I see them moving towards the success that they have dreamed of. To help them break through their own personal barriers and see the massive impact of that transformation.

This client went from being an employee to starting he own practice:

“Working with Rob, I accomplished things that otherwise would have remained unfinished ideas. Instead of getting overwhelmed by day-to-day tasks, he guided me to take measured steps that helped me achieve my longer term goals. A compassionate and attentive listener, Rob is able to get to the heart of the matter in a single question. He was always generous in sharing information about resources I wouldn’t have known about, and educating me–without ever preaching–about helpful small business concepts and useful technology.”

Avrum N. – Ontario

Upwards of $500 per session

I don’t come cheap. I dedicate an immense amount of my time and energy to coach you to your own personal greatness.  You would love to have me coach you but $500+/session is way more than you can afford.

Coaching you into a full paying client.

If you can’t afford me coaching you at this point I would like to help you get to the point where you can afford my rates.

I have come up with a game plan that will essentially cost you nothing to have me work with you.

The Coaching That I Will Give You

  • One hour initial one-on-one phone consultation ($750 value)

    I will send you an intensive questionnaire that will help us both gain awareness as to where you are, were you want to go and what strategies might serve you in reaching your goals.

  • 15 minutes of  Laser coaching per week ($500/month value)

    Every week you can send me an email to request a 15 min private laser coaching phone session. Laser coaching helps to quickly clear the barriers/noise that are getting in your way and massively improve your focus.

  • One hour team Coaching ($3000/month value)

    Each week based on the coaching of previous week we will have a team coaching conference call, where we will work through a issue together. This will help you to see your peers perspectives and expand your learning.

  • 1.5  hour Bi-Monthly Business Building Seminar ($4000/month value)

    Twice a month I will introduce you to powerful business and marketing Ideas that will help to launch your business towards geometrical growth.

As well I there will be forums where you can network with your peers to help each other to maintain focus and continue to grow.

How much am I going to charge you for this coaching?

“Whoa! Charge me? Rob, I thought you said the coaching would be free.”

You did hear me right. In fact it will be free in one of two ways. Just bear with me a bit more.

Each month you are going to get.

  • 1-on-1 Laser Coaching
  • Team Coaching
  • Business Seminars
  • Networking

The value of this is $7500

But I am not going to charge you that.

I’m not even going to charge you $5,000, $3,000 or even $1000 per month for all of this.

For the next 6 months I am only going to charge you

$299.00

But as I said before its really going to be free.

OK Rob, So How Is It Free Then?

I am not interested in a relationship with you that does not add to your business success in a big way.

I am not here just to hang out with you and make you feel good about yourself.

I am here to make you money!

I beleive in a performance based model, If I don’t succeed , you don’t pay.

Free #1

When I work with you my objective is to help your business grow by at least 20% over the previous year.

An Example:

Say your business has been making you $50,000 per year for the past 5 years.

Through my business coaching you grow by 20% or $10,000

Cost of coaching for 6 months ($299/month) is $1,794

Your profit over the previous year $8,206

So in essence it costs you nothing as I will only get paid with new income that is created through our working together.

Free #2

The first month is a trial period. You do not have to give any payment information at all. If after the first month you decide to continue you will be registered and will be billed $299. Each month you will be asked if you received your moneys worth. If yes. you will be billed $299 if not you won’t be billed anything.

A Small Group.

I will only be working with a limited number of clients through this process, as I only have a small window of time available each week to work with you.

6 Months Only.

This is not an indefinite offer. This coaching process will only be available to you for 6 months.  My intention is after 6 months to graduate you to a full paying client with all its benefits.  My objective is to create millionaires.  If after 6 months you have benefited from the coaching and wish to continue,  but are not motivated to go for significant an ongoing growth in your business, I will be glad to refer you to one of my peers who works with smaller businesses.

Now It Is Time For Action

Our lives are defined by the actions we do or do not take.

If you are serious about growing your business to the level that deep down inside you know it truly attainable
fill out the form below and I will contact you to arrange a short phone conversation to answer any questions you might have and to book our discovery session.

I look forward to taking you way beyond any success you have experienced up until now.

Free Coaching

I won’t share your information, and you can unsubscribe any time.

Why Are Smart Businesses Owners Hiring More Strategic Marketing Coaches In Bad Times, Than They Ever Hired In Good Times

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For some it might be counter intuitive, but think about it.

As a business owner what do you want to do when times are tough. You want to cut back.

You cut back on marketing, advertising, and coaching. Why?  Because you believe business is going to drop big time and you go into hibernation mode.  So in your mind you logic that the best thing to do is cut back on all the EXTRAS.

But are they really EXTRAS?

Lets look at each of them.

Advertising

How has your advertising been working up until now?  Has it brought you in business? Is it paying for itself?

Say you are running a monthly ad that costs you $500.  It brings you in 50 customers per ad run and the average order is $15.  So your return after ad costs is $250.

Now lets say you expect business to drop 30% in this tough period. So instead of getting 5o orders you will only get 40 at $15.  Now the return is only $25 and more likely its a negative if you have product costs. So for discussion sake we will say that in this scenario after expenses you are actually losing $75 on this ad.

It would seem clear that you should not run this add again. Right?

If your product or service is a one off then there might be a need to hold back, but if your customers buy from you on a repeat basis you might be really harming your business.

In the above situation if you were losing $75/month and stopped the ad you would save $900 (75×12) over the year. But by doing this you would also lose out in getting 420 (35×12) new customers as well. If you have only a 40% retention rate of customers it would me that you would lose out on $2520 in repeat business the following year (40% of 420 -> 168 x $15)

As well it is important to realize that in tough times the advertisers probably have more ad space available and would be willing to cut you a deal during this time period. Try to see the big picture.

Even from this basic example it can be seen how detrimental it would be to your business to eliminate advertising during tough times.

Marketing

Marketing is more that just conventional advertising, it is not just about letting people know that you have  a product and where you are located. It is about creating a relationship with your customer.  Its giving the client the opportunity to see how important they are to you, to know that they are under your protection and have their best interests in mind.  The media ad you put out might bring in a customer once. The way you market yourself and your business will determine whether they are one time purchasers or lifetime clients.  When you market yourself effectively and put in the effort to stay at the front of your clients thoughts. They even in tough times they will stay loyal to you, and they will not even leave you for a lower priced competitor.

Coaching

If the above conversation on Advertising/Marketing and marketing gave you insights on how you can grow your business, you are already seeing the power of training.

To often you stand alone, you try to succeed all by yourself. You put an unrealistic expectation that you should have all the answers and if you cant do it, it will just prove that you are a failure.  The reality is that you cant do it alone. You are only on this earth for a short time (you should be blessed to live to a ripe old age), there is only so much you can learn on your own.  By benefiting from what others have learned you eliminate a lot of time and frustration and bring the possibility of greater prosperity into your life.

As a Strategic Business Coach I am here to help you succeed.  I spend all my time discovering what will make your business better so you can spend you time becoming super successful.

My Offer To YOU (A $500 value)

If you are serious about growing your own business, about putting in the effort and dedication that is required to help you business thrive. Then It would be my pleasure to spend  a complimentary 30 min (I charge $1000/hr) on the phone with you to discuss your business and share some insights on how you can create geometrical growth.

If you think you cant do much in thirty minutes, I will give you a recent example.  I man called me up, he has a vending machine business. His business was stagnant in the past few year and now he is interested in seeing it grow.  After asking him a few question, he realized that he had not raised his prices in a number of years. He was at least 20% below what his peers are charging. That insight from a thirty min conversation will add over $10,000 to his profits this year.

Enter you your name  and email right now in the  coaching insights box in the top right of the page. I will connect with you within 24hrs.

I look forward to your success.

Three Ways To Massively Increase Your Profits.

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Though there are many ways to grow your business, the best will fall under three categories.

1. Increase Customers/Clients

2. Increase the amount the Customer/Client spends per purchase.

3. Increase the amount of times the Customer/Client purchases over the year.

1. Increase Customers/Client

There are many ways to do this. One of the often missed sources for new customers is through referrals.

I am not saying that you should not use cold marketing tactics. But if you can get more customers, at a lesser cost through warm refferals why not do so?  If your service or product is appreciated by your client, why wouldn’t they want to tell their friends and family?  Just give them the opportunity to do so.

2. Increase the amount the Customer/Client spends per purchase.

Ever been in to The Gap?

You come in for a pair of pants. You find a pair you like. As the salesperson takes you to the checkout what do they ask you?

Would you like a belt, or socks to match?

They give you added value products to go with your purchase.

What could you add to your product or service that would give your customer more value?

Pay attention to your prices. I recently spoke with a client who was trying to increase his revenues. When I looked at his pricing, I noticed that he hadn’t increased his prices in a number of years, plus he was way below his competition. I suggested that he increase his price by 15-20%.   That simple move will probably add 15-20K to his bottom line this year.

3. Increase the amount of times the Customer/Client purchases over the year.

Are there ways to increase the amount of times your customers come to you in a year?

Even if you have  one off type business, remember that you have a customer base that you have developed a relationship with. Maybe you can partner with another business (or even a couple of business) and offer their quality product or service to your customers.

An example would be a Lawn mowing service. Partner with, snow removal, pool cleaning, landscaping, window cleaning, painting, etc..

Do you see the possibilities?  If you took 10% of the business you brought to each of these services through your customers you might end up making more than you make with your own service.

What about cutting expenses?

If you have areas in your business where you can cut costs and eliminate wasting, then do so. The reason I did not put this as one of the categories is because it is not a Top Strategy. You can only cut so much. You will reach a point where your business is streamlined and there is no where else to cut.

With the top three approaches you have endless opportunities to increase your revenues.

So sit down and start thinking of what you could do in one of these categories. Then do it.

Feeling stuck?

Email me for ideas rob (at) yourbizcoach4life (dot) com

The CEO Of YOU

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The last few weeks have been both exciting and hectic for me.  I have been working to redefine my overall game plan towards optimal life fulfillment and at the same time I have been trying to manage the events happening around me.  One of the big things taking place has been a major transition on a board that I am involved with.  The board, a small number of people who are both passionate and hard working, has unfortunately not been run optimally and as a result is suffering some major financial and structural chaos.  The decision was to completely renew the board. To have the old step down completely and allow a new board with fresh ideas and capabilities, unburdened by the mistakes and bad habits of the past to help rebuild the organization.

One of the big messages that I passed on to the new board is the need for a full day of strategic planning.

Up until now the current board in their 8 yr. history had never taken this step. They functioned on random meetings late at night.  As a result they never had the benefit of creating a clear map that would carry them from year to year.

It is this day of strategic planning that allows a company clearly focus themselves on the intentions for the year ahead.  There is reflection on the past year, focus no the long term objectives and planning for the present in order to fulfill their mission.

You would be hard pressed to find a successful company that does not have this Annual Meeting.

So my question is;

If it works for top companies, can it work for you?

Imagine what it would be like if you took a full day to plan your personal year.  To reflect on the year past, to assess your personal, family and work goals.  To determine the best game plan to help you towards your objectives, and to set a solid action plan for the year ahead.

Moving forward from that day you would have a clear sense of how your days ahead will be. You will not have to worry about endless wasted days throughout your year. You will have the opportunity to live your days completely on purpose.

Tell me what you think about an annual personal planning day. How do you think it could impact your life?

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