Insights for coaches building thriving practices
Start with a business owner who serves the people you coach and offers a complementary service. Use the candidate worksheet, conversation prompts and fictional examples to choose one contact, explain your work and agree a useful next step.
Yes, you can build a life-coaching practice alongside another job. Plan your weekly capacity, fit training around other commitments, organize initial client conversations and distinguish available session slots from income.
Five short scam reminders for the resource list you give laid-off clients: where to start, what not to pay or share before hire, the check rule and where to report, each tied to its FTC or CareerOneStop source.
Published executive coaching rates for 2026, from hourly fees to 3, 6 and 12-month packages, with what 360s and stakeholder meetings add and how to present a proposal a sponsor will sign.
120 coaching business name ideas grouped by style and niche, with the say-it test, the domain, handle and trademark checks, and when to use your own name instead.
A one-page coaching business plan template with eight sections, a filled-in example for a solo coach, and the arithmetic that shows whether your prices and roster can reach your income target.
A 12-point checklist for choosing an online coaching platform, with the question to ask each vendor, what a good answer looks like, and real prices, fees and trial terms checked on 2 September 2026.
Life coach rates in 2026 by experience, niche and format, with the source behind every range, example package structures and how to present a price clients can say yes to.
Five upcoach alternatives ranked for coaches running cohorts, with platform fees, participant caps, contracts and invoicing compared, and a plan for moving between cohorts.
Practice.do shut down in November 2025. Five alternatives ranked for former users, with a feature-by-feature map, a vendor-risk checklist and steps to rebuild.
Five HoneyBook alternatives for coaches ranked on admin flow, coaching delivery, payment processor freedom and price, with a plan for moving without breaking payment plans.
Five Kajabi alternatives for coaches ranked on live client work, entry price, fees and marketing tools, with the 2026 Kajabi price changes and a plan for moving courses.
Five Satori alternatives ranked for coaches who want Zoom links, working calendar sync and fewer caps, with prices, limits, screenshots and a switching plan.
Five CoachVantage alternatives ranked for coaches who need a team, a client app or more between sessions, with prices, caps, ICF hour tracking and a switching plan.
Five Simply.Coach alternatives ranked for coaches who sell directly to clients, with prices, client caps, ICF hour tracking, compliance notes and a switching plan.
Five Delenta alternatives ranked for coaches tired of tier-climbing and client-portal caps, with prices, plan limits, screenshots and an honest note on when to stay.
Five CoachAccountable alternatives ranked for coaches who want a client app, kinder group pricing or marketing tools, with prices, limits and a plan for moving client history.
Five Paperbell alternatives ranked for coaches who have outgrown packages and booking, with prices, plan limits, screenshots and a plan for switching without losing clients.
When a client doesn't know what they want from coaching, don't sell the full package yet. Run a short clarity step of five written prompts and one focused conversation, then make one decision: begin with a first experiment and a review date, defer with a dated check-in, or refer when the need sits outside coaching.
To fire an abusive coaching client without making it worse, stop replying in the moment, save every message, read your agreement's termination clause, refund what you have not delivered, send one short written notice, then close billing, sessions and access in order. If there is a threat, safety comes first.
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