Marketing for Coaches In the Spotlight: Networking

​As we continue in our journey around marketing, another vehicle to consider is that of networking. Building relationships is an important part of our work as service providers, particularly as coaches. I often say that coaching is a much deeper conversation than usual. In coaching, we are asking for people to be vulnerable, and to go into the exciting, and sometimes scary, areas of dreams and fears. As such, strong relationships, trust and connection are critical.
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Networking can be an important activity to undertaken regularly, as long as there is a focus and it doesn’t become all consuming.

Questions to help with focused networking are:

• Who do you want to connect with? Is it other business owners or a certain niche group?
• What’s the purpose of attending an event? Take a few minutes before attending an event to consider what you want to get out of the experience. Is it to find a resource, learn something or….?
• What do you want to contribute? Networking is about establishing and building a conversation. Conversations take two people. What is it that you want to contribute to the conversation of the group you are connecting in with?
• What do you want to get out of the conversation? To the dual nature of conversation, what are you hoping to walk away from the conversation with?
• What do you want to leave people with? Is it a business card, a brochure, a post card or other? Moo.com and Vistaprint.com both offer some creative marketing materials.

​Enjoy the conversations!
Jennifer

​Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC
Author multiple books including the Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner (2018), Effective Group Coaching (2010)
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