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Making Money as a Writer: Coaching · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for writing success.
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  SPEAKER_00: We've been working our way through a series on making money as a writer, and on today's episode, we're talking about a service that can take a lot of different forms and can also be fairly lucrative if you make this a core part of your overall business.
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  SPEAKER_00: And today we're talking about coaching.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, coaching is a very broad term that can mean different things in different contexts, but generally you're there to help the client become more successful in a specific area.
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  SPEAKER_00: And coaching is usually done in either an individual or a group setting.
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  SPEAKER_00: It can also be done as a one-off coaching session or ongoing coaching over a period of time.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you have specialized knowledge in a certain area, it can be a great opportunity to help people in a deep way.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now I've benefited from coaching in a lot of different ways over the years.
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  SPEAKER_00: Two of the paid masterminds that I'm in right now include individual coaching as part of the group structure.
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  SPEAKER_00: And twice in the past year, I have paid coaches for one-off sessions on specific topics.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm a huge fan of coaching because it's basically a fast track to success in a specific area.
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  SPEAKER_00: For example, I hired my good friend John Shookman, a social media coach for real estate agents, to do an hour of coaching with me on social media for the Daily Writer brand.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's been probably six or eight months ago.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I learned things from him in one hour that I couldn't have figured out on my own over the course of probably two years, to be honest with you.
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  SPEAKER_00: As a coach myself, I've never offered group coaching, but I've done a lot of individual coaching, primarily related to helping people with their books.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you can do the same thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: As a writer, you have specialized knowledge in certain areas.
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  SPEAKER_00: And a simple way to get started is to offer one-on-one coaching around the same topic that you write about.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your books and other content can be a great way to promote your coaching services, which allows somebody to get individual help in a way that they can't experience just by reading your books.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if you're interested in getting started with coaching, I recommend the incredible book, The Prosperous Coach by Rich Litvin.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's really one of the best books that I've ever read.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'd also recommend offering a few coaching sessions for free as a way to help you get some practice and also provide you with some testimonials if you want to take your coaching practice further.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's question How could you expand your knowledge and impact by offering group or individual coaching as part of your overall business?
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, and I'll see you tomorrow.