33: 3 Power Packed Online Tools That All Coaches Need

This episode is about the minimum online tools you'll need to effectively run your coaching business. It's part of my Mindsets & Habits series.I'm going to share my 3 all time favorite online tools. The kind of apps that save brain cells, time and money.We'll also talk about pitfalls new coaches fall into when they grab up lots of tools with monthly costs.For every tool I mention I'll share the link on my Show Notes for today, which you can find at prosperouscoach.com/33If you're totally tech savvy, this might be remedial for you.But most coaches I meet are a little tech shy. They don't love learning how to use online tools. They just want to coach so every additional thing they need to use to find, attract and enroll their clients feels heavy.I've heard many a sigh and fear in the voices of my clients who worry about how tech will impact their time.If that's you, I get it. When I started as a coach I was a total luddite — the last to know anything tech related. Now, on the tech savvy scale I'm somewhere in the middle. I know how to use a few things extremely well and most things at a small percentage of their capabilities and that's okay.This may be a relief to you ... you don't have to be a techno geek to leverage a few choice tools well and have them help you attract and enroll clients. I like tools that I can wade slowly into. I want to learn what I need to know now, then learn more later once I've mastered the basics.So let's get this rolling ...First, I'll cover a set of applications that all coaches need to run a smart business.1. An Email Marketing Service2. A Client-Winning Website3. An Online SchedulerLet's talk about each of these and I'll share my favorite tools for each.1. Email Marketing Service Sometimes called an Email Blast Company or Email Campaign Company, this service is all about getting your messages out to people who have trusted you by opting in on your website for a free offer. It's also called a leads list but what I like to call your community.This type of service helps you:·      manage email addresses of people who have opted in for your free offer·      get your emails delivered in a way that meets regulations·      automates everything so you save time·      build trusting relationships with followers No doubt you've heard of Mail Chimp and Constant Contact, there are dozens more that get more and more technical and costly up the scale. For a startup coach I suggest a relatively inexpensive and easy to use service. my hands down favorite is Aweber (affiliate link). It's been around a lot longer than most Email Marketing Services. Here's why I LOVE them:·      Customer Service·      Customer Service·      Customer ServiceI'm the kind of person who wants a person I can talk to in real time if I need help. Most tech companies don't share their phone number or at best only have an online chat. If they do let you speak with someone you reach an overseas call center. And your problem takes 3x longer to fix than it should.Whenever you call Aweber you get to a highly trained person within a minute ...Find the list of critical online tools for coaches here.