The Corbin Links Show
by Corbin Links: International Business Consultant | Entrepreneur | Nutritioni
Twice-weekly business creation and growth show, hosted by Corbin Links. Featured interviews include business, marketing productivity, and growth-hacking experts. Main focus is how to build and grow a coaching business FAST.Corbin is an International Business Consultant, Nutritionist, Entrepreneur, and Productivity Hacker. Content is guided by the BizLife Equation: great health + supercharged business + powered-up productivity = AMAZING LIFE (and world!)
Episodes
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Top 10 Must-Read Books for Winning Business Consultants - CLS045
Complete show notes: https://corbinlinks.com/cls045 I've been discussing books a LOT with my inner circle and VIP members lately. One of my bucket goals this year was to read a minimum of 25 books. I've read 11 so far, and have a good shot at 25. But it got me to thinking: what are some of the…
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7 Strategies for Winning at Client Office Politics - CLS044
It's the height of political campaign seasons here in the states, and what better time to dive into the world of business and client office politics. I'm a firm believer in the old adage of keeping religion and politics out of business discussion. BUT—business and client office politics…
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Top 10 Tech Skills Business Consultants Need-NOW! - CLS043
https://corbinlinks.com/cls043 I was recently chatting with a coaching client who asked me about tech skills. She didn't consider herself very computer literate or technically savvy, and wanted advice on what tech skills to focus on. It's a great question, and something I've been meaning to talk...
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Power Strategies for Business Cost Management - CLS042
https://corbinlinks.com/cls042 The long-overdue, money segment is here! If you've been with the show for a while (thank you), or brand new (welcome!), you've heard a lot about clients this, business that, and productivity that. But what about cost containment? After all, 3 ways to improve the...
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How I'd Setup My Business If Starting From Scratch - CLS041
Sitting down with a new coaching client the other day, she asked me what I would do over or differently in my business today, if starting over from scratch. Great question, and one that forced me to think on it quite a bit There are a couple parts to this. I got a mini-taste of this during my...
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5 Things Virtual Assistants Do Not Want You to Know - CLS040
Today I'm tackling another side of the virtual assistant business. And like any business—as with coaching or anything else—there's great and not-so-great things about it. And since Tim Ferriss' famous "4 Hour Work Week" came out, the Internet has been abuzz about virtual assistants. But the…
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How to Deal with Brain Pickers - CLS039
I've recently had a few 'pick-my-brain' type of requests, plus consultants asking me how they should handle it. If you're a coach, consultant, or any acknowledged expert—even if you're not paid as an expert in that area—you WILL get approached by brain pickers, maybe a LOT of the time. A brain...
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Creating Success and Building Your Legacy With Priest Willis Sr. - CLS038
Today, I have another special treat for you: Priest Willis, Senior—successful entrepreneur, affiliate expert, founder of Affiliate Mission, and host of the Missions and Marketplace Podcast is in the house. Priest has an interesting background, in some ways similar, and other ways very different...
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Creating a Profitable Business With Heart ft. Jeffrey Goodman - CLS037
Today I'm super pumped to be joined by Jeffrey Goodman, international photographer, business consultant, speaker, and creator of the popular CareerHearted Essentials and Business Fundamentals courses. In this longer-than usual, but power-packed episode, Jeffrey and I dive deep into topics of how…
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Should You Really Leave Your Cushy J-O-B? - CLS036
Are you a corporate or big-company employee thinking of going out on your own? Taking charge of your career and starting your own consulting or coaching business? Think the whole thing sounds a bit scary and uncertain? A listener pointed out to me that I've talked a lot about the details of...
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Ash Maurya on Starting and Running a Lean Business - CLS035
Over the past two seasons, I've featured brain hackers, productivity masters, growth hackers, one-page marketer maestros and now….one of the premier experts on startups and lean business. Well, today I'm joined by none other than Ash Maurya, best-selling author of "Running Lean" and his upcoming...
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Get Your Clients to Listen and Buyoff on Your Coaching Advice - CLS034
Today is a special "Classics Wednesday", where I roll a popular must-listen episode of The Corbin Links Show. Today's season one classic is one of the most popular episodes ever—something all consultants and coaches can relate to. Most of us are not just in it for the money of course. We actually...
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How to Sink Trademark Trawlers - CLS033
And now for something completely different… Andrea writes: Lately I've been getting all sorts of letters about my trademark. Some are from lawyers wanting to charge money for "services". I get others from different countries and individuals wanting thousands of dollars or other currency to...
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Do You Need Business Credit or a DUNS Number? - CLS032
I'm combining a couple related questions this week. One is from Rachel, who asks if she needs good credit to build a business. The other is from Roman who wants to know if he should bother with a Dun and Bradstreet "DUNS" number. Both great questions, and very closely related! Business credit is…
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Is a Six-Figure Business Income Good? Is it the goal? - CLS031
It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! Today's question comes from Chandra, who writes: “I hear a lot of people talking about "six figures" this and that in their coaching business. Is that really the goal? Are five-figures good?” Great one Chandra! We've even used the "multiple six figures" number…
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Kick Sales Fear in the Head - CLS030
Kick Sales Fear in the Head! Did you know that sales fear and lack of sales confidence is one of the top problems faced by service professionals? Well—actually most of us have this at one time or another. For me, it was years ago, cold calling dead lists for investment opportunities. But that's a...
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Should You Trade In Your Small Client For a Bigger Model? - CLS029
It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! Today's question comes from Ivan, who writes: "I started my coaching business 4 months ago, and have 3 pretty good clients. The money is small, but steady. A really BIG new client wants to book a really large service package for a "healthy sum". Problem is, I'd...
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Selling Coaching Services to Companies vs. People - CLS028
Ever wonder about all this "B2B", and "B2C" stuff—and what it really means? Especially when it comes to sales and YOUR business? I used to wonder the same thing. Some experts say "business or person doesn’t matter—you're always selling to people". And hey—I agree with that to a large extent. But...
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Should You Use the BCC Field in Client Emails? - CLS027
Full show notes:https://corbinlinks.com/cls027 It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! Today's question comes from Pam, who writes: “A corporate client told me she is going to "bcc" me on some mails. She said it would be useful information, but I wasn't sure how to respond. I don't really use BCC…
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Coaching Business Sales Introduction - CLS026
Continuing a “lite version” walk through of my Coaching Profits Intensive course this week. And today, I’m doing something completely different. Instead of separately riffing on the material in the course modules, I’m going to directly play one of the 54 lessons from the course. Week before last,...
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Should Business Coaches Use LinkedIn? - CLS025
It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! Today's question comes from Nick, who writes: "I've got a small business coaching practice and do ok with offline referrals. A friend in the 500+ super networker category says I gotta use LinkedIn. He says he gets business there, but never gets specific. I…
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Score a 1-Page Marketing Knockout With Allan Dib - CLS024
Let's hit it... You've heard me talking about ground up business building for the past few weeks. I've covered a lot recently from my new course and other material. But what you HAVEN'T heard me talk too much about yet is marketing. Sure—we're getting there in our current multi-part series. But...
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Should You Barter With Your Coaching Services? - CLS023
It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! Today's question comes from Simone, who writes: "I'm just starting out and also listened to your show about budgets, and how much money I need to launch my business. A few of my friends have suggested bartering some of my services, to help with the cost. Any...
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Are You Making These Coaching Business Pricing Mistakes? - CLS022
Let's hit it... Coaching Profits Intensive is here! And I'll be sharing links and download information in today's show. We're in the middle of a "lite version" walk through of my new Coaching Profits Intensive course. Today is part 2 of a two-part mini mini-series on coaching business pricing. In...
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Can We Make This a Group Coaching Session? - CLS021
"Can We Make This a Group Coaching Session?" It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! Today's question comes from Pedro: "I just signed a big business client. After the first session, he wants to have his operations and sales people attend the calls. It's a good amount of money and I don't want to lose...
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Packaging and Pricing Your Coaching Services: Part1 – CLS020
Continuing a walk (or run...) through my upcoming *Coaching Profits Intensive course. In case you missed it, the goal if this series starting from Episode CLS014, (https://corbinlinks.com/cls014) is cover my upcoming course end-to-end and module by module. When this series is complete, I'll have...
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5 Strategies to Deliver a Winning Coaching Session - CLS019
It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! This week I'm tackling TWO questions. Because one of them is about the show itself---and that almost feels like cheating, doesn’t it? But, you ask, I answer. So we’ll talk about the show for a minute, then dive into to the feature segment. First, long-time...
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5 Must-Ask Questions to Define Your Target Market - CLS018
Oh yeah! We're walking---no, running through my new course ! So much to cover... In case you've been, oh, hiding under a rock the past couple shows, you'll know we're building a coaching business together. Already have a coaching business up and running? No problem. You’ll probably learn a few…
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Do I Need to Know More, Or Be More Successful Than My Coaching Clients? - CLS017
It's time for Questions and ACTIONS Friday! And it's another great one. Michael asks "Do I need to know more, or be more successful than my coaching clients?" And I'll finish the sentence ... ...in order to coach them?" I think we've all been here. Maybe we're starting out, and we're fighting…
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Knowing Thyself, Boosting Your Business, Finding a Magic Client - CLS016
We're moving on to part 2 of our ongoing walk through my upcoming Coaching Business Course. I'm super-pumped about today's show because it's *totally*different from most of my other shows. Today, we have homework AND a handout. So here's what I want you to do: First, right now, click over (ok, if...
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How Can I Just "Try Out" Being a Coach? - CLS015
It's time for Questions and ACTIONS Friday! This week, Renee asks "How Can I Just "Try Out" Being a Coach and See if it Works for Me?" Renee, this is a great question and I think one we all face at some point in our careers. For me, it's been dozens in years past (...but that's a different...
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How to Start Your Coaching Journey - CLS014
Today I'm starting a multi-week series! If you've been around the show for a while, you know I just LOVE doing theme series. In honor of my upcoming coaching course (releasing in mid March), I'm walking through parts of the course, module by module. Our goal is that at the end of this podcast...
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How Much Will it Cost to Start a Consulting Business? - CLS013
Awesomely-direct question this week: Duarte asks simply "How much will it cost to start my consulting business?" I have a couple different perspectives on Duarte's question. First, because the actual Dollar / Euro / Pound / amount you'll need depends wildly on a number different factors. I'll get...
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15 Actionable BIG Business Lessons Learned in Restaurants - CLS012
Sidenote: The original show title was "7 BIG Business Lessons Learned in Restaurants". But when I sat down to do it, the tips just flowed and flowed until I got to 15---and forced myself to stop. So today's show isn't a comprehensive list of stuff learned in my first jobs, but DOES include a lot…
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How to Talk Your Clients Off the Price Ledge - CLS011
It's time for Questions and ACTIONS Friday! This week, Kayla asks--- "I don't have a set or published rate list, but all my potential clients want to know about that first. How can I move them off the rate topic and back to the service and value I provide?" Great question, Kayla. I think anyone…
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How to Lose Weight Fast Without Risking Your Health - CLS010
How are those New Year's Resolutions coming along? Make any resolutions to boost your health in some way, or lose weight? A few weeks into the new year, maybe your goals aren't quite where you'd like them to be. Perhaps you've been trying to lose some weight, trying to get healthy, but it's...
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Do I Really Need a "Business" if Clients Already Pay Me? - CLS009
Today, Jacob asks if he really needs to create a full-on business. Seems folks are already paying him for technical services (that's great!), but he doesn't have a business entity yet. Should he take all those steps to form a business, when everything is going so well? After all, clients are…
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What Client Paperwork Do You Need For Your Consulting Business?- CLS008
Whether you're starting a new coaching business or IT / technical consulting company---or have been in one a long time---you know about paperwork. Lots of paperwork! In fact, it can sometimes take days, weeks—even months to get the paperwork done. Non Disclosure Agreements, Scope of Work…
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Business Plans, Taking Money, What to Do Next – CLS007
https://corbinlinks.com/cls007 We are in the second of our new Friday *Questions and ACTIONS* edition of *The Corbin Links Show*. Today I've got a whopper of a question, that I'll try to break down into 3 starter pieces. Tracy asks about going pro with her custom event planning business. She also...
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8 Ways to Differentiate Your Consulting or Coaching Services - CLS006
https://corbinlinks.com/cls006 Ever feel like you're just one business in the sea of thousands of similar ones? Millions of similar ones? Why would someone pick you? How would they find you? How does your own unique blend of services---delivered only the way YOU can delivery them---really stand...
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Can You Make REAL Money as a Health / Wellness Coach? - CLS005
https://corbinlinks.com/cls005 This week's question comes from Sheila. Sheila writes (I'm slightly paraphrasing)— I'm really interested in health coaching, but a bit unsure about the money side of things. I've mailed and talked with a few people in the industry, but so many don't seem to be doing...
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7 Strategies to Keep Up With-Or Stay Ahead of Industry Trends - CLS004
https://corbinlinks.com/cls004 As consultants, coaches, leaders, and subject matter experts, we're expected to be: - "on top of our game" - "in step / tune with our industry" - "ahead of the curve" - "have the answers" - and a lot of other things Sounds reasonable right? After all, clients are...
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How Should I "Get the Word Out" for My New Business? - CLS003
Today is the very first edition of the new Friday podcast: Question and Action Friday. And I've got a great question and action to share! We all have to start somewhere, and starting off on the right foot can help us reach our goals and dreams a whole lot faster. If you have a new coaching or...
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Shiny Objects vs. Business Cost Management - CLS002
https://corbinlinks.com/cls002 If you had a chance to listen to my past business "crash, burn and rebuild" story, you remember that a major issue was "cost management" and lessons learned. I have a lot of passion about this topic and helping others answer the question "how to best balance what…
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7 Strategies to 2X Your Business in 2016 and Beyond - CLS001
New Season! New Show! Yes, your old "Bangin' Your Business" podcast feed *is* pointing to the right place. You can check out the backstory on that over at https://banginyourbusiness.com/039. But on with the (new) show! Let's kick off your life and business new year with 7 Strategies to 2x Your...
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7 Things I learned Doing Season 1 of Bangin' Your Business - BYB039
Corbin Links here, with a very special "just me" episode today. Today's show marks the end of "Season 1," and a new beginning for the next phase of the show. We're just going to chat today. No special segments, music, fanfare or copyright notices. Just you and me. But stay tuned for a big...
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Do Business Coaches Need Business Consultants? - BYB038
As business coaches and consultants, we often think "Hey wait a minute, I AM the coach/consultant/expert! Why would I hire someone else to coach me?" "Why don't I take myself on as a client and do it myself!" Ever thought that? Me to; countless times. For YEARS. And I'll share a secret: it's only...
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How to Deal With Online Contact Forms - BYB037
It's that time of year. Many of us are re-evaluating our strategies, business, opportunities, and how are time is spent. I've been spending an inordinate amount of time with contact forms the last two weeks; ours, our client's, and some business coaches we're working with during year-end…
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How to Start Your Business + BIG Q&A Episode - BYB036
I have a big announcement today, something a long time in coming and that will help your business soar! We're doing a full-on Q&A episode today. Covering questions such as: 1. When and how to separate from problem client? 2. Should I work a side job while building my business? 3. How can I stay...
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How to Protect Your Core - BYB035
https://banginyourbusiness.com/035 Do you ever feel like you’re just running on a treadmill and not quite getting there? Or you’re getting somewhere, but feeling tired, burned out all the time? Or worse, you had a recent “crash” state, and had to take unscheduled downtime just to recover, much…
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Twice-weekly business creation and growth show, hosted by Corbin Links. Featured interviews include business, marketing productivity, and growth-hacking experts. Main focus is how to build and grow a coaching business FAST.Corbin is an International Business Consultant, Nutritionist, Entrepreneur, and Productivity Hacker. Content is guided by the BizLife Equation: great health + supercharged business + powered-up productivity = AMAZING LIFE (and world!)
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