Coaching Articles or Newsletters

This is 18 in a series of 24 blog posts on Business and Marketing.

As a coach, writing articles is a great way to demonstrate expertise, get known, and expand your reach for potential coaching clients.  Newspapers, business newsletters, and a multitude of online sites routinely publish articles submitted when the content is of interest and adds value.

Offering a newsletter as a coach is an excellent opportunity to continue developing your relationship with people and expand your database of contacts.  When people sign-up for your newsletter it is because they are interested in the information you offer and they provide you with their email.

To get started, develop a list of topics that are of interest to your ideal client.  Then expand your list by researching online for other articles your ideal client might find and get ideas.  Another possibility is asking your ideal client what they want to read about.  Once you have a list, begin writing!  Articles may be as short as 300 words or as long as 1500 words.  Do explore what is typical where you want to place the articles.

Once you have several articles, begin offering them to newspapers or to businesses that publish their own newsletter.  Create a sign-up for your newsletter and plan what you will include in addition to the articles.  Within each article you write, mention how people can connect with you as a coach.

Cathy Liska

For content specific to coach training and coaching, guest blog posts are welcome.

Most blog posts here are written or curated by Cathy Liska, Guide from the Side®, CDP, MCC.

Cathy is CEO/Founder of the Center for Coaching Certification, CCC. As Guide from the Side®, she is a sought-after trainer and coach with over 30 years of experience in business management and ownership. Cathy built her diverse team at CCC that includes trainers, customer service, and coaches. She was Co-Leader for ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice, on the Leadership Team for the review and updating of the Code of Ethics in 2024, and active in the Ethics Water Cooler. To ensure she stays current in related areas of expertise, Cathy has earned the following: ICF’s Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Coach Trainer, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Grief Support Group Facilitator, Certified in the Drucker Self-Assessment Tool, Certified Apartment Manager, Certified Civil and Family Mediator, and Certified in DISC.

Cathy’s clients range from attorneys to corporate executives, government to nonprofit, entrepreneurs to children, under or unemployed to newly retired. She specializes in communication, management, conflict, and leadership. Her personal mission statement is “People.” Cathy is known for her passion to serve others so they achieve the results they want.

Podcast: https://www.coachcert.com/podcast.html

Publications: Coaching Perspectives (a series of books with chapters by coach training graduates) https://www.coachcert.com/resources/recommended-reading/coaching-perspectives-series-by-the-center-for-coaching-certification-and-more.html

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