As a coach, you create value for clients by bringing your knowledge to busy professionals. If you want to grow your coaching abilities into a profitable business, you need to build a steady inflow of clients.Â
At SEO Design Chicago, we use data-driven digital marketing tactics to promote your business to your target audience. We have over ten years of experience creating successful digital marketing strategies for businesses of all sizes across North America.Â
Schedule a free call today to learn how one of our custom-quoted digital marketing packages can help your coaching business get in front of your ideal clients.Â
Get More Clients for your Coaching Services
Marketing your coaching business is all about building your personal brand. Potential clients want to know what makes you different. Our digital marketing agency can help you craft a brand strategy that communicates your unique selling proposition. Then, we put it into action by helping you connect with potential clients through social media, email, content, and web marketing.Â
Some of the online marketing strategies we recommend for coaches include:
- Website design and optimization
- Social media marketing
- Email marketing
- Content marketing
- Local SEO
- Headshot and photography servicesÂ
Without a strategy, you’re just putting your business out into the world and hoping that clients find you. Our experienced marketers can set you up for success through a data-driven marketing process that will establish a steady stream of ideal clients and grow your brand’s reputation.Â
Website Design and Optimization
Your coaching website is the home base for your business. When prospective clients visit your site, they are evaluating your professionalism and services. It’s essential that your website makes a good first impression. Website services we provide for coaches include:
- Website design
- Website content writingÂ
- Website migration
- Free SEO audits
- Free page load speed audits
- Schema markup optimization
- Google Analytics setup and reportingÂ
- SEO edits and optimization
Our web design team can create a visually appealing, responsive website that clearly encourages customers to book a call or register with your coaching business. If you are starting from scratch, we offer a wide variety of hosting platforms and content management systems to help you launch an easy-to-edit site.Â
If you have an existing website, we can handle web migration services to preserve your critical search engine rankings and content. No matter what kind of coaching business you run, we can optimize your website for trending keywords to make sure that the most interested clients are shown your coaching business at the top of their search engine results pages.
Don’t let a lackluster coaching website turn away clients. SEO Design Chicago can transform your website into a customer-generating machine. Schedule a free SEO audit today to see how well your coaching website is driving clients to your business.Â
Best Social Media Platforms for Coaches
Social media marketing can be an ideal way to gain new leads and clients as a coach. Different social media channels favor different types of content and have their own particular subcultures. Our social media team combines the best digital marketing analytics and data methods with an in-depth knowledge of the latest updates. Our social media management services are custom-designed around your personal brand and include the following:
- Establishing social media accounts — LinkedIn, Facebook, Reddit, and more!Â
- Social media content creation
- Paid promotion — Instagram, TikTok, & Facebook adsÂ
- Engaging with followersÂ
- Scheduling posts
- Reporting and analytics for social channelsÂ
Many coaches rely on social media to craft their brand identity. This is a great way to build trust and an authentic connection with your target audience. Most platforms now require several posts per day to stay relevant in constantly changing algorithms. To stand out from your competitors, you need a coherent, strategic, and consistent social media presence that furthers your business goals systematically.Â
If you want to keep growing your business, it may be time to outsource your social media marketing. Our experienced team can systematize your social media presence to turn it into an ongoing source of new business.Â
Email Marketing for Coaches
Email marketing is one of the best ways to engage with an audience that has already expressed interest in what you do. Personalized emails that spark a customer’s curiosity keep people engaged with your brand and make it more likely that they will choose your coaching services.Â
Coaches can build an email list by offering a free trial of services, sharing success stories, or offering step-by-step guides or live webinars to solve a problem or answer a question.
For example, a health coach may offer a free group online coaching session about packing healthy lunches for busy workdays. When potential clients sign up for the free session, they also sign up for your email list. You can then continue to provide value through the content in your emails, building trust with your audience and making it more likely that they will choose your business.Â
Some of the email marketing services we provide to coaches:
- Distribution list setup
- Content strategy and creation
- Audience segmentation
- Dynamic landing page designÂ
The more value you provide through your email list, the more your audience will see your emails as beneficial rather than intrusive sales pitches. Our team is experienced in crafting targeted, engaging emails that encourage potential customers to click on your coaching offers and become repeat clients.Â
Don’t Underestimate Content Marketing
In today’s crowded digital landscape, people are looking for interesting, engaging content that adds value to their day. If you consistently post helpful tips and tricks for your industry, clients will be more likely to trust you as a coach.Â
Even better, Google is more likely to rank your website highly if you are frequently posting high-quality, useful content. Generic, AI-generated, or unhelpful content isn’t likely to bring in the customers you want.Â
Our experienced, 100% USA-based content writing team will work directly with you to develop a content strategy based on your coaching expertise and business goals. Don’t waste your time writing ineffective blogs or social media posts that get lost in the algorithm.Â
Schedule a free call to learn how our content team can leverage SEO to get your content seen by thousands of potential coaching clients.Â
The Importance of Local SEO for Coaches
Thanks to online coaching, many coaches have clients all over the country and the world. For some businesses, however, you want to engage with potential clients who are in your geographic area.
That’s what local SEO is all about. According to Google, over 46% of Google searches currently have local intent, meaning that the searchers are looking for products or services near them.Â
For example, a career coach can leverage her value by promoting her expertise in a certain market, such as the Texas tech industry. By optimizing her online presence for clients specifically looking for a career or business coach in Texas, she can maximize her marketing budget by targeting the most interested clients.Â
Our team excels in optimizing profiles to be featured in local searches. Our local SEO services for coaches include:Â
- Claiming and updating Google Business Pages
- Optimizing local listingsÂ
- Soliciting and posting reviewsÂ
- Optimizing for voice search
- Integrating local intent keywordsÂ
- Listing business on Google and Apple MapsÂ
Headshot and Photography for Coaches
The best marketing strategies create an emotional connection with the audience. This is especially true in the coaching industry, where your clients are trusting their professional or personal lives to your advice!Â
Professional, relatable photography plays a crucial role in presenting your brand and values as a coach. Your headshot will immediately communicate something about you to potential clients. If it’s stiff and formal, you might not do well with clients interested in all-natural holistic health coaching. If it’s a little too free-spirited, it may not communicate sufficient authority to clients looking for qualified executive coaching.Â
Our headshot photographers work with some of the largest brands in the country to create well-edited, professional headshots that you can include everywhere, from your LinkedIn profile to your email signature.
Professional photography can be integrated into your customer reviews as well. Consider having one of our qualified photographers document a coaching session between you and one of your repeat clients. These images can immediately communicate exactly what new clients can expect when they book you as a coach.
Don’t lose interested clients because of boring or outdated images. Professional photography can boost your brand and bring clients to your coaching business.Â