Coaching Niche Articles

As you know, having a coaching niche is a smart way to make your client attracting efforts (sales and marketing) much more effective.

A coaching niche helps by:

• Creating a powerful, attention-grabbing message
• Makes you look like an expert
• Helps you find where clients are (big benefit)
• Makes your name more memorable
• Makes your coaching programs easier to develop
• You get better, faster, at coaching this group
• It's easier to address their problems and "talk to them" - for example when writing an article or giving a talk

If you are serious (I know, I know, but really, are you serious?) about filling your practices with clients so that you can earn what you need and enjoy helping others, then I would strongly suggest getting specific on who you will help - that is defining your niche.

Below are various articles on how to discover, choose, and develop your coaching niche. I'd suggest reading/printing out each of the articles and read them through.

(PS - If you find other niche articles on the Web, would you email them to me? Email me at or use my contact page)

• Choosing a Niche Market: How & Why - This is an excellent article. I especially like the suggestion in makes on lucrative markets. Membership is required to access this article, but there are many more excellent articles there.
• Establishing Your Credibility as a Coach - The interview suggestion in this article is perfect for helping you get over the fear of choosing the wrong coaching niche.
• Developing a Niche for Your Life Coaching Practice - Steve Mitten provides more good information on the steps to finding your coach niche - especially the suggestion to test out your niche.
• Niche Criteria for a Successful coaching Practice - This article provides a good laundry list of ideal niche criteria. If you struggle with your coaching niche this article provides more help.
• Living Your Niche (pdf) - An awesome article with helpful lists and powerful questions. Lots of good coaching niche information in this article.
• The Beauty of a Coaching Niche - This article has some excellent suggestions for brainstorming an ideal niche for coaches.

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