2. Get Additional Training Or Certification When Useful — Formal certification is not the only source of coaching ability, but additional education can strengthen your skill set, confidence and credibility.

3. Build Authority — Publish content. Write articles. Create videos. Get interviewed. Speak. Write a book. Give people evidence that you know your subject.

4. Create A Coaching Business Plan — Know how the business will operate, what you will sell, who you will serve, how you will market and what results you are trying to produce.

5. Avoid Roadblocks & Minimize Mistakes — Pay attention to the habits, expenses, poor decisions and missing systems that can slow down a coaching business before they become expensive problems.

6. Set Your Fees & Create Packages — Do not make prospects guess what you offer. Build clearly defined coaching services, packages and programs with pricing that makes sense for the value being delivered.

7. Create Your Coaching Forms & Agreements — Client agreements, intake forms, worksheets, progress logs and other documents help make the coaching relationship more professional and organized.

8. Create A Coaching Session Structure — Know how your sessions will work. A consistent structure makes the client experience easier to manage and easier to improve.

13. Create A Lead-Qualification Process — Not every prospect should become a client. Develop a process for determining who is a good fit, who can benefit from your coaching and who is ready to invest.

14. Bring The Drive & Hunger — No tool, website, course or marketing tactic can replace consistent effort. You still have to execute, learn, improve and keep going.