Crush Your Fear of Video: 5 Simple Strategies for Boosting Confidence

Crush Your Fear of Video: 5 Simple Strategies for Boosting Confidence

Crush Your Fear of Video: 5 Simple Strategies for Boosting Confidence

If you want to stand out on social media, grow your audience, build connections and get clients, video is a must. When you think about who you follow and the people you feel connected to the most, it’s most likely those who you get to see on video; that’s because it feels like you’re seeing them in real time, even if it’s a recording.

Most people feel nervous on camera when they start out, so if this is how you’re feeling, you are not alone and today we are going to help you feel more confident with our 5 insider tips.

A few weeks ago, I posted a survey inside my Health Coach Biz Support Facebook group asking coaches if they weren’t doing video yet, what was their top reason.  One of the top answers was Fear of Being on Video. This roadblock can stop you in your tracks when it comes to showing up in a way that really allows your audience to get to know you.

Here are 5 Simple Strategies for Boosting Your Confidence on Video

1. Get familiar with your tech options.   

The first step in calming the nerves is knowing what tech to use, so you feel good about how you will look and sound.  The great news is all your need is your smartphone, good sound and adequate lighting. 

If you can record your videos near a window with lighting, that is usually best for more flattering/natural light. If you need more lighting, using a ring light is great.  You can find a variety of ring lights on Amazon, starting at around $30.  There are lights that can sit on your desk, and lights that come with an adjustable tripod stand if you plan to record in different places in your house, and you don’t want to have to use props to get the right height. The tripod stands also start at just $30.

As far as sound, if you’re recording video indoors with your phone fairly close to you (within a few feet) a separate mic isn’t necessary.  If you want better quality audio and/or you plan to record further away from your phone or outside, having a wireless mic is important. You can also find wireless microphones on Amazon, starting at $25. I rarely use a separate microphone when recording video on my smart phone, so you can do without this for a while as you get started – as long as you’re recording within a few feet of your phone, so the audio quality is good.   

2. Start small with short videos.

How great is it that short-form video is so popular right now?  This means you can record 30-60 second videos and not worry that you have to be on camera for a long time. Feeling like you have to record a 5–10-minute video can feel overwhelming when you’re starting out, so by recording shorter videos, you’ll be done before you know it, and you can do more of them if you want because they aren’t as time consuming.  Just write out a few bullet points about what you want to cover and hit the record button. 

3. Use B-roll.

This is another great way to ease into doing video and build your confidence. B-roll is video of you doing something, but you aren’t talking. It could be you working at your desk or laptop, going for a walk, making coffee or tea, meal prepping, grocery shopping – almost anything really. It’s stock footage you take, and you add music or voice over and text to convey your message.  These videos can be as short as 10 seconds. The benefit of this is you’re showing up on video, but it’s not as intimidating because you don’t also have to memorize what you’re going to say.

4. Practice. 

This probably sounds obvious, but practice is the #1 thing that’s going to help you get better, and really help you feel more confident.  You will likely not be amazing on video when you start out, and that’s okay because no one is. I was horrible at video when I started a few years ago and now it’s easy and I feel confident about it – it took a while to get there, and practice is just part of the process for anything we want to improve.

My best tip for recording video is to be sure to look at the camera and not the screen, and imagine you are talking to your best friend when you’re recording. You are only talking to that one person to convey what you want to say. Oh, and be sure to smile because that makes you feel relatable and look relaxed.

5. Build confidence with recorded video and the next step is live video

This is about baby steps, building your skills and your confidence.  Recorded video is easiest because you can re-record and/or edit where needed.  Live video can feel more challenging, but it’s also what helps you come across as very genuine when people get to interact with you in real time so it’s worth conquering your fear by practicing.

A great way to practice live video is to start by going live in a Facebook group you create just for that purpose, so you can see how things work and get a feel for the process.  You can set up a group that you use for practice only, and then you’ll be ready to go live in your other groups or on your page or anywhere you want.  You can do this on Instagram too by selecting “private” as the option for the audience you want to see your livestream. 

The goal is to get as much practice as you can, so the more often you can get in front of the camera the better.

Karen has a great free resource to help make this even easier for you and it’s her “Livestream Video Checklist.” You can download this step-by-step PDF, that shares the 8 steps you need in place when you’re planning to go live, you’ll know what to include in your video, and how to promote it to get people to show up live. 

BONUS TIP

How to outline your videos to maximize watch time:

You want to grab people’s attention right away, so they stick around to watch the whole video. A common mistake we see being made is starting the video by saying who you are and what you do, or starting with a greeting and thanking people for watching, rather than kicking it off by getting right into the information.  Using a hook right from the start helps reel people in. So, instead of starting with who you are, say “One of the biggest mistakes I see people make when they want to _________ is _______________.   That rarely works because ___________Here’s what you want to do instead ___________.”   So, get into the heart of the info and if you want at the end, you can say who you are and who you help. 

A simple 3-part outline for an effective video can be as follows:

  1. Your hook to grab attention and let people know the topic you’re covering
  2. Share the tip, insight, common mistake or other info
  3. Call to action – what should they do next – like, comment, listen to your podcast, read blog post, sign up for your free resource, join your program, etc. 

Based on what we covered today, what is one step you can take with video?  Whether you are brand new at it, or you’re ready to go to the next level, decide what you’re going to work on, put it on your calendar and commit to doing it.  Before you know it, you’ll feel more at ease and more confident.

We can’t wait to hear how it goes!

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4 Types of Social Media Content That Converts with Alicia Streger

4 Types of Social Media Content That Converts with Alicia Streger

4 Types of Social Media Content That Converts with Alicia Steger

If you’re wondering what type of content works best on social media right now when it comes to engagement and conversions, you’re not alone.  Social media can feel like a constantly shifting landscape, right?

We’re here to help!

This week on The Wellness Business Podcast, we have our friend @Alicia Streger, on the show to break this all down for us. She’s an expert in social media content and we always love her insight about the most up-to-date strategies. Today she’ll help us dig into this topic to help make your posting content as engaging as possible.

In this episode, Alicia shares: 

  • The 4 types of content you should be posting on social media right now to grow and convert your audience from strangers to paying clients
  • What kind of content increases brand exposure and attracts a wider audience in relation to visibility, value and connection
  • The type of content that has been proven to increase sales, generate revenue, and transform lives (it’s easier than you think)

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The Formula for Getting New Clients Consistently in 2024

The Formula for Getting New Clients Consistently in 2024

The Formula for Getting New Clients Consistently in 2024

Marketing platforms have come and gone, launching strategies have changed, and social media continues to evolve and change.

So, what should you be focusing on when it comes to marketing your health coaching business? 

We believe that there are fundamental commonalities between all successful online businesses that need to be considered when starting and building your wellness business in 2024. That’s why we want to share this formula with you. 

This comes back to the system and processes we teach in our signature program The Wellness Business Accelerator. We know our system works because it’s worked for so many coaches before you. When they work through our lessons and implement what we teach they start getting clients consistently and filling their programs. 

There are 4 main components to our business growth formula.

  • Identify
  • Attract
  • Convert
  • Repeat

Let’s discuss each one of them individually. We’ll explain why each component is important and share the stories of coaches, just like you, that took action with our system and completely transformed their business.

Before we dive into the details, we want to let you know that the doors to our signature program, The Wellness Business Accelerator, are open now through Thursday, April 25th. In this program, you’ll discover a proven system for reaching your ideal clients online, growing an engaged email list, and consistently enrolling new clients within 60 days. Click the link learn more and see all that is included. We would love to welcome you as one of our newest students!   

Let’s dive into the first step: 

#1 – Identify

IDENTIFY is the first step in our 4 part process because it’s all about identifying your marketable ideal client. A marketable ideal client is someone that knows they have a problem, is in the process of seeking a solution, and has money they can invest in that solution.

The reason this is important is because if your ideal client is missing any of those three attributes you’ll struggle to get clients. You have to have a crystal clear marketing message that speaks clearly to the problem and symptoms your dream clients are trying to find a solution to.

For example, when we worked with Courtney inside our program she got these results:

The Formula for Getting New Clients Consistently in 2024

Using our unique process to dial in on and identify her ideal customer was a game-changer for Courtney. Once she applied what we teach it was clear to her dream clients what she had to offer and how it would help them reach their goals. We’ve worked with many clients just like Courtney that have been close to giving up so many times on their business. Maybe you can relate to her experience of struggling for years before finally having the right coaches like us and the right formula to dial in on her marketable ideal client which finally had sales rolling in.

Another similar story in this category is our student Sherly. Here’s what she had to say about working with us inside the Wellness Business Accelerator program.

The Formula for Getting New Clients Consistently in 2024

In Sherly’s own words, she took the initiative to change her niche and then work through our system one module at a time. When she implemented what we teach using our proven signature program she not only enrolled 5 new clients into her diabetes program so believes the WBA is the best investment she’s ever made.

We don’t take those words lightly because we know how frustrating it can be when you’re working so hard day after day but the clients aren’t enrolling in your program. Here’s what we know for sure. It isn’t about working harder. It’s about working smarter and following a step-by-step system that has been designed specifically for those building wellness businesses.

Now let’s discuss step #2 which is ATTRACT.

Once you’re clear on who your marketable ideal client is, now it’s time to decide how you are going to attract those people particularly when you are launching your program.

Creating a launch plan ahead of time makes all the difference in whether you have a successful launch or one where you hear crickets and walk away feeling defeated. In the Wellness Business Accelerator program, we teach you the exact steps necessary to execute a prelaunch runway that will not only get your followers and subscribers excited about your program before opening your doors, but will increase your overall number of sales during your open cart period.

That’s exactly what happened for our client Ann-Marijke. Here’s what she had to say about her launch when she implemented a prelaunch runway. 

The Formula for Getting New Clients Consistently in 2024

Those are amazing results, right? A successful launch starts with what you do 30-45 days before the doors open and when you follow the step-by-step prelaunch runway system we teach in the Wellness Business Accelerator program you’ll experience increased sales just like Anne-Marijke.

Step #3 is CONVERT

Convert simply refers to anytime you guide a new email subscriber or social media follower to take action with you in incremental steps that eventually leads to that person becoming a paying client.

A couple of the biggest challenges that we know many health coaches face is that they aren’t making offers often enough and they aren’t exactly sure how to make sales without feeling salesy.

We get it, none of us want to feel salesy but when you have a program that you believe in and you know it gets results you have to build up the confidence to invite people to join you. For instance, we believe 100% in the power of our Wellness Business Accelerator program to change the trajectory of your business to one that is profitable and scalable. We have testimonial after testimonial from past clients sharing their personal stories of struggle to triumph using our unique system and coaching support. We know it worked for them and will work for you too if you follow what we teach.

A great example of this is one of our past clients, Brooklyn. Here’s what she had to say…

The Formula for Getting New Clients Consistently in 2024

We don’t know about you but an extra $1,700 in one weekend sounds pretty sweet to us. When we worked with Brooklyn she implemented our strategies to put her offer out there and it converted like gangbusters. This wasn’t magic or a flash in the pan strategy. Instead, it was something that Brooklyn could repeat over and over to get her subscribers and followers to invest in her paid program any time she wanted. Sometimes it’s just a matter of following a proven system that asks your dream clients to work with you that makes all the difference.

Our client Shonda had similar results. Here’s what she had to say. 

The Formula for Getting New Clients Consistently in 2024

These ladies are no different than you. The only thing that they’ve done that you haven’t is to enroll in The Wellness Business Accelerator program and follow our step-by-step roadmap for converting more clients.

Step # is REPEAT

This might be our favorite step because it’s the one that does all of the heavy lifting for you again and again while you reap all of the rewards in the months and years to come.

The first time you set something up, or run a launch for the first time, it’s always the hardest. It’s the time when you’ll create the most content, will feel the most out of your comfort zone, and will need to overcome limiting beliefs. However, once you have gone through the process following our step-by-step system, you be able to repeat it over and over again without anything more than a few minor tweaks to your content.

A great example of this is our student Gianna. Here’s what she had to say…

The Formula for Getting New Clients Consistently in 2024

Ahhh… we love to hear this because so many of our students come to us trying to do all the things, blinded by shiny object syndrome and never feeling like they accomplish what they start out to do that results in paying clients. Inside the Wellness Business Accelerator program, we love to keep things simple so you can get organized and set up your systems. Just like Gianna you’ll be able to flush out so much of the unnecessary nonsense leading you to a more streamlined business that gets results and makes sales.

Recap

We’ve shared a lot of information with you today about the business growth formula we believe in and teach our clients. We’ve built the foundation of our Wellness Business Accelerator program around this formula and are excited to share it with you. We use it in our own businesses and teach what we know works for our clients. The doors to the Wellness Business Accelerator are open right now and you are invited to join us through this Thursday, April 25th.

If any one of these coaches’ stories resonated with you today, our doors will be open through the end of the day on Thursday, April 25th and we would love to welcome you as our newest WBA student. Click the link above to get all the details and see how we can help you transform your business.

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12 Ways to Use Canva in Your Coaching Business

12 Ways to Use Canva in Your Coaching Business

12 Ways to Use Canva in Your Coaching Business

There’s a good chance you’re using Canva in your coaching business for things like creating graphics for social media, but when we talk to health coaches, most of them aren’t aware of the other ways they can use it.

This week we’re bringing back an episode we did last year where we covered 12 Ways to Use Canva in Your Coaching Business. The great news about Canva is that the free version is so robust, most coaches never need anything more than that for their business.

If you aren’t sure how Canva can help you, or you want to learn more ways you can use it to save time and money while creating professional-looking projects, this episode is for you.

Here’s what you’ll discover:

  • 12 ways you can use Canva in your coaching business to create beautiful and professional graphics, guides and presentations.
  • The most underutilized tool within the platform that can save you money in your business each month.
  • Where you can get free training videos about how to use each tool within the platform to shorten your learning curve.

What is Canva?

Canva is an online graphic design tool that is easy to use. It’s very user friendly and with over 100,000 templates, you can create something beautiful and attention-grabbing even if you have zero design skills.

There are a couple of options to choose from with this online tool.

The free version is a great way to get started and offers lots of options for your business. Karen used the free version in her business for the first 8 years. It’s only been the last couple of years that she’s upgraded to the paid version.

The paid version is still very inexpensive at $12.99 per month or $120/year.

The paid version allows you to do more customizing such as instant resizing, which is nice when you want the same graphic resized for Facebook, Instagram, and Instagram Stories. The paid version also gives you access to thousands of stock photos which makes it quick and easy to create beautiful graphics.

One thing most coaches don’t know about Canva is that you can also schedule your social media content to 8 platforms.

The nice thing about using Canva is that you can create graphics in any size (static posts, stories, covers for Reels, etc.). You can use their custom templates that are pre-sized perfectly for the particular application you want or you can create a custom size based on your needs. The sky is the limit when it comes to customization.

Okay, now let’s dive into 12 ways coaches, just like you, are using Canva.

  1. Graphics for every part of your business – social media graphics, newsletter graphics,
  2. E-books – free and paid
  3. Vouchers / Coupons / Certificates
  4. Flyers
  5. Presentations / Slide decks
  6. Present slide decks directly from the Canva platform
  7. Business Cards
  8. PDF’s – free downloads, handouts, checklists, resource guides
  9. Coaching program workbooks/worksheets
  10. Logo design
  11. Cover images for your Facebook groups, Facebook business page, website header
  12. Social media planning and scheduling – so if you’re using a scheduler like Planoly or Later you could cancel that subscription and just use the Pro version of Canva

There are so many applications which makes Canva one of the best tools out there for any business.

The last thing we wanted to share is that you can find hundreds of tutorial videos about how to use Canva on YouTube. There are even free training videos on how to use the social media content planner and scheduler which is super helpful if you’ve never done it before.

We hope this episode was helpful and gave you some new ideas for using this amazing online design tool!

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Maximizing Your Online Reach: Strategies for Amplifying Your Content

Maximizing Your Online Reach: Strategies for Amplifying Your Content

Maximizing Your Online Reach: Strategies for Amplifying Your Content

Maximizing your online reach is essential for getting your content in front of a larger audience to reach more people. When your content can be seen by more folks, it gives you the chance to grow your following, build trust and rapport, while you also grow your email list and enroll more clients. It all starts with your content.

In this episode, you’ll discover: 

  • How to leverage other people’s audience to get in front new ideal clients
  • Ideas for repurposing your content to save time and reach more people
  • The quickest way to grow your email list while also boosting your credibility and visibility
  • And more

If you want to increase your visibility online and reach more people, tune in to find out 5 of our top tips to get you started. 

Reaching as many people as possible is important but you don’t want to reach just ANY people; you want to get in front of more of your ideal clients – the people who want to learn from you and work with you. Attracting your ideal clients online starts with knowing who you want to help and what goal you help them achieve or what problem you help them solve. Once you’re clear about that, how do you reach as many people as possible? 

That’s what we’re going to be talking about today which is Maximizing Your Online Reach: Strategies for Amplifying Your Content. If you’re trying to figure out your niche, we have a great episode to refer you to which is #216 where we covered 3 Simple Steps to Nail Your Niche as a Health Coach This is step one in marketing your business, so it’s not something you want to skip over. 

Let’s dive in!

Maximizing your online reach is essential for getting your content in front of a larger audience to reach more people.

We’re going to share 5 strategies to help you do just that.

1. Leverage other people’s audiences. Getting in front of other people’s audiences is one of the best and quickest ways accomplish this. One way to do this is to be a guest on blogs like MindBodyGreen or any blogs of colleagues you know who have a similar audience. Maybe you know a personal trainer or physical therapist whose audience can benefit from your area of specialty.  Reach out to them if they have a blog and see if they would be interested in having you share some helpful information with their audience.  They will typically promote the blog to their audience which helps you get in front of more people, and you would share it with your audience which helps you with your social proof and level of authority.  This is also a benefit to the other person because they’ll be getting exposure to your audience as well. This is a great way to network and collaborate. I did something similar to this when I was a guest speaker for Practice Better back in July. I was invited as a guest to present a webinar topic, so they promoted it to their audience and I promoted it to mine – so it was a win-win. You can also reach more people by being a guest on podcasts.  We covered how to get booked on podcasts way back on episode 89, so be sure to check that out where we share our insider secrets with you. 

2. Repurpose your content. We talk about this quite a bit on the podcast, but it can be overlooked. Use one piece of content in multiple formats. For example, turn a blog post into a video or a podcast episode, then also break it up into social media posts This way, you can reach audiences with different content preferences.  We do this for the podcast each week – we have the podcast as our main form of content, and we also use it for our blog posts, social media posts, emails AND reels or stories.  So, this one format of content – is used 3 – 5 other ways each week.  Decide which will be your main content medium, and what are other ways you can use it.

Content format options include:

  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • YouTube
  • Livestreams
  • Stories
  • Email
  • Reels
  • TikTok

Every time you create one piece of content, ask yourself how else you can use it.

3. Host an online summit. While this is way more involved as far as the time involved and the tech, it is hands down the quickest way to grow your email list and get in front of brand-new people. It’s also a phenomenal way to network with colleagues and even meet new ones when you ask your summit guests for recommendations for other people who may be interested in being on the summit. If you have a summit with 10 speakers and each one had an email list of 5,000 people, that’s 50,000 people you can get in front of from one event.  I’ve seen summits that have as many as 25 speakers, so imagine how many new people you can reach.  There are companies and virtual assistants who specialize in handling most of the tech and logistics stuff, so if this interests you, see if you can find a recommendation for a VA who helps people run summits.

4. Consistency. This applies to pretty much everything in business, but consistency with your content is important.  Decide on a schedule that works for you.  If you can’t post 5-7 days a week, commit to 2 or 3.  Same with emailing your subscribers, if you can’t do weekly, stick with bi-weekly. If you want to stay top of mind, people need to see your content on a regular basis – whatever that looks like for you.  Be realistic, so you can remain consistent rather than being sporadic. 

5. Run Facebook ads.  While the first 4 tips we shared were free, there are times when you may want to invest in paid ads to reach more people.  Karen and I do this when we are promoting a webinar or challenge, so we can let as many people as possible know about it. You can run ads to grow your email list too, and for that you would have a free resource to promote and your ad would share who the resource is for and how it will help them, and the link where they can sign up to get it. The benefit of running ads is that you can reach more people, and it can be running behind the scenes 24/7.  It takes some time to learn how to run ads, but if it’s something you want to do, we think it’s worth learning or outsourcing it to someone who can run them for you.

Let’s recap the 5 ways to maximize your online reach: 

  1. Leverage other people’s audiences.
  2. Repurpose your content.
  3. Host an online summit.
  4. Consistency.
  5. Run Facebook ads. 

Which of these options appeal to you the most right now?  You can choose more than one too – you can run ads while you’re also repurposing content and leveraging other people’s audiences. 

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