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BEST OF: 3 Benefits to Hosting Monthly Workshops That Will Boost Client Enrollment

by Kathleen LeGrys | Jul 31, 2023

BEST OF: 3 Benefits to Hosting Monthly Workshops That Will Boost Client Enrollment

Wellness workshops are a fantastic way to attract, nurture, and convert your dream customers into paying clients. Today we’re covering 3 benefits to hosting monthly workshops that will boost client enrollment into your paid programs.

In this episode you’ll discover:

Why hosting a monthly workshop works so well to boost the know, like and trust factor between you and your email subscribers so that they are moving through their customer journey with you more quickly
How leading workshops is the perfect approach to sales that never leaves you feeling salesy or spammy
The natural, and free, side-effect of hosting workshops that boosts your overall credibility as a coach leading to even more people enrolling in your paid programs

We often get asked what is the “BEST” way to get clients. As you’ve heard us say so many times on the podcast, there is never one single one ‘BEST’ way to do anything in your business. There are things to consider, such as your personality and style, what has been proven to work in the past, and does the method you’re considering sound interesting and fun for you?

This week on the podcast we’re bringing back a popular episode called: 3 Benefits to Hosting Monthly Workshops That Will Boost Client Enrollment

When Karen started out as a Health Coach, she was constantly trying to figure out which marketing actions would work the best for her. That’s when she discovered and tapped into the power of hosting monthly online workshops. This approach was the perfect combination of client attraction, nurturing, and program enrollment opportunity.

Over the course of 18 months her email list grew from 0-2,000 subscribers. It was evident that she was onto something, and she continued use this strategy for quite some time.

Before we dive into the 3 benefits, let’s first discuss exactly what we mean by a workshop. A high-value 60-minute workshop typically has 7 parts.

Compelling and benefit rich title that will attract your ideal dream clients
Strong introduction that confirms why the attendee showed up and lets them know they are in the right place
30-40 minutes of high-value teaching information
Solid recap of what they learned to reaffirm that their time was well spent
Transition from teaching to an offer (could be book a call or it could be join my program)
Offer/pitch
Q&A

Now that we are on the same page about what a workshop includes, let’s jump into the benefits to hosting monthly workshops.

1. Build know, like, trust factor

In any good plan you have to learn how to walk before you can run and the same is true for enrolling clients into your paid program. Before they will pull out their credit card to become a paying client you first need to attract them and build the know, like, trust factor with them.

The process of building the know, like, trust factor is another way of saying that you’re moving them along the customer journey with you so that your paid program feels like the next natural step in their journey.

Trust is one of the most important aspects of making the sale and workshops quickly speed up the process of helping someone get to know, like, and trust you.

When you commit to doing just one 60-minute workshop each month you’ll have a constant stream of brand-new people being added to your email list each month. Also, you’ll be inviting the people that are already on your email list to your workshop each month and when they join you month-after-month you’ll be building trust and rapport with them. Over time they will learn that you are a trusted resource and be more open to investing in their transformation by working with you through a paid program.

BEST OF: 3 Benefits to Hosting Monthly Workshops That Will Boost Client Enrollment
2. Opportunity to make offers

The next benefit to hosting a wellness workshop each month is that it gives you an opportunity to make an offer.

Whether your call-to-action at the end of your workshop is to book a discovery call with you or to join your program, it’s the fact that you showed up and spent an hour with your attendees that earned you the right to make an offer.

Many health coaches struggle with selling their programs because they feel like they are either being salesy or pushy. The beauty of hosting a workshop is that neither of those are the case. Here’s why…

When someone registers and attends a workshop that you are hosting they are definitely looking for free information. The promise of a specific outcome or teaching moment outlined in your title is what grabs their attention and gets them to register. But here’s the thing, while you are delivering your workshop there is magic that’s happening with your audience. They are getting to know you, they are becoming invested in the topic you are teaching on, and most importantly they are beginning to see themselves in a different way based on the possibilities you’ve shared during the workshop. By the end of the workshop they want to know what’s next. They are interested in what support and working with you looks like. If you don’t take the time to share with them what their next step is, you are doing them a huge disservice.

A workshop is the perfect tool to build trust but also paint a picture for your attendee of what life for them looks like after enrolling in your paid programs. They are going to be eager to hear what options you have for them which means that you no longer should feel salesy or pushy by making an offer because your workshop attendees are anxious to hear what you have for them.

3. Consistency promotes word of mouth advertising

Consistency breeds momentum and when you show up monthly to host a wellness workshop you’ll find that people start recommending you which means that you’re getting ‘word of mouth’ advertising. This is the third benefit of doing monthly workshops.

Word of mouth advertising is the best kinds because it’s free and comes with a personal recommendation. There is no better type of advertising.

Since many wellness business owners only have a small budget for advertising, hosting workshops is a great way to get more people talking about and recommending you to their friends and family. The only cost to doing workshops is your time and energy which is often the tradeoff before you can allocate more of your marketing funds to paid advertising.

If you’re interested in learning more about Karen’s done-for-you workshops and the 12 topic options available, go to MyWellnessWorkshops.com.

Also, if you’re interested in getting access to a sample workshop to see what the materials and marketing assets actually look like before you invest in one, you can go to KarenPattock.com/workshopsample

Once you request access you’ll be able to check out a mini-version of one of my done-for-you wellness workshops and the marketing materials that are ready and waiting for you.

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How to Use Live Office Hours in Your Facebook Group to Increase Engagement

by Kathleen LeGrys | Jun 27, 2022

How to Use Live Office Hours in Your Facebook Group to Increase Engagement

If you want a fun and easy way to increase interaction in your Facebook group while you also get a deeper understanding of your ideal clients, hosting live office hours is a great option.

Here are just a few benefits of hosting live office hours in your group:

You get insightful questions from your community which can help you with content ideas, marketing copy, social media posts, and/or program creation, just to name a few.
You don’t have to come up with a topic for your livestream since you’re answering questions from group members.
You get to interact with your members which increases engagement, and they appreciate it because you are giving a more detailed answer than you could give if you were typing it out.

In this episode, we are covering how to run your live office hours, the best way to ensure you have questions coming in and how to get people showing up while you’re live.

I recently did my very first live office hours in my Health Coach Biz Support Facebook group and I loved it. I had some questions about how to run a life office hours session, so we thought it would be a good episode for the podcast.

In case you aren’t sure what I’m referring to, you can host live office hours in your group which can be a great way to boost interaction. You can either do this by answering questions by typing your reply or you can make it more fun and engaging by doing it as a livestream which is what I did, and it’s what I recommend you do too. One of the goals for social media and for your group is for people to connect with you and get to know you, and doing live video is one of the best ways to do that.

Here’s what I love about doing live office hours:

You get insightful questions from your community which can help you with content ideas, marketing copy, social media posts, and/or program creation, just to name a few.
You don’t have to come up with a topic for your livestream since you’re answering questions.
You get to interact with your members which increases engagement, and they appreciate it because you are giving a more detailed answer than you could give if you were typing it out.

You may be wondering what to do if you don’t get any questions while you’re live and we are going to cover that too because I have the perfect solution that will eliminate this worry completely.

It’s really very easy, and it’s just a different format of a livestream where you are doing a live Q and A. You can do this in your Facebook group or your page – it’s totally up to you. If you want it to be more exclusive and/or if you want to make it part of a paid program, do it in your group. You can do this on Instagram too if you want.

Here are the 5 steps:

1. Decide on the day and time of your office hours. You may want to allow up to an hour of your time for this, but you can just list the start time.

2. Create a graphic in Canva with text that says something like “Live Office Hours” or “Live Q & A” and include your name at the bottom, under your photo so it reads “with Mary Smith”. Canva has great templates for this that make it easy – just enter “office hours” or “live q and a” in the Canva search bar and you’ll see some templates pop up and you can customize the color and elements on the graphic. You can whip this up in about 2 minutes.

Below is the graphic I created in Canva to give you an idea. If you type in “Office Hours” or “Live Q and A” you’ll find some templates that are super easy to customize.

3. Create a post in your group or on your page that explains how the office hours will work. Let people know about a week ahead of time to allow time to gather questions.

Here’s what I wrote for my post:

I would love to answer any questions you have about running, marketing or building your wellness business, so here’s how it will work:

Post your question below (be as detailed as possible, so I can give you the best feedback/ideas/suggestions).

I will be here in the group on (date/time) to answer the questions and if you can’t join me live, no problem – you can get my detailed response on the replay.

First priority will be given to the written questions, so be sure to post them below. If time permits, I will be happy to answer questions that are posted while I’m here live.

Hope to see you then.

The key to creating this post is to let people know you will be answering questions about a specific topic, so you can keep your questions to a theme if you choose. This can be helpful especially if you have a specific niche, and you want to keep things on topic.

This also allows you get to questions ahead of time which is what you want. This will avoid having to worry that you may not have questions when you are on live. You want to have questions ready to answer to kick off your livestream, so this is the way to do it. Use the link to the live office hours post when you send your email about it, so people know where to go to post their question. They could also reply to the email if they want, and I gave my subscribers that option as well, so they could ask in whatever way was easiest for them at that time.

Also important is to let people know that first priority will go to those who post their questions ahead of time, so you’re creating a little bit of genuine urgency. If you have a bunch of questions come in while you’re live, you may not be able to answer them all, so letting people know this ahead of time sets expectations. If you can’t answer them all while you are live, you can do a part two when you are able to.

You want to have a PLAN B in case you don’t get any questions and that can be having a couple of common ready if you need them. These can be common questions you get or questions you think people may have that are related to your topic. Have 2-3 questions ready to go before you go live. If you don’t get any while you’re live, that’s totally okay because people are going to watch the replay.

4. Spread the word about your office hours. Post about it in your group, on your other social channels (FB page, IG feed and stories, and anywhere else you are). Also, post a reminder about it 30-60 minutes before you go live and also email your subscribers because people are going to forget, and they appreciate a reminder. Reminding people will have more of them showing up while you’re live, and that’s one of your goals too.

5. Have fun with it, and just know that it doesn’t have to be perfect. Test it to see how it goes and if it’s something you enjoy and want to do on a regular basis. I plan to do them most months in my group.

If you have a Facebook group and you are looking for ways to grow it, I have a great free resource for you. It’s a guide called 10 Free Ways to Grow Your Facebook Group. In the guide, I share the strategies Karen and I use all the time to grow our groups and you can put some of them into place very easily right now.

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6 Elements of a Profitable Workshop

by Kathleen LeGrys | May 9, 2022

6 Elements of a Profitable Workshop

Workshops are a great way to establish authority within your niche, grow your email list and enroll clients into your coaching program. There are 6 essential elements to running a profitable workshop, and if any one of these elements are missing from your presentation, chances are, your results will be less than you expected.

In this week’s episode of The Wellness Business Podcast, we’re covering:

The 6 elements of a profitable workshop (this blueprint has been time-tested through 200 presentations)
A breakdown of each key workshop element and why it’s important
How you can put this blueprint into action by creating your own profitable workshop.

If you plan to host any online or in-person workshops this year, you’ll want to tune in for all the details.

Here are the 6 key elements of a profitable workshop and then we’ll dive into each one individually.

Establish
Enlighten
Educate
Entrench
Engage
Enroll

If any one of these elements are missing from your presentation, chances are that your workshop will not lead to the outcome you want, which is enrolling new paying clients.

Establish – A connection with your desired clients starts with your workshop title – which should grab the attention of the people you want to attract – your ideal clients. This element is key because it weeds out the tire kickers and the people who are looking for general health advice. Remember one of the amazing benefits of hosting wellness workshops is that it is a quick and easy way to grow your email list and by creating an ideal client specific workshop title you’ll be attracting only the right people.
Enlighten – Kicking off your workshop with 3-4 qualifying points establishes why they showed up, confirming that they are in the right place. Let’s face it, whenever we show up live for an online training the thing that’s always in the back of our mind is, “Is this worth my time” and should I stick around? Your workshop attendees will be wondering the same thing. By kicking off your workshop with 3-4 bullet points outlining the BENEFITS of sticking with you for the entire training (what they will learn), you will have your workshop attendees feeling relaxed and interested and settling in for the entire training which is exactly what you want to get them ready for your program invitation at the end.
Educate – This is the meat of your workshop content – teaching, inspiring, and informing them on the topic promised in the workshop title. The key to this element is that you teach on what they need to know and why they need to know it as a precursor to introducing them to your paid program. Remember, what you don’t want to do is to give away all of the “how” that you teach in your paid program. You want your workshop to set the stage for why your attendees should join you in your paid program.
Entrench – Once you’re done educating on the workshop topic it’s time to entrench them in what they’ve learned by asking them to reaffirm why they showed up in the first place. You do this by recapping what you’ve taught during the workshop in a bulleted format as well as ask your attendees to share any ‘aha’ moments that they’ve had. The purpose of this element is to move them out of learning mode and into reaffirmation that spending this time with you was well worth it thereby establishing you as a valuable resource.
Engage – Engaging your workshop attendees with a Q&A session is the perfect way to eliminate any fears or doubts that they may have in working with you. By giving your attendees the opportunity to ask questions and get clarification on what they’ve learned, it opens up the dialogue for you to step into a coaching role which they need to see you to be willing to invest in your paid program. You’ll want to save this until the end, so it doesn’t break up the flow of your presentation and get things off track. Q’s you may not have considered.
Enroll – Now it’s time to share the next step by introducing them to your paid program and walking them through the steps to take to enroll. This is the big finale. You’ve laid all of the groundwork and now it’s time to introduce them to your paid program and how you can help them overcome the problem they want solved. This is the perfect place to use benefit statements, testimonials, case studies, and program descriptions to entice your workshop attendees to join your paid program.

If you’re excited about using this outline to create your own wellness workshop, be sure to download Karen’s free guide called: 6 Elements of a Profitable Workshop – A step-by-step blueprint for creating high converting workshops.

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3 Steps to Improving Your Video Content & Results

by Kathleen LeGrys | Jan 31, 2022

3 Steps to Improving Your Video Content & Results

Improving your video content and results starts with your presentation skills. Whether your goal is to feel more confident on video or enroll more clients, this episode will be helpful.

These 3 steps can be used for workshops, livestream video, stories, Reels, pre-recorded video, podcast interviews, summits, wellness fairs, etc. For the purposes of this episode though, we are going to be focused on improving your live video presentation skills.

Incorporating a consistent video strategy for your business is the quickest way for your audience to get to know you, which means it will also speed up the customer journey.

Here are 3 steps to becoming a better presenter:

Step #1: Use Notes (not read off of a script).

You can either keep notes on a piece of paper, a sticky note or Google sheet on your screen.

Notes will help you feel more confident in presenting.
Notes will keep your live video on track. You won’t wander off into too much information and you won’t forget a key piece of information that you wanted to share.
Notes are not only acceptable but encouraged. We both use notes and so do all great speakers.

Step #2: Know where live video fits into your overall customer journey

Presentations in your customer journey can fit into a few different categories… client attraction, client nurturing, client conversion/enrollment.
Building relationships which is THE ONE KEY factor to getting clients and live video can do this faster than any other type of content.
Planning ahead for consistency is key so you are clear on the type of content you should be creating for each stage of your customer journey.
When you are clear on your customer journey and where in that journey live video makes sense, you’ll be an overall better presenter because you’ll be doing it with intention. You’ll also be able to track your results, (i.e.: conversions and engagement), to know if your strategy is working.

Step #3: Learn how to seed your live video with stories & information that naturally leads to program sales

- There is a time to be seeding and a time to be direct (during a launch or promotion is when to be direct, attraction and nurturing is when to be seeding)
- It’s easy to seed you program by throwing in phrases like “when I work with my clients” or “in my XYZ program where I create an ABC process”
- Always mention success stories naturally “when I worked with my client Jane, she lost 15 pounds in the first 2 month we worked together. She shared with me that it was the accountability I offered that was a gamechanger for her.”
- Quite often on the podcast we’ll mention wins and successes from students that have worked with us in the past in our Wellness Business Accelerator program. When we share stories about what we do in the program, student successes, or new additions to the program we are actually seeding that program. You’ll notice that more often than not we’ll casually mention that you can join the waitlist if you are interested in knowing when we’ll be opening the doors again.

Which of these strategies can you start using with your next videos?

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