One to One Coaching

“It’s hard to read the label from inside the bottle” – David C. Baker

Working on your own business is difficult without that external perspective. All of the most successful consultants I’ve spoken with have a business mentor of some kind. Some call them “coaches”, others “advisors”, but what they all share in common is a real business experience, and an ability to identify and diagnose business problems quickly.

Are you struggling to create a marketing strategy that will work for your business?
Do you find it difficult to price your services at a profitable level that also seems fair to your clients?
Are you working with non-ideal clients?
Is your website so embarassing that you’re afraid to share the address with new clients? Or is it still “under construction”, months later?
Do you have difficulty describing what you do to new prospective clients?

I can help.

If you’re reading this page, you’ve already come across me somewhere – maybe on a podcast, video or some blog posts I’ve written. You might be wondering if I can help you with your business & marketing – maybe there’s something you’re stuck with right now, a difficult decision you need to make before you can move on with the next step.

I’ve been doing business coaching for about 8 years now, and in that time I’ve worked with around 350 business owners to discuss their challenges. I’m a “business mentor” with my regional government enterprise support group (Mayo LEO), as well as their neighbours (Galway LEO) and some other organisations, like the LEADER Company.

My approach to coaching is simple – I’ll listen to you describe the problem, while asking probing questions in a non-judgemental way, and then try to help you find the solution that best fits your situation. I’m a problem solver by nature, and I relish a challenge, so please bring me the toughest problem you’re facing and let’s do it!

“I was able to implement one specific suggestion almost immediately. That directly turned into an increase of $8,000 per month in recurring revenue. The following week I was able to use the same strategy to close a further $3,500 per month contract.

That’s a $138,000 increase in annual sales that I can directly attribute to Alastair’s advice.

I strongly recommend working with Alastair on your business and marketing.”

- Sean Walsh, Digital Media Consultant
(Pictured here with Gary Vaynerchuk)

Topics We Can Cover

Coaching calls are 1 to 1 sessions on any aspect of your business that you want to discuss – typically people come to me for marketing, positioning, pricing and sales help, but often there are other business issues I can give some help with, including operations and hiring subcontractors.

I provide a sounding board and feedback based on my years of experience. You will leave each session with business problems solved and full of practical actions that you can take to move your business forward.

I helped one client increase his annual revenue by over $130,000 that he attributes directly to our coaching sessions.
Another was able to 3X the number of sales enquiries, allowing him to increase his prices by 40%.
A third business increased their traffic from Google by 17X.

Watch a real live coaching call

(Warning: this is 90 minutes of hugely valuable advice. Bring a pencil.)

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How It Works

Your Investment: 1-to-1 coaching is $1500/month.

We can do one month, or several months – you choose.

You bring your biggest business or marketing challenges and questions, I’ll bring answers and actionable advice to move you forward.

We’ll define a plan together, and I’ll help get you started. I will hold you accountable for doing the work.

We have a kickoff call for initial assessment
Accountability calls every other week for the duration
Direct 1:1 access to me via email, Skype and phone
You can contact me any time with questions.
I won’t always be available to answer calls, but I will reply within 24 hours and usually more like 90 minutes during business hours.
Structured assignments with due dates

Kick-off Video Call (90 minutes)

Before the kick-off call, you’ll share your biggest business or marketing challenges and questions with me via a questionnaire that lets me learn about your business, your needs, and how I can help the most.

On your call, we’ll dive deep into your business and answer your pressing questions.

Regular Coaching Calls (50 minutes, twice monthly)

Twice a month, we’ll have a 1-on-1 Video Call. On these 50-minute calls, we’ll discuss your goals, track your progress, and figure out the best next steps.

Assignments

During your calls we’ll agree a number of goals that you will aim to complete before our next call. I’ll hold you accountable to your own plans.

Support

If you get stuck along the way, you have unlimited access to email, message and even call me any time, and receive actionable advice promptly. I won’t always be available to answer calls, but I will reply within 24 hours and usually more like 90 minutes during business hours.

Availability is Limited
I can only work with a small number of 1-to-1 clients at a time.

Occasionally Asked Questions

"What can we discuss?"

Anything that is important to you that is related to your business.

Problems people have come to me with include:

“Should I niche down?”
“Can you help me create a client avatar?”
“Can you review my website and help me rewrite the copy to better target my clients?”
“How can I increase the success rates of my proposals?”
“Do I need to change my business model?”
“How do I target my ideal customers?”
“Do I need to rebrand?”

I’ve helped professional busines owners with a thousand questions like these (literally).

"Is there a long term contract?"

Coaching is month to month – you can cancel anytime you like.

In fact it’s quite simple – log into your account here and click Cancel Plan:

"Do you have a business coach?"

Absolutely, of course I do! Actually, I work with three different coaches on different aspects of my business. It’s one of the things that has helped me make very significant changes to my business in 2019.

Refund Policy

During the first month, if for any reason you decide that it’s not a good fit for you, I will give you a full refund, no questions asked.

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