Business Coach Laura Roeder – How I Got My First Paying Client

 


We became entrepreneurs so that we can do the work that we love.


 


If you're going to have a crappy job and be miserable, have a
regular old jobby job! There is no reason that you have to build
a business model that makes you miserable.


 


A lot of people want to get out of doing client work because it’s
a model that they don’t love or they have just gotten tired of
it.


 


There is no shame in looking for a change.


 


And for some, teaching online courses is just the change that
they are looking for–a way to start fresh and rediscover the love
that brought them to coaching in the first place.


 


Today, we are continuing our series of conversations with 6 and
7-figure coaches about how they got their first paying client and
what they would do differently today.


 


And this episode is a little different: I’m talking with the
founder of Paperbell Coaching Software, Laura Roeder.


 


Laura is a lifelong entrepreneur and founder of several
multi-million dollar bootstrap companies – MeetEdgar, Marie
Forleo’s B-School, and LKR Social Media.


 


Here’s the thing: Laura didn’t get started coaching. She started
as a web designer and realized that coaching and consulting on
social media was a better model for her than running a design
agency.


 


But she didn’t choose a conventional coaching path. Instead, she
discovered online courses and the rest, as they say, is history.
Or rather, the rest is in this episode of Coach Pony!


 


By simply following a business path that excited her she has been
able to build a business model that she loves.


 


Listen to the full episode to hear:


How a client in the fashion industry led her to discover the
world of online business courses

How Laura has built up an audience through guest posting,
blogging, newsletters, and social media

How Laura’s lowest moment as an entrepreneur involved
trudging through blizzards to brave chamber of commerce meetings

What Laura sees as the top pitfalls with online courses and
membership sites



 


Book Recommendations:


The Road Less Stupid by Keith J. Cunningham.

Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman



 


To learn more about Laura Roeder:


Paperbell Coaching Software

Twitter @lkr

MeetEdgar

Marie Forleo’s B-School

LKR Social Media



 


To learn more about Christie Mims:


FREE 26-Page Guide On How to Land Your First Clients

Coach Pony

The Revolutionary Club

Instagram @christiecoachpony