If You're Coaching Via Substack, Here's a FREE Tool To Simplify Your Life
This is an all-in-one solution to manage your coaching business without building a website outside of Substack.
The great thing about giving advice is that it gives me a reason to research and study every available resource that would simplify your lives.
The simplest and FREE-est tool Iāve found for coaches is called Paperbell.
There are a million options for operating a coaching business, but what I like most about Paperbell is that itās 100% FREE until youāre up and running.
This is life-changing for someone who likes to take their time carefully planning and setting up. If youāre anything like me, I HATE trying new things that only offer a 7 or 14-day free trial. I donāt think itās fair to have to pay for playtime.
With Paperbell, you can fart around with āgetting ready to coachā until youāre 73 and you wonāt be paying monthly subscription fees while youāre experimenting.
Paperbell understands the concept of wanting (needing?) to earn money before having to shell it out. You donāt invest a dime before youāre ready to begin earning dimes.
The reason I think Paperbell is great for Substackers:
For those who have built their homes and audiences right here on Substack, we donāt want to build another website somewhere else and then figure out how to take payments, schedule our client work, send out automatic emails, contracts, digital downloads, etc.
And we certainly donāt want to figure out how to make it all look good!
We just want to engage with and nurture our community right where we are (on Substack) and then have ONE tool that will manage the rest without building fancy websites with gadgets and zaps.
Paperbell IS the website. Itās already built. All you have to do is insert your words and prices. One and done.
Remember a while back when I taught you how to add an external link to your Substack navigation bar?
This would be the perfect use for it.
You quickly and easily set up your Paperbell coaching home and then add a link on your Substack navigation bar that takes people DIRECTLY to a beautiful landing spot where they can book and pay you in one seamless move.
I realize there are a billion options for running a coaching business, but it certainly helps when someone explains how one option can work beautifully in tandem with where your business already lives.
Thatās what Iām here for - simple tips in bite-sized chunks.
HAPPY COACHING! And if you already are coaching using different management software, please feel free to tell others about it in the comments! I donāt know everything š
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Iāve had my own coaching website for a while, but I am very familiar with Paperbell. If I were coaching someone on how to get set up for coaching I would definitely recommend them. I visit there website time and time again for their fantastic articles and resources. I 100% agree with this recommendation!
Paperbell does have its appeal, for sure. However, I've been on Podia for nearly 5 years now and can't imagine migrating to another platform, but if I were just starting out, I think Paperbell would be a great place.
On another note ... I do see that this is a conversation for COACHES who also happen to be on Substack. Kristi, maybe this is a question for you, or for anyone else out there: how do you use Substack to host, or promote, or leverage your coaching business?
I have a 12-month high-ticket coaching program that I would like to integrate into my Substack and have no idea where to begin. Who's been successful at this? Show us what you got!