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Marcella Friel's avatar

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!

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

That's a big question! It's midnight so let me tackle this one during daylight hours. Also, might be a great question for my Ask Anything post that comes out Friday morning.

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Jeanette Gower's avatar

Thank you for all these tips Kristi. They come at the right time.

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enjoyment's avatar

I’ve 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!

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

This is great to hear! I've enjoyed using them so far as well!

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Elizabeth H. Cottrell's avatar

Very interesting — without even looking at it, I imagine it could be used for any number of services besides just coaching (e.g. “done-for-you” services, freelance writing, etc.) I’ll check it out.

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

I guess it absolutely could! I hadn't thought of it for anything but coaching but I'm sure it could be versatile.

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Lucy Celebrates's avatar

Just me here scanning the comments to see all the recs 🤩 this looks like such a great option! I began on Shopify 10 years ago when I only sold products and then recently built a whole new website + Calendly for booking + Square for contracts and payments...while thinking of adding Kajabi for courses and community. If you know the pain, you know the pain. This looks simple and easy. A perfect match for Substack ~happy sigh~ Thank you so much for sharing!

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

Lucy! I'm SO glad you found this helpful. I gotta say, when I was searching I ran into all the things you've mentioned. The confusion is enough to prevent people from actually starting!! It's such a great option.

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Darron D. Hilaire Jnr's avatar

Thank you

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Jeffro55's avatar

Wow, Kristi!

How'd you know?!

This is exactly what I needed, and right when I need it!

Thanks!

I'm gonna vote for you!

(If/when you ever run for anything!) 😘

Ya-ha! 🤪

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

LOL!!! The universe knows things! Just call me "universe" from now on 😂😂

And thank you...right now you can just give me a vote of confidence. I'll let you know if I run for something bigger in the future!

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Tracy Gustilo's avatar

I was impressed with a trial of Upcoach. I’m not ready to launch into coaching yet. But I’ll seriously consider it when I’m ready.

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Healing Out Loud  ❤️‍🩹's avatar

Looks amazing!

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Kerry Graham's avatar

Thank you for this! Looking forward to checking it out. 👀

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

You’re welcome!! I think I’m actually going to bite the bullet myself and finally do it!😂

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Sherry Trentini's avatar

Interesting--I'm using Pensight, which is an all in one platform, but still have my Wordpress site. I'm not opposed to letting Wordpress go

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

Hmmm I've never heard of Pensight. Googling now. It's so interesting how many different platforms are out there and what people prefer using.

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Desiree Brown-Quilty's avatar

Wow - I just had a quick look and it seems pretty simple and straightforward. I am training to be a coach at the mo' so will keep it on my radar. Thanks for sharing 🌹

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

You're welcome! And all the best success with your training 😊

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HealthFocusedEd's avatar

Substack should provide something like this on their website.

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

I don't think they should. That's not the reason Substack was born. It's a writing platform at its core. But it's nice to have options that can run in tandem with it. 😊

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HealthFocusedEd's avatar

Plenty of coaches on this website. You get paid commission for advertising for them right? Well of course that's your response.

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

I'm not "advertising" for anyone, just being helpful.

Substack has been a writing platform from day one. I can’t see it ever implementing the robust tools that coaches need to operate. It was never meant to be that.

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Rebecca Ferguson's avatar

Thank you so much. Just joined up and excited to see where it takes me :)

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

So awesome!! I hope it takes you somewhere faster than my pace lol.

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Cara Bradley's avatar

TY. Just signed up for free account to start. I loved Meet Edgar years ago. Same founder. Excited to consolidate my coaching biz. Thanks for the great tip and helpful advice

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

You're welcome, Cara. I didn't know it was the same founder as Meet Edgar. Interesting stuff! Best wishes on your coaching journey 😊

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Laurie's avatar

Thank you for this!!

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