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Build your consulting clientele with self-promotion strategies that really work

Book Yourself Solid for Coaches and Consultants is a game changing guide to attracting potential business opportunities and turning them into high-paying gigs, for a solid business foundation. This hyper-targeted, step-by-step advice will help you grow your coaching or consulting practice beyond what you previously thought possible. You'll become inspired to put energy behind your self-promotion practices—even if self-promotion isn't really your thing. In any service business, it's essential to connect with the clients who are a perfect fit for you. For consultants, that means making your marketing efforts more effective by understanding your unique brand, pricing your services competitively, and communicating with prospective clients about how you can help them. This book helps you through all of it, with practical tips and strategic insights to ensure that you're never short on the right kind of clients.

Co-authored by Michael Port (mastermind behind the original Book Yourself Solid business techniques) and Matthew Kimberley (successful business consultant), Book Yourself Solid for Coaches and Consultants covers the issues unique to the world of coaching. By attracting clients who are in alignment with your vision, you can create a successful business that also helps you achieve your long-term goals.

• Understand your unique value proposition and brand, and learn how to talk about it
• Create a likeable social media presence and a website that brings people in the door
• Learn step-by-step strategies for networking, direct outreach, generating referrals, and more
• Discover how the principles of sales and pricing apply to building your consulting practice

Book Yourself Solid for Coaches and Consultants is a handbook that translates into results. Promote more than just your skills by creating an image that will resonate with your ideal clientele—and keep you booked solid.

MICHAEL PORT is a bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Heroic Public Speaking HQ, a performance training center that develops and nurtures the next generation of professional speakers, CEOs, founders, authors, business owners, and movement leaders.

MATTHEW KIMBERLEY is a successful business coach and current CEO of Book Yourself Solid Worldwide. He has worked with thousands of coaches and consultants across industries, helping them book more business with practical advice and guidance.