Best Corbin Links International Business Consultant Entrepreneur Nutritionist Productivity Hacker Podcasts (2025)

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Knowing Where You Are + Doing What Works + BIG Announcement - CLS055 28:51

8+ y ago28:51

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Something completely different today... I'm going to talk a bit personal, a bit business, and share a big announcement later in the show---so stay tuned for it. Recently, I've been doing a LOT of personal-dev training and development. (Way more than usual, in fact.) And as part of that effort, it hit me that one of the things I preach---*know where…

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Do You Make This Time and Income Sucking Mistake in Your Business? - CLS054 18:14

8+ y ago18:14

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Short but intense episode today. I'll be talking about a topic I see come up way WAY too much with first-time business builders: That's the subject of "tools". Software. Toys. "Infrastructure" AKA -- *Distractions* Software, apps, productivity tools, web services and all manner stuff is great. There's a time and place. But when you're getting start…

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Fixing Coaching Sessions Gone Wrong - CLS053 35:25

8+ y ago35:25

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I love coaching and being coached—don’t you? But let’s face it: not all coaching sessions are blissful trips to happy land, if you know what I mean. Like anything else in business, coaching sessions can get off track, or go terribly wrong. And whether you’re on the client or coach side of the table, a bad session can wreck things for both sides. A …

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Is it a Pleasure Doing Business With You? - CLS052 25:45

8+ y ago25:45

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Are you a pleasure to do business with? I’ll admit to a few times in my past that the “pleasure to do business with” statement didn’t maybe...completely apply to me. In fact, it took a few lost sales and failed client renewals to pull it all together. Fast forward to today—there are precious few companies, or consultants, who bother to ask themselv…

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What to Do When Clients Want to Leave You - CLS051 33:09

8+ y ago33:09

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I've been getting a few questions lately from consultants asking about client renewals. Why don't their clients renew with them? How come contracts don't get extended or renewed? Why no call backs from previous clients? If you've been in this business for more than 5 minutes, you've come across this issue. Things are going really well. You may also…

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5 Client Screening Filters to Help You Find a Perfect Match - CLS050 28:24

8+ y ago28:24

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It's Milestone Time! The Corbin Links Show has just hit its 50th episode for this season. Season 1 ran 39 episodes, for a whopping 89 so far! I'm barreling toward a full 100 episodes! And to celebrate the 50th episode of this season, I'm going to do something a bit special, which I'll share in just a few minutes. But for now, the topic at hand is h…

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How to Create Wellth With Dr. Stephen Hobbs - CLS049 52:31

8+ y ago52:31

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I don't do many interviews on this show, but today is one exception... The Corbin Links Show is joined by Dr. Stephen Hobbs, a true change agent who brings a "wellth" of experience in the areas of: - Interpersonal Communication - Organizational Behavior and Dynamics - Change Management - How to create a truly creative and effective workplace - How …

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How to Sink Project Torpedoes - CLS048 28:15

8+ y ago28:15

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Let's say a company hires you to support a big, really big project or program... You’re all excited, and at first, it looks promising. There's a "new vision" at your client site, approved budget for whatever you’re hired to do, and even support from the C-suite and the full board. All seems good. But as you start the project, you quickly find that …

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Do You Really Want to Ditch Your Clients? - CLS047 28:58

9y ago28:58

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It seems like every podcast, post, article, social media message these days pitches the siren song of "leave your clients." Take your business online, and never have to do client work again. Or how about this: "I decided to get out of the client business altogether and do products only." Sound familiar? Is that really why we get into coaching and c…

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Do You Make These Productivity-Busting Mistakes? - CLS046 13:38

9y ago13:38

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Productivity-boosting strategies from a recent VIP Mondays Rock Letter. Full show notes and resources: https://corbinlinks.com/cls046 Got something totally different today! In this special “Mondays Rock” edition of The Corbin Links Show, I’m reading a full copy of a recent VIP-only "Mondays Rock Letter". But Corbin, what the hell is a “Mondays Rock…

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Top 10 Must-Read Books for Winning Business Consultants - CLS045 29:07

9y ago29:07

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Complete show notes: https://corbinlinks.com/cls045 I’ve been discussing books a LOT with my inner circle and VIP members lately. One of my bucket goals this year was to read a minimum of 25 books. I've read 11 so far, and have a good shot at 25. But it got me to thinking: what are some of the most impactful books I’ve personally read? I mean, I’ve…

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7 Strategies for Winning at Client Office Politics - CLS044 31:49

9y ago31:49

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It’s the height of political campaign seasons here in the states, and what better time to dive into the world of business and client office politics. I’m a firm believer in the old adage of keeping religion and politics out of business discussion. BUT—business and client office politics themselves are a different matter. Many of us would rather not…

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Top 10 Tech Skills Business Consultants Need-NOW! - CLS043 42:17

9y ago42:17

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https://corbinlinks.com/cls043 I was recently chatting with a coaching client who asked me about tech skills. She didn’t consider herself very computer literate or technically savvy, and wanted advice on what tech skills to focus on. It’s a great question, and something I’ve been meaning to talk about for a while. ?Today is that day! There are lite…

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Power Strategies for Business Cost Management - CLS042 41:26

9y ago41:26

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https://corbinlinks.com/cls042 The long-overdue, money segment is here! If you’ve been with the show for a while (thank you), or brand new (welcome!), you’ve heard a lot about clients this, business that, and productivity that. But what about cost containment? After all, 3 ways to improve the bottom line: 1. Spend less 2. Make more 3. Make more AND…

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How I’d Setup My Business If Starting From Scratch - CLS041 25:16

9y ago25:16

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Sitting down with a new coaching client the other day, she asked me what I would do over or differently in my business today, if starting over from scratch. Great question, and one that forced me to think on it quite a bit There are a couple parts to this. I got a mini-taste of this during my “business crash” phase in 2009, which I talked about in …

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5 Things Virtual Assistants Do Not Want You to Know - CLS040 29:54

9y ago29:54

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Today I’m tackling another side of the virtual assistant business. And like any business—as with coaching or anything else—there’s great and not-so-great things about it. And since Tim Ferriss’ famous “4 Hour Work Week” came out, the Internet has been abuzz about virtual assistants. But the concept goes back a LOT farther than that, pretty much to …

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How to Deal with Brain Pickers - CLS039 22:25

9y ago22:25

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I’ve recently had a few ‘pick-my-brain’ type of requests, plus consultants asking me how they should handle it. If you’re a coach, consultant, or any acknowledged expert—even if you’re not paid as an expert in that area—you WILL get approached by brain pickers, maybe a LOT of the time. A brain picking request may take the form of something like: “H…

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Creating Success and Building Your Legacy With Priest Willis Sr. - CLS038 52:56

9y ago52:56

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Today, I have another special treat for you: Priest Willis, Senior—successful entrepreneur, affiliate expert, founder of Affiliate Mission, and host of the Missions and Marketplace Podcast is in the house. Priest has an interesting background, in some ways similar, and other ways very different from my previous guests. And he is chock full of actio…

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Creating a Profitable Business With Heart ft. Jeffrey Goodman - CLS037 51:13

9y ago51:13

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Today I’m super pumped to be joined by Jeffrey Goodman, international photographer, business consultant, speaker, and creator of the popular CareerHearted Essentials and Business Fundamentals courses. In this longer-than usual, but power-packed episode, Jeffrey and I dive deep into topics of how to live life by your rules, not someone else’s, how t…

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Should You Really Leave Your Cushy J-O-B? - CLS036 33:44

9y ago33:44

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Are you a corporate or big-company employee thinking of going out on your own? Taking charge of your career and starting your own consulting or coaching business? Think the whole thing sounds a bit scary and uncertain? A listener pointed out to me that I’ve talked a lot about the details of starting and running a business, but not so much about wha…

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Ash Maurya on Starting and Running a Lean Business - CLS035 39:48

9y ago39:48

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Over the past two seasons, I’ve featured brain hackers, productivity masters, growth hackers, one-page marketer maestros and now….one of the premier experts on startups and lean business. Well, today I’m joined by none other than Ash Maurya, best-selling author of “Running Lean” and his upcoming book “Scaling Lean” due out in mid June. Ash’s work h…

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Get Your Clients to Listen and Buyoff on Your Coaching Advice - CLS034 39:59

9y ago39:59

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Today is a special “Classics Wednesday”, where I roll a popularmust-listen episode of The Corbin Links Show. Today’s season one classic is one of the most popular episodesever—something all consultants and coaches can relate to. Most ofus are not just in it for the money of course. We actually want tosee our clients get BIG results from our coachin…

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How to Sink Trademark Trawlers - CLS033 21:40

9y ago21:40

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And now for something completely different… Andrea writes: Lately I’ve been getting allsorts of letters about my trademark. Some are from lawyers wantingto charge money for “services”.I get others from different countries and individuals wantingthousands of dollars or other currency to ‘register’ there. ButI’ve had a trademarked logo for 3 years in…

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Do You Need Business Credit or a DUNS Number? - CLS032 22:15

9y ago22:15

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I’m combining a couple related questions this week. One is from Rachel, who asks if she needs good credit tobuild a business. The other is from Roman who wants to know if he shouldbother with a Dun and Bradstreet “DUNS” number. Both great questions, and very closely related! Business credit is a concern for us all, whether just starting out,or you’…

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Is a Six-Figure Business Income Good? Is it the goal? - CLS031 14:05

9y ago14:05

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It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! Today's question comes from Chandra, who writes: “I hear a lot of people talking about "six figures" this and that in their coaching business. Is that really the goal? Are five-figures good?” Great one Chandra! We've even used the "multiple six figures" number in some of our marketing. And you're right, a lot of v…

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Kick Sales Fear in the Head - CLS030 31:54

9y ago31:54

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Kick Sales Fear in the Head! Did you know that sales fear and lack of sales confidence is one of the top problems faced by service professionals? Well—actually most of us have this at one time or another. For me, it was years ago, cold calling dead lists for investment opportunities. But that's a story for another time. Point is, sales IS personal.…

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Should You Trade In Your Small Client For a Bigger Model? - CLS029 17:56

9y ago17:56

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It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! Today's question comes from Ivan, who writes: "I started my coaching business 4 months ago, and have 3 pretty good clients. The money is small, but steady. A really BIG new client wants to book a really large service package for a "healthy sum". Problem is, I'd have to stop working with my smaller clients to make …

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Selling Coaching Services to Companies vs. People - CLS028 30:04

9y ago30:04

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Ever wonder about all this "B2B", and "B2C" stuff—and what it really means? Especially when it comes to sales and YOUR business? I used to wonder the same thing. Some experts say "business or person doesn’t matter—you're always selling to people". And hey—I agree with that to a large extent. But it's not quite so simple, is it? Legally speaking, ma…

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Should You Use the BCC Field in Client Emails? - CLS027 17:37

9y ago17:37

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Full show notes:https://corbinlinks.com/cls027 It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! Today's question comes from Pam, who writes: “A corporate client told me she is going to "bcc" me on some mails. She said it would be useful information, but I wasn't sure how to respond. I don't really use BCC myself and not sure I feel right a client bcc'ing me on i…

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Coaching Business Sales Introduction - CLS026 22:51

9y ago22:51

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Continuing a “lite version” walk through of my Coaching Profits Intensive course this week.?And today, I’m doing something completely different. Instead of separately riffing on the material in the course modules, I’m going to directly play one of the 54 lessons from the course. Week before last, Episode CLS022 covered a big list of pricing dos and…

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Should Business Coaches Use LinkedIn? - CLS025 16:20

9y ago16:20

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It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! Today's question comes from Nick, who writes: "I've got a small business coaching practice and do ok with offline referrals. A friend in the 500+ super networker category says I gotta use LinkedIn. He says he gets business there, but never gets specific. I wonder: Is it worth spending time on LinkedIn and will I g…

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Score a 1-Page Marketing Knockout With Allan Dib - CLS024 42:46

9y ago42:46

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Let's hit it... You've heard me talking about ground up business building for the past few weeks. I've covered a lot recently from my new course and other material. But what you HAVEN'T heard me talk too much about yet is marketing. Sure—we're getting there in our current multi-part series. But then I thought: why not bring on one of the premier ma…

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Should You Barter With Your Coaching Services? - CLS023 15:12

9y ago15:12

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It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! Today's question comes from Simone, who writes: "I'm just starting out and also listened to your show about budgets, and how much money I need to launch my business. A few of my friends have suggested bartering some of my services, to help with the cost. Any suggestions?" Simone that's a really interesting and tim…

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Are You Making These Coaching Business Pricing Mistakes? - CLS022 28:44

9y ago28:44

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Let's hit it... Coaching Profits Intensive is here! And I'll be sharing links and download information in today's show. We're in the middle of a "lite version" walk through of my new Coaching Profits Intensive course. Today is part 2 of a two-part mini mini-series on coaching business pricing. In part 1 (https://corbinlinks.com/cls020) got deep int…

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Can We Make This a Group Coaching Session? - CLS021 17:10

9y ago17:10

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"Can We Make This a Group Coaching Session?" It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! Today's question comes from Pedro: "I just signed a big business client. After the first session, he wants to have his operations and sales people attend the calls. It's a good amount of money and I don't want to lose it, but the deal was just for one-on-one. What shoul…

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Packaging and Pricing Your Coaching Services: Part1 – CLS020 22:18

9y ago22:18

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Continuing a walk (or run...) through my upcoming *Coaching Profits Intensive course. In case you missed it, the goal if this series starting from Episode CLS014, (https://corbinlinks.com/cls014) is cover my upcoming course end-to-end and module by module. When this series is complete, I'll have shared about 40% of the course content for f-r-e-e. O…

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5 Strategies to Deliver a Winning Coaching Session - CLS019 15:55

9y ago15:55

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It's questions and ACTIONS Friday! This week I'm tackling TWO questions. Because one of them is about the show itself---and that almost feels like cheating, doesn’t it? But, you ask, I answer. So we’ll talk about the show for a minute, then dive into to the feature segment. First, long-time listener Jonathan wrote in asking- "Where's the old health…

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5 Must-Ask Questions to Define Your Target Market - CLS018 25:11

9y ago25:11

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Oh yeah! We're walking---no, running through my new course ! So much to cover... In case you've been, oh, hiding under a rock the past couple shows, you'll know we're building a coaching business together. Already have a coaching business up and running? No problem. You’ll probably learn a few new things as well. Here's what we're going to cover: 1…

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Do I Need to Know More, Or Be More Successful Than My Coaching Clients? - CLS017 15:14

9y ago15:14

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It's time for Questions and ACTIONS Friday! And it's another great one. Michael asks "Do I need to know more, or be more successful than my coaching clients?" And I'll finish the sentence ... ...in order to coach them?" I think we've all been here. Maybe we're starting out, and we're fighting this "imposter" syndrome we sometimes get in. That we ju…

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Knowing Thyself, Boosting Your Business, Finding a Magic Client - CLS016 33:44

9y ago33:44

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We're moving on to part 2 of our ongoing walk through my upcoming Coaching Business Course. I'm super-pumped about today's show because it's *totally*different from most of my other shows. Today, we have homework AND a handout. So here's what I want you to do: First, right now, click over (ok, if you're on your computer. If you're not, then well...…

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How Can I Just "Try Out" Being a Coach? - CLS015 14:50

9y ago14:50

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It's time for Questions and ACTIONS Friday! This week, Renee asks "How Can I Just "Try Out" Being a Coach and See if it Works for Me?" Renee, this is a great question and I think one we all face at some point in our careers. For me, it's been dozens in years past (...but that's a different story...). Maybe you're just exploring new career options. …

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How to Start Your Coaching Journey - CLS014 30:45

9y ago30:45

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Today I'm starting a multi-week series! If you've been around the show for a while, you know I just LOVE doing theme series. In honor of my upcoming coaching course (releasing in mid March), I'm walking through parts of the course, module by module. Our goal is that at the end of this podcast series, you will have the basic tools to get your coachi…

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How Much Will it Cost to Start a Consulting Business? - CLS013 18:51

9y ago18:51

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Awesomely-direct question this week: Duarte asks simply "How much will it cost to start my consulting business?" I have a couple different perspectives on Duarte's question. First, because the actual Dollar / Euro / Pound / amount you'll need depends wildly on a number different factors. I'll get into those in today's episode. Second, because it's …

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15 Actionable BIG Business Lessons Learned in Restaurants - CLS012 41:44

9y ago41:44

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Sidenote: The original show title was "7 BIG Business Lessons Learned in Restaurants". But when I sat down to do it, the tips just flowed and flowed until I got to 15---and forced myself to stop. So today's show isn't a comprehensive list of stuff learned in my first jobs, but DOES include a lot of them.One of my first "corporate" jobs, was working…

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How to Talk Your Clients Off the Price Ledge - CLS011 17:28

9y ago17:28

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It's time for Questions and ACTIONS Friday! This week, Kayla asks--- "I don't have a set or published rate list, but all my potential clients want to know about that first. How can I move them off the rate topic and back to the service and value I provide?" Great question, Kayla. I think anyone who has ever tried to directly sell ANY type of produc…

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How to Lose Weight Fast Without Risking Your Health - CLS010 28:51

9y ago28:51

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How are those New Year's Resolutions coming along? Make any resolutions to boost your health in some way, or lose weight? A few weeks into the new year, maybe your goals aren't quite where you'd like them to be. Perhaps you've been trying to lose some weight, trying to get healthy, but it's just...well, it's just not happening. Well today I'm putti…

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Do I Really Need a "Business" if Clients Already Pay Me? - CLS009 14:06

9y ago14:06

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Today, Jacob asks if he really needs to create a full-on business. Seems folks are already paying him for technical services (that's great!), but he doesn't have a business entity yet. Should he take all those steps to form a business, when everything is going so well? After all, clients are paying him without any formal business structure at all. …

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What Client Paperwork Do You Need For Your Consulting Business?- CLS008 27:18

9+ y ago27:18

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Whether you're starting a new coaching business or IT / technical consulting company---or have been in one a long time---you know about paperwork. Lots of paperwork! In fact, it can sometimes take days, weeks—even months to get the paperwork done. Non Disclosure Agreements, Scope of Work Documents, Master Consulting Agreements, Computing or Fair Us…

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Business Plans, Taking Money, What to Do Next – CLS007 13:57

9+ y ago13:57

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https://corbinlinks.com/cls007 We are in the second of our new Friday *Questions and ACTIONS* edition of *The Corbin Links Show*. Today I've got a whopper of a question, that I'll try to break down into 3 starter pieces. Tracy asks about going pro with her custom event planning business. She also asks if she needs a business plan, or just respond t…

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8 Ways to Differentiate Your Consulting or Coaching Services - CLS006 24:35

9+ y ago24:35

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https://corbinlinks.com/cls006 Ever feel like you're just one business in the sea of thousands of similar ones? Millions of similar ones? Why would someone pick you? How would they find you? How does your own unique blend of services---delivered only the way YOU can delivery them---really stand out? If any of this sounds familiar, you're in the rig…

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