If you’ve started asking around about selling a course, you’ve probably heard two pieces of advice. Buy a funnel builder. Or put your course on Udemy, where the students already are. Both can be good advice. Both can also cost you something you won’t...
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I co-founded The Coaches Console in 2004 to solve a specific problem: coaches needed organized, professional systems behind the scenes so they could show up confidently with their clients. What I’ve learned since then is that “behind the scenes” has...
One of the first things I teach coaches about money: if you don’t see your services as a necessity, nobody else will. The same applies to your tools. Invest in the right technology — but stop overpaying for the wrong technology. Last updated November 2026. Short...
Debbie is a science policy consultant with a PhD and 15 active coaching clients. Every hour of her income requires her to show up and deliver — and her calendar has no room left. She recently told us: “I need a way to grow without adding more 1:1 hours. I also...
Running a coaching certification is different from running a standard course. The stakes are higher. Your graduates carry your name. If they’re underprepared, that reflects on you, your brand, and the coaching profession. Since 2004 I’ve worked with...
When a coach tells me they’re comparing TCC and Teachable, I know they’re at a crossroads: “Do I expand what I’m already using, or add a dedicated course tool?” Good question. But Teachable probably isn’t the answer. Last updated...
When a coach asks me to compare these two, they’re usually trying to solve two problems with one tool: running the business AND building community around their programs. The last thing you want is MORE software. But comparing TCC to Mighty Networks is like...
The coaching tech conversation has been dominated by one idea for years: find one platform that does everything. Kajabi, Kartra, Systeme.io all make the same promise. One login, one bill, one dashboard. I understand the appeal. I’ve built my career on...
The average coach I talk to is paying for 6-8 different software tools. Most could get by with three. Here’s how this happens: every platform claims to do everything, but does one thing well. So you buy an “all-in-one” that doesn’t handle...
When I started coaching in 2004, “running a group program” meant getting people in a room. Now it means picking platforms. Most coaches either buy an expensive all-in-one that doesn’t quite fit, or duct-tape five tools together and hope. Both cost...