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How to collaborate when you work alone
One of the best bits of being a freelance trainer is working independently but there are times when it can be one of the worst bits too. In my experience, most trainers are ‘people’ people – they love the interaction, bouncing ideas around, learning, sharing and...
How to ask your network for help
As a freelance trainer, your wider network can help to fulfil a number of roles in your professional life – it’s the source of opportunities, mentors, coaches, referrals, colleagues and peers. As a result, you’re likely to come across a reason fairly soon to reach out...
Nine ways to better networking: Feel happier and more confident at your next networking event
Networking, whether face-to-face or online, is often a crucial part of growing a successful training business. It’s a great way to build relationships with potential mentors, clients and suppliers as well as to source ideas and inspiration. Many people find that...
Five places to find support as a freelance trainer
Would you like more great advice for your Freelance Training Business? Download: "The 7 Things You Need To Know To Become A Freelance Trainer” •••••• Although it’s an issue that affects freelance trainers to different degrees, depending on their personality and...
How freelance trainers can create their own support network
In a recent blog about Overcoming isolation as a freelance trainer, I touched briefly on how personally and professionally valuable it can be to connect with other trainers. As self-employed people, it’s very easy for us to become disconnected from other trainers or...
“All by myself. Don’t wanna be all by myself anymore” – Overcoming isolation when you’re a freelance trainer
Whether you decided to go freelance because you were sick of the corporate world, made redundant or simply wanted a change of pace, you may have been unprepared for one of the big challenges – dealing with the isolation that self-employment brings from time to time....
Freelance Trainers: A Truly Low Cost Way To Get Work
Most freelance trainers have tight marketing budgets and are always looking for ways to get results with less spend. Did you know that there is one marketing strategy with a high probability of success that won’t cost you anything? This strategy is actively building...
How To Create Opportunities Without Spending Any Money
It's true that effective networking is crucial to the success of your training business, even more so in the start-up phase when you are keen to develop new contacts. And with so many networking events around these days there's no shortage of opportunities to meet...
Here’s Some Tips On How To Find Networking Events
Hope you've had a good couple of weeks and have recovered from the Jubilee! I'm just getting back to work after the half term break and I'm now very aware that it's only 6 weeks till the summer holidays so lot's to crack on with. You know that I'm a big fan of social...
This Ruins Most Freelance Trainers
During the week I always set time aside to provide a number of complimentary consultations, these are just 30 minute sessions where you can call me up and we can chat about the biggest challenges in your business right now. One of the most common issues I get is this:...
5 Ways To Increase Your Network
Last week I had an email from someone who really wanted to set up as a freelance trainer. The one thing that was getting in the way was the feeling that he didn't have enough contacts or people in his network to make a go of it. I know exactly how that feels. When I...
Why Freelance Trainers Should Be Creating a Support Network
There's no getting away from it, freelance training can be very lonely. It's vitally important to build up a group of people who you can call on. who you can open up to, talk honestly about how you are feeling, get ideas and support from. And obviously that...
How To Take The Stress Out Of Networking
A couple of weeks ago I interviewed Gary Morgan and Jeremy Snell on How To Get Corporate Clients for my monthly Webcast. Both Gary and Jeremy have built impressive client lists in less than two years and have thriving training businesses. I asked them 'What is...
How To Get Access To Decision Makers Without Spending A Penny
Most freelance trainers have tight marketing budgets and are always looking for ways to get results with less spend. Did you know that there is one marketing strategy with a high probability of success that won’t cost you anything? This strategy is actively building...
Is Your Networking Effective?
We all know that networking is crucial to the success of all training businesses but there is a difference between networking and effective networking that gets results
How To Build Your Own Trainer Network
We have recently set up a new group on Linked In www.linkedin.com. Trainer Talk is for freelance and independent trainers who want to create and develop successful businesses. Participating in this group is a great way of learning new skills to grow your client base,...
Why It Makes Sense to Link Up With Other Freelance Trainers
A few weeks ago I started work on a contract for a financial services company worth around £12,000. Obviously a nice piece of business to have, even better when you consider that it's a direct client and I don't have to hand over any of my fee to another training...
