Show Notes
In this episode I talk about:
My answer to the question “Is it possible to earn more than €3k a month as a solo health practitioner?” The basic maths of how you're trying to match your corporate salary in your wellness practice right now and how it doesn't add up Whether the country you're based in and its healthcare system makes a difference to your ability to hit €3k+ a month The two-step process that results in stagnating earnings at around €1-3k The 5 fundamentals to raising your income: Get really really precise about the sort of person you want to help, your unique way of doing things Charge properly for your 1:1s and sell in packages or bundles to work with you, ditching low-priced drop-in rates Grow an audience, in whatever way feels good for you Look at another stream of income that doesn’t involve you exchanging time for money with another single human Work relentlessly on the mindsets you need to believe that there are more than enough clients that want and will pay for what you do
I mentioned a few resources during the episode:
5 mistakes I made when I launched my first online course (blog) How to find your wellness business niche (podcast episode) How to shake off the 'time for money' exchange with Joanna Sapir (podcast episode) How to start a website (self-paced training) How to start a mailing list (self-paced training) How to grow your audience (blog) or How to grow your audience (podcast) Why I don't think you should launch a course yet (blog)
This episode is based on a blog I wrote called "Is it possible to earn €3k+ a month as a solo health practitioner?"
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