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Looking for a Marketing Miracle?

Putting all your energy into figuring out what marketing strategy works for your business is great. As long as you have a marketing problem. But what if the reason your business isn’t growing has nothing to do with marketing?

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How to Get Found By AI Search: What Consultants NEED to Know

How do you get AI models like ChatGPT or Perplexity to recommend YOU when someone asks, Who are the top 3 people in [your niche]?

* How AI search actually works (and why no one has the full playbook yet)
* The two authority signals you need to send if you want AI—and humans—to trust you
* Why consistency + differentiation are the real competitive advantage in 2026 and beyond
* How to set up your content (and transcripts!) so AI can actually recognize and recommend you

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Vampire Social Media Draining Your Energy

Is Social Media Your Own Personal Energy Vampire?

If social media feels like a full-time job you didn’t sign up for, I’m sharing how experts can use social media more strategically – without letting it hijack your schedule or sanity. You’ll learn why follower counts and likes won’t get you clients, what social is actually good for, and how to pair it with long-form content that builds trust and converts.

Plus, I’ll walk you through my favorite visibility system that lets you write once and post all week—a time-saving content repurposing method that works even better with the custom GPT I built for my clients.

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The Offer That Changes Everything (And How to Build Yours This Week)

How to quickly make the six key decisions about your offer so you can get a prototype up and running ASAP. No big fancy launch. No investing a bunch of time up front. Just make 6 decisions (really 4 because I’m going to make 2 for you) and let’s get your MVP (minimum viable program) it in front of people and see if they like it. Let’s let them tell us what they like and don’t like about it. Yes! We’re basically going to let our customers tell us what to build.

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Build trust as a coach or consultant with thought leadership content strategy

Does Self Promotion Feel Cringy? Try This Instead.

Your personal brand needs to be built on trust. And the fastest way to build online trust for coaches and consultants? It’s Thought Leadership content.

We’re going to talk about what it takes to be a thought leader, how using thought leadership can actually make marketing EASIER, and how you can get started using this strategy ASAP.

If you’re tired of playing the visibility game with nothing to show for it, this is your new playbook.

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Focuses on building trust with the Know, Like, Trust factor to increase sales

Make More Sales with Know/Like/Trust

Know, Like, Trust. You’ve heard it before. For coaches, consultants and experts this is the whole point of social media. To create connection and online relationships that invite new clients.

But what does know, like, trust actually look like in 2025? Because people who buy coaching and consulting have gotten a lot more sophisticated. So how can we communicate that we’re authentic and here to help?

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Scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark. "They're digging in the wrong place."

Looking for a Marketing Miracle?

Putting all your energy into figuring out what marketing strategy works for your business is great. As long as you have a marketing problem. But what if the reason your business isn’t growing has nothing to do with marketing?

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Your Brand Is NOT Your Logo

Your brand is not your logo or your fonts or your colors. It is the space you occupy in someone’s brain about what you do. It’s the answer to “Who ya gonna call?”. In this post I’m sharing what I think is the BEST way to build your brand as a coach or consultant.

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Fast Growth Strategies for Your Coaching Business

Most businesses start marketing too soon. Before they’ve built up the parts of their business that make marketing work. Without a clear, validated product, a profitable price point and a differentiated message, it’s exponentially harder to get people to buy. If that’s where you are, this is what you need to do.

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Do You Really NEED a Coaching Niche?

If you’re wondering if it makes sense to go narrow before you even have your first clients OR you’re wondering if your niche is the reason you’re not getting the right clients, this episode will guide you though it.

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7 Reasons Your Marketing Isn’t Working

If your marketing isn’t working, it’s normal to start wondering if there’s a problem with whatever marketing strategy you’re using. But it’s far more likely it’s that the problem lies with your offer or your pricing. Here are 7 things you can try.

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Celebrate success by defining it for yourself.

Define Success for Yourself

The amount of happiness you get from your business is tightly linked to your definition of success. Don’t let social media define success for you. Build your goals around what actually makes you happy.

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If you're looking for opportunity, stay alert for Poison Ivy Problems.

Look for a Poison Ivy Problem

If you’re looking for a business opportunity or developing a new offer, stay on the lookout for a Poison Ivy Problem. It’s a problem so persistent and bothersome that people are actively seeking solutions and are ready to buy from you.

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How much should you charge?

How To Price Your Offers

Set your prices based on your annual revenue goals, your expenses (your time is an expense too!) and a realistic sales rate. Then build in the context of your market, the competition and how much your customers are willing to pay.

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Rx for Advisor Whiplash

Advisor Whiplash. It’s the pain founders feel when multiple people give conflicting advice and its major symptoms include delays in progress, self-doubt and fear of pissing off investors or future

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PRACTICAL AI FOR SOLOPRENEURS

I’m Laura

I’ve worked with hundreds of businesses owners across burinsss models and industries for 25+ years. And I believe AI is creating amazing growth opportunities for solopreneurs and micro businesses. In terms of revenue AND in control over your time. If you’re ready to get in the game and start taking advantage of what AI can do for you – without the overwhelm and hype – you’re in the right place.

Laura Zavelson business strategy for coaches and consultants

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