Frequently Asked Questions

CoachMeFree is an online directory of life coaches, career coaches and business coaches who are offering free coaching sessions.

Our site is optimised for search engines - it is registered and is ranked highly on relevant keyword searches. Thanks to this, we attract a huge number of targeted clients for our coaches.

Clients can browse our directory of coaches and search for a coach by specialism, keywords, location, coaching style, gender and language.

If you are a trainee coach and you are not on CoachMeFree, you are missing out! Why? Because if you join CoachMeFree, you will have the opportunity to:

• build your coaching hours, 
• move from theory into practice,
• breakthrough the ‘new coach’ barrier that stands between you and your dream career,
• identify your perfect coaching ‘niche’ quickly by coaching a variety of clients on a full-spectrum of issues,
• gain the testimonials you need to showcase your ‘ability to perform’ to paying clients,
• build your reputation in your desired coaching area, 
• develop a ‘Word of Mouth Fan Base’ who stand at the ready to tell their friends about what you offer, 
• discover WHO you want to work with (your ideal client) as you coach people from all ‘walks of life’, and 
• experience a genuine, natural and organic transformation from a trainee coach to a qualified coach.

Because CoachMeFree gives qualified coaches the opportunity to conduct free discovery sessions with potential clients from all walks of life and from every corner of the world. Free discovery sessions are the most powerful way to take strangers and turn them into loyal fans who are ready, willing and excited to invest in your coaching packages. 

Please note, we do not recommend our qualified coaches to offer more than 1 free session per prospect because:

• More than 1 free session will devalue your services,
• You are qualified and you have every right to charge for your expertise and time,
• 1 complimentary session will be enough to give you and your prospect the opportunity to get to know one another, build rapport, set expectations for working together and decide on next steps. 

On average, a coach on CoachMeFree is approached by 13 clients. The number of clients you may expect depends on a number of factors such as your training, specialism, location, coaching methods, and many more. Remember that a complete profile is very important. Make sure to complete each section, write your keywords, add a photo.

If you get too many people wanting to have coaching sessions with you or you are too busy to coach effectively, you can hide your profile temporarily until you feel ready to take new clients. To hide your profile;

Login > go to “Edit Profile” > Untick/Uncheck the box next to “Active” > Click “Save information” button at the bottom of the page.

No other changes will be made but your profile will be hidden from the search. Of course you can make your profile Active whenever you want.

If you want to maximise your chances of being approached by your target clients, a successfully completed profile is extremely important. Here are our top tips to make sure your profile is found by the RIGHT people:

• Write your profile with your audience in mind.
• Complete ALL sections, i.e. "About Me", "Specialism", "Keywords".
• Make your profile keyword rich so you'll be found in searches. Remember: every word you put in your profile is searchable by CoachMeFree search facility, Google and other search engines. 
• Upload your photo. A photo generally makes a person seem more real and profiles with photos get more views than those without. Photos make it so much easier to communicate and there is more of a feeling of trust when a photo is provided. Use a recent, high-quality photo which is cropped to show your face clearly. Your photo must resonate with your target audience and convey your image without the need for words.
• Mention how many free coaching sessions you are offering. Our trainee coaches are expected to offer at least 3 free sessions. You can offer more if you like.
• If you are offering telephone, Skype, Facetime, Viber or email coaching, make sure to mention it in your profile in order not to be limited to a client base that is in physical proximity to your town. You might be residing in London, but there can be people who want to work with you from Chicago or Singapore. Most people are not aware of the fact that coaching is usually done over the phone or via video chat services. Unless you write it on your profile, it is unlikely that you will be approached by clients who do not live in your town.
• If you are a trainee coach, please do not ask for a coaching fee.

Now, go and build the best coach profile the world has ever seen! :)

• Make sure you have a fully completed profile and a photo.
• Don't leave "Keywords" section empty. Choose the right keywords that describe what you are offering. Think like your client when you create your list of keywords. Your keywords should match the terms your potential clients would use to find you in our directory.
• Log in frequently. Last logged in coaches are featured on the Home Page.
• Write unique articles and publish them on CoachMeFree.
• Upload a video profile.

If you get too many people wanting to have coaching sessions with you or you are too busy to coach effectively, you can hide your profile temporarily until you feel ready to take new clients. To hide your profile;

Login > go to “Edit Profile” > Untick the box next to “Active” > Click “Save information” button at the bottom of the page.

No other changes will be made but your profile will be hidden from the search.

You can make your profile Active again by taking the following steps;

Login > go to “Edit Profile” > Tick the box next to “Active” > Click “Save information” button at the bottom of the page.

Please go to the Forum, introduce yourself and post any coaching related questions you might have. You may also contact other coaches directly and share experiences, thoughts and ideas. Make sure to visit the site regularly to see what's new, go to the Forum to see if there are new posts from other coaches and remember to update your profile when necessary. You can also post your articles to share your expertise and raise your credibility with your potential clients.

We also invite you to join us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CoachMeFree - (Like button is located next to the page name at the top of the page).

Use the share buttons at the bottom of your individual coach profile page to share yourself to different Social Media sites.

Feel free to suggest other Social Media sites that should have a button on CoachMeFree

If you want to be featured on our Facebook page, drop us a line and we'll advertise your profile at no extra cost!

You need to be a registered coach to publish your articles on CoachMeFree. 

To publish your articles;

Login > Click on "Articles" tab > Click on "Add New Article"

Writing unique articles about your expertise is a great way to drive traffic to your CoachMeFree profile. Furthermore, your articles will be visible on search engines,  which will help you build your web presence, raise your visibility and credibility with your potential clients, and establish you as an expert in your niche. Successfully written articles will give you credibility and also give your potential clients the confidence to work with you. Just one well written article can be transformed into hundreds of profile visitors.

You can coach as many people as you like. There are no limits.

CoachMeFree.com is a coaching directory where you can find trainee coaches who are offering free coaching sessions.

In simple terms, coaching is a conversation between the coach and the coachee. Coaches help the coachees discover what they want by asking powerful questions and help them achieve their goals.

Consulting is about giving advice and suggesting solutions. However, coaches do not give advice. If they did, they would be limiting their clients’ options, and potentially preventing them from seeing other opportunities.

Counseling is reactive and problem focused. Coaching is proactive and solution focused. Counseling is about the past, coaching is about where you are now and your future (goal-based).

Counseling/therapy moves a person from dysfunctional to functional. Coaching moves someone from functional to exceptional.

There are many different types of coaching and we have listed some of them below. Although most of our coaches will be able to help you make progress in many areas of your life, you may want to choose a specialist coach who is experienced in a particular field.

• Life Coaching
• Career Coaching
• Business Coaching
• Executive Coaching
• Health Coaching
• Retirement Coaching
• Spiritual Coaching
• Parent Coaching
• Confidence Coaching
• Personal Finance Coaching

There are no rules. You would be completely free to make decisions about how often you would want to meet based on how you feel and your individual circumstances. As a rule of thumb plan on at least 6 sessions.

Coaching can be arranged face to face or on the phone / via Skype, depending on where you live. If you live in the same geographical area as your coach, face-to-face coaching is easy to set-up. Otherwise, you can arrange telephone coaching (or Skype coaching if you are abroad). Most of the coaching is done over the phone as it is convenient for both parties and it is very efficient.

Typically each coaching session lasts for 45 minutes to 60 minutes. Coaching sessions are scheduled weekly, every other week, intensively or whenever you need them! Most people choose weekly sessions.

Visit our directory, find a coach and contact them. If you do not know what to say to your coach, don't worry! Our coaches will help you by asking questions. Just relax and enjoy being coached.

If you are unable to find a specific coach in your field, it may be that they may be able to help despite their profile. If you register and then post your requirements here, we will contact our members base and see if we can find someone suitable