Hi all. I am nearly to the point of launching my new business, just waiting for final certification. It is life coaching with specific focus areas. My first question is how much would you be willing to pay for 1 on 1 services to help you organise your life from inside out? My adviser says $50-$100 per hour but I believe this is too high as the average person would require around 10 hours 1 on 1 and ongoing email services which would make it inaccessible to the average mum. What do you think?
My second question is about my line of healthy cleaning and personal products. My adviser says they should come under a separate business and I should start with markets. I agree about the markets but it is all part of the original business. Thoughts? My question here is what would you be more willing to purchase, cleaning products (dish liquid/washing powder/all purpose cleaner etc) or body products (body wash/scrubs/shampoo etc) that are truly family and environmentally friendly? I can not package all products to sell until I see results so need to pick one line to begin with. Thoughts? TIA.
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1. I agree with all of your advisors advice.
2. Cleaning products are cheap as and body products are done but handmade are always nice at markets.
3. Lifestyle advice, have you considered an app or a closed group with special access to info and contact with you for an entry fee or a monthly fee.
Its not the sort of thing people pay $50-100 straight up for and noone likes meetings anymore but from the app you could launch personal sessions and seminars might be more successful with clients already knowing and trusting you.
If I was looking for professional services like a life coach I would not go to someone who had cleaning products, and personal products as part of there business.
Definitely keep those two businesses separate as having it under the one umbrella either screams of trying to build an MLM which people who are genuinely looking for a coach are not interested in or screams of someone who can't make money out of coaching, meaning they are crap at it. Kind of like going to see an accountant and them selling makeovers!
I would be more likely to buy the beauty products.