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By: Nick Lewis

Nick Lewis — Thu, 26 May 2005 22:57:20 +0000

I could see there being a market for this; but who is your customer? How much is your time worth? Can you ever guarentee results when in the end, its up to the blogger? What about “problem clients”? How does coaching differ from “blog consulting”?

I’m not posing these questions because I demand an answer, but rather because sometimes sharing questions is more productive than sharing knowledge.

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 26 May 2005 14:34:59 +0000

Darren,
Whenever hiring someone, I always look at their “portfolio” of work. Obviously you more than pass the mark. You are successful in your own right and people want to learn how to become successful too.

If there is a problem, it would be the stampede of people knocking on your door. This is a huge opportunity for those especially starting out. You have a good base of intelligent bloggers out there who can in turn help you out too.

This could be the start of an interesting networking opportunity.

By: Nicole Simon

Nicole Simon — Thu, 26 May 2005 09:18:32 +0000

A little more credibility? I think you won by a landslide ;))

By: Hardik

Hardik — Thu, 26 May 2005 08:42:20 +0000

u got one client waiting.. :-)

By: Shai

Shai — Thu, 26 May 2005 04:08:08 +0000

Sounds like a great idea. How many people will be paying for such a service is a different. And, I’ll be interested to find out how you’ll do this. Everyone online often wants things for free. On About.com, I get a lot of requests for “critiquing” their individual blogs and such – tell them how to improve, how to get more readers, etc. – but when I respond by saying that I have a consulting fee for such work, then they disappear. :-)

By: Malach

Malach — Thu, 26 May 2005 01:43:12 +0000

I don’t think you should do this for free.

Perhaps take a cut of ad revenue for the next X months, or charge a flat fee for N hours of your time – but don’t give it away.

Speaking for myself, if I’m paying you, I’ll feel free to spend your time. If you’re giving it to me out of the goodness of your heart, then I’ll feel guilty about it.

If you’re adding value, then you should be able to expect to receive value in return. It’s that simple.

By: Conánn

Conánn — Thu, 26 May 2005 01:41:44 +0000

There is definitely an art to it all that I would love to learn

By: Scott Randolph

Scott Randolph — Thu, 26 May 2005 01:30:15 +0000

Great idea! I’d have to get on your list of folks to help. It would be cool to have a “boot camp” type of thing, or a conference somewhere for “pro” bloggers (and wannabes like me). I did this with some folks I work with concerning SEO best practices, and it was a huge success.

Plus, I bet most of the blogging community would be a lot of fun to meet up with in the hotel bar :)

By: Patrick Grote

Patrick Grote — Thu, 26 May 2005 01:21:45 +0000

Darren … Great idea! I think some people would want proof of your success prior to investing in the service.

Joel, the adsense guy, has the documentation to review prior to engaging him for coaching/consulting.

By: Vix

Vix — Thu, 26 May 2005 01:18:19 +0000

Your entries offer a macro view but you’re able to zoom into the specifics so I think you’re service will be a great one.

Things I’d like to be coached on:
1. Getting the best sources – How to sift through all that info, what sources are trustworthy

2. Tone. Is it right for my blog? Can readers relate to it?