When should a business choose a business Coach? To answer this question you first have to ask yourself a very important question of your own, "Is my business and/or I am ready to be coached?" The question of when is answered by you knowing if you are ready to be coached.

Too many coaches are confused about the concept of the niche. They either don't define a niche, or define it so broadly that it's not a niche at all. They fear that by defining a niche, they will miss the opportunity to coach. The truth is simple. Niche is all about marketing, not coaching. You define a niche so that you can clearly understand who it is you are marketing to, and what that niche needs.

My business Coach (when I finally realized I needed one), explained the benefits of having someone push, prod, nudge and steer you. Using a sports analogy, I asked how a life and business development coach differs from one who coaches sports. I quickly learned that there is no difference. Coaching is coaching. The players on the field know the game, know how to play, and are experts in their positions. But the coaches also know the game, and see a different view of what's going on by standing on the sidelines.

As a coach or consultant in a vast ocean of choices, you need every advantage possible in order to stand out from the crowd. The following suggestions will help you stand out and give you a significant advantage over your competition.

S/he should be adept at improving communication skills within your employees as you don't want to end up pointing fingers at one another if any problems arise. Once you find a business coach who meets your expectations, and who can help you reach your desired goals, you will find a remarkable improvement in the running of your business.

One of the main functions of a good internet marketing coach is to make you accountable. The biggest reason that 90% of online businesses fail is because people fail to develop a plan and take action on that plan. An online marketing coach will ensure that you create a solid plan and then take action on your ideas. An idea is no good without implementing it. Action is what drives success and a marketing program will ensure that you act on your ideas.

Therefore your productivity will increase by ten-fold. One of the pitfalls of learning online marketing with ebooks and videos, is that you will become addicted to learning stuff. When it comes to implementation, you do very little of it. This happens nearly to everyone trying to make money online.

Someone who understands your circumstances. I'm a mom of 5. I understand the challenges of mothers; we can have the best intentions and yet one sick child can slow us down for a week. My coach, an older gentleman with no children, couldn't understand why I wasn't able to accomplish the 20 goals a week that I would set for myself. If I had a business Coach who was also a mom she wouldn't have allowed me to set that many goals. And she would have remained patient during the challenging weeks. If you have a small business, home-base business, children, illness, or other circumstances find a coach who understands but does not allow you to use it as an excuse.

Please take the time to learn from your customers. Talk with them. Get you're "A-type" customers in a room, tell them that they are important to you and you want to learn how you could better service their needs. Get suggestions from them.

You may have decided that you need the one on one support and accountability of a business Coach, but are you ready to work? Hiring a business coach doesn't mean that now you'll find the time to do the work. You have to make a decision to put forth the time and effort. I've had mom entrepreneurs who paid me months in advanced thinking that the money would be their motivation, only to realize that they committed to make the payment but didn't commit to putting forth the energy. Your coach will be your support, your resource, your partner, your cheerleader, your consultant. But she will not do the work for you.

Some of the things that you will want to look for in a coach is a standard of professionalism. You will also want to make sure that you interview the person so that you can build a level of trust in the person. Then you will also want to consider checking on their references in order to make a good decision when picking a coach.

And finally, you'll get much-needed encouragement. Many beginning online marketers are surrounded by skeptical friends and family members. It can be tough to keep up the vision in the fact of such opposition. Your coach will be able to stay focused on what you want to accomplish.

The hardest thing in the world is being a successful business owner. You have no idea how many people open up a business and how many people close a business every day. In fact, most businesses never make it past two years. Two years is usually the limit, because owners are unable to work financially and they also are in so much debt that they begin losing things that they worked so hard for. You don't want to end up being a loser and you don't want to show others how you are unable to control something like a small business. If you are looking for success, then you are going to have to put in a lot of time (hours and hours) and a lot of money. You will find that the first thing that you will need to do in order to make a business is to gain money through investors and loans.