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🎯 Coaching
5–15 hrs/wk

Online Coaching

1-on-1 or group coaching in your area of expertise. Charge $100-$500/session or $1k-5k for programs.

Startup cost
$50–$300
Time to first $
~21 days
Break even at
1 session/mo
Following
4.5K
Overview

The ratings, in full

Difficulty
Startup cost
Income ceiling
Scalability
Time to first $

Who can help

Niche Coach
Funnel Setup
Curriculum
Browse the expert directory β†’
Videos

11 walkthroughs worth watching

8 more walkthroughs

All-Access opens the rest, each with a written summary and timestamped jump points so you can skip to the part you need β€” for $120/year.

Break-even

The number that decides it

At this playbook's own planning figures, covering $100 of monthly running costs takes:

1 session a month

You keep about $180.42 per session after fees and delivery costs.

Run your own numbers

That figure assumes this playbook's prices and costs. Members get the calculator: change the price, the fees, the delivery cost, the churn β€” and watch the break-even move before spending a cent.

Economics

What the maths has to do

Platform fees %
0.029–0.035%

Stripe/processor + $0.30

Monthly revenue target
$1,000
Estimated net per session
$95 – $485

After fees; excludes ad spend Β· Plan against $180

Price points

Program
1000–5000per cohort/program
Session
100–500per session
Group call add on
25–99per seat (optional)

Paths to target

  • 6 sessions @ ~$180 net
  • or 1 group program @ ~$1k
  • or 4 sessions @ $250 + 1 mini-workshop @ $200

Launch velocity

Week 1
Niche & promise defined; lead magnet live; booking page connected
Week 2 to 3
Daily posts + DM outreach; free strategy sessions β†’ paid trial
Week 4 to 6
3–5 paying clients; testimonials; pilot group program announced

Monetization notes

  • Two tiers: Starter (diagnostic + plan) and Transformation (weekly calls + async support).
  • Offer β€˜VIP Day’ intensive and a group program to increase leverage.
  • Recordings, worksheets, and office hours raise perceived value.
Budget

What it costs, line by line

Build to first sale
$50 – $300

Caps at $500 fully loaded

Sales & marketing to $1k/mo
$100 – $400

Per 30 days

The itemised budget

The top-line range is above. Members get every line under it β€” what each tool, sample and ad test costs at lean, standard and fully-loaded, so you know what you're committing to before you commit.

What you’ll need

The kit, and what it runs you

  • Expertise / proven resultsFree
  • Video platform$0 – $80Zoom/Meet or Webinar add-on
  • PaymentsFreeStripe (2.9% + $0.30 per txn)
  • Time for sessions$5 – $10hours per week

Everything above: $5 – $90 to get started.

Recommended stack

Booking & billing

Calendly + Stripe

Paid booking links reduce no-shows

Delivery

Zoom/Meet + Loom

Record and share key moments

The rest of the stack

Every remaining tool this playbook recommends, what each one costs, and which free tier is good enough to start on.

Checklist

8 steps, in order, costed

  1. 1

    Define coaching niche and ideal client

    Outcome promise in one sentence

    Build: FreeMarketing: Free
  2. 2

    Create lead magnet (PDF, mini-course)

    Build: $0 – $30Marketing: Free
  3. 3

    Set up booking page (Calendly + Stripe)

    Build: $0 – $20Marketing: Free

5 more steps in the full playbook

Unlock the rest β€” plus progress tracking, the break-even calculator and every other playbook β€” for $120/year.

Risks

How this goes wrong

Income caps at your hourly rate

1-on-1 delivery limits throughput; burnout risk at higher utilization.

Watch these

  • Utilization
    Leading
    Billable hours / available hoursHealthy: ≀ 60–70%Act at: > 75%
  • ARPU (client)
    Lagging
    Monthly revenue per clientHealthy: ↑ MoMAct at: Flat 2+ months

What to do

  • Introduce group programs and VIP days; productize curriculum.
  • Raise prices with proof (testimonials, outcomes, waitlist).
  • Add async components (checkpoints, templates) to reduce live time.

The rest of the failure modes

Every remaining risk, with the metric that warns you it's happening, the reading that means act now, and what to do about it.

Timeline

What the first months look like

Week by week

The milestone schedule this playbook is written around β€” what should be true by week one, week three and month three, so you can tell early whether you're behind.