about 8 months

I had Tried & Failed

I am in the process of starting my coaching business where a lot of my contacts and services are offered online. However, building an online business is completely new to me. The idea of wonderful women learning from each other and supporting each other is incredibly appealing and I knew Wonderful Web Women would be a fantastic resource for me. I was right.

As a WWW Gold member, I have used the Wonderful Web Forum and mastermind groups. I listen to the weekly interviews (both live and recorded), as well as accessing many of the offers the guests present. I participated in the Wonderful Web Giveaway in June. Plus I access resources on the main Wonderful Web Women website and really appreciate the "Recommended Resources" section.

I have benefited in so many ways from the Wonderful Web Women support. I have gained so much specific "how-to" knowledge from the weekly interviews as well as general knowledge. The weekly calls have been a magnificent way for me to get a general "lay of the land" and a sense of who is doing what and how in the online world. The calls have introduced me to many online experts from whom I then accessed specific products or services. For example, I took the Power Path teleseries from Kim Castle and I am registered in her fall Brand Power series. The Power Path course helped me set up a strong foundation structure for my business and I am really looking forward to creating my business brand in the next course.

As a Gold Member, I had the opportunity to join a mastermind group. Although we are only a few months old, I have learned really important strategies from my mastermind buddies and am loving the accountability of reaching the goals I commit to on the mastermind calls. I find the calls energizing and I leave them with a feeling of calm and resolve.

Another huge win for me was participating in the Wonderful Web Giveaway. By registering for the event, I was motivated to create my first product, set up my autoresponder, and create the required webpages. It has been the most tangible activity I have done to date to put my business "out there". Thanks to the Giveaway I went from having no list in June to a list of over 120 people less than four weeks later. What a great start!

Even more importantly, I feel like I am part of a very special community. Part of building my online coaching business has been to submerge myself in the vision of what it is to run an online business. In order for me to believe I can be a success in my coaching business, I needed to see wonderful women already doing it successfully. Real women with real talent providing valuable products and services while being true to their values and authentic selves. The Wonderful Web Women community, especially Janet, have given me that. I am truly grateful to Janet, the WWW team, and everyone that participates in the community.

My plans for the future include continuing to grow my business. I am planning a series of teleseminars for the fall and will be releasing several e-products. I am very blessed to be able to provide service to women looking for their life's purpose and for ways to express it through their work. I am grateful that WWW has given me so many tools to perform that service. I am excited about continuing to grow along with WWW.