$40 to $200/hour. Your expertise is the product.
TL;DR: If you have 10+ years of professional experience, you can charge $100 to $200/hour to help others navigate what took you a decade to figure out. You don't need a coaching certification. You need a result you can help someone else achieve.
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New here? Read this first. 📣 Coaching = you get on Zoom and help someone achieve a specific result using skills you already have. No certification required. If you've done 10+ years in a field, someone 5 years behind you will pay $75 to $200/hr to shortcut what took you a decade. First free discovery call can be booked this week. Any unfamiliar term is defined in one line in the Glossary at the top of the Hub.
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Trust the Deep Dive for live numbers. 📊 Hourly rates and package prices vary by niche and shift over time. For 2026's current rate benchmarks and package templates, open the 15 Streams Reference. If a number here and a number there disagree, the Deep Dive wins.
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Stats: $40 to $200 hourly coaching rate. $500 to $2K 90-day package rate. $0 start cost (Zoom + Calendly free). 3 clients needed for $3,000/mo.
Write down 10 things you could teach a beginner right now, from scratch, without Googling anything. That list is your coaching menu. Examples from real clients over 40:
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Insider Secret. The fastest way to your first paid coaching client: offer 3 free "discovery calls" on LinkedIn. Post: "I'm offering 3 free 30-minute strategy sessions to [your ideal client]. I help [result]. Comment or DM me to book." Do the free call. At the end, say: "I'd love to continue working with you. Here's how a paid engagement would look." 40 to 60% of free calls convert to paid when you've actually helped them on the free call.
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One-on-One Coaching.