Why you want to sell retainers to your clients

What does your income look like for this month?   How much will you earn and where will the money come from?   When training projects come to an end, do you have to look for new training clients to plug the gap?   When you working for yourself in a freelance or independent capacity you have to generate predictable revenue.   Cashflow is key when it comes to surviving as a consultant, coach, facilitator or trainer.   A retainer is an arrangement agreement you and your client to pay you on a consistent basis for a defined period in exchange for services rendered over the long term.   I’m working on one this week.   It’s a 12 month agreement for training and coaching. In return, my client will pay an agreed month each month, every month.   In today’s episode:   How retainers work in training and development Examples of retainers models you can use Things to think of before you decide to set one up and much more.   If predictable recurring revenue sounds like something you want, then check out today’s episode!

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Want to know how to drive sales and get more training, facilitation and coaching clients?  Thinking of becoming a freelance consultant or starting your own facilitation business? Training Business ® is definitely the show for you. The Training Business podcast helps freelance trainers, training business owners, learning and development professionals, facilitators and coaches like you to start, grow and scale your business. Every Thursday you get expert tips to help you market your training, facilitation and coaching programs and sell your learning and development services. Your host, Mark earned his first train-the-trainer (TTT) whilst working for The Walt Disney Company in Florida and his MBA from the University of Ulster. He is an expert sales coach and passionate developer of people, and a former Learning & Development Manager with 17 years of experience training corporates, self-employed and unemployed across 19 countries. Subscribe to the show right now for a fresh episode each week.