Coaching, styling and personal services

Life coaches#

A free chemistry call that decides everything, then a standing fortnightly slot for months.

Suggested booking questions: What would you like to change? · Have you worked with a coach before?

Relationship coaches#

Evening and weekend sessions, sometimes with two people who have to agree on a time.

Dating coaches#

Let clients book privately online and provide any necessary details before the appointment.

Matchmaking (婚活)#

A long, discreet first interview that is really an assessment, followed by regular check-ins.

Personal stylists and shoppers#

A half-day of shopping with the client, which is one long booking rather than a series of short ones.

Suggested booking questions: What are you shopping for? · Budget · Sizes · Any brands you love or avoid?

Wardrobe consultants#

A long appointment at the client’s home going through what they already own.

Declutterers and professional organisers#

Sold in half-days across several weeks, always at the client’s home.

Suggested booking questions: Size of the home (1LDK, 2DK, 3LDK…) · Which rooms? · What is the goal?

Feng shui consultants#

A home visit with a floor plan supplied beforehand, or a remote reading from the plan alone.

Suggested booking questions: Send a floor plan before the appointment · Which direction does the entrance face?

Astrologers and tarot readers#

Short readings booked at short notice, many of them from other countries and other time zones.

Suggested booking questions: Date, time and place of birth · What would you like to look at?

Doulas and birth coaches#

Antenatal appointments booked against a due date, with the birth itself on call rather than in the schedule.

Suggested booking questions: Due date · Which hospital or clinic? · First baby?

Lactation consultants#

Urgent, often within hours, and frequently at the client’s home in the first weeks after birth.

Suggested booking questions: Baby’s age · What is happening? · Home visit or video?

Nannies and babysitters#

Evening blocks booked at short notice, with a meet-the-family appointment before the first one.

Suggested booking questions: Children’s ages · Address and nearest station · Allergies or routines · Languages spoken at home

Sleep consultants#

An assessment call and then short follow-ups over a fortnight, almost all by video.

Elderly care coordinators#

Family consultations, often with relatives in another country joining by video at an awkward hour.

Funeral arrangements#

Appointments often arranged at short notice, with a clear and considerate booking process.

Voice and accent coaches#

Short, frequent sessions, booked around a working day and often by employers.

Public speaking coaches#

Booked to a fixed event date, intensively, and then not at all.

Suggested booking questions: What are you speaking at, and when? · How long is the talk? · Do you have slides already?

Personal branding consultants#

A free strategy call that sells a package, with clients spread across time zones.