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Hello,

I have a US LLC, but I don’t live in the US. TikTok Shop isn’t available in the country where I currently live.

I’d like to register as a TikTok Shop seller/brand using my US business. For context, I sell digital products/software, and I’ve already checked that this category is supported on TikTok Shop US.

Has anyone in a similar situation managed to open a US TikTok Shop as a non-US resident? Is there a legitimate way to do this?

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone with firsthand experience.

Basically what I wrote in the title.
Do you offer your own online/digital products and services, or you mostly work with brands?

I know it’s different for everyone, but I just want to hear how you monetize.

Hi everyone,

I'm working on software for coaches and currently testing an onboarding process that uses an existing coaching website to understand the coach's business, services and branding.

I need a few real coaching websites to test it across different types of coaching businesses, rather than using made-up examples.

Would anyone here be comfortable sharing their public website for me to use as a test case?

I may also use some of the results in demo videos showing how the onboarding works, but I'd ask for your permission before using your business in anything public.

If you're comfortable sharing, you can drop your website below. Thanks!

P.S. I'm not sure if this type of request for help is allowed here. If not, please remove the post.

Hi everyone,

I'm working on software for coaches and currently testing an onboarding process that uses an existing coaching website to understand the coach's business, services and branding.

I need a few real coaching websites to test it across different types of coaching businesses, rather than using made-up examples.

Would anyone here be comfortable sharing their public website for me to use as a test case?

I may also use some of the results in demo videos showing how the onboarding works, but I'd ask for your permission before using your business in anything public.

If you're comfortable sharing, you can drop your website below. Thanks!

P.S. I'm not sure if this type of request for help is allowed here. If not, please remove the post.

A few weeks ago I asked here how creators monetize, and quite a few of you mentioned selling courses, digital products, coaching, and other services.

I'm one of the founders of a platform we're building for exactly this type of business, and we've recently built a new onboarding process that I want to test with real creators.

The idea is pretty simple:

If you have a website, you paste the URL into our onboarding. If you don't, you can just tell it about your business. Within a few minutes, you'll get a functional system set up around what you do.

Depending on your business, you'll get your branded system with services, bookings, payments, courses, digital products, live programs, etc., built in. You can then customize everything and make it your own.

I'm looking for a handful of creators willing to try the onboarding and give me honest feedback on the experience and what it creates.

I'm also looking for a few people who'd be comfortable letting me use their setup to record demo videos showing the process. That's completely optional - just let me know if you'd be open to it.

If you're open to help out, please comment below. I really appreciate it!

Basically what I wrote in the title.
Do you offer your own online/digital products and services, or you mostly work with brands?

I know it’s different for everyone, but I just want to hear how you monetize.

I’m curious how other coaches structure their practice.

Roughly how many active clients do you work with?
Do clients usually pay per session, buy packages, or pay a monthly retainer?
I’d love to hear how your coaching business is structured.

I’m curious how other coaches structure their practice.

Roughly how many active clients do you work with?
Do clients usually pay per session, buy packages, or pay a monthly retainer?
I’d love to hear how your coaching business is structured.

Basically what I wrote in the title.
Do you offer your own online/digital products and services, or you mostly work with brands?

I know it’s different for everyone, but I just want to hear how you monetize.

Over the last couple of years we’ve been building software for people who monetize their expertise online: coaches, therapists, consultants, educators, practitioners and other knowledge professionals.

Watching hundreds of these businesses being built changed the way I think about passive income.

The biggest thing I realized is this:

Passive income isn’t about replacing work. It’s about replacing delivery.

The people making the most “passive” income aren’t sitting on a beach. They’re still working every day. The difference is they’re no longer solving the same problem one person at a time.

A few observations that stood out to me:

• Passive income is rarely passive in the beginning. Almost everyone spends months (usually years) building expertise, trust and an audience before products start selling consistently (with minimal involvement) .
• The fastest path to passive income is often active income first. Many successful creators started by working 1:1. It helped them understand exactly what people would pay to solve before packaging it into a course, program or digital product.
• You don’t need a massive audience. We’ve seen experts with a few thousand followers outperform creators with hundreds of thousands because their audience trusts them.
• Distribution beats perfection. The best product doesn’t always win. The product people actually discover usually does.
• People don’t buy information. They buy outcomes and confidence. Most of all they buy shortcuts and transformation.
• Your audience is the real asset. Courses, ebooks and templates come and go. An audience that trusts you can support many different products over time.
• Marketing is a multiplier. We’ve seen brilliant experts struggle because nobody knew they existed, while average products succeeded because the creator had great distribution.
• The biggest opportunities are still around timeless human problems. Health. Money. Relationships. Career. Parenting. Confidence. People consistently invest in solving these because they create meaningful improvements in life.
• Most experts underestimate how valuable their knowledge is. They charge for an hour of their time instead of the outcome they create. The bigger the expertise the more people are afraid to price their services properly... (not sure if this is a fact, but I see some pattern here)
• The businesses that last solve real problems. The internet makes it look easy to package information into a product, but sustainable passive income usually comes from genuine expertise and consistently helping people get results.

One thing surprised me the most.
The people earning the most passive income almost never describe it as “passive.” They see it as the result of years spent building assets: expertise, trust, content, SEO, email lists, communities and products, that continue working long after the initial effort.

If you’re currently earning passive income, what ended up mattering far more than you expected?

One thing that surprised me talking with coaches/practitioners running online sessions was how often no-shows had less to do with scheduling itself and more to do with expectations, commitment, and client fit from the beginning.

The practitioners struggling most with cancellations/no-shows were usually also the ones with:
– no cancellation policy
– no upfront payment/deposit
– very low friction booking
– no onboarding questions before booking
– unclear expectations from the beginning

Even adding one simple question before someone books often improved the quality of calls significantly because it made people pause and engage more intentionally instead of booking impulsively.

And interestingly, adding a bit more structure often improved the client experience instead of hurting it.

Not because people necessarily like “rules”, but because clarity and commitment tend to change behavior.

Meanwhile serious clients often appreciated:
– professionalism
– consistency
– clear expectations
– knowing what to expect

The practitioners with the healthiest long-term client relationships were usually not the “most flexible” ones, they were the ones with the clearest boundaries and communication from the start.

What’s your experience on this topic? How do you handle
cancellations/no-shows in your practice?

We’ve been working with coaches and practitioners on a small local (marketplace) platform where they could offer programs, sessions, and courses online.

A few things I noticed:

1. The platform itself rarely creates demand.

The coaches who already had some kind of audience/community (even a small one) almost always performed better than those expecting the platform to “bring clients”.

2. Simple and targeted offers usually performed better.

The best-performing courses/programs were rarely huge “complete masterclasses”.

Most people bought shorter offers focused on one specific pain point they already wanted solved.

We’ve been working with coaches and practitioners on a small local platform where they could offer programs, sessions, and courses online

3. Many coaches eventually wanted more ownership over their audience and brand.

A lot of practitioners initially loved the simplicity of being on a platform, but over time many started wanting:
– their own website
– direct client relationships
– their own email list/community
– more control over the client experience

Especially the ones building long-term programs and recurring relationships.

4. Time-limited offers and discount codes actually worked pretty well.

Not because people wanted “cheap coaching”, but because urgency helped people finally commit instead of postponing forever.

5. No one can sell your services better than you can.

People in this niche buy from people they trust.

The practitioners doing best were usually the ones showing up consistently, sharing their perspective, replying to people, building relationships, etc.

6. One recurring client is worth way more than constantly chasing new ones.

The coaches doing best long term usually focused more on ongoing programs, accountability, and long-term relationships than constant acquisition.

7. Instagram communities/channels worked incredibly well.

And I don’t just mean followers.

The practitioners doing best usually had some kind of closer audience interaction:
– broadcast channels
– replying to stories
– regular DMs
– consistent communication

Even smaller communities converted surprisingly well because trust was already there before selling anything.

Would genuinely love to hear if other coaches noticed similar patterns in their own business.

We’re in a pre-launch phase with our SaaS and I’ve just created an Instagram account since most of our ICP is there.

How did you get your first followers?
I’d prefer not to involve friends and family.

We’re in a pre-launch phase with our SaaS and I’ve just created an Instagram account since most of our ICP is there.

How did you get your first followers?
I’d prefer not to involve friends and family.