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September 2026: Introducing Starter

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September 2026: Introducing Starter

Your business deserves room to grow before it takes on a monthly bill. This September, we're introducing Starter, a new way to build your business on Pineway for $0/month. Create your page, share your offers, welcome clients, and start taking bookings without a monthly subscription. We've also made it easier to move from Paperbell, invite clients into monthly Plans, shape your booking schedule, and keep people updated after a session. Meet Starter: $0/month, with room to grow Starter gives y

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Plans and recurring bookings: August 2026 | Pineway
Ammar Mirza

Plans and recurring bookings: August 2026 | Pineway

Keep monthly client payments together with Plans, let clients book every session in an offer at once, and connect Apple Calendar, Zoom, and Google Analytics.

Pineway vs Linktree: Which Is Better? (2026)
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Pineway vs Linktree: Which Is Better? (2026)

TL;DR Pineway and Linktree both offer link-in-bio feature, but they serve coaching businesses in entirely different ways. Pineway is a complete operating system designed to eliminate administrative overhead; enabling you to handle native session booking, sell digital products, and manage clients with one-click checkout and zero transaction fees. Linktree is a simple directory for organizing links, offering a basic menu layout but lacking built-in scheduling or CRM workflows, and it takes steep

The Best Paperbell Alternatives for Coaches in 2026
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The Best Paperbell Alternatives for Coaches in 2026

Right now, most coaches are running their businesses across four or five tools that don't talk to each other. You are tired of patching together Calendly for scheduling, Stripe for payments, and google forms just to onboard a single client. Paperbell promises to bring scheduling, payments, and contracts together into one platform for $57 a month. However, when your practice starts to grow, the reality often falls short. When you try to run a high-touch service through a rigid system, things sli

How to Choose the Right Coaching Platform in 2026
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How to Choose the Right Coaching Platform in 2026

You probably got into coaching to help people change their lives. Whether you are guiding a beginner taking their first steps or a seasoned CMO navigating a massive pivot, you wanted to sit across from a client and actually help them. You definitely did not get into this to become a part-time IT administrator. Yet, if you look at the daily reality of running a coaching business right now, you are probably drowning in a fragmented tech stack. You are likely juggling: * A clunky Google Calenda

Best Kajabi Alternatives for Coaches in 2026
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Best Kajabi Alternatives for Coaches in 2026

If you’re trying to sell a 1:1 coaching package on Kajabi and feel completely buried under unnecessary funnels, pipelines, and email builders, you are not alone. Many coaches join expecting that all-in-one system, only to end up patching multiple tools together just to get through the day. It creates a quiet background stress. You feel the constant dread of duct-taping apps, hunting for session notes, and paying $179 a month for a massive marketing machine when your business actually runs on li

When your client has nothing to bring to the session
Debbie Otuagomah

When your client has nothing to bring to the session

Imagine you're on a coaching call on a Wednesday afternoon. Your client logs into Zoom. She's smiling. She says, "Honestly, though, I didn't really come with anything specific today." You smile back and say something like that's totally fine, let's see what comes up. You ask her how she's been and what's on her mind for the week. She gives you a four-minute answer about her sister's upcoming wedding. You nod and ask a follow-up question. She gives you another answer. The clock at the top of t