Can I Be a Sleep Consultant Virtually?
Since early 2020, many people who had never worked remotely had to adapt to a new environment. In many cases, this has become the new normal. While some jobs seem to lend themselves easily to a virtual world, others feel less intuitive, especially those that are based on relationships. You may think that sleep consulting falls into the latter category. Contrary to popular belief, you can become a virtual sleep consultant. Sleep consulting isn’t restricted to in-home services.
The certification program through the Center for Pediatric Sleep Management is specifically designed to help you work virtually. This includes learning about business plans and marketing tactics aimed at this type of work. While you can choose to offer in-person services, sleep consulting is actually extremely well suited to a virtual offering.
Become a Virtual Sleep Consultant
Learn the importance of being able to offer your services in a virtual capacity. Take advantage of a changing world and become a virtual sleep consultant.
How Sleep Consultants Help
To see why being a virtual sleep consultant is beneficial, it’s important to understand exactly what a sleep consultant does. We do not come into the life of parents and sleep train babies for them, which would require being in the home. The role of a sleep consultant is to guide parents on the right steps to take to teach their own babies the skill of independent sleep. In fact, the less we step in to do work for the parents, the more effective they will be.
Discovery calls, creating sleep plans, check-ins, and advice can all easily be done over text or email. By providing consistent support without being constantly present, parents learn to implement your advice on their own while still having somewhere to turn.
Running a Virtual Business
For many people, especially those looking to add to existing businesses or stay at home with their children, being able to work from home is the dream. Running your own business already allows you the flexibility that you would never get as an employee. Add to that the ability to run your business from home and you are even more in control. This lets you schedule calls and plan around family dinners, other meetings, or whatever else you choose to prioritize.
A virtual business also means that you can balance multiple clients at one time. This increases your efficiency and earnings. Of course, you will need to determine the right limit for you. By opening up your schedule in this way, you can expand your business to meet your goals. Your clients can also be all over the world, rather than limiting yourself to the market close to your home.
Other Options for Sleep Consulting
Some sleep consultants do choose to offer in-person services. These services can include consultations or even overnight stays for observation and hands-on coaching. You can do this instead of or in addition to services offered virtually. Even if you work this way, some things will still be done remotely, like discovery calls and ongoing support after an initial period of services.
The program at the Center for Pediatric Sleep Management is designed to open all options to you. You’ll learn how to create packages and business plans that work for you and your clients, whether that is entirely virtual or a hybrid set of services.
To learn about how others have been successful with virtual businesses, you can visit our Facebook group and join the conversation.
