Transform your Dreams
One of the primary missions of Packsniffer is to help make others the best versions of themselves. Maybe you need specific hiking knowledge, improving your own web story-telling techniques and reaching a larger audience, or help being a bomb-tastic dad hero to your kids. We are here for advice or just a nudge in the right direction! Learn insider strategies for transforming your hiking prowess to an entirely new level, or building your web presence or blog into a sustainable online business with personalized advice so you can have more freedom and confidence in pursuing what you love.
Packsniffer started with a great idea and a blog that we are passionate about. Its not about being a great dad, its about being a great family. Parent’s, you’ve got to teach your children “meaning” through common experiences. Those experience lessons are what we remember from our own childhood. This is the era of Youtube and if you aren’t a knowledgeable and supportive coach you’ll be replaced by an emotionless how-to video. No really!! How many of you are raising youtube zombies? Packsniffer for us adds meaning, facilitates teaching, provides a memory repository and allows us to bond in a way that celebrates the active outdoor lifestyle.
So you’ve got your own great idea. Maybe its its an epic thru hike, maybe its a travel blog, maybe you’ve been aching to launch an online store or you’ve done one or all of these and its time for the next steps. Its time to improve your reach and to bring others along but how? If you’re starting to wonder if your hard work is going to pay off or finding out that marketing ain’t your bag. we’ve been there and are here to help.
Trust me. I get it. I know to feel like a success you want to see the reward. Back in 2016 after my accident I seriously questioned everything I had done before. Had any of my previous experiences been valuable and relevant? Was my entire life just going to be a dollar amount from an estate sale? Did I have anything of value that could be taught to others? I was alone, hurting, but damn thankful to simply still be alive. That gratitude moved me forward. Day after day I worked hard and I trained relentlessly just to walk again. I set goals and 6 months later by myself I got back up on the mountains. On that day after all the struggle and all the success, I was still left wanting. I had noone to share my great adventures with. Unknowingly I took a self picture that would be the seed to transform my life. With that single picture, I regained my outdoor confidence, caught the attention of my future wife, and had the idea for a life-transforming blog.
Now 4 years later after much trial and error, I’ve turned Packsniffer into a successful blog I love. Its something I can do anywhere,a way to reach my family anywhere, provides the means to travel anywhere and if I can be your picture, your coach, your anywhere and take your life to the next level I want to help you.
Our coaching program is simple. 1-on-1 video coaching to help you thrive in place and reach goals you’ve only dreamed of. We are here to help you through whatever challenges you are currently facing big or small. You share with us what you need help with or things you’ve seen here you want to learn about, and we’ll give you honest feedback and share all of the strategies and experiences we’ve used to create a successful life, blog and family. We want the same for you and promise to hold nothing back. We’ll also reveal our struggles, what hasn’t worked, whats caused us to get stuck…so you can avoid our pitfalls and stop wasting time. If you need blog coaching we’ll give you techniques on how to start making money from a variety of revenue streams as quickly as possible. You’ll learn how to grow your blog into a thriving online brand so you can have financial stability, a flexible lifestyle, and a job you absolutely love.
Some of the topics we’ve covered include:
Family
- Spending cold nights in a tent with a newborn
- Getting all family members to participate in outdoor activities
- The art of slackpacking on longer trips with weary tiny feet
- Why collaboration > competition when it comes to family time.
- Reducing injury risk. Creating a family specific pre-trip exercise plan
- Managing financial resources to meet family goals.
Hiking
- Creating an epic itinerary
- Selecting the perfect gear
- How to capture, share and recall the memories most cherished
- Specific resupply strategies
- Dietary requirements and meal planning
- Making your downtime your most cherished time on the trail
- Budgeting your perfect adventure
- Maintaining healthy habits
Blogging
- Mastering SEO without spending a ton of time
- The role of Pinterest and social media in driving traffic
- What to do when overwhelmed, creating a schedule for yourself
- How to land paid sponsorships with brands you love and what to charge
- Tips for building a engaged email list
- Growing a brand around valued content
- Building loyal readership
- When and where to get help
- Easy fixes to improve your current site
Interested in 1-on-1 Coaching?
Signing up for a coaching service might feel scary or even intimidating but it shouldn’t. It really should be the first thing we all seek out to help us reach our goals sooner. Everything is tailored and specific to you. A typical video coaching request is normally followed by a few exploratory emails and development of an agenda to keep our conversations on task. At that point depending on the topic(s) and any research required we’ll work with you to set a fixed number of sessions and fee that is reasonable to the both of us. Follow ups to see how you are progressing are included as well. There are no commitments and if you don’t take away any ideas that are valuable and actionable we’ll offer a money back guarantee. There is no commitment to go further and you can stop at anytime.
Drop your details in this form, and we’ll contact you about next steps.
One final note, coaching is something we enjoy doing and is a means to support the expenses of our blog. We encourage you to give this a try and see where it goes. We will totally respect your privacy when it comes to this and anything you tell us is held in strict confidence and won’t become a blog post. We will also never solicit you further if you inquire and decide its not for you.
Thanks, and we can’t wait to help you take important steps towards the life you dream of!