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Take the time to fill out your IDEA Fitness Connect profile in it's entirety. Ask your current clients for testimonials. Make sure you put them on your profile
Take advantage of all the resources on this site to promote yourself. Link your profile to twitter, facebook and all the other social network sites you are part of.
Wishing you the best!
Take advantage of all the resources on this site to promote yourself. Link your profile to twitter, facebook and all the other social network sites you are part of.
Wishing you the best!
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I"d ask myself every day how I can advance myself towards being more Professional and more Popular and seek to enliven both of those "P" words. Rely on word of mouth more than anything to increase clientele. Get a charity and support it in your efforts and it will make the world better AND help your press simultaneously. Get the IDea Fitness Connect page working for you to its MAXIMUM potential. And read this great little book on cueing and communication skills called CREAM RISES.....
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Love what you do and make every effort to prove it. When you feel that love fading, teach others what you know and then promote them to others. Worked out for me and Brought about a new found passion for what I was/am doing today. I highly encourage this strategy. ;)
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It appears that you have the academic preparation. Not knowing where you plan to train clients, your previous experience or what equipment you have available, I suggest that you approach training facilities in your location to see if you can become part of their staff. Practical experience, in my opinion, is far more valuable than academic knowledge.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Set goals for your revenue, this was the most important thing that I learned.
Know your closing sales percentage.
Know how many clients you need to talk to each day/month/year to effectively meet your needs. For instance if you need to train 10 clients per month (just a random number) and you have a closing rate of 15%, then you know that you need to talk to 66 people per month to make you sales. Break this down to 4 weeks and you get, 17 people per week. Break it down even further to 4 people per day. Working managable numbers like this makes this job less frustrating and less overwhelming in the long run. It is way easier to see yourself talking to 4 people per day than 66 people. Yet this kind of breakdown helps to ensure that you meet your personal goals for income. There is a math behind sales and it is very beneficial to know it.
Know your closing sales percentage.
Know how many clients you need to talk to each day/month/year to effectively meet your needs. For instance if you need to train 10 clients per month (just a random number) and you have a closing rate of 15%, then you know that you need to talk to 66 people per month to make you sales. Break this down to 4 weeks and you get, 17 people per week. Break it down even further to 4 people per day. Working managable numbers like this makes this job less frustrating and less overwhelming in the long run. It is way easier to see yourself talking to 4 people per day than 66 people. Yet this kind of breakdown helps to ensure that you meet your personal goals for income. There is a math behind sales and it is very beneficial to know it.
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Word of mouth is the best advertisement but you also want to let people know what you do and that you are available.
I looked at your profile and saw that you carry you own liability insurance. That is great. I assume that you also have registered your own business and that you are in compliance with all the rules of the state you live in.
I recommend that you have a few shirts that carry your company name (or your own name) and contact information. Wear it wherever you go, and also put a decal on your car. Never leave your home without business cards.
When you first begin with in-home training, you will be tempted to accept any time and any location. This can lead to a lot of running around and inefficiency for you.
I also recommend that you should be mindful that - wherever you go - you are always an advertisement for yourself. That also includes places like Twitter and Facebook.
I looked at your profile and saw that you carry you own liability insurance. That is great. I assume that you also have registered your own business and that you are in compliance with all the rules of the state you live in.
I recommend that you have a few shirts that carry your company name (or your own name) and contact information. Wear it wherever you go, and also put a decal on your car. Never leave your home without business cards.
When you first begin with in-home training, you will be tempted to accept any time and any location. This can lead to a lot of running around and inefficiency for you.
I also recommend that you should be mindful that - wherever you go - you are always an advertisement for yourself. That also includes places like Twitter and Facebook.
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Know your limitations with time
If you are going to be an in home trainer try to schedule your clients who live near each other on the same day
Don't think you always have to say yes to every one who wants to train, make sure it's a good match.
Write down all of your travel expenses and keep track of your mileage and gas etc.
Offer small group training
Give your current clients your business card and let them know you have times available and that you love referrels
Offer a referrel card: refer 5 clients get 2 sessions for free
Join your Chamber of Commerce
Get involved in your community
Offer a student discount/senior discount?
If you are going to be an in home trainer try to schedule your clients who live near each other on the same day
Don't think you always have to say yes to every one who wants to train, make sure it's a good match.
Write down all of your travel expenses and keep track of your mileage and gas etc.
Offer small group training
Give your current clients your business card and let them know you have times available and that you love referrels
Offer a referrel card: refer 5 clients get 2 sessions for free
Join your Chamber of Commerce
Get involved in your community
Offer a student discount/senior discount?
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You are a little reticent on details what you like to get tips on. You say that you are making it your fulltime job. Does that mean that you already have fulltime employment in this field or that you want it to be so?
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I have some clients that I bring some of my equipment to their house and workout with them there. I am already working at a facility. I am a member of a BNI group for networking and referrals. So, what I am asking is how else to expand a client base, and some do's and don'ts through the transition. Thanks so much, everyone!
