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5 Rules To Survive The Gym And Move On To Big Things In Personal Training (part 2)
Rule 3: Conserve Your Money Even if you're selling on all cylinders and have a packed schedule, your pay here won't really be anything to brag about. Although you're selling your sessions for high rates, you may be taking home as little as a quarter of that money! But during this time you'll want to start putting away some money to fund your move. You'll need as much as a thousand dollars to get all of your web and equipment expenses covered, and you'll need to put away a good two months of living expenses for the period of time after you dump the gym, and are still building your private practice. So be sure to pay yourself first and get to this figure as fast as possible. Rule 4: Plan Your Escape Route Now, as you're conserving money and gaining your people and training skills, it's also a good time to start putting the pieces in place for when you go independent. Start getting your website made, look into outside training options, and pick the areas you want to reach and decide how you'll reach them. I would even go so far as to start doing free or low cost advertising, and making deals with businesses and establishments that are willing to help you. If you do gain some clients, you can easily train them on the side, and you'll have more leverage for when you make your full jump to going private. Most important of all, start to gather testimonials from all of your clients. Take before and after pictures of them, and when possible, take some of video of them saying why you're the best. This will be hugely important part of your marketing later. Rule 5: Get The Heck Out of There! Time to hand in your notice! By now you should have a few things cooking - you should have your site up and running, have explored a lot of the options out there for you to situate yourself, and ideally have a hand-full of clients. Once you've fully dumped the gym, you'll be surprised how many more ideas and opportunities you see in front of you. Be sure to take advantage of them - actively seek referrals from you existing clients, and never stop looking for new ones. Now that you're your own boss, and technically a business owner, make the most of it. And every now and then, take a minute to enjoy what you've accomplished - you've earned it! Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com For more info on getting clients for your personal training practice, visit Super-Trainer.com and get your free 27 page report, exposing the truth behind earn a high income, and market your fitness business |
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