time to start my own business ... I MUST DO IT !

mike1107 · Jul 5, 2005

well I must admit our sport is my all life ... I mean it's what made what I am (physically) now and I think it's what I do the best ... IT'S MY LIFE ...

a lot of people are asking me for advices and even if I'm not Dogg Crapp, I know my stuff when it comes to basic training / diet ... and I always give my advice without nothing

and now I see that there is a demand for "home training": a trainer come at your home and train you for 1 hour or so 45 minutes and you pay him
In general , people asking for that kind of services are people who work a lot and have money to spend for their physical condition ...

well my friends keep tellin me that I should do it, that thanks to my physic and knowledges I could be a real good personal trainer (almost every people I trained in the pas are happy of how I transformed them) and make some good $$$

now my problem is that in my life I've been sometimes really disapointed and that now I sometimes hesitate way too much before I should start to do something .. and this time I must say that I'm afraid the same thing will happen !
FUCK I've never been a loser and have had some serious hard experiences in my life that gave me a solid temper but now it seems like all this years where I suffered I pay it back now ... and it maybe the best occasion I'll have to earn good cash with what I like

iif I do it ... uh no ... WHEN I'll do it , I'll do it for 1 year cause after I'll have the diploma we need here to work with High level and professional athletes but there is no way I can wait 1 more year doing jobs that I hate and that don't pay me good ... I studied and have diploma in marketing but I hate that in fact lol and never worked in marketing...

now I designed my own advertising and will put in mail boxes of houses of "rich" people where I live (this is the way the few guys that do that job do) ... and hope it's gonna be worth it ... but again I don't want to be disapointed again ...

if any of you have good ideas that'd be cool cause now I'm pissed off to lose my time and at 24 I feel like I MUSTN'T lose more time and want to do something tht I like

sorry my friends to bother you with that but this board is full of persons that have experiences and EXCELLENT advices ...

FUCK I'M FULL OF HOPE AND IN THE SAME TIME AFRAID OF ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT ... and I must admit that being on tren doesn't help lol

thank you guys for reading this and your help and SORRY I NEEDED TO VENT !!!!!!!!!!!!

cryptasm · Jul 5, 2005

nothing ventured nothing gained......
Do It!!....If you don't you'll always wonder what if I'd done that back then....Better to try and fail than to do nothing and succeed..
Good Luck my friend, I belive that is a good idea, and if you market yourself well you could make alot of $$$...

miketasher · Jul 6, 2005

New Business

Good luck sounds great. Advertise with local business' that have a local gym in the building. That way you can train a few at a time during lunch, before and after work. Also, when you pass out fliers do not put them in the mailbox (federal crime). But put them on the doorstep or wedge them in between the flag. Good luck.

Big A · Jul 6, 2005

mike1107 said:
now I designed my own advertising and will put in mail boxes of houses of "rich" people where I live (this is the way the few guys that do that job do) ... and hope it's gonna be worth it ... but again I don't want to be disapointed again ...

From my own experience, that won't work. Most people like that won't even read junk mail and also they don't usually don't care or are not interested. It is still a very small percentage of people that are into fitness.
You will get much better results by advertising in the local paper and also at a few local gyms. Most of yoour clients will be people that already workout at a gym, but would like to switch to home training since they don't have the time for gym or simply they don't like the gym anymore.

BULK_CITY · Jul 6, 2005

I have heard of guys doing this... either they go to their home and train them or they take them to their home gym and train them (I think Titus does this)

I would take out an ad in the paper as well as make Flyers/drop adv in mail boxes... post fliers in busy areas/college campuses/craigs list

good luck, keep us updated

2BIGFRED · Jul 6, 2005

Bro ive actually just got into this myself I started Mon getting business cards and flyers and a web site up and going.Im taking my flyers out tommorow and im also putting a ad in the paper.Im thinking of buying some stabilty balls and exercise bands along with mats and dbs to take to peoples home that dont have equipment.Ill use the bands for the older people and ask them if they wish to purchase equipmemt I will help them get the right stuff.I wish you the best of luck bro!!

BigBoyJ · Jul 6, 2005

I originally became a trainer with the intent to start my own business. I've been working at a gym for about 5 weeks now and I seriously love it. My intent was just to work at the gym until I got enough clientelle to venture out on my own. Now though, I'm thinking I may just stay at the gym. This is the first job I've had in my life where I actually look forward to going to work. Hell, I'm the man at my job.

I've been training the other trainers which has helped me to get clients. When people see you training trainers, they really assume you know your shit. I train the trainers for free of course, but it really has paid off for me.

If you get a job at a good gym and you really know your stuff, word spreads fast. People will start asking for you. In my opinion, this is the best way to get things rolling. Then once you have some regulars, you can start working for yourself if you want. In my case though, my co-workers are cool as hell, I pretty much make my own hours, and I don't have to pay any of the overhead that having your own business has. Really, now I don't see any reason to work for myself.

The funny thing is that I'm one SERIOUSLY anti-social bastard. But for some strange reason, as a trainer, it works out well for me. My bluntness and no bullshit attitude seem to be something that people like in a trainer. I don't let my clients be pussies and I don't put up with excuses. They actually seem to like that.

mike1107 · Jul 6, 2005

BigBoyJ said:
I originally became a trainer with the intent to start my own business. I've been working at a gym for about 5 weeks now and I seriously love it. My intent was just to work at the gym until I got enough clientelle to venture out on my own. Now though, I'm thinking I may just stay at the gym. This is the first job I've had in my life where I actually look forward to going to work. Hell, I'm the man at my job. I've been training the other trainers which has helped me to get clients. When people see you training trainers, they really assume you know your shit. I train the trainers for free of course, but it really has paid off for me.

If you get a job at a good gym and you really know your stuff, word spreads fast. People will start asking for you. In my opinion, this is the best way to get things rolling. Then once you have some regulars, you can start working for yourself if you want. In my case though, my co-workers are cool as hell, I pretty much make my own hours, and I don't have to pay any of the overhead that having your own business has. Really, now I don't see any reason to work for myself.

The funny thing is that I'm one SERIOUSLY anti-social bastard. But for some strange reason, as a trainer, it works out well for me. My bluntness and no bullshit attitude seem to be something that people like in a trainer. I don't let my clients be pussies and I don't put up with excuses. They actually seem to like that.

well I feel the same about the fact that doing this give me pleasure and it's the only way I see my job : happy and pleased to be there
the difference is that I've to work alone as I'll go at people's home most of the time

Snarf · Jul 7, 2005

mike1107 said:
now I designed my own advertising and will put in mail boxes of houses of "rich" people where I live (this is the way the few guys that do that job do) ... and hope it's gonna be worth it ... but again I don't want to be disapointed again ...

Careful on doing this. Its against the law - if someone complains to your local postmaster you can be fined or worse.

BULK_CITY · Jul 7, 2005

Snarf said:
Careful on doing this. Its against the law - if someone complains to your local postmaster you can be fined or worse.

cant you just put it on their front door? i get flyers on my front door all the dam time

mike1107 · Jul 7, 2005

Snarf said:
Careful on doing this. Its against the law - if someone complains to your local postmaster you can be fined or worse.

no problem with that where I live which is cool

Pekkerwood · Jul 8, 2005

Good Friend uses in home trainer...

Mike:

One of my best friends has the trainer come to his home three times a week to train he and his wife together. He absolutely loves it and it has made a change in his fitness.

Interesting Part: He received the training for a year as a christmas present from his brother. He thinks its the best gift he has ever gotten.

The trainer has a vw bug yellow painted with his advertising that he uses for work. It is a little cheesy but he swears it has paid for itself just when he goes to the Grocery Stores in the upper middle class neighborhoods.

The guy has built a consistent business and is enjoying his life. You will almost always do better working for yourself if you have the discipline to truly work your 40+ hours a week without guidance. The people I see successful who do independent endeavors like this look at it as a business, i.e. when they are not training they are marketing or creating new marketing ideas or materials to develop clients. Volunteering to give free speeches to small gatherings, offering specials to neighborhood associations, advertising in the neighborhood associations newsletters etc.

I wish you the best of luck.

Pekkerwood