I agree with this guy 1000% … I may kick back a lot now, but I did what this guy said to get where I'm at

A Fitness Business and Marketing Post by Big Chris McCombs

Volume Two

NOT For the Uptight or Easily Offended

Hey there, hope all is great in your world… things are going awesome here

I just sent my assistant Del and wife Sarah off to the day spa for some massages and pampering, and I'm kicking back with my little girls busting out a blog post while they watch a Barbie movie… it's no Toy Story 3 or Shrek… but they dig it, so good times

About a month ago I did the first post in a new "unofficial, no-holds barred, tell it like is, give you great content and try to get you to buy my shit series" called Fitness Marketing Undercover… the post was a HUGE success, so here's Volume Two… enjoy…

If They Ain't Happy For You… They Gotta Fucking Go

A Fitness Marketing Guest Post by Dustin Maher

If I could describe to you what my life has been the past 2.5 years, I would say, “WOW.” Despite what the “experts” are calling the worst economic period in modern history, or at least since the Great Depression, I have started and run a very thriving business that should reach 7 figures within the next 12 months.

But it wasn’t always like that…

Back up a few years and at 19 years old I was still living with my family in a trailer house and driving cars that were brand new… two decades ago that was. After leaving the home and starting off on my own I made all the mistakes trainers could make and was only bringing in a couple thousand dollars each month. I loved what I was doing, but always worrying about money isn’t a great thing.

Then something life-changing happened to me, I realized that if I could become a local fitness celebrity and be the absolute no brainer go to guy in my town, I would never again have to worry about getting clients.

At first I struggled mightily and thought I would never get my first TV appearance, but after learning some tricks and trying very hard I got my first. That first turned into an avalanche of media exposure, 87 times on NBC, ABC, and CBS, over 17 times on public radio (45 minute shows), and many newspaper and magazine articles.

Where am I at today?

A Fitness Marketing and Business Post by Big Chris

Hey there, hope you're doin' great

This is one of those posts where I just had to write… I PROMISE there will be lots of good lessons, tips and strategies to help you more money in your fitness business in it

Two days I had hernia surgery… it's actually a redo… 4 years ago I blew a hernia doin' box squats ( one of my favorite exercises) ..had it fixed, and then about a month or two ago I went in for a heavy squat/sumo-deadlift/good-morning workout and blew right through the mesh the doc put in 4 years ago… and this time the hernia was HUGE…

So I just had it fixed again and have been stuck at home with GIANT purple grapefruit sized … uh… organs.

But a few good things have come out of this…

A Fitness Business and Marketing Guest Post by Dan Go

Hey there…it's Dan Go…hope you are doing awesome and killing it in your fitness biz.

Before anything I want to say what's up to all the fitness pros I met that this years Fitness Business Summit. It's pretty cool to be around 300+ like minded people. I'm sure that the event has literally tripled my fitness training income in the coming year.

Special shout outs to my mastermind group of Leanne Ellington, Michael Duivus, Saraii Jones, Jonas Deffes and Dustin Maher. You guys are awesome and I can't thank you enough for what you have meant to me and my business.

I gotta admit whole time at FBS myself and Michael Duivus were asked about Big Chris' (is he still considered BIG anymore? Dude is under 300 now and getting LEAN) coaching from a lot of trainers.

I mean Chris is great and all but really what's so special about this big weight-lifting Harley-ridin' guy anyways?

A Fitness Marketing Guest Post By Zach Hunt

Hey, there, hope you're having a great day.

I have something pretty cool ninja Craigslist strategies to share with you..

I’ve heard from a lot of trainers lately that “Craigslist Is Dead” or not near as productive / worthwhile as it used to be.

• In a way this is true (if you don’t know the ninja secrets I’m about to share)
• In a way it’ not true (in fact even better then it used to be if you know these techniques)

Check it out…

Hey there, hope you're doin' awesome and I hope your fitness training business is killin' it… if you're doin the right things, then I'm sure it is.

As I write this it's my 40th birthday, and my awesome wife Sarah's 25th birthday ( yep, we share the same birthday)

And tomorrow our daughter Emma turns four

My twenties were crazy… giant marijuana operation, getting busted, losing everything, getting hooked on pain killers, ending up miserable.. and then…

In my thirties I turned it all around… quit drugs and became spiritual, a positive thinker, successful, a family man and an extremely reasonably happy person

My forties are gonna be even better

Here's some lessons of life and business I learned in my thirties… there's a lot of stuff here… but trust me, I had a lot to learn… as I pretty much just partied my teens and twenties away

Have Fun - If I don't enjoy it, don't do it ( unless required by law or something – like Taxes, DMV, etc)

Have a business and life philosophy -It makes doin' things that are in line with your values so much easier… Mine are…

Hey there, hope life is treating you as good as you're treating it

This post has some super cool tips and tricks for getting clients from Facebook

Before we jump into the Facebook strategies, check this out… there's a HUGE lesson in the story I'm about to tell you… it's a lesson in "posing out" … well… kiinda

Ok…

My editor Torry (for the documentary "Add To Cart" I'm making with Bedros about internet marketing) wanted some pics of me when I was a little 14 year old rockin', bmx riding, snake catching, pot smoking weirdo… not to say I'm still not kind of a weirdo today, but now I ride a Harley instead of a Mongoose, traded my fascination with snakes in for one of internet marketing, and swapped out the 4 foot bong for my own spiritual path as well as all that cool personal development/ psychology and prosperity mindset stuff…

The hard rock and metal is still there though… Metallica, Tool, Pantera and Eminem are cranked almost daily around here… especially when driving, working, doing cardio or lifting.

So check out this pic my mom sent me for Torry…

Now, a few cool facts about this pic…

A Fitness Marketing Video Guest Post By Josh Carter

Below I've two super cool videos from my bud Josh Carter about how you can use the power of Video and Facebook to get more training clients

If you're in the fitness industry, I'm sure you've heard all the buzz about Josh Carter's Fitness Facebook Funnel… if you haven't, here's where you can check it out…

Ok, now check out this videos from Josh about the power of combining video and Facebook to get more clients.

A Fitness Business Marketing and Guest Post by Chris McCombs

Hey there, hope you're doin' awesome, in this post I want to talk about a few key things ALL fitness trainers need…. well, at least the ones that want to be successful that is

As I'm writing this the wife and my two little girls are swimming out back having the time of their life

You could say the Fam is finally getting settled into our new pad. The wife is 5 months pregnant so she's nesting like crazy, getting everything ready for the new baby.

Pretty funny to see her go, baby in the belly, looking cute is ever… running around organizing and getting everything so it's just perfect for the new little one.

Even though she doesn't look 20 weeks pregnant in the picture on the right, trust me… she is

After I bust out this post for you I'm gonna head down to the Dodge dealership… gonna get a new Dodge Viper… IF I fit in one that is… I'm 6'6" 280lbs and have been a truck and Harley for so long.. I'm not sure I'll fit

But if I do, I'm getting one, since they're about to discontinue them, I figure now's the time… Still gonna keep the truck, Harley and SUV though … the kids won't fit in the Viper (=

Ok, so before I head over to the Dodge dealership, check this out…

There are a few key things that ALL trainers who want to kick serious ass need to have in place for their business

If you don't have these systems in place, get on em' ASAP… they'll change everything for you