A Fitness Business Guest Post by Craig Ballantyne

Even if you have your bootcamp business or personal training biz humming, you still probably feel like you don’t have enough time to start an online web biz.

Well, I’m going to show you how to get more done by making more time in your life

One of the big things you need to know is how to start making the progression from training all the time to spending more time working on your Internet business.

Eventually you just have to cut out some training and commit a block of time to working on your ebook and website projects.

I started with Thursday afternoons. No more clients. Then I cut all clients from Thursday mornings. Then all day Tuesday as well. And so it went, eliminating chunks of time as my online business grew.

Do baby steps at first…you might be terrified, but when you see how much work you can get done working on your e-book for 6 hours straight compared to 1 hour for 6 days straight, you’ll know you’ve made the right decision.

But even after you’ve freed up that time, you still have to find a way to GSD (get stuff done). I still get a lot of people asking me how I do it…how do I get so much done?

A lot of it is energy management. Something that is practically impossible when you are training people all day, trading time for money.

Energy management means working on the right tasks at the right time.

Specifically, working on creative tasks when you are most creative. However, for most trainers in the gym, they are often most creative when they are stuck training people for 4 hours in a row.

But when they finally get in front of a computer, it seems like their brain has gone into shutdown mode. I know, I’ve been there.

So if you are stuck in that position, here’s one tip…

Get up 10 minutes earlier and at least do 10 minutes of work on your project.

Yes, I know you are getting up early already. I’ve been there. I hated the alarm clock more than you ever could.

But I remember getting up at 4:30am (yes, 4:30am) to write for 10-15 minutes and then drag myself away from the computer and onto my day.

Short term pain for long term gain – that’s what you have to remember.

Getting up 10 minutes earlier and working on a project can mean the difference between getting stuck in the dollars for hours revolving door or living the Internet lifestyle.

Here’s another tip…

Always be working on something. Always have reading material. Whether you are between clients, at the dentist, on the bus, or eating lunch, you should always have educational material in front of you and helping you plot and
scheme your way out of the personal training prison.

I made a lot of money from ideas I wrote down on a notepad while riding the subway to and from the gym. I was always taking notes from books I was reading or preparing my next Turbulence Training program (another tip -
always be thinking about “What’s next” in your business).

Next, make sure you are minimizing email.

Start by setting designated times when you check your email. I know you’ve heard that a million times, but are you sticking to it?

To motivate yourself to stick to that schedule, create a punishment fund that you contribute $5to each time you break your email rule. Give that money to a homeless guy or something.

It’s also critical to avoid checking your email first thing upon sitting down to your computer. Before you open up your email, make sure you get at least one project done. Hopefully more.

NOTE: The email I’m referring to is non-client email. Make sure you set up one email that only your clients can contact you on. After all, its free to set up email, so you should have separate emails for clients and for yourinfo business.

Back to not checking your email…

Why shouldn’t you check your email first thing in the morning or right after you are done training clients?

1) You’ll get so much more done if you start working on projects with a fresh mind, rather than getting sucked into problems waiting in your inbox.

Take a deep breath and relax, and get some work done instead.

2) Chances are there will be an email in your inbox that will get stuck in your head like a catchy tune. It might be an upset customer, a refund, or any number of negative-type messages far too common today. But it will gnaw on your mind while you try and do something more productive. It will crush your ability to get anything done.

Don’t let negative influences get into your head until you’ve got something accomplished.

Every morning, fight the habit to check your email. Every minute you hold out is a victory won. You will triple your productivity, if not more.

Finally, the last big lesson that we all need to remember is to follow the 80-20 principle… that approximately 80% of our progress will come from 20% of our efforts. It might even be 95% of our progress comes from 5% of our efforts.

In a fitness Internet business, that means 80% of your sales and traffic will come from a few main sources. I know this is true in my business, because I measure it all the time (with google analytics).

So I know where to focus my marketing efforts.

Do you? If not, you need to track and focus on what is most productive for you, and then you can cut unproductive behaviors and spend more time doing other things (business or pleasure).

Bottom line:

Make sure you are spending your time on being productive, not just being busy. That’s a big mistake so many trainers make.

And outsource any activity not worthy of your time. For example, you shouldn’t be spending any time on customer service for your Internet business. Customer service email will kill your business momentum.

You must have a system in place for someone else to deal with it. You can get a bootcamp client or find someone on Craig’s list. There are lots of good people looking for work these days.

Finally, follow this rule and you will succeed online:

“Every day, do ONE thing that moves your online business closer to your goals”.

That might mean…

a) Writing a headline for your website
b) Telling a story in a newsletter that creates trust and a relationship
between you and your readers
c) Designing another 4-week workout for your manual
d) Taking some photos for your e-book
e) Contacting a Joint-Venture partner
f) Submitting an article to another website to get a link back to your site

So even if you were “busy” training people today, you still have time tonight to be “productive” in your online business. Get going.

And there are dozens of other things you could be doing that you’ll learn in my Online Second Paycheck System. It’s the perfect place for you to get started making money on the Internet.

Don’t waste another second,

Craig Ballantyne

P.S. I’d love to hear your comments in the comment section below

Online Second Paycheck For Fitness Trainers

Craig Ballantyne is the owner of the world-famous, Men’s Health-approved Turbulence Training program and author of the Amazon Best Seller, “Just Say NO to Cardio”, can help you earn a second paycheck from your knowledge of fitness – online – in the comfort of your own home.

Craig was a personal trainer who started selling his own fitness information products in his spare time

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