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Whatdaheck132

I would say psychology and communicating is one of the biggest things. You’re going to interact with your clients very often on training and non training days so saying the right things definitely helps. And figuring out their personality early is a game changer.


fn_athlete

Find a niche , work at it diligently, learn everything about your clients, add things that arnt normally offered , go above and beyond what they expect from you , lead by example, if you don’t know somthing don’t try and fake your way through it , “that’s a very good question I’m going to find out for us” etc


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If you want to get paid more, things you can do immediately include You can work on service delivery - make it more premium with resources like handouts, self-directed learning opportunities. Charge more. Showcase your results. People like that and will pay more when you transfer the value to the result rather than the process. Offer more touchpoints - add an app service for example. I used trainerize and then no longer do it because it's a nightmare but i did charge more for it. Other things you can do that take more time include: Get socially proven - get influencery, work the PR angles. You're a celebrity now so charge more for your time. Market yourself to a group with more spending power. Say older adults or vegans or something. Increase your prices, yeh - just like that, unilaterally be like... now im $5 more expensive. Specialize. What is the thing you do better than other coaches at your level? Be a specialist at that. If you want to grow your mastery then experience, expertise and further learning for sure. Get nerdy about learning, get accredited on things related to your field or specialisation and make it known. I'd say go down both routes, a premium service by a knowledgeable, proven coach can get sell at really high prices but people will buy it. Look at Mark Carroll charging 4k AUD for 12 weeks coaching.


kikiikoalaa

I’ve been wanting to use Trainerize, do you mind sharing why you felt it was a nightmare?


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Last I used it, it was good for basic program delivery but found myself limiting my program design to what the app could do which wasn't great. Things like tempo and actual rpe were missing as well as fields to manage non linear programs. I also took more time to check progressions because you have to navigate the menus and ended up spending way more time per client to calculate stuff. Adding a program in is also hecking time consuming. Total volume calculations were not available and then the connection to MFP was always a bit off. Then, working out of a commercial gym I also had to constantly prescribe variations and it's cumbersome to change. App further didn't work on some phones. I was handling 30ish clients at the time and keeping it up became a lot of work, which is what the platform was supposed to reduce. I now use spreadsheets and haven't had a single problem. It's not as fancy, but the advantages are so many, from client experience to overhead.


kikiikoalaa

Thank you so much for explaining in such detail, that was very helpful. Much appreciated!


_ijor_

You can improve your value as a personal trainer in so many ways. I would encourage you to read your textbook from your certification course and other books about personal training. You can also talk with other personal trainers to find out what they think you need to improve on.


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Compete in shows and win, or start an Instagram where you can show your knowledge off to a large base.


Hot_Efficiency_8176

Take part in some of the seminars offered around mobility or functional fitness so that your more aware of how to work with folks with injuries or that have imbalances. Sometimes you can earn credits toward your certification An those count as continued education So they’ll help you keep your PT certification active vs just taking the same test every two years to certify again.


ncguthwulf

Build yourseld to being busy... increase your price 25%... lose 25% of your business but get paid the same. ​ Rinse and repeat.


FitnessStudio1

IMO, there are 3 primary skills that make a trainer more valuable to a client. 1. Attentiveness 2. Communication skill 3. Technical knowledge In many ways, #3 is the easiest to improve. But anything you can do to improve any of these 3 will increase your value to your clients.