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    VIDEO Turn Your Fitness Center Into a 24 Hour Access Club!
    VIDEO Turn Your Fitness Center Into a 24 Hour Access Club! Now, your members can use your fitness center anytime they want, day or night! With this system, you can operate your club as a one-man show. Employees not required! This is the most important investment you will make as a 24 hour fitness center business owner! . . . keep reading
    DOWNLOAD 24-Hour Fitness Center Membership Agreement
    DOWNLOAD 24-Hour Fitness Center Membership Agreement Here's the actual membership agreement that we have used to sign up over 1000 members to our 24-hour fitness center. All aspects of this membership agreement are covered point-by-point so that you will fully understand how we use it. Form includes important verbiage specific to a 24-hour access club. . . . keep reading
    The Anatomy of a Fitness Center Start Up
    The Anatomy of a Fitness Center Start Up Watch as we follow the progress of a new club that is starting up. Monitor the advancements of this new fitness center as we post entries into a blog showing the build-out and pre-sale activities leading up to the grand opening. . . . keep reading
    AUDIO: Getting Set Up With an Account For Your Club Management System
    AUDIO: Getting Set Up With an Account For Your Club Management System Managing your fitness center finances is easy when you have the right software. Listen to this interview and learn how to get started with the right club management system for your fitness center. This system is for you no matter how big or small your operation is. . . . keep reading
    6 Important Items You Will Need To Run a 24-Hour Fitness Center Successfully
    6 Important Items You Will Need To Run a 24-Hour Fitness Center Successfully When opening a 24-hour fitness center, there are six crucial items you will need for your gym to be a success. These guidelines will assist anyone that is thinking about converting a club too. . . . keep reading
    Build a Large Recurring Income with Your Fitness Center through (EFT) Electronic Funds Transfer
    Build a Large Recurring Income with Your Fitness Center through (EFT) Electronic Funds Transfer Building a solid income with your fitness center is easier when you have resourceful business tools like an electronic funds transfer (EFT) system in place. Here are some recommendations. . . . keep reading
    Fitness Center Startup Checklist
    Fitness Center Startup Checklist Starting a fitness center will be easier if you have a detailed list of steps and procedures that walks you through each phase. This comprehensive fitness center startup checklist contains over 100 activities to be used as guidelines when you start your new club. . . . keep reading
    DOWNLOAD: Use This Form to Keep Your Fitness Center Members That Have Open-End Accounts From Canceling Their Membership.
    DOWNLOAD: Use This Form to Keep Your Fitness Center Members That Have Open-End Accounts From Canceling Their Membership. Here's a simple strategy you can use to keep your members that have open-end memberships to your fitness center from canceling. From time to time and for a various number of reasons your members will want or even NEED to cancel. Here is how to prevent that. . . . keep reading
    DOWNLOAD & AUDIO: Turn Your Fitness Center Telephone Answering Machine Into Your Greatest Salesman
    DOWNLOAD & AUDIO: Turn Your Fitness Center Telephone Answering Machine Into Your Greatest Salesman This is a downloadable script and a 60 second online audio sample of an answering machine message that can be used to turn your 24-hour fitness center answering machine into your greatest after-hours salesman. . . . keep reading
    DOWNLOAD: 24-Hour Access Waiver and Release Form
    DOWNLOAD: 24-Hour Access Waiver and Release Form We searched all over before finding the perfect insurance company that we wanted to insure our club. This insurance company specializes in providing insurance for 24-hour access fitness centers. Here is the name of that insurance company and a form that they will require you to use. . . . keep reading
    Make More Money Using An EFT Service Provider For Your Fitness Center Memberships
    Make More Money Using An EFT Service Provider For Your Fitness Center Memberships Finding an affordable EFT (electronic funds transfer) service provider for your fitness center begins with picking the right company that can provide you with the advantages you need. Electronic funds transfer, or EFT for short is the best avenue for securing your financial freedom. By using an EFT service provider, you are taking the steps required to manage your fitness center more efficiently and make you more money. . . . keep reading
    Fitness Equipment Problems: Five Steps To Deter Them
    Fitness equipment problems occur when you least expect them to. Maintaining your clubs equipment takes more than tightening a few nuts and bolts, adjusting belts, and oiling mechanical parts. Each piece of fitness equipment comes with an instruction manual that clearly outlines the steps in maintaining your fitness equipment. Unfortunately, most staff members and owners ignore the manual until an equipment problem arises. Here's what to do. . . . keep reading
    Train Your Employees How to Interact With Your Members
    Leadership is a key factor to properly teaching your employees to interact with members. Your staff influences the perception of others through there actions. It can either have a negative or positive impression on your members. That same impression will have a direct result on member retention. . . . keep reading
    AUDIO: Fitness Center Owners Tell All!
    AUDIO: Fitness Center Owners Tell All! Successful fitness center owners share their experiences with you in these candid interviews. Learn first-hand how these club owners got started and how they built successful fitness center businesses. . . . keep reading
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