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    DOWNLOAD: Don't Let Unauthorized Personal Trainers Take Over Your Fitness Center!
    DOWNLOAD: Don't Let Unauthorized Personal Trainers Take Over Your Fitness Center! Are personal trainers inside your club stealing money out of your pocket? Make more money from personal training and prevent unscrupulous competitors from stealing your hard earned clients by installing this sign in your fitness center. . . . keep reading
    8 Common Fitness Center Startup Mistakes
    8 Common Fitness Center Startup Mistakes It's all too common for someone that is just starting up a fitness center to make critical errors in the beginning. Here are eight startup mistakes that you will want to avoid. . . . keep reading
    How to Handle Problem Members In Your Fitness Center
    Protect your fitness center business from the wrong clientele. Make sure that you have this important clause written in your membership agreement. It should be part of your club rules and guidelines. . . . keep reading
    Improving Your Fitness Clubs First Impressions
    Keeping the reception area organized and professional will enhance your ability to obtain new members. Even the art of welcoming your regular members is something that needs perfecting for you to continue to succeed in your fitness business. . . . keep reading
    Keep Your Sales Team Productive During The Slow Times Of The Day
    Keep Your Sales Team Productive During The Slow Times Of The Day If not instructed properly from the beginning, members of your fitness center sales team can develop a bad habit of wasting valuable company hours socializing with one another. Here is how to avoid finding the workout floor and receptionist areas unattended and no one working the phones. . . . keep reading
    Member Complaints: Four Steps To Help You Manage Them
    It's impossible to make everyone happy all of the time. Eventually, someone in your fitness center is going to get agitated about something, and when it happens, you should be prepared. Here are four steps you can take that will help you deal with the situation. . . . keep reading
    Gain More Credibility For Your Fitness Center
    In the fitness industry, certification in personal training used to be the highest level of credibility you could obtain. As the fitness industry has evolved, so has the opportunity for you to obtain other certifications that will improve the credibility of your fitness center within the area in which you operate your club. . . . 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
    Offer Incentives To Find Great Employees For Your Fitness Center
    Offer Incentives To Find Great Employees For Your Fitness Center Incentives can aid you in keeping your staff members onboard as happy employees. Health club owners use to offer their staff members' free memberships in an effort to keep them interested in the job. This can still work depending on the area in which you operate your fitness center. Here are some other good incentives that you might consider. . . . keep reading
    Building A Strong Staff For Your Fitness Center
    With the right team your fitness club will prosper. Focus on recruiting highly qualified individuals for positions within your fitness club. Here are four components of a strong team. . . . keep reading
    Do Your Fitness Center Managers Need To Have Certification?
    Your managers hold a big title in their hands. They have to effectively hire, train and manage personnel who are directly responsible for how well your fitness center will run. But, the question is, are management certifications going to provide them with the skills they need or can they get those skills someplace else? . . . keep reading
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