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What is the best way to get clients?

What's the best way to get started as a personal trainer once certified?  How do you get clients?

  • I'm working on my Health Fitness Specialist Certification through ACSM and am not sure how to get started once done with that. ???

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    Disclaimer: I'm not a personal trainer but I am studying to become one and have been interviewing a whole bunch of them for my online nutrition, exercise and habits coaching system: http://CoachAce.com . Once certified there are many possible revenue sources: 1. Work at a gym - I think you might have to start off there and then get referrals from customers. Once you become a resource for your customers, you should be able to get referrals from them. 2. Create your own business. Start with renting gym time and training people at their homes. I know a few coaches who do it this way. They usually get clients by 3. Coach people and friends online. I've created a site which will let you train people online in a very effective way and make money - http://CoachAce.com.com . 4. Corporate health and wellness. Put together packages for corporate employees. You'll have to find health and wellness clients via networking. The most important thing, I've been told, is to start training people and get their before and after pictures. Do email me if you're interested in training users online, I'm beta testing my site and you could use it for free and charge  clients yourself till we are out of beta. Best of luck.

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First and foremost, congrats on the cert!! ACSM is such a wonderful organization. It really depends on what your goals are. It is never a bad idea to start at a traditional gym to build your client list before going out on your own.

Jackie Pearce

A great way to get more clients quickly is by writing a monthly newsletter and giving it out to local businesses. In the newsletter have some articles about nutrition, training and tips on getting in shape. Then have an offer for them to come in for a $10 pass for 2 weeks, then just have to call you at this number to organise best time. Continue to give out newsletter for 2 months and follow up the places you gave out the newsletter. If I was just starting out I would think of who I want as an ideal client first and then target just those people e.g real estate agents. Hope this helps you get started on your fitness journey. PS. Here's a short video on how to add more value to your Personal training clients:

Tamra Forde

Our collegiately certified trainers have a required internship which walks many of our grads into jobs.  Our alumni alos have access to a student page and a graduate page that have free resume building tools and info to find work as well as a list of local clubs that hire our grads.  It takes persistance to get to the right poeple but if you sell yourself the right ways it will be a great experience.  Check out our business online courses to start your career in an effective way.

Jay Del Vecchio

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