Contrary to what you think…You’re in the Information Marketing Business

Posted on September 2, 2009 By Bedros

I remember when I first figured it out…

…everything seemed to change for me from that day on… I got more time off and finally broke the $100K annual income barrier.
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When I first started in the personal training business I only offered one-on-one 60 minute sessions. A couple years after that I figured out that I could still deliver the same results to my clients and make much more money if I changed over to 30 minutes sessions.

… and it stayed that way for several years… until I figured it out.

What I figured out (because I was burned out and tired of waking up early in the morning six days a week to train my clients) was that my fitness business is different than other businesses out there.

I didn’t figure it out on my own…I had some help in figuring this one out.

I was reading ‘multiple streams of income’ by Robert Allen when I realized that my business can be leveraged in ways other businesses can’t.
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And that’s when I went into “Operation Leverage Everything” mode and really took my personal training business to new levels of success.

I only know of a handful of professions that can be radically leveraged to make a bunch of money and generate multiple income streams.

See, back in the day when I figured it out I was stoked! I realized, that what I do, can be leveraged in a ton of way. Basically I realized that I was in the fitness INFORMATION business and not the fitness training business.

I also realized that people just want the information in some form or another. Some people jut want the info and others want the info from someone who will be there every step of the way… but no matter what, they just wanted the info.

And that’s when I figured out that I was in the fitness information business.

There are boatloads of ways to disseminate information. So I got to working…

- I hired other trainers to work for me
- I started offering group training programs
- I wrote and marketed a fitness ebook online
- I started offering online personal training
- I opened up multiple location
- I started using EFT (Monthly Auto Debit)
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Like I said as a fitness professional you have a major advantage. See, a doctor can’t leverage himself like you can. He has to see one patient at a time and move on to the next one. And when he’s on vacation so is his income.

Same goes for an attorney. One client/court case at a time, and when the case is done it’s done. No recurring or passive income.

Same goes for the chiropractor, the dentist, the physical therapist…

That’s just the nature of traditional “professional” gigs, but not for the SMART personal training business owner.

You’ve got leverage baby!
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Leverage lets you multiply yourself. You can get your information out to the market place in a ton of different ways and people are starving for your fitness and fat loss solution now more than ever.

You can multiply yourself through technology, through group training, and by hiring other personal trainers to work for you.

For me leverage and creating info products where the solution to burn out and the fastest and easiest way I knew for creating multiple income streams.

That’s true security. And it’s just as true now as it was eight years ago. (actually even more)

When you get ten minutes to just sit with yourself today. Grab some paper and a pen and start figuring out what information YOU know that can be leveraged by others or even better… made into info products that can pay you over and over again.

And if you’re REALLY serious and you want to know how to create, market, and generate massive profits with your own fitness ebook or membership site then join me, Chris McCombs, Craig Ballantyne, Steve Hochman, and Vince Delmonte at the ONLY fitness industry workshop designed to teach fitness professionals everything about information marketing and have you earning an additional $5,000 – $9,000/month in passive income.

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September 2, 2009

Noel Lyons @ 6:01 am

Nice post Bedros - if it ain't scalable, don't do it!

Scott Williams @ 6:16 am

Awesome Bedros and exactly why i am coming all the way from Australia for the summit.

Can;t wait to meet you all and learn more about how leverage myself better and creating info products.

Michael Duivis @ 6:18 am

Great post Bedros. Ever since listening to your interview with Garrett Gunderson I'm trying to make it a habit to THINK like those guys.

This post fits in perfectly - can't wait till FIS btw.

Robert Foster @ 6:45 am

Thx for the info, always. Sometimes it is so easy to get caught up with the day to day operations that we lose sight of what we really should be doing - duplicating our time to create passive income. Bedros, you are the man!

Bryan Ortiz @ 7:41 am

Bedros,

This is so true. We are in a industry where there's millions of dollars waiting for us to come out and get it.

Personal training is def dead esp in this economy. I mean who wants to train 6 days a week with one client at a time? That use to be me as well.

Now that my boot camp has exploded I don't have to train as many people. Hell I'm hiring trainers as we speak to run my next location..all this in under a month.

We have the ability to make a difference in peoples lives without them breaking the bank so leveraging your business is the only logical way to make more money and touch more people.

Nikki Layton @ 8:24 am

Bedros,
Great points! We have utilized quite a few of them in our PT business. Also with our online scheduling and billing software for fitness professionals we took our skills and systems and turned it into a online product that will allow other trainers to grow their fitness business. Not just work in it.

George Burroughs @ 9:55 am

I love the article but there is one thing I disagree with :) You mentioned that doctors, chiropractors, attorneys… CAN"T leverage themselves nor can they earn income while on vacation. That's true unless they are SMART - which is why I, a Chiropractor, am signed up for your Fitness Info Summit. What you teach is VERY applicable to other professionals who are willing to "think outside the box". Looking forward to the Summit. Thanks.

Dr. George Burroughs
http://www.AtlasFacebook.com

Hakan @ 12:19 pm

Been fallowing you for a while now Bedros…Really appreciated all the info you are sharing with as and this is a killer info you are sharing with us…just like many others!
You are def an inspiration man..thank you!
And hey right before the last paragraph…its Grad..I think(it meant to be grab)

Hakan

John Thompson @ 12:57 pm

Freaking Doctors, Chiropractors, Dentists, and Lawyers can't make as much money as us. Haha- That's awesome.

Becky Fox @ 5:51 pm

All great tips Bedros! I've set up EFT which will be awesome and am looking forward to the info summit to get started on some online revenue. And yes we are in an awesome field…so many opportunities to grow.

September 3, 2009

Temecula Personal Trainer @ 2:46 pm

Great post Bedros, with your usual great tips. Thanks.

alberto @ 3:08 pm

yo Mike,

where can i find that interview you are talking about between Bedros and Gunderson. I want that mindset to bro!

Bedros @ 5:27 pm

Alberto, the Gunderson interview is on the Fitness Marketing Manifesto… and thats closed for now.

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chris rose @ 7:30 pm

Bedros, what was number 4? Attention to detail?

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