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Should I Quit?

by Tina
(Chesterfield, Michigan)

I am trying to make it as a personal trainer but all of the gyms in my area are 100% commission and are staffed with too many trainers all competing for clients. The economy here is Michigan is really bad right now and I don't know how much longer I can continue to put in hours at the gym without getting paid for it. I live alone and have a little bit of money in my savings to pay my mortgage and other bills but it is rapidly being depleted because I'm not making any money. Should I just get out this business and go back to my office job that paid a steady salary?

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Don't Quit Yet
by: Kerri Davis

Hi Tina, I got very frustrated working for gyms in my area too. Are you doing any outside advertising? I have been an in home trainer for one year now. I have found that there are a lot of women, especially new moms, who cannot make it to the gym and are willing to pay someone to come to them. I struggled to pick up new clients until I hired an IT person (about $500 investment) to get my website on the Google search engine. Within one month of being on the Google search I have picked up 3 new clients. The website has already paid for intself 5 times. My suggestion is find a niche market in your area and then target them as a "specialty trainer" to differentiate yourself from everyone else before you give up.

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