54. How to Set Up a Facebook Group for Your Online Fitness Business

I'm pretty sure you've already thought or even romanticized about a membership site for your online fitness business. I mean who wouldn’t? A professional branded area where your clients can login and go through all your curriculum in one place. It really makes you stand out from the crowd. But when is the right time to create one and where do you start? Plus, what is the best software to use to create a membership site for your online fitness business? These are all questions I am going to answer in this episode so you have clarity on taking your online fitness business to the next level. Enjoy the show! Need help with your Online Fit Pro Business? Check out my Youtube channel: http://go.davejcrawford.com/youtube

Facebook Groups are not a new feature, in fact they were actually rolled out way back in 2010 Wow, that makes me feel old.... But it almost feels like the newest craze on Facebook with thousands of new groups being created daily. But are Facebook groups a good idea for your online fitness business? And how do you create one that explodes with growth and engagement that propels your online fitness business to the moon? After helping grow several Facebook groups to 40k and even 50k members I want to pull back the curtain on Facebook groups In this episode, I will show why I think there is still a huge opportunity to build a Facebook group to help you grow your online fitness business. Enjoy the show! Need help with your Online Fit Pro Business? Check out my Youtube channel: http://go.davejcrawford.com/youtube

Instagram is one of the best if not the best social media platform for the fitness industry right now. With over 1 billion users worldwide and varying content options it has all the tools for you to grow your online presence and your following. But it’s not that easy as all these users have also brought competition on the platform. So how do you grow your Instagram following? In this episode I want to give 12 actionable tips that if you implement today you will start to see your engagement increase and your following grow. Enjoy the show! Need help with your Online Fit Pro Business? Check out my Youtube channel: http://go.davejcrawford.com/youtube

Have you ever felt that there's a never ending list of tools and marketing methods that you need to implement in your online fitness business? I know I have… Every month there seems to be something new to try which everyone is raving about. From Email marketing, Instagram lives, Facebook ads, to ManyChat or messenger marketing, Facebook groups, to TikTok videos But all these platforms, marketing methods and tools take time to learn and implement And do they even work? One marketing method that hasn’t gone anywhere and in fact has been around since 1978 is email marketing. That's why in this video, I want to talk to you about email marketing and how you can use it in your online fitness business to sign more online clients. Enjoy the show! Need help with your Online Fit Pro Business? Check out my Youtube channel: http://go.davejcrawford.com/youtube

Marketing is the most important element in your online fitness business. Without marketing you have no leads or prospects which means you can’t make any sales. But coming in close second is sales. More specifically, selling your online personal training services. You've done the hard work, you marketed your services and have interesting prospects But if you can’t present yourself professionally and sell your online services Then you will find it hard to grow your online fitness business. All that time and hard work will go to waste and you will start getting disheartened and frustrated. That's why, in this week’s episode I am going to cover 5 simple elements you need to have in your sales process They will help you improve your sales conversion rate and help more people around the world. Enjoy the show! Need help with your Online Fit Pro Business? Check out my Youtube channel: http://go.davejcrawford.com/youtube

Growing and scaling an online fitness business to over $10k or even $20k a month and beyond can feel scary. You are most likely managing all departments in your business From marketing, sales, coaching, admin and tech support. Software and automation can really help you scale by being that extra pair of hands But it can get complicated and expensive fast... If you are making over $10k a month you may want to start investing in software to help you grow further. That's why in this week’s episode, I want to talk to you about the software I would consider investing in to help you grow and scale your online fitness business. Enjoy the show! Need help with your Online Fit Pro Business? Check out my Youtube channel: http://go.davejcrawford.com/youtube

Growing an online fitness business and becoming a successful online personal trainer comes down to 3 main elements. Get these 3 elements right and aligned in your fitness business and you will gather momentum and start growing fast. But get these wrong and then you will most likely get stuck in the mud and be spinning your wheels for a long time. When you are looking to grow your online fitness business there's so many things to think about From websites to logos, to Facebook and Instagram, to training apps and programming and that's just to name a few parts. But what really matters when it comes to scaling a profitable online fitness business without selling time for money? In this week’s episode I am going to walk you through the 3 elements of your online fitness business that you should be focusing on. This will give you some clarity and focus and hopefully a few aha moments Enjoy the show! Need help with your Online Fit Pro Business? Check out my Youtube channel: http://go.davejcrawford.com/youtube

Right now there are more social media platforms than we know what to do with. But where can you find the best organic reach and engagement? Facebook & IG organic reach is diminishing month on month… So where do you turn next to get more eyeballs on your content? Look no further… I've gone ahead and assorted the 3 best places right now to get the most free (organic) reach and engagement. Plus...what types of content you should try and test. Enjoy the show! Need help with your Online Fit Pro Business? Check out my Youtube channel: http://go.davejcrawford.com/youtube

When it comes to growing your online fitness business we can’t ignore Facebook and particularly Facebook ads. They have been around for quite some time but they are still profitable for online personal trainers. With so many experts and coaches teaching Facebook ads Is it just as simple as putting up an ad and driving it to your funnel... And can we still get low cost and high quality leads with Facebook ads? In this episode, I want to break down the principles of Facebook ads and what will make them successful for you and your online fitness business. If you apply these marketing principles you would be ahead of your competition and can expect to reduce your lead cost and dramatically improve your quality of leads. Enjoy the show! Need help with your Online Fit Pro Business? Check out my Youtube channel: http://go.davejcrawford.com/youtube

When it comes to online personal training, a topic that I get asked a lot about is: How do I take payment for my online personal training services? The online space is a minefield when it comes to software for your business and quite quickly you can rack up your monthly subscriptions. There are so many payment options out there with a variety of different features. That's why in this  week’s episode I want to give you my favorite payment system for online personal trainers And breakdown each feature so you can use it your online fitness business to make it more efficient Enjoy the show! Need help with your Online Fit Pro Business? Check out my Youtube channel: http://go.davejcrawford.com/youtube