In today's episode we're talking social media hacks. If you’re not doing anything on social media at the moment we recommend starting with Instagram. Stick at it and you’ll get better as you practice. People like seeing themselves on social media so sharing pics of your clients is great (with their permission). Dale’s tips for posting: Best time of day: 6-9pm at night for morning clients #hashtags to include: location, city, type of training, business name, fitness, fiffam, outdoor training, boo...
Nov 17, 2017•27 min
We kick off today's episode by talking about the relationships we have with our clients. When you attract like-minded people (see last episode) you’ll inevitably end up being friends with some people and that’s OK. This will also create an environment where clients will become friends with them. One thing to be wary of is inner circles or ‘cliques’ that may form in your group. Make sure you’re still trying to make everyone feel included. Keep moving your attention around the group. Dale has foun...
Nov 12, 2017•26 min
In this episode we're talking about marketing. The first thing we want to highlight is that there is no one formula for marketing your business. You need to work out what works best for you. Dale has tried a ton of different things: letterbox drops, Facebook promos, flyers up in cafes, etc. What he's found that's worked best for him is Google Ads. Dale pays an expert to manage all of his Google Ads, it's expensive but he still get's a good return on investment. It takes up no extra time for him ...
Nov 02, 2017•27 min
Welcome to Season 2 which is all about finding and keeping clients! We’re going to pull apart each aspect of this topic and do a deep dive each episode into one aspect. Episode 1 is on our favourite part of finding and keeping clients: Building Community Let’s dive in: The first thing to know about building community is making people feel part of something. Do this through making it enjoyable and creating teamwork. Check out one of the fun workout podcast episodes we’ve done (S01E05 and S01E10)....
Oct 27, 2017•29 min
In this week's lesson we are going to break down one of your goals/projects for 2017 into actionable steps. I hope you had some success at choosing your top 5 and at coming up with your big why for each one.
Jan 27, 2017•23 min
This article continues on from Week 3: Part B's post which is all about how to plan your week so you can get stuff done (written by an excellent procrastinator). It also marks the last day of our challenge. I hope you have gotten a lot out of the past 21 days. Learning how to do a yearly review, how to decide which projects to tackle next and how to plan out your week so you can start shipping those projects.
Jan 27, 2017•11 min
Jan 15, 2017•18 min
What exactly do you want to do this year? I’ve based this method off one I learnt from the guys at Fizzle. It worked really well for me and I hope it does for you too. In today’s task we are going to make a big list of everything you want to do in the next 3-12 months. I bet you already have a bunch of ideas bouncing around in your head. Fighting each other for your attention. Maybe they come out at night when you are ready to go to sleep. Maybe when you sit down to do some work and are trying t...
Jan 15, 2017•18 min
Welcome to our first episode of 2017! In our first episode back Dale and I lay out the things you need for starting your own bootcamp with just 100 bucks.
Jan 10, 2017•37 min
No need to buy one of the "How to have a good work-life balance" books. You'll gain all you need and more in this 'life changing' podcast. Be ready though, to receive way more than simply life balance. You'll discover and gain clarity about yourself that will aid the way you live and run your business. This podcast is for anyone, whether in business, raising a family, working a 9-5 job - or all of the above. Whether we're consciously aware of it or not, we all aim to gain and sustain balance - j...
Dec 18, 2016•49 min
In this episode we share why we decided to log off from just doing online work and organise some live face-to-face training. We cover what went right, what went wrong and we also share some big news on what's going to happen next. Doing these workshops proved to us that there are other trainers out there that share our vision of a more fun, accessible, positive fitness industry. We've put our minds together to create an easy to follow way for you, awesome trainer, to take what we're teaching and...
Nov 28, 2016•33 min
Get your pen and paper ready. Whatever stage you're at with your email list; from storing it on excel and copy & pasting over - or if you've been using Mailchimp for a while. There is great wisdom here to get stuck in. If you're starting from scratch or ready to progress with what you're currently doing, you'll be able to move forward with this advice to ease the process and help your business grow. Step by step advice for beginners to set up a professional looking mailing system with Mailch...
Nov 21, 2016•34 min
What are you avoiding doing that you’re afraid to do? We all have these and instead of doing them we dance around them with ‘busy’ work which holds us back from achieving and doing what we really want. In this week’s episode Dale and I share stories about how doing something we feared ended paying off big for both of us. Then we dive into how to make those big scary things you want to do more manageable and achievable so you can stack the odds in your favour. Sometimes the sheer size of a projec...
Nov 14, 2016•19 min
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Oct 13, 2016•47 min
In episode 13, Dale and Kyle read and answer seven questions about bootcamps that have come in from listeners. See the questions below and the timestamps of our answers. Show notes: trainerstribe.com/13
Oct 09, 2016•49 min
Want to learn how to plan and run awesome sessions for your clients? Dale and I are running a one day workshop this November in Melbourne to show trainers just that. Find out more. ### What is outsourcing? Dale describes it as: ‘Outsourcing is where I hire someone to do things that I struggle with or lack the skill altogether to do.’ Outsourcing helps you round out your business and free up more time to do the things that only you can do. In this episode we explore all aspects of outsourcing fro...
Oct 03, 2016•40 min
Have you ever wondered why some bootcamps just seem to grow organically? How they become not just a group fitness business, but a mini movement? In today’s episode Kyle catches up with someone who’s done just that. Vanessa Birch is the co-founder of Momentum Bootcamps in Singapore. In just two years Momentum has grown to 10 trainers, 17 sessions and 150-200 clients coming through per week. In addition to that, they’ve just arranged a deal with PayPal Singapore to do corporate training with them....
Sep 21, 2016•52 min
In today’s episode we have another competition running, this time on the best bootcamp drill using dice. Before we go on, congratulations to episode 5’s winner (best card drill): Cathy Gretch She's won a copy of Dale’s Card Games That Will Blow Your Mind ebook. On to this episode. Here are the drills we mentioned, you can grab a PDF of them below: Dale: Dice Wars Centurion Dice Yahtzee Kyle: Roll The Dice Monopoly Fastest Hands Show notes: trainerstribe.com/10
Sep 19, 2016•20 min
In this episode we are going to talk About Time. No, not the fabulous movie starring Rachel McAdams and Domhnal Gleeson (although I’d love to chat about movies!) we’re going to be talking about the time you have each and every day. I loved listening back to this episode because Dale and I are in quite different places with time. I have quite a lot of time and often find myself battling with problems around that where as Dale has a full time job and a full time business and often find himself qui...
Sep 06, 2016•36 min
Our guest on the show today is Jarrod Robinson aka The PE Geek. Jarrod is a Physical Education teacher from country Victoria Australia, with a passion and enthusiasm for the role emerging technologies play within teaching and learning. He is first and foremost an advocate for lifelong movement and physical activity, however realises the power of 21st century technologies that can shape new age teaching pedagogies. Jarrod is known throughout the online community as “The PE Geek”, and authors a bl...
Aug 19, 2016•33 min
In episode 7 Dale and Kyle dive into why it’s so important for us to understand our strengths and weaknesses when running our own business. Over the episode we go through 3 different useful tests. Strength’s Finder 2.0 Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies Myers Briggs 1. Strengths Finder 2.0 is a test that tells you your top 5 strengths. It’s backed by 50 years of research and study. This is a great one for building a business that aligns with your strengths. Kyle’s 5 strengths were Command, Restora...
Aug 19, 2016•55 min
Many trainers like training but are unprepared for running the business side of things. In this episode Dale and Kyle share 5 things each that they wish they hadn’t done or are thankful they are doing now. Dale’s 5: Don't be cheap Invest in good quality equipment. Get a website, either do it yourself with something like WordPress or Squarespace or pay someone to do it for you. It looks professional and helps attract new clients. Invest in a good logo and good clothing. This is what people see of...
Aug 13, 2016•29 min
Today we’re running a community competition! The way this episode works is we’ll set some parameters for designing a drills (For example: For this competition it must use a deck of cards.) and then we’ll put it out to you to see who can design or has already designed the best drill. The winner will get a copy of Dale’s new ebook. To submit just post your drill in the comments section. We’ll announce the winner at the next competition in episode 10. (If you win we’ll notify you before that) Don’t...
Aug 13, 2016•19 min
In this episode we interview the creators of fitness business, Sound Fitness, and online education business, Unique Bootcamp Workouts. They are Hanni and Leon Melnicenko. Leon grew up learning martial arts and ended up in the Royal Marines. During his stint there he met Hanni. Hanni had worked her way through job after job, finally landing herself a bit of a dream job as operations manager at a fantastic company. All while being a single mum. After Leon left the marine’s, Hanni saw that his pass...
Aug 13, 2016•51 min
‘There is no one perfect session. It’s about variety. Take a step back and look at things a month at a time.’ Welcome to episode 3! In this episode we dive into how we plan the sessions that we have used at our bootcamps. The same one’s that you see shared on here. We aim to pull back the curtain on the decisions we make and the process we use to stay on top of planning. You’ll find out all about: How Kyle and Dale plan their weeks differently Why Kyle looks at his workouts and mix of variation ...
Aug 13, 2016•54 min
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Aug 12, 2016•50 min
