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  • Build Loyal Gymnastics Members Through Community

    Build Loyal Gymnastics Members Through Community

    If you are searching for ways to increase member retention, improve the reputation of your gym, and secure its long-term success, you cannot afford to ignore the value of building a fantastic community for your members. A powerful community can be the make-or-break factor for gymnastics gyms trying to establish themselves, and there are several…

  • How to Market Martial Arts to Adults

    How to Market Martial Arts to Adults

    The number of martial arts gyms opening up across the United States has grown exponentially in the past decade. The popularity of martial arts has grown especially among adults.  If you own a martial arts school or are thinking about opening one, there are several things to consider when it comes to marketing and making…

  • How Martial Arts Training Helps Me Stay in Shape While Traveling

    How Martial Arts Training Helps Me Stay in Shape While Traveling

    In November 2020, I set off for Europe to travel indefinitely. I was fresh out of journalism school but had already lived a previous life as a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter for three years before enrolling. The lessons I learned during those years of fighting are what gave me enough discipline, confidence, and…

  • 9 Retention Strategies for Gymnastics Businesses

    9 Retention Strategies for Gymnastics Businesses

    While many gymnastic businesses focus all their efforts on getting new clients through the door, often forgetting about client retention. Which makes sense when you think about it. When resources are stretched, getting new clients through the doors is a much more visceral way to see money coming into the business. But if you step…

  • Create Compelling Content for Your Gym by Partnering with your Trainers

    Create Compelling Content for Your Gym by Partnering with your Trainers

    Whether it’s showing client success stories, providing exercise walkthroughs, or getting involved in the latest dance trend, chances are your most successful competitors are creating plenty of content to promote their gyms and trainers across different channels. But why are they spending so much time and effort on this type of content, and is it…

  • Martial Arts Insurance for Instructors, Schools, Gyms & Business

    Martial Arts Insurance for Instructors, Schools, Gyms & Business

    With a long history of physical mastery, self-improvement, and discipline, martial arts have developed into a thriving and diversified community of instructors, gyms, and businesses.  The demand for thorough protection and risk management increases along with the popularity of martial arts. Martial arts liability insurance cover is crucial to ensure the safety of students, employees,…

  • How We Built the Best CRM for Martial Arts Schools

    How We Built the Best CRM for Martial Arts Schools

    Before founding Gymdesk in early 2016, I had been training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for close to a decade. From the east coast to the west coast in the US, to Japan and Israel, I’ve dropped in and trained regularly at many different locations. Since I build software products for a living, I couldn’t help notice…

  • How Good Gym Management Software Improves Member Retention

    How Good Gym Management Software Improves Member Retention

    Gym management software streamlines processes, enhances communication, and offers personalized engagement, leading to better client experiences and increased loyalty. It is no secret that client retention is the backbone of any successful gym. Without a gym management system, you will constantly find yourself chasing new clients and spending valuable time and resources to keep your…

  • Local SEO for Personal Trainers

    Local SEO for Personal Trainers

    There are only so many clients you can keep hold of long-term even if you provide the perfect personal training service. You need plans in place for when people relocate, lose motivation, or are forced to stop training. On top of that, advertising, social media, and traditional marketing are all expensive or time consuming ways…

  • How to Convince Former Members to Return to Your Gym

    How to Convince Former Members to Return to Your Gym

    Are you struggling to convince your former members to rejoin your gym? Perhaps you have started to see your volume of ex-members hit quite a large figure, and you want to do more to convince them to come back. Maybe you have had a refurbishment since they left, offer a new set of classes, or…

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