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Email Marketing for Gyms: Ultimate Guide
With all the different forms of targeted social media marketing that are available to gym marketers, email may seem archaic and outdated. Nothing could be further from the truth. Unless you are fully utilizing email as the backbone of your internal and external marketing, you’re going to struggle to survive in the gym business. It…
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Top Gym Accounting Software for Gyms
When you are busy running the day-to-day gym operations while finding ways to increase your gym membership in a competitive market, it’s easy to ignore your gym accounting. If you try to save on costs by relying on the good old MS Excel or Google Docs for gym bookkeeping, you will make far costlier mistakes…
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New and Improved Booking Forms in Gymdesk
Our team has been hard at work making updates to Gymdesk to make it easier to streamline your operations and grow your memberships. In our latest update, we’re giving gym owners more flexibility and control over the booking experience! Add Custom Fields You can now add your own custom fields or add popular options like Date of Birth or Parent…
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Top 8 Sports Summer Camp Marketing Ideas
Are summer camps worth it? Let’s say you decide to spend the time and money needed to create a sports summer camp for campers. Would that be a great way to generate more revenue for your business? The numbers don’t lie. In 2019, the Youth Sports Summer Camp industry was a $19.2 billion market in…
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How to Become a Pilates Instructor
Pilates has been trending in the fitness industry for years and Pilates group fitness classes are among the most popular in most gyms. If you’re passionate about Pilates and have ever thought about creating a career out of that love, then this is the article for you. With many reputable certification courses available online, the…
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9 Gym Website Ideas: What Makes a Good Gym Website?
In terms of design, tech startups and software companies seem to have consistently good websites, but websites for gyms are hit or miss. Because fitness is so important to you and your community, we want to show you what makes a good gym website and what makes a bad one. We hope this gym website…
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How to Run a Pilates Summer Camp: Tips for Success and Enjoyment
Summer is the prime time to ramp up your studio, bring in new clientele, and offer a fun, immersive fitness experience – and there is no better way to accomplish all of this than with a Pilates summer camp. Whether you’re a successful Pilates studio owner who wants to start beginners on the Pilates path or…
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Ezypay Payment Processing Now Available for Gymdesk Users in New Zealand, Australia, and other APAC Countries
Gymdesk now offers even more payment processing options for gyms operating in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. In the payment processor section of your account, you now have the option to use Ezypay, a cloud-based payment platform that enables business owners across Asia Pacific to process recurring and one-off payments. Why…
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Start a Swim Team: A Step-by-Step Guide
Most areas have public pools that allow people to swim for recreation and exercise. A growing trend in the fitness industry, especially for children, is a rise in the number of competitive swim clubs. Some recreational leagues are operated through the local government’s parks and recreation department. Teams interested in competing are usually part of…
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How to Become a Self-Defense Instructor
The demand for “reality-based” self-defense (RBSD) training has exploded among adults in the last 15 years. Krav Maga was at the forefront of that craze, but dozens of RBSD and “Combatives” programs have sprung up to vie for market share and fill the need for this type of training. It’s also a natural preoccupation of…
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