DAT Fitness Business Podcast
The DAT Fitness Business Podcast gives you tips on how to improve and grow your coaching business.
Attract, Convert and Retain more clients with fortnightly episodes covering methods we use with our own private mentoring businesses.
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39. Clients over Christmas
Prevent drop off of clients over christmas If you’re a fitness coach struggling to retain clients or gain momentum during the holiday season, this episode is for you. We provide actionable insights and strategies to not only retain your existing clients but to attract new ones during the festive period. We discuss: Why clients often
38. The embarrassment of failure holding you back
Don’t give a f what other people think If you suffer from imposter syndrome as a coach or you’re constantly worried what people will think of you if you post something then this is the podcast that will solve that problem. Many coaches we talk to are thinking ‘what if’ about their programs.
37. Facebook Ads
A guide to getting started with Facebook Ads for fitness coaches Are you a fitness coach who needs help with Facebook ads? We know it can be hard to use ads right and not waste money. In this podcast, we talk all about how to use Facebook ads. We tell you when to start using
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39. Clients over Christmas
Prevent drop off of clients over christmas If you’re a fitness coach struggling to retain clients or gain momentum during the holiday season, this episode is for you. We provide actionable insights and strategies to not only
38. The embarrassment of failure holding you back
Don’t give a f what other people think If you suffer from imposter syndrome as a coach or you’re constantly worried what people will think of you if you post something then this is the podcast that
37. Facebook Ads
A guide to getting started with Facebook Ads for fitness coaches Are you a fitness coach who needs help with Facebook ads? We know it can be hard to use ads right and not waste money. In
36. Triage Calls – stop wasting time on people who won’t buy
Improve your Sales call success to a 80-90% conversion rate Are you filtering your enquiries to make sure people who have no business being on a sales call with you don’t make it that far? In our
35. Getting Better Testimonials From Your Clients
Stop your testimonials delivering ‘Yes’ or ‘NO’ answers that tell future customers nothing about your coaching. Get testimonials that sell your coaching for you. In this episode, learn how to showcase your coaching success by highlighting your
34. Build an offline presence to grow your online business
Online coaching doesn’t mean you never meet people in real life Neglecting your offline presence could be restricting the growth of your online business. Many coaches focus purely on the online side of their business without creating
33. Threads – should you bother with another platform?
Is there any benefit to using threads for an online fitness coach? Are you wasting your time trying to get clients on Threads as an online coach? Should you bother at all with it if you weren’t
32. Does a Discount Mean Devaluing Your Coaching?
discounts run the risk of devaluing your coaching When should you offer discounts for your coaching? Should you ever offer discounts? Discounts run the risk of devaluing your coaching price. Just like the DFS sale is always
31. How You Put People Off Working With You
Things Online Fitness Coaches Do To Repel Clients That They Don’t Even Know They Are Doing You want to get more online fitness clients? But you’re not getting many leads for your coaching? Maybe you’re doing something
30. Stop Clients Cancelling For Holidays
A client holiday shouldn’t mean a drop in income for you A big problem for fitness coaches – keeping clients when they will be away for a bit and want to cancel. Are your clients going on
29. Is trying to have a process for everything slowing you down
Process procrastination Gurus seem to have a process for everything. Morning routines Lunch routines Ice bath routines Productivity Hacks Is all that really necessary? Is overthinking and over engineering basic daily routines harming your business? In this
28. Reel Talk – Instagram Reel Strategies
Creating short form videos that attract your ideal customers What are the best practices for Reels at the moment for online fitness coaches? Dan and Tom share what they are currently doing and what’s working for them
27. How to get more clients in a week
Need more clients in the next 7-10 days? Do these things What we would do if we needed to get more clients fast. Which sounds kind of silly as wouldn’t we always want more clients? So
26. 7 Hours 11 Interactions 4 Locations
People will only buy when they know, like and trust you Focussing on short form content could be slowing down your client acquisition and negatively affecting your sales. In this podcast we discuss the relevance of
25. What If No One Buys Your Coaching?
Dealing with imposter syndrome and self doubt It’s a real worry whenever you launch a new program. What if no one buys? What if no one gets results? In this video we discuss how to deal with
24. Keeping Your Clients For Longer
Improving Client Retention in Your Fitness Business: Fix the Leaking Bucket Keep clients engaged and motivated so they continue to improve. Plug the holes which allow them to stall and lose momentum. Add variation and new challenges
DAT.23 Should you have a website for your online coaching business?
Don’t give yourself a headache you don’t need Creating a website can be a huge waste of time and money. Plus, the majority of fitness coaches don’t need it when they are starting out. In
DAT.22 What would we do if we started again?
Most new online fitness coaches don’t do this and fail What we would do if we started again in online fitness coaching. And what we wouldn’t. Not right away anyway. Don’t make these mistakes
DAT.21 Myths and Truths about Online Fitness Coaching
Ready to work from the beach for only 2 hours a day and make bank? There are a ton of lies told to fitness coaches by business gurus when they decide to go online. If you’re looking
DAT.20 What 10 years of fitness coaching taught us about branding
Branding isn’t your logo Branding isn’t what you think it is. Especially in the fitness business where coaching is an incredibly personal business. There’s not much brand loyalty in coaching. Logos made on Fiverr are 2
DAT.19 Repurposing Content
Keep running out of things to say? As a fitness coach you don’t need to be always creating new ideas and concepts. How you present your coaching content can have so many different forms. In this podcast
DAT 18 Mastering The Sales Call as an Online Fitness Coach
Hate sales calls and being too sales-y? In this video, we’ll be discussing how to master the sales call as an online fitness coach. Many online gurus will tell you to focus solely on sales scripts
DAT.17 Creating an Offer for Online Fitness Coaches
Your offer is not your Instagram Bio If you’ve tried creating an offer for your online fitness coaching business then you may have hit a brick wall. What is the right offer to make? What should you
DAT.16 Essential Habits for Online Fitness Coaches
The ‘ends in a 7’ habits of online fitness coaches What are the important habits for online coaches to adopt? Habits and routines are a big topic. Not just in the online coaching sphere but generally across
DAT.15 Stupid things that online fitness coaches say and do
Time for a cringe fest down memory lane We’ve all done stupid things in the past as coaches Most of the time it wasn’t intentional. We thought it was the right thing to do to grow our business. Now
DAT.14 How to use email effectively as an online personal trainer
Using email to boost sales and grow your audience If you don’t have an email list for your coaching business then you need to start now. Fitness coaching has evolved massively over the last 10 years. If
DAT 13 How to launch a group coaching program part 3
What happens at the end of your group program? In the final installment of how to launch a group coaching program for an online personal training business we cover the final coaching process. When your group program
DAT.12 How to launch a group coaching program for a fitness business – Part 2
How to launch a group coaching program for online personal training or a gym. In our latest episode, part 2 of our group coaching series, we explore the onboarding process. We also look at check-in procedures. Both
DAT.11 How to launch a group coaching program for a fitness business – Part 1
In this video we will show you how to launch a group coaching program for online personal training or a gym. Both Dan and I have ran a group model as part of our businesses for many
DAT.10 Using A.I in your fitness business to create content – tips for online PTs and gym owners.
Effectively Using AI in your Fitness Business : Top 5 Ways for Online Personal Trainers and Gym Owners Are you an online personal trainer or gym owner looking to improve your business without breaking the bank? In
DAT.9 The best apps for online personal trainers to use in 2023
What are the best apps for online personal trainers to use to grow and develop their Fitness business? There are millions of apps available for an online PT ranging from workout delivery, social media posting, productivity, accounting,
DAT.8 Work Life Balance as an Online Personal Trainer
Finding time for your family life and friends can be hard when you’re working for yourself As an online fitness coach do you find it hard to get a good balance between work and your personal life?
DAT.7 Group vs 1:1 Coaching for Online Personal Trainers
Should you do group or 1 to 1 coaching for your fitness business? Group vs 1:1 is not really a ‘what’s better’ question, rather a ‘what’s more suitable question. 1 to 1 is definitely better for the
DAT.6 How much to charge as an online personal trainer
Are you charging what you’re worth? Knowing how much you should charge for online personal training is one of the hardest questions to answer as a fitness coach. Should you charge as much as your in person
DAT.5 How to get social proof as an online personal trainer without before and after pics
Do you really need a photo of people in their pants? How do you get social proof for your fitness business if you’ve got no before or after pics? It’s likely that the first thing people think
DAT.4 Conversations for more sales in your fitness business
Sales conversations aren’t the only chats you need to be having Having conversations seem to be a lost art and all the focus is on sales. While sales is a very important metric for your business and
DAT.3 Identifying your niche market for your fitness business
Your niche is not your bio – or ‘busy professionals’ “The riches are in the niches” – It’s an annoying phrase as it doesn’t rhyme You can’t say riches correctly and then say niches correctly. It just
DAT.2 How to make fitness content for instagram that reaches your ideal customer
What defines ‘good’ instagram content in the fitness industry It’s a changing topic but we go over some of the things that consistently work whatever the new trend is. Watch or listen to learn how to make
DAT.1 Best Lead Magnets for Coaches in the Fitness Industry
How to create lead magnets that attract your perfect customer What are the best lead magnets for fitness coaches to use in their business? Do you even know what a lead magnet is? You may have heard