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What’s up guys! Jeff from Sorta Healthy here! In today’s video we’ll be going over how you should be getting personal training clients.
Very few trainers should be running paid advertisements. There are so many free, and effective ways to get clients. In this video it’s my mission to give you the best free methods for finding personal training clients. I’ve built a very successful studio almost exclusively using these methods.
If you’re a personal trainer and you’re struggling to get leads and to sign on clients, this video is for you.
Some of the things we’ll be covering in this video are:
-How to build your personal training brand
-Should you have a training niche? If not, how should you market yourself to clients
-How to use Facebook, Instagram, Google, LinkedIn and other platforms to get training clients
-How to get client referrals
-Client referral programs for personal trainers
-Free Facebook groups and how they can be used to get training clients
-Before and after's and how they can be utilized by personal trainers
-How to market yourself in a gym vs working for yourself somewhere else
-How often you should be doing all of these client acquisition strategies to be most effective
We go over many other strategies to get personal training clients as well, we covered a lot of ground in this one!
Hopefully you guys found it helpful! Thanks for the love and support!
-Jeff and Alexis
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[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

Thanks for the support guys!💪 If you want to build a trainer website, start here. Wix has great deals! Link: wix.pxf.io/c/2369241/2049257/25616?trafcat=wsb Love you guys! Thanks again! More good stuff coming in 2025!

[@Holistic.kendall]

This video came out at the PERFECT time! I’m going to be starting my own business early next year. Thank you Jeff!

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

Awesome! Congrats to you! Thanks for the support!

[@chrismanous2287]

Me as well. Best of luck man. I genuinely think those who are putting in the work can make it happen. Let’s do it in the new year

[@pushupswala2380]

Heyy bro can you tell me how to get clients from instagram, And how you are getting pt clients?

[@joebeck0]

Thanks so much for this video man! I've commented on your videos a while back - and I'm now working part time as a personal trainer at my local YMCA. I've had my own website for YEARS now with my own transformation and my back story. I really want to leverage this to be able to get some 1 on 1 clients in an online aspect, maybe even through some facebook pages in the local area like you mentioned. My only worry is not being fully covered/doing things legally. I know there are lots of gray areas around this, but essentially what I think I'd like to do is provide individuals (possibly in local area) with custom workout plans in a PDF, and be able to answer any questions they may have/show them tutorial videos explaining the exercise. I also think it would be great if I could share how to eat healthy at local restaurants, but don't want to go outside that whole "scope of practice" thing with NASM. Appreciate any insight you may have on this!

[@jayr515]

Solid video, great to see you’re still posting. Been following for 3+ years. Looking forward to the client retention video! 👍🏽

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

Thanks for the support man! I really appreciate it!

[@PolyMovt]

My man Jeff dropping knowledge. Thanks for the 🔥 content

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

More to come! Thank you for your support! I appreciate it!

[@Moht-r3u]

Thanks for the great video jeff🙌 still waiting for Precision nutrition updated review😁 and i hope you would share your opinion on the best rehab and post rehab certification

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

Thank you! I appreciate that! It’ll definitely be something I’ll be breaking down in early 2025

[@danealwilliams]

I want to thank you for all your videos. Your videos helped me pass my NASM CPT exam!!

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

Congrats on passing! Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate it!

[@chrismcloydcpt]

Great Video. This is way more helpful breakdown than the old vague advice that I keep reading, example just put yourself out their or just connect with other professional.

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

Thanks man! I really appreciate that!

[@brookeyoung021]

Thank you Jeff!! Your videos are so incredibly helpful!

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

You're very welcome! Thanks for your support!

[@stefannowak293]

Super helpful video !!! Thank you!!!

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

You're welcome!

[@connorsmith1280]

Really informative good video

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

Thank you! I’m glad you found it helpful!

[@ElizabethLovesFitness]

Awesome! Do the CEUs for the conference include NSCA?

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

Unfortunately, I don’t think the NSCA is accepting is for CEC’s they’re notoriously tough to get a hold of for things like this

[@BreezeTheBeard]

Hey your content is great. Do you do your own video editing?

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

Thank you! Yup I do all of it. That may change at some point but I do actually like the process

[@BreezeTheBeard]

@ If you do decide you want to focus more on content creation, I’m a video editor and I can help you get more content out and help highlight the important details.

[@sophiethelk9557]

Great video, Jeff! This is super helpful. I'm an employee at my community center's fitness center. I've been there just over two years now and plan to be more active on Instagram and eventually create a Facebook business page. I have two questions for you: 1) How would you recommend I get social proof from my already existing clients? I don't take before or after photos for clients and want to eventually. I think getting social proof from my clients can be challenging since I'm not self employed yet. Would written or video testimonials work? 2) I'm a personal trainer in a different state than I was born and raised in. I live about 5 hours away now. So if I promote my services and share client testimonials, many of the people who would see this don't live in the same state as me. If they're interested in working with me, could I offer virtual or online training instead? Thank you!:)

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

Written testimonials can work great! Basic reviews from clients can work really well too! If you’ve had a client achieve an impressive result you really just need an after picture. People will have pictures from when they were overweight. You can definitely offer online or virtual sessions. Also, you don’t have to say where the clients are from when making their testimonials. It just matters that they worked with you and achieved results

[@sophiethelk9557]

@@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation That's really helpful, thank you!:) I plan to ask some of my clients for testimonials soon

[@normalgamingproductions7012]

Hey, so ive have a question is it possible to become a personal trainer at 34. Ive been working out for 10 years. Ive ran cardio kick boxing classes and really love the idea of helping people get into shape. Im looking to get out of accounting and thinking maybe this is my passion but im scared im too old for this field. Sorry for the ramble have a nice day

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

You’re definitely not too old! The trainer who does the most training in my studio is in their late 50’s 34 is nothing, you can do it! Maybe just start part time and build from there

[@normalgamingproductions7012]

@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation thank you I needed that. Im scared to start with everything going on in America. But my plan is to shadow. I did pay a personal trainer for 10 sessions and shadowed him. My goal is to help the average person get into shape cause that what bring me joy. And I did plan to start maybe on weekends and late nights then go part time and more hours as a trainer, than maybe do full time if I get to it.

[@SortaHealthyTrainerEducation]

@ it sounds like a very solid plan! If you keep your full time job and training as a side job I think you’ll very much enjoy the process and get paid to do something you like. Stick with it!