Personal Trainer Rivalry.

[EL GAUCHO]

Hi all,
Need some advice about a situation at a gym I'm working at as a personal trainer.
The gym in question allows personal trainers to come in and train clients, as long as the client becomes a member of the gym themselves.
I've been training a few clients, but I'm looking to boost my income and really advertise myself and get some more clients. The thing is there's quite a few PT working there now. I don't want to be treading on people's toes.
How do I promote myself, without looking like I'm trying to take over the joint?
How does this work in other gyms with PT's?

 

[Pamela]

What I would suggest is to be very helpful to the people you are training now.
Explain "everything" to them with lots of enthusiasm. Take time with each of them like you really care about how they learn each exercise and routine.

People will pick up on how much you are into and love what you are doing. And you should be able to sell yourself.

 

[EL GAUCHO]

Hi,
My issue is not so much about selling myself, although I do appreciate the pointers on that.
I'm more worried about looking like I'm trying to take all the business for myself. I was wondering how other gyms go about distributing business evenly amongst in-house and external personal trainers?

 

[PoyeBoy]

nothin you can do will help, and its becuase your spanish, most people dont trust spanish mexicans

its just a fact of life you will need to accept

 

[EL GAUCHO]

Hermano!
I'm not Spanish mexican! I'm from Uruguay...South America...and I live in the United Kingdom....
People trust me fine....as long as they don't spot my pistolas down my pants. HAAHA!

 

[Pamela]

Word of mouth!

Reputation, will get you more clients.

 

[saint808]

if you set your own rates and are technically self employed then it is dog eat dog. Although you can always hang up a flier or do stuff that says see prt of the training staff today and then it would apply to everyone instead of just you.

 

[havoc]

I agree with saint 808, don't worry about others, get your money sunny.

 

[the nature boy]

all personal training rivalries should be settled by a gasoline fight.

 

[HighIntensity]

I use to be a personal trainer, good times.