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Lead Generation for Gyms: Strategies That Convert

Sun, Jul 14, 2024

In the competitive landscape of the fitness industry, gyms not only need to offer top-notch facilities and services but also master the art of attracting new members. Enter the game-changer: Lead Generation. This crucial strategy is about more than … More

Essential Equipment: What You Need to Open Your New Gym

Thu, Jul 11, 2024

Ever walked into a gym and felt overwhelmed by the sheer variety of equipment? Now imagine being the one responsible for choosing all that gear. Daunting, right? Whether you’re a seasoned fitness pro or a newcomer to the industry, starting a … More

7 Ways to Reduce the Monthly Cost of Running Your Gym

Wed, Jul 10, 2024

How to Reduce Your Gym’s Operating Expenses Reducing a gym’s operating expenses is essential for maintaining profitability and ensuring the long-term success of the business. The fitness industry is competitive, and managing costs … More

The Best Locations to Open a Gym in 2024: Spaces, Places and Passers-by

Wed, May 29, 2024

The Secret to a Busy Gym? Choosing the Perfect Location Opening a gym is an exciting venture, but the success of your business heavily relies on one crucial factor: location. The success of any new gym hinges on its accessibility, visibility, and … More

Are Boutique Gyms and Fitness Studios the Future of Fitness?

Wed, May 15, 2024

Boutique gyms and fitness studios have been taking the fitness world by storm, offering unique and specialized workout experiences. The landscape of fitness industry has experienced a significant transformation, paving the way non-traditional gyms to … More

10 ways for a gym owner to get more gym members using cardio equipment

Tue, Dec 6, 2022

Are you a gym owner looking to increase gym membership numbers with the help of cardio equipment? You’re in luck! Read on to get some helpful tips on … More

4 ways to get more gym members visiting at night during off peak hours

Tue, Dec 6, 2022

As a gym owner, you know how important it is to get more gym members to visit at night. After all, the more people that come to your gym, the more … More

Start a gym checklist

Mon, Sep 26, 2022

So opening up a gym is a dream you’re now ready to turn into reality. However, it’s not as easy as it sounds, right? Every gym owner knows that … More

How to motivate gym members to visit your club more

Thu, Jun 9, 2022

Your gym’s success is driven by member retention. The number of customer visits is a critical means to measure the efficacy of your fitness services. … More

Optimizing How You Use Gym Software To Improve Your Club's Bottom Line.

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

As in our previous post, 2020 has been a year that has forced numerous fitness clubs to shift to a defensive business strategy or a proactive one that saw them divest into areas which they never previously considered to maintain cash flow during the … More

Cutting costs during a recession: How gym software can save your club money.

Thu, Jul 16, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic and it’s associated lock-downs and job losses have had numerous impacts on the global economy, which, for many industries has been negative–the fitness industry, unfortunately, falls within this category. The government … More

Gym Marketing Strategies - Differentiating your club from the competition.

Tue, Jun 16, 2020

An unfortunate aspect of running a fitness club, like operating any sort of business (usually) is that it is almost guaranteed that there will be competitors trying to grow alongside you, competing for market share (and profits). It’s basic economics … More

4 Ways Custom Printed key fobs Can Help Your Brand.

Sun, Jun 14, 2020

For some businesses, custom printed key fobs can be seen as an unnecessary expense to use with their 24 hour gym access control system, even if the difference in price is minimal when compared to the grand scheme of things. If you are telling … More

Reopening Your Gym After Lockdown - Coming off a Mass Hold

Fri, May 15, 2020

Gyms around the world have already begun the process of reopening their doors after the lockdown period imposed to reduce the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. After having weeks or months away from their regular workout regime, many gym-goers are … More

Family Memberships - Using Shared Memberships in GymMaster

Sun, Mar 29, 2020

The option for Family memberships is quite a popular feature for GymMaster users. This allows your members to share their memberships with friends and family, and often make it cheaper for them too. For example, a standard membership may cost them … More

Leaving a gym franchise? Here's how GymMaster can help

Thu, Mar 26, 2020

Leaving a gym franchise can be a leap-of-faith which can make or break a business and its reputation. Going out on your own has its benefits, but also a sizeable set of risks. “Will my members stay if I leave the franchise?” “Can I … More

Gym Email Marketing Guide 1 of 3: Planning Gym Email Campaigns for Effective Results

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

The low cost and relatively high effectiveness of email have seen the fitness club industry adopting email as a cornerstone component in their marketing arsenal for a number of years now. This communication tool is commonly utilized to increase … More

Gym Email Marketing Guide 2 of 3: Best Practices for Writing Effective Gym Email Content.

Tue, Oct 29, 2019

Now the foundations of your strategy are in place, it’s time to start writing your emails and planning when to send them to ensure they are effective. As with all marketing, the content of your emails should be closely aligned to the needs of … More

Gym Email Marketing Guide 3 of 3: How to Set up an Automated Email in GymMaster

Mon, Oct 28, 2019

Sending emails to your gym’s members and prospects has never been easier. General GymMaster clients can use their system to create email templates for sending personalised messages directly to your email list with the click of a button - or … More

How to Approach Sleeping Gym Members

Wed, Oct 16, 2019

People who own a gym membership and no longer visit the facility are what is known in the industry as a sleeping member. For some fitness clubs, sleeping members are seen as easy revenue - but for others, these sleepers are just clients who are a few … More