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Train For Top Dollar is a website devoted to teaching personal trainers, triathlon coaches, nutritionists, gym owners and fitness professionals how to make money and enjoy a successful fitness career. We teach personal trainer salary tips, triathlon coaching career advice, nutrition consulting business structure strategies, gym business tips, and career advice for fitness professionals. Whether you want to make more money as a personal trainer or enhance your income as a coach or gym owner, this website, combined with Ben Greenfield's book "Personal Trainers' Guide to Earning Top Dollar" will give you everything you need for a successful fitness career.


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Monthly Archive for March, 2014

A Train For Top Dollar Book Review

The website “Breaking Muscle” recently reviewed the “Personal Trainer’s Guide to Earning Top Dollar“.

Here’s what they had to say:

“After well over a decade and a half as a personal trainer, nutritionist, and more, I actually learned some things reading this book and that is a rare thing indeed. If you’re a personal trainer or aspiring to be one and you’re looking to be more than just the average box-gym lackey, understanding the business end of training is paramount. This book will help get you there.”

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How To Get Audio Questions For Your Podcast

Have you ever wanted to get audio questions for your podcast? Listener call-ins? Feedback for your podcast?

Ever wondered how I get audio questions for the BenGreenfieldFitness podcast, similar to what you see above or hear here?

It’s simple. I use something called Speakpipe.

If you want to get feedback from your podcast listeners or blog readers, set up a voicemail widget on your websiteor use a voicemail page, this allows your visitors to leave voice messages right from a browser. No phone calls are required.

Speakpipe allows listeners to call in and leave support questions, or questions for the podcast. Better yet, it’s free, and easy to get started with a 60-second installation!

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What Is MyList?

I recently discovered something called “MyList”.

What is MyList ?

In a nutshell, MyList is like “Pinterest for Facebook” – it allows you to make lists of things that you like or use, then share them with others to like or explore.

So how could this help you with your fitness business?

Here’s an example of what my personal MyList looks like on my Facebook business page: Continue reading ‘What Is MyList?’

Should Personal Trainers Give Nutrition Advice?

It’s no secret that in the fitness industry, it’s “frowned upon” for personal trainers to give nutrition advice to their clients.

I discuss this in my book, but really, ethics of giving diet advice certainly does depend on your level of training and certifications.

So…let’s just say you don’t want to talk much about diet/supplements with your clients.

I say, outsource it. Here’s how:

I’ll pay you 50% commission to you, for life, to any clients that you send to the BenGreenfieldFitness Inner Circle for diet assistance.

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Fat Loss – Why Your Clients Aren’t Getting Results

Get ready to learn about the reasons your clients aren’t getting results – especially when it comes to fat loss.

The video below is just a taste of the type of info I’m presenting at the World Fitness Business Owners Summit, a global, virtual conference featuring the top 25 luminaries and thought leaders in the health and fitness industry.

If you want more videos just like this, registrations for WFBOS are open by clicking here.

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