5 ways to grow your gym when you're completely broke

Claim a (yes, actually) free 30-day trial with GMM hereFREE Profitable Gym Pricing Worksheet 👉 Plug in your numbers and find out if you're black hole priced or sitting in the sweet spot. Find out if you're charging enough for your gym in 10 minutes or less.Instagram: @gymmembermachine—ABOUT USWelcome to Gym Member Machine, we're a done-for-you marketing agency and growth partner for boutique training gyms around the world.In plain English, we help gym owners make more money with less headaches (and we help you do it in ways that you, your team, your community, the people you serve, and yes, your bank account, are gonna feel awesome about).Here’s what that actually means:• Offer design that makes sense for you and your model• Customized, multi-platform paid ad campaigns• World-class gym websites and landing pages that convert• Time-saving sales and automation systems• Coaching, resources, and playbooks to help you turn new leads into raving-fan, referral-engine members of your gymBiggest bragging point? In an industry where the average agency gets fired in 3 months (that's 33% churn for those counting at home), we've been at an average of 2-3% churn for the last 5-6 years... all with an open door for our clients to leave whenever the heck they want (no long-term contracts here).Want to see if we're full of it for yourself? Book a SUUUPER high-pressure get-to-you-know-call here 📞Full transparency, we only invite about 30–40% of the gym owners we speak with to work with us. If it's not a fit, we'll tell you (we're in this for the long game and don't have any "532 members in 3 seconds with no work" fairy tales to sell ya).If you’re serious about growing your gym and want a straightforward, honest conversation about where you are and where you’re trying to go, book a call.Either way, we're rooting for ya 💪TIMESTAMPS(0:00) Intro(0:48) Helping the struggling gym owner(1:54) Who this episode is for(3:24) All progress starts with the truth(4:20) Your product may not be what you think it is(4:42) Do you actually want to own a business?(7:04) The rocket ship analogy(8:42) The burned out gym owner who's been stuck for years(10:06) Ego is the enemy of progress(10:34) Nothing changes if nothing changes(11:27) If you're not getting referrals, you're probably not that good yet(13:29) Look at your gym through Karen's eyes(15:18) Are people having fun?(16:02) Mining canceled members for real feedback(18:22) What feedback reveals that you'd never catch(20:05) Are you first date ready?(21:00) Three fuel sources(22:14) Harness the power of free(26:03) Free does not equal tire kicker(30:35) Choose your hard(30:55) Leveraging past clients and current clients for referrals(32:22) The referral script: compliment, ask for advice, request(39:40) Your clients aren't NLP experts(42:10) The Five Ways to Win internal/external challenge(48:57) Does it have to be weight loss?(54:23) Giveaway strategy with a constellation prize(56:26) Fake weights at community events(57:59) Final encouragement for the struggling gym owner