Many successful businesses compete with free. Let's look at some real world examples.

Facing the truth was a common and important theme from this past week's writing, so here are my picks for your must-read articles.

If done wrong, your AdWords campaign can eat through your budget like Kobayashi through a pile of hot dogs.

Looking at the numbers of people who actually stick around your gym can be scary, but your business will thank you.

I’ve had many individuals approach me with questions about being a trainer and whether to become one. Here’s the advice I've told them.

I firmly believe that approaching contracts with honesty and humanity will build a much better business for you and your team - and your clients.

Today I'll discuss a few good reasons to pre-qualify clients and also give you some concrete steps to go about it.

What if I told you there was a way, as either a trainer or trainee, that you could accomplish your fitness or business goals from the privacy of your own home, when you can make the time?

Looking to opening up your own gym business? Help is at hand, not just from me but from those who have done it before. Here are a few things I would look at if I was in your shoes.

Make sure both you and any potential business partner or investor are comfortable with the answers to all of these questions before joining forces.

Your team is your family and what power your business. These are important things you need to examine before bringing a new member into your business team.

My Facebook wall has lit up with criticism over lululemon athletica's founder Chip Wilson's comments about the company's trademark luon pants not being suitable for every size and shape.

You have to be able to properly assess a problem in order to create and attack a solution. And that includes if the problem is you.

I urge everyone involved in this industry to look at how you recruit and what processes you use to screen and qualify potential customers.

Why is it some people choose to approach their pricing model for a gym business in a completely illogical fashion? A business that does not pay its owner can't possibly last.

If you have a business goal and the person advising you has no track record to speak of in relation to your goal, take it with a pinch of salt.

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