I am going to jump off the serious, business building band-wagon today and take you on a little retrospective slow jog through the life of the PT Business In A Box blog. Is he trippin? I hear you ask… Nah I just feeling taking a little walk down memory lane and as this blog has grown over time I thought you might like to hear what I have been up to.
So here are 7 things you may not know about PT Business In A Box:
1) My first post: The first post that I wrote for PT Business In A Box (back when I had my old site) was a bit of a overall general business post called 26 Rules For Running a Remarkable Personal Training Business (and Life). I can remember that this post an extraordinary long time to write (and it maybe got buried as I launched it with 4 other posts and no-one actually knew I existed).
2) The post I enjoyed writing the most: This one is easy. Although I really love writing about all things business, it is what motivates us to act a certain way that really fires me up. The Secret Confessions Of A Happy Trainer is basically a post that was eleven years in the making and the writing of it was really quick and fun. I still often refer to it when I am having a rough day.
3) The post which had great discussion: Show Me The Money – Putting Your Prices On Your Website – After much argument discussion on my Facebook page, I decided to explore this topic a little further with a blog post. What I didnt expect was the response and discussion that followed.
4) A post on someone else’s blog that I wish I had written: I am a massive fan of Leo Babauta who writes a blog called Zen Habits. It’s all about simplicity, productivity and happiness. He writes really simple, practical and clever posts and The Little Rules of Action was one that created a little bit of writers jealousy.
5) A post with the title I am most proud of: This is an easy one as well. Are You Ready To Get Excited About Your Fitness Business Again? is the headline that I was really proud to put together as that post was part of the launch of the FBOMB. We had been working really hard on the project and that post was the start of it so I suppose it was not so much the headline but what it represented.
6) A post that I wish more people read: Overcoming Fear In Your Personal Training Business is a post that I wrote when the blog was only just starting out (you can probably tell) and it is one that I would of loved more people to read because it is an issue that is felt by alot of trainers but not discussed by many.
7) My most visited post ever:Well, the most visited post ever has already been mentioned today (at #5) so I had to cruise through my Goolge Analytics to find my second most visited post. Surprisingly it was The Perils Of Starting Your Own PT Business (And What You Can Do To Overcome Them). I say surprisingly because this was one of my “open mic” posts where I just posed a question and let you guys do the talking in the comments section.
So there you have it, 7 things that might surprise you about PT Business In A Box. I hope you have enjoyed this little walk down memory lane and I would love to hear if you agree with my selections.
Cheers
Rick :-)
About the author: Rick Watson is the surfing, swearing personal training business guy who tells it like it is. He blogs, coaches, writes books, runs an online community and holds live workshops for personal trainers but most of all he is a father and husband (with a healthy respect for road trips). If you like what you read, subscribe to blog here and get your weekly dose of goodness delivered straight to your Inbox.
