The trainers who’ve lived it recognize the methodology.

“I insist this is what kept me in business with my semi private model. I still bill automatically. 75% of my business is semi private. Much like yourself I’m over a decade in the game. Self employed out of my own wee studio. Your whole post is golden, that whole list is why I’m doing well. No high ticket, no challenges, no nonsense, no deals, just simple, standard regular payments. Focus on it and it’ll feed families.”

“Excellent post. Took me years to figure some of this out. I’d say most people who stayed with me long-term didn’t ask about pricing except in passing. I’m always upfront about how much I charge and how I don’t do discounts, no exceptions. If anyone still objects, I encourage them to look into the many cheaper trainers in my area that don’t have 23 years of experience.”

“Been in the private/in-home game for 5 years now. If you want to make a good income whilst keeping it low stress, this is the way.”

“If you haven’t heard of Jesse Snyder don’t sleep on it. Follow and read his posts and deep dives. I highly recommend him to all new trainers and even trainers in the industry still working for a company.”

“It is such a scam. I was the front end director for a large family owned gym and the whole mindset of what’s expected for what you get paid for is backwards. When the owner asked me how to get higher quality candidates I said ‘pay them more’ — his first comment back: ‘great! We can then cut commissions.’”