THE DOJO DOCTORS SUCCES STRATEGY SERIES:

READY-SET PRINT

This one is pretty simple. But in todays "digital world" too many business owners are overlooking it.

And that is....Print. 

Now, even with todays websites, facebook ads, google ads, funnels, emails and SMS systems…. print hasn't gone away. We just need to adapt and change the way that we look at it and how we can use it to effectively capture new members.

What we are mainly focusing on here is printed material you “give away” when doing events, carnivals, booths, and of course donations.

Yes, Donations.

Donations are like respect. You gotta give it to get it.

We should always be giving back to the communities that we serve. The easiest way to accomplish this by partnering up with local PTAs, or PTO organizations, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts , churches, parks and rec centers, local sports teams, little league, pop Warner football, soccer leagues, in other words ANYONE who needs “in...

Here is your chance to be crystal clear with your vision and learn how to Dominate 2020!

For the past few weeks, I’ve been posting content about easy and practically free ways you can grow your Business.

Those are the first steps for long term business success.  

Now, its time to BLOW PAST your goals and fast track your success.

Be around the top minds in our industry and work side by side with the people who are doing it NOW!

The Dojo Doctors Mastermind training event is made JUST FOR MARTIAL ART SCHOOL OWNERS and here’s why that’s important to you:

If you’re tired of struggling with your business or riding the roller coaster of the good month/bad month cycle.

If you are trying to earn more in less time working with members you love.

If you are in need of instructors and trainers who are passionate and on the same page as you.

If you understand that social media is important in today’s business model but you just can’t seem to...

As a Mastermind coach and a full time martial arts business owner, I've been getting this question asked to me a lot lately by other Martial Art school owners. The question is: “Should we raise our rates on our existing members?”

My successful high level coaching clients already know the answer, however, I wanted to take a few moments and clarify my opinion on this topic for all.

The short answer is no. Absolutely not.

It is my professional opinion, that raising rates to your current members is probably one of the single worst things that you could do in your martial art based membership business. There is a far better solution to make raising rates a win-win situation that I will explain in a moment.

But first, allow me to expand on why I say no:

…..Imagine you are a customer at a service based business and you've been there for awhile, you've been a loyal customer, you're mostly happy. Then, one day, the owner of the business comes to you and says, ...

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought to yourself: Why am I not farther ahead by now….Why don't I have more students?, Why am I not making more money and why am  I struggling by following my passion? 

If you've had those thoughts, you're not alone. 

I have the answers that you need… but they're probably a little different than you might think.

Look, we've been at this for a very long time. We've got 12 successful locations. We’ve been doing this fo rover 50 years. (yes, 50) We’ve got thousands of martial arts students. Our company has generated millions of dollars in revenue. 

BUT- I’m not telling you that to impress you. I'm telling you that to impress upon you the importance of having a systems driven business.

Now, the amazing thing is our systems don't just work for our company. They work for any martial arts school, in any martial arts style. 

How do I know? We’ve got the testimonials to prove it.

And you...

Summer time = Summer camp time at your martial arts school?

We all know It's never to early to start planning for summer.

But

For a less stressful more impactful summer check out our simple (and fun) way to keep your members engaged and excited during summer.

We promise your staff will LOVE you for doing this

First WATCH THE VID for details https://youtu.be/MnZZm76JOy8

Then click here to grab the FREE 8 Week Summer blueprint!

http://bit.ly/3savesummer1

Follow it and advertise to your members ahead of time in your school newsletter, through email and text messaging and then follow up on your social media channels to let your members know how "cool your school"  will be this summer!

Lets have a blast this summer and keep our current students engaged, excited and eager to come back for MORE!!

For more great ideas on ways to keep your students excited and engaged over the summer, follow our FB and Instagram page @thedojodoctors. Lets all work together to keep students active...

BUSINESS SUCCESS MINDSET

When you really think about it- We all want to get treated like a VIP. to feel personally connected and empowered by the buying experience or to have  proximity to the leader or head of the company or even to get that special offer, deal or discount.

As a business owner it should be priority #1 to start building a relationship with your potential clients, your audience, your current members, or your students, and find out ways you can continue to make them feel special. Before you offer them anything else- 

How? 

Ask them: what they want, what they need, What they are looking for and even more important BE HONEST with them and yourself.... Can you really help them or are you just trying to make a buck? There are a variety of survey tools and apps out there that can help you facilitate the answers you need, but in my experience the easiest and most reliable way is to ask in person and in confidence not in front of a group or in a crowded...

Early in my training, I was at an event listening to a speaker talk about why our industry was stuck and what we needed to do to break out of the norm. The talk had the idea of how the people around you will affect you.

It reminded me of the story  of the crabs.

You see, crabs in an open bucket will stay in their bucket. If one crab tries to climb out, the other crabs pull him back down. If he continues to try to climb out, the other crabs may pull off one of his legs to keep him in the bucket.

Why wouldn’t the other crabs watch how the crab gets out, so they know it can be done and so they know how to get out, too? 

Instead the crabs in the bucket are more interested in keeping everyone else in the bucket.

The crab story reflects human nature. Other people  – family, friends, co-workers – industry "experts" will try to drag someone that’s succeeding down to their level. 

When one tries to do something different, get better skills, improve...

In business you need commitment, consistency and a plan. 

This is especially true when it comes to marketing your business

Important fact: No matter who is doing your marketing, you still need to show up and participate in some form. You need to learn the platforms and make decisions and you need to execute the plans to their fullest. – and if you still don't know how in 2019 then you must start by going to the worlds greatest website: www.google.com and type in: HOW DO I......... (insert the platform you need to learn)

Seriously, you can't do anything else until YOU learn... then after you grasp the concepts  you need to empower others to do so. 

Often I see school owners, managers and trainers being their own worst enemy by taking no responsibility for their own participation in the process. It's almost like they are constantly asking people to solve problems that they are not willing to participate in solving also. 

In this business of...