As a Certified StoryBrand Guide and a leader in the fitness industry, Sean Garner Consulting is your go-to fitness marketing agency for personal trainers and gym owners looking to expand their businesses. By offering fitness business marketing strategies with a focus on consistent and productive actions, we're here to guide you towards achieving your entrepreneurial goals.

The fitness industry, especially in the online world, is an incredibly competitive landscape. With countless fitness marketing agencies vying for attention, standing out requires more than just showing up – it demands a strategic, actionable, and sustainable plan. That's why we've created this weekly checklist that guarantees your success if consistently followed.

The Weekly Checklist for Success

1. Work on Your Business, Not Just in It

Successful fitness business marketing requires strategic thinking. Read a book, meet with a mentor, take a course or undertake personal development activities weekly. This is the first item on your checklist. Attend all coaching calls, study, or read daily to better yourself and your business. Your personal development is key to your business's success.

2. Show Up Daily with Your Content Online

The second item on the weekly checklist is ensuring that you have a consistent presence online. Just like you wouldn't expect an in-person gym to grow if you're there only a couple of days a week, your online presence requires the same commitment. Be consistent on Instagram stories, feed posts, Facebook, live videos, your email newsletter, and text messaging group. Consistency builds trust, making you appear investible.

3. Enhance Your Products or Services Weekly

The third point on your checklist is to take steps every week to make your service or product better. This doesn't mean making huge changes, but instead making small, consistent improvements. Create a new sleep habit guide, add a few smoothie recipes to your nutrition guide, or maybe even conduct a webinar with a hormone therapy specialist.

4. Get a New Review Each Week

Aim for one new Google review or video testimonial every week. If you're providing value and getting results for your clients, they'll be more than willing to share their positive experiences. Remember, the more specific the testimonial, the better it resonates with potential clients.

5. Share Success Stories and Testimonials Weekly

Another key task on your weekly checklist is sharing one success story or testimonial. You can do this through email or on social media platforms. This helps to promote your fitness marketing services and solidifies your credibility.

6. Communicate with Your Owned List

Send out a valuable piece of information at least once a week to the list you own without any direct call-to-action. This could be sharing a new video, a new recipe, or a new exercise. Keep providing value consistently.

7. Create One Long-Form Content Every Week

Long-form content such as live videos, podcasts, blogs, or YouTube videos are powerful tools in showing your expertise. Aim to create at least one piece of long-form content every week.

8. Promote Your Free Product at Least Three times a Week

Whether it's a lead generator PDF, a free product, or a live event, promote it at least three times per week.