How to Grow Your Martial Arts Business in "The Shake Out"

As famed economic forecaster Harry Dent callsnews is that correct formulas and new twists
it; "The Great Shake Out."apply to every marketing tactic.
Shake Outs occur on all levels; small, medium andThe lesson- you need to constantly test new
large businesses are all effected. And the martialtwists, turns and ideas on old principles!
arts business industry is sometimes hit really hard...2) Get Back to Basics- Some gurus in the
How many martial arts schools have closed inindustry seem to forget history sometimes. The
your area? How many mom and pop shops haveMartial Arts Business has and always will be a
packed it in? Then- you can't help but see whatbusiness centered around YOU - the owner of
has happened with GM and Chrysler, right?the school. Yes- of course you can have all kinds
It's all a shake out! But here's the good news...of systems that run your school (I know because
In every shake out period the businesses that areI have created and used a ton of them). But the
savvy enough to recognize what's going on andpeople behind the system and how they (or you)
leverage the shake out end up being the leadersinteract with your students and clients is the glue
for years to come!that holds it all together.
I want YOU to be one of those leaders!3) Timely Information- It's no longer about
So here are 4 simple tips to grow in "The Great"information" it's about timely information. There's
Shake Out!"plenty of "how to" out there. And if you are new
1) New Ideas applied to Old Principles-to the martial arts business of course you need
Principles never change- but strategies and ideashow to information. But if you've been paying
must constantly be worked on. Here's anattention for any period of time and you've got
example. How many times have you heard thatthe basics of running your martial arts business
you should do birthday parties for your school?down then you must seek out "timely
Tons- right! Well- Did you know that there areinformation." Basically, timely information is made
ways to Really get tons of new students fromup of tools you can use in your business, this
birthday parties? There are. One simple way is toweek, this month and right away.
do them for free. One thing we know is that4) Move Fast- and take Action!
none of your students will celebrate their birthdayI hope you'll take a minute to think about what
alone. They'll bring a ton of friends. Then all youyou can do to grow your martial arts business in
have to do is follow a proven formula and you'llthe shake out!
turn thier guests into students. And the good