Summer Slumps and Short-Term Memberships, Revisited

(Note: In keeping with the recent theme of providing my blog readers with actionable ideas each week, I decided to update and post an article I had previously published at Starting-A-Martial-Arts-School.com. If you haven’t yet read it, I believe you’ll find the ideas here beneficial…) Why You Should Sell Short-term Summer Memberships I’m a huge [...]

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What Martial Arts Business Gurus Teach Isn’t Right For Everyone…

I’m a little disappointed in them. I’m talking about some of old-timers in the industry who are well-known business authors and consultants. All of them are smart, successful, and I’ve learned a heck of a lot from studying their methods. But, lately it seems (to me anyway) that they think they’re the only ones with [...]

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The Difference Between Billing Companies and Payment Processors

Q: What’s the difference between billing company “X” and companies like Easy Payment Processing? A: Traditional billing companies invoice or electronically bill your accounts, and then call your clients if they’re late and attempt to collect. They used to be a good idea, since most offered useful business advice in addition to the billing services. [...]

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