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When Martial Arts Become Mainstream…

Written by Mike Massie on June 28, 2011 - 12 Comments
Categories: Management, Marketing

When Your Market Is Small, You Had Better Understand What Makes Them Tick… The fact is, the practice of martial arts is not a mainstream practice. At most, the market reach for the typical martial arts school is roughly between 1 and 3 percent of their local population. And despite the fact that MMA has [...]

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“Why I Held This Back For Two Years…”

Written by Mike Massie on April 6, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: Curriculum, Management, Retention, Start Up

Some secrets are just too precious to share… At least, that’s what I kept telling myself. That’s why I sat on this project, and refused to release it for the last two years. The thing is, I just couldn’t hold it back any more. My reason for changing my mind? The information I was sitting [...]

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What’s Your Motivation?

Written by Mike Massie on February 17, 2010 - 5 Comments
Categories: Editorial

If You Don’t Know… Find It Fast Seems like a harmless question. Simple to answer, at least at first… But then, when you really start to think about it – you realize it’s a lot more complicated than you first thought. There’s your students; I mean, you certainly care about them. And then, there’s your [...]

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How To Create A Highly Effective Martial Art School Website

Written by Mike Massie on January 6, 2010 - 6 Comments
Categories: Marketing

Time To Update Your Website? Let’s Do It Properly… There is simply no excuse for having a lackluster website in the information age. Almost everyone uses the internet these days to research purchases before they buy. That’s why it’s imperative that you keep your site updated and fresh, much like rotating the inventory in your [...]

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How I Deal With School Owners Who Are Fiscally Lazy

Written by Mike Massie on August 5, 2008 - 1 Comment
Categories: Editorial

I get one or two emails like the following every week: “plase call me i am ready to join” That’s the entirety of the email. No greeting, no signature, nothing but a request for my time. Here’s another one: “sir, i “X” school in “X”. please guide me. i am thankful to you. yours truly [...]

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