How To Increase Personal Trainer Pay - By: SmartieWriter

As a personal trainer myself, I know that it really is difficult to think of ways to double personal training income. I am going to offer you one really simple and effective method to add additional income that several of us haven't yet thought of. It took me many years to find out about this strategy, and I wish I had began doing it earlier.

First of all, I would just like to congratulate you on looking for methods to make additional profit as being a professional trainer. I believe that our task is important; we aid individuals to get in shape, feel better , and live longer. The drawback of our profession is known to be the low income as well as the inconsistent pay schedule. I myself worked as a trainer at a resort, so I definitely felt the ups and downs in the busy in-season, and the empty lows of the off-season.

The fantastic thing with this specific strategy that I'm going to reveal is that it will bring you steady profits through the year and help add to your personal trainer income.

I'm sure you've often been asked about or recommended vitamins to your clients. I find myself often recommending whey protein for clients wishing to build muscle. I've also suggested Omega-3 fish oil, daily multivitamins, vitamin C, calcium and other healthy foods or supplements. Although I'm more into the natural method of exercising, I do recognize the benefits of taking some effective nutritional products, and will gladly suggest them to my client. Of course I know the benefits of these supplements first hand because I take these products myself.

I would typically buy my supplements at GNC or another local wellness store. But one day, a co-worker recommended iHerb.com to me. It was the very first time I had heard of it, so I was a bit surprised by all of the goods they had available online. Plus my friend gave me a $5 off coupon code and shipping was free for orders over $40 so I ordered some of my usual whey protein isolate to try out their service.

Long story short, the protein powder came earlier than expected and everything went well. I also noticed that simply because I used my friend's coupon code, I also received a $5 off coupon code of my very own to give to my friends. The iHerb site tells you that if anyone orders and uses your coupon code, then you get a 4% commission from their purchase. I had heard of similar affiliate programs like this, but I didn't think much of it at the time.

Anyways, when the topic of supplements or protein powder came up in conversation with clients, I found myself telling others about iHerb and my coupon code. Sure enough, the next time I checked my iHerb account, I had received income for the purchases that had been made with my coupon code ($1.29, $1.54, $3.15, etc.) I was really excited. I could use this money for my next purchase or keep accumulating it and receive a check payment.

This gave me the concept to print my iHerb coupon code on the back of my personal training business card. I often give out my cards, so it is good exposure, plus clients really seem to like receiving some kind of freebie or coupon with a business card (which really surprised me at first!) So even if they didn't become my client, I noticed that several of these people would nonetheless still make purchases with my coupon code.

It was a win/win situation and my income has steadily increased since I began using this easy tip. Just give out your iHerb coupon code and you will receive extra income. Plus, after they use your coupon code the 1st time, you will make money for every future purchase they make. Later, when they receive their own coupon code and give it to their friends, you'll receive income on all of their purchases as well. There is no limit to how much you can earn.

At the time of writing this article, I earn over $100 a month and it is gradually approaching $200 every month. If this tip seems intriguing for you and you want to build some additional money to add to your personal training pay, then I'd be willing to share with you how I did it.

1. If you have a friend that uses iHerb, ask them for their coupon code. Or you may use this code: Ahi214 (If you decide to use this code, I will make a commission through the purchase. Thank you, I really appreciate it!)

2. Order any item from iHerb.com and use the coupon code. Just before checking out, you can also add one free item to your order. Look at the top of the screen and click on "Free Products." Choose one free product that you like and add it to your cart.

3. Finish your order and you'll receive a message with your personal coupon code.

4. Tell others about iHerb and your coupon code.

5. Print or write your coupon code on the back of your business card. Or hand out print-ready coupons provided by iHerb.com

To print your coupon on the back of your card, go to http://rewards.iherb.com/ and sign in.
Next click on "Promoting Tips." Scroll down and you will see various sized coupons that you can print with your very own coupon code. As I said before, you can just print and hand out these coupons or you may choose to write your coupon code on the back of your card. Your other option is to copy the coupon image and get it printed on the back of your business card.

I print my business cards on-line using a web-site called VistaPrint. I just input my business card information and upload my coupon code image to print on the back. The cards are relatively cheap however the quality is very good.

6. On iHerb, the exact same "Promoting Tips" page gives many good ideas to promote your coupon code. I've personally found that word of mouth and the business card tip works the best for me.

I'm very excited to wake up in the morning and see new money added to my account. On the iHerb site, you can see what some other affiliates are earning. There are numerous people that are making more than $1000 a month from this same system. I'm not near there yet, but if I keep going at this similar rate, I'll be there in one year! I'm sure we could all use an extra $1000 a month of passive income.

In closing, I hope you've enjoyed this simple and fun tip to add to personal training profits. Let's keep this method going strong by only recommending beneficial products that we personally know about or use ourselves.
If you have any queries about how to accomplish the above steps, I'd be glad to help you. Just contact me through my blog listed in my signature.

Have a good day and happy training and profits!

About the Author

Grant Charles is an AFAA licensed professional trainer who loves working out, training others, and writing at his fitness blog: How Do I Build Muscle Fast

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