Roundup of Top Posts for 2008

I started this blog in January 2008 and it’s been a great source of fun, inspiration, and stress relief for me. I love posting to Marketing Martial Arts and writing ideas to share with you and the rest of our martial arts community. [Read more...]

Popularity: 3%

All Professional Martial Arts Schools are McDojos

If you are in business and accept money for martial arts lessons then you are a McDojo. After all, you are taking money in exchange for teaching the martial arts and, as a for profit business, you are putting profits ahead of the art(s) you teach. [Read more...]

Popularity: 14%

Latest Round of Photos of My Martial Arts School

Here are some fairly recent photos of my Salt Lake City Utah martial arts school. There have been more things done since these were taken, however, it demonstrates basically how things are now. The main things we still have yet to do are hang the mirrors, get our sign created, and install the glass for the office windows. That’s about it. Whew! [Read more...]

Popularity: 3%

Top Posts for December 2008

Here are the top 8 posts for Marketing Martial Arts in December 2008; according to how many times they were viewed:

  1. Top 8 Pages Every Martial Arts School’s Website Should Have
  2. How to Create an Irresistible Offer Your Prospects Can’t Refuse
  3. How to Make a Living Teaching Martial Arts
  4. The Art of Martial Arts School Lease Negotiation
  5. Should You Join a Martial Arts Marketing Association?
  6. How to Get Started Teaching the Martial Arts
  7. How to Make a Living Teaching Martial Arts (Part 2)
  8. Is Being a Part-Time Martial Arts School Owner a Bad Thing?

The online poll with the most activity this month was Which Martial Arts Marketing Association Do You Belong To?

So, which posts were your favorites this month?

Popularity: 2%

Make Your Martial Arts School More Successful in 2009

If you are scratching your head about how to get more sign ups in the New Year so you can increase your martial arts school’s profitability, here are some solid marketing ideas to help you hit the ground running for 2009.

Here are twelve things you can start working on today to help make your martial arts school more successful in 2009:

  1. Buy a domain name, get some hosting, and start a blog as your website.
  2. Be sure you have the top 8 pages every martial arts school website should have.
  3. Work on search engine optimization to make your website more easily found.
  4. Start using Google analytics to track and measure the statistics on your website.
  5. Fix the top 10 common mistakes on your martial arts school’s website
  6. Develop a marketing calendar and get ahead of your marketing.
  7. Submit your martial arts school to local online directory websites.
  8. Try marketing your martial arts school on CraigList.
  9. Build a plan to get more referrals.
  10. Make it easy to compare your martial arts school against your competition.
  11. Possibly join a martial arts marketing association.
  12. Break through by doing what other karate schools aren’t doing.

Remember, marketing your martial arts school isn’t easy. Hopefully this list makes it a little easier to get started.

What are you going to do differently to make your 2009 better than 2008?

Popularity: 4%

How to Launch a Martial Arts School Website in One Day

Getting a Martial Arts School Web site Online is Easier than you Might Think!

So you know you need a Web site but you’re not sure where to start. Should you pay someone to do it? Should you learn HTML so you can do it? What’s the fastest way to get a Web site?

This post will make it so easy you can have your very own martial arts school web site in a day – and that’s no exaggeration. You can have a fully functioning martial arts school website in a day. [Read more...]

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How to Make a Living Teaching Martial Arts (Part 2)

As we discussed in part one of How to Make a Living Teaching Martial Arts, there are many things you need to master in order to make a living teaching martial arts.

Here are eight more essentials before you can really make a sustainable living teaching the martial arts.

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Popularity: 4%