123 - The Difference Between a Freelancer and an Entrepreneur

09/20/20 • 13 min

The allure of starting your own business seems to be growing over recent years, as entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Gary Vaynerchuk have become mainstream celebrities.

But entrepreneurship isn't always as glamorous as it may seem, and just because you may have decided you want to work for yourself, doesn't mean that you have to build a massive business and take on a lot of risk.

In fact, most people that think they want to be entrepreneurs, might be better suited as freelancers, especially in today's COVID economy.

In this episode, we discuss the difference between being a freelancer and an entrepreneur, and how this shift in approach can alter your path as a coach or a business owner.

The allure of starting your own business seems to be growing over recent years, as entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Gary Vaynerchuk have become mainstream celebrities.

In fact, most people that think they want to be entrepreneurs, might be better suited as freelancers, especially in today's COVID economy.

In this episode, we discuss the difference between being a freelancer and an entrepreneur, and how this shift in approach can alter your path as a coach or a business owner.

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122 - Build a Coaching Book of Business with Coach Austin Bettigrew

While COVID and social distancing restrictions have made it difficult on the group class model, there's no better time than now to grow your book of business as an individual coach.

More people are understanding the importance of their health, and a lot of those people aren't fully comfortable working out in the group setting yet. Personal training and/or remote programming are the perfect avenues to help your clients start reaching their goals, while creating a path for you to become a professional coach.

In today's episode, FitTown Coach Austin Bettigrew is back on the show to discuss some strategies and tactics for growing your book of business immediately. We share ideas for improving your sales ability, creating better results for your clients, and how to get more referrals.

Next Episode

124 - How We Differentiate Our BeachFit and FTX Programming

Whether you run a single type of class at your gym or offer multiple different programs, it's important to take the time to define what you want the programming and experience to look like for each one of those classes.

When it comes to programming, most micro gym owners focus solely on the effectiveness of the workouts, and not enough on the class experience they are trying to create or the type of clientele they want to attract and retain.

In this episode, I break down how we define and distinguish our BeachFit and FTX program from each other and from other gyms that do functional fitness, to showcase an example of how you can do so within your 4 walls.

To get a PDF breakdown of what this looks like, head over to sevenfigurebox.com/programming