Posts Tagged ‘Best Time’

First, if you haven’t read the manual yet, then read the following article before you start implementing this marketing plan.

“Marketing Basics for Martial Arts School Owners”

What follows is a marketing plan I wrote for July, but it will give you a good idea of how to write your own 5 x 15 plans throughout the year.

Once you read it, it should be painfully obvious that you don’t need a billing or consulting company to do this for you. You can easily come up with a workable, effective marketing plan that is customized to your needs, just by setting aside 30 minutes once a month to do so.

5 x 15 Marketing Plan: July, 20__: Read the rest of this entry »

Tax Time Is Just Around The Corner

Tax time is right around the corner, and right now is the best time to start preparing to ensure you have a smooth tax season.

And, one the of areas that seems to trip up small business owners the most is understanding deductions.

So, here are some tips to help you get a grip on what some common tax deductions are, and which ones you may have overlooked. Read the rest of this entry »

A Simple, Effective Strategy

Mat chats are one of the easiest, most effective ways to increase retention and customer satisfaction in your school among your children’s classes. I’ve been doing them for over fifteen years, and I have consistently experienced greater retention and improved parent feedback in classes where I do regular mat chats. The great thing is, they take very little time to prepare, and when done properly I am positive you’ll find them to be a rewarding addition to your programs.

How to Do a Martial Arts Mat Chat

When to Do Them The best time to do a mat-chat is at the end of your kid’s classes, right before your “fun drill” time. This serves two purposes:

1. It serves as the best time to teach kids life lessons, because they will still be in “focus mode” from their regular class time;
2. It allows parents who may just be stopping in to pick up their child to hear what you’re teaching their children.

Most parents would never know about Read the rest of this entry »

Unfortunately, we can’t halt the march of time, but we can plan ahead to ensure that the coming months go very smoothly in our classroom. As everyone knows, things tend to move at a slower pace around the holidays… at least as far as business is concerned. You’ll likely find yourself with some extra time on your hands on those days when you shut down your classes to observe the holidays. And, that’s the best time to take stock of what you’ve done previously, and to plan ahead to improve your classes in the Read the rest of this entry »