Martial Arts Marketing Part IV: Local Online Directories

Promoting your martial arts school in local online directories provides two major benefits.The first of these is the number of direct visitors that they can bring to your business. Local directories are great because everyone who sees your listing will be in your area and so is a potential student for your school. There is another important advantage to local directories as well. Google and other search engines will be able to see that you have links from multiple directories back to your own website. This will help to increase its page ranking for local search results. It helps to … Continue reading

How to Start a MMA Gym

MMA has been called the “Fastest Growing Sport in the World” with a fan base that grows every single day. Unlike some other sports, many of its fans want to do more than watch. They also want to get in on the action and learn MMA skills for themselves. This has created a lot of market opportunity for the MMA entrepreneurs to start a MMA gym. One of the great things about the MMA industry is that students are not afraid to spend money. Forbes estimates that over $USD250 million is spent on the UFC alone each year. That number … Continue reading

How to Start a Taekwondo School

So you have decided to start your own Taekwondo School. It is an exciting time, but there are some important decisions that you need to make before you open a martial arts business. To help you make the right ones you will find below, the key business questions you need to ask and think about when starting your Taekwondo School. Key Business Questions When Starting a Taekwondo School Big vs. Small How big do you want your Taekwondo School to be? This decision will have a major effect on many of the other choices that you make. Bigger schools can … Continue reading