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    "Affordable" personal trainer?

    What does a shopper mean, when they say "affordable" personal trainer?
    I will assume, the cheapest they can find, since affordability is based on cost?
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    It means that they are deciding whether the cost of training with you matches the value of training with you. Either they are tight-arsed with poor money management, or you have not demonstrated competence and established trust and rapport.

    Demonstrating competence and establishing trust and rapport is what you need to begin and maintain a trainer-client relationship.
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    Originally Posted by djz View Post
    What does a shopper mean, when they say "affordable" personal trainer?
    I will assume, the cheapest they can find, since affordability is based on cost?
    If your a trainer that can consistently provide the results your clients are after then "the shopper" will find you affordable.

    It's whether the value of training they receive matches the cost that they'll be paying for your services, and if your someone that has proven results then it should be relatively easy to attract the kind of clients your looking for.
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    usually means "cheapest" they can get
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    It means they are a possible cheap client and that they're trying to get the best deal they can get, without worrying about what each trainer individually provides. A lot of people think all trainers are the same and do the same things, thus think about "the best price" like you would if you were shopping for a new TV.

    And yes, steer clear of those people.
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    Originally Posted by djz View Post
    What does a shopper mean, when they say "affordable" personal trainer?
    I will assume, the cheapest they can find, since affordability is based on cost?
    They mean, don't try to screw them with some arbitrary fee, like $60/hr. They want to feel that there is a good reason for paying you a certain amount. If the fee seems 'worth it' to them, then it will suddenly become affordable, at any price.
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    Originally Posted by djz View Post
    What does a shopper mean, when they say "affordable" personal trainer?
    I will assume, the cheapest they can find, since affordability is based on cost?
    Yes, anyone who requests this probably should not be hiring a trainer due to not having enough disposable income and will be looking for a bargain basement bro science brah
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