All posts by Andy Parker
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How to Build an Online Business in 5 Easy Steps
No one could have predicted where we are right now. The government mandated shutdown of gyms, social distancing and stay-at-home orders are something we’ve never...
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10 Essential Tips for Creating a Newsletter People Will Read
When it comes to marketing, the good old monthly newsletter isn’t exactly the most exciting tool in the modern toolbox. But there’s a reason why...
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Members are Here for the Friends
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but it’s not about you. As owners, we do so many jobs around the gym it’s easy...
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How to Create and Automate Business Systems
The majority of small gym owners I talk with are stretched thin and strapped for time. Instead of being able to focus their energy on...
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5 Reasons Not to Take Part in the CrossFit Open
It feels like the Games ended a month ago and now the Open is about to start? Yes, the CrossFit Open is about to start…...
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7 Things I’d do Differently if I Opened a Gym Today
In 2005, my wife and I were running our own personal training and outdoor boot camp business. We were renting floor space by the hour...
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Why Not Opening a Second Location was the Best Decision
In the fall of 2014, our Affiliate, CrossFit Stamford had been in operation for about eight years, and business was booming. I don’t know if...
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Are the CrossFit Games Bad for Affiliates?
It’s that time of year again and the annual Reebok CrossFit® Games are set to kick off August 1 in Madison, Wisconsin. Veteran CrossFitters like...
