Subject: How to Sell Your Dojo, Part II...
How to Sell Your Dojo, Part II...
May 31st, 2017 at 6:41 am CDTFriend, It's time for part 2 of this article series on how to sell a martial art school. In this installment, I discuss finding and selecting a buyer, and negotiating a price. http://martialartsbusinessdaily.com/3982/how-to-sell-a-martial-arts-school ...
How To Sell A Martial Art School, Part I...
May 30th, 2017 at 6:12 am CDTFriend, I've been getting a lot of questions lately on how to sell a martial art school. Well, it just so happens that I wrote an article series a few years back on that topic. There are four articles in the series. You can read them straight through ...
Just Another Memorial Day?
May 29th, 2017 at 6:52 am CDTFriend, Here in Austin, it always rains on Memorial Day. And, today is no exception. People around here always bitch and gripe about it, but I've always thought it was fitting. Memorial Day has become all about backyard barbecues and beer to a lot o ...
Random Video Friday: Hilarious Breakdowns...
May 26th, 2017 at 5:21 am CDTFriend, I love a good breakdown video as much as anyone, but a funny breakdown video is even better. So, today I thought I'd share a few of my favorites. Fair warning, these are probably going to be NSFW. Let's get started. MMA vs. Tai Chi Master Fir ...
How To Fix A Broke Dojo...
May 25th, 2017 at 6:02 am CDTFriend, Notice the title of today's email was "how to fix a broke dojo", not a "broken" dojo. The two are not always the same. Broke dojos (and broke dojo owners) are sadly quite commonplace. Many dojo owners resign themselves to living a life of pov ...
Are You A Starving Martial Artist?
May 24th, 2017 at 5:50 am CDTFriend, Are you a starving martial artist? Meaning, someone who sacrifices their financial well-being for the sake of their art? If so, I get it -- really I do. I did that myself for years. I only worked jobs that wouldn't interfere with my training, ...
Back to Dojo Basics Wrap-Up Pt. 2...
May 23rd, 2017 at 6:35 am CDTFriend, Welcome back to the second part of the dojo basics email series wrap-up. Today I'm going to cap this series off with a second helping of the common mistakes school owners make. Let's get started... Mistake #4 - Being Bedazzled by Bullshit Th ...
Back to Dojo Basics Series Wrap-Up...
May 22nd, 2017 at 7:39 am CDTFriend, For the last couple of weeks we've been discussing dojo basics... you know, the nuts and bolts of starting, growing, and running a profitable small dojo. Just to recap the steps we discussed, here they are in the order you should tackle them. ...
The Awful Reality of Women's Self-Defense...
May 19th, 2017 at 7:37 am CDTFriend, Ever ask yourself why there's so many cringe-worthy videos online on the topic of women's self-defense? If you're not sure what I mean, here's a prime example: https://youtu.be/Jcv381pDS4w * Hard to watch? Kind of makes you embarrassed for m ...
Back to Dojo Basics #10...
May 18th, 2017 at 7:44 am CDTFriend, We're close to wrapping up this back to basics series, and we've been discussing the final step in building a successful, profitable small dojo -- future planning. Yesterday I told you we'd discuss the last part of future planning in today's ...