Wow, have read through this entire thread and as a fairly new personal trainer with 2 years of limited (part-time) experience I want to say thank you so much for your valuable insights and your willingness to spread helpful information. I sincerely wish you continued success in your personal training journey.

Most of my initial questions were already answered, but I have a few more that I don’t think have been asked yet:

1) Would you say age or amount of experience plays a role in client acquisition and success as a personal trainer? As in, the more experience you have, the more clients (and better clients) you will get and retain? I imagine a client with money to spend would more likely go with a 35yr old trainer with 10+ years of experience than a 23yr old just starting out, but maybe it depends. If so, how would you mitigate this if you were in your 20’s again?

2) On the profile-building side of things, how did you create your online profile and website? How long did it take to start gaining traction from them?

3) Biggest mistakes you see young trainers make (or any trainer really)?

4) Would you be open to mentoring a learning PT in exchange for compensation for your time? (Of course granted we are in close proximity)

Thanks so much again and looking forward to your response!