Subject: How to Sell Your Dojo, Part IV...
How to Sell Your Dojo, Part IV...
June 5th, 2017 at 6:00 am CDTFriend, Happy Monday! If you're excited about starting work again this week, then you're probably in the right career. If not, then if might be time to consider a change. And that just so happens to be the topic of today's article. This is the last i ...
Martial Arts Women Who Kick _ _ _ And Take Names...
June 2nd, 2017 at 6:24 am CDTFriend, Since Wonder Woman releases today (Gal Gadot, call me), I figured I'd do a special women's edition on Random Video Friday here at The Best Damned Martial Arts Business Newsletter. So here goes. Proof Anyone Can Be Famous Online First up is a ...
How to Sell Your Dojo, Part III...
June 1st, 2017 at 6:05 am CDTFriend, In the third part of this article series on how to sell a martial art school, I cover closing the sale and getting paid. I also briefly discuss legal pitfalls that can cause you headaches when selling your dojo: http://martialartsbusinessdail ...
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 ...