The 113 Year Old Mistake Many Personal Trainers Are Making

June 4, 2026

Are you making the 113 year old mistake many personal trainers are making?

In 1913, going from steam engines to electric motors was a huge technological leap for factories.

And you'd think that would mean a massive increase in production.

Obvious really. But that's not what happened in factories.

Instead, output only went up 3 percent.

Not that month...

Not even that year...

Personal trainers who rely on old marketing tactics will struggle to grow their business.

A measly 3 percent over THIRTY years.

Which sounds impossible until you find out what happened.

When the factories installed their lovely new electric motors, they put them in the exact same spots where the old steam engines had been.

And that's where the problem lay.

They had a newer and better power source, but it was still built around old technology and old methods.

And for 30 years, nobody thought about changing the layout to take advantage of the new technology.

And why am I telling you this?

I’ve been watching personal trainers make the exact same mistake.

Most personal trainers are still using old techniques to get new clients. Even though new technology has made it easier for potential clients to FIND them.

…And then they wonder why their PT business is only seeing marginal improvements.

(When they should be seeing huge success.)

Because here's the thing.

Right now, people in your area are typing "personal trainer near me" into Google. They are ready to buy. And Google's algorithm/technology is so good...

It gives searches a precise match.

But they're finding your competition instead of you. Not because your competition is better than you. Just because they know one simple thing you don't.

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Stuff that gets you clients.

Stuff that lets you work less while earning more.

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Look, I'm giving you something that works for almost nothing. My hope is that you love it so much that you check out my other stuff down the road.

But even if you don't, you'll still walk away with a Google profile that brings in clients on autopilot.

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Don’t wait 30 years or even another 30 seconds to take advantage of the technology out there.

About the Author

Ronald S. Rodney

Ronald S. Rodney is the Founder of RankingLocalPts.com and Co-founder of Epok.com. To grow your PT business click this PT GBP Checklist link.