YES, it IS possible to make money as a Beachbody coach! This is the first check I earned as a Beachbody coach. I signed up as a coach on May 17, 2010 and received my first payment in early June. No, it’s not an earth-shattering amount, but it’s a start! I earned the money from a personally sponsored coach that signed up under me and purchased the Showcase Starter Pack and from the sale of a Tony Horton One-on-One DVD that was made from my blog.
So far 100% of my earnings has come from people visiting my blog. I haven’t really put a lot of work into it, just a few hours a week writing posts. So, if you’re thinking about becoming a Beachbody coach the first thing you should do is setup your personal website or blog! Yes, Beachbody gives you two product websites you can use for your business but how are people going to find them? Having your own website where you share your personal story and experiences with others makes it a lot easier.
It’s also important that you don’t use a free blogging platform like Blogger.com, WordPress.com, or Tumblr.com for your website. You want to have COMPLETE ownership of the content you use to market your business. If you use one of these free blogging services, they have the right to delete your content, suspend your account, or do anything else they want with your blog at any time. It’s a lot like renting a house. So if you’re serious about building your business the right way you need to purchase your own domain name and use that for your website.
Do you want a step-by-step guide? Check out my How to Build a Self-Hosted WordPress Blog post.
Now, don’t expect results overnight. It takes time for new blogs to gain trust with the search engines. But as long as you are patient and continue to build content (at least 2 or 3 posts a week is ideal) you will eventually see results. I’m willing to personally mentor anyone who joins my team who is interested in blogging. However, I’m very careful about who I work with because I only want people on my team who are serious about building their Beachbody business the RIGHT way.
If you’re interested in joining my team of coaches I would encourage you to apply for my fitness blogging mentorship program.
DISCLAIMER: Team Beachbody does not guarantee any level of success or income from the Team Beachbody Coach Opportunity. Each Coach’s income depends on his or her own efforts, diligence, and skill. See our Statement of Independent Coach Earnings for the most recent information on the actual incomes of all our Coaches.
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17 responses to “My First Check as a Team Beachbody Coach”
In paragraph 3 you mention not to use WordPress or Blogger, but I notice that it appears like you use WordPress. Can you please explain this to me? Do you pay for an upgraded version so that you “own” the rights to the content? I am trying to put together all the potential costs of being a successful BB coach before taking the plunge.
Hi Shannon, that’s a really good question! It can be a little bit confusing because there are two versions of WordPress….the free version (WordPress.com) and the self-hosted version (wordpress.org). The self-hosted version is what I use. This involves installing the WordPress software on your own web hosting account. Web hosting is fairly cheap, about 5 bucks a month and a domain name costs less than $10 for a year. That’s a pretty good investment in my opinion!
Thank you so much!!! That helps a lot!!!
Wow, 100% from blog… Do you do any of the fit clubs? you mentioned somewhere needing to have samples of Shakeology…when do you use those?
Also, do you have any thoughts on the BeachBody name actually bringing people into gyms?
Thanks! Doris
@doris I sent you some info…check your email :o)
I recently signed up to be a coach under my existing coach (I have used Beach Body products for 3+ years and just recently decided to coach). I think he does his coaching on a part time basis and is not really “in the business” to make his coaching his number one job. Everyone talks about choosing their upline coach carefully and needing someone that is helpful, encouraging and successful. Well, I didn’t get that choice. I mean, he is successful but I am looking to grow the business more than he is. Am I stuck under my coach?
Hi Lawdiva, if you signed up less than 72 hours ago you can request to change coaches. Otherwise you are pretty much stuck unless you want to close your account and then sign-up again in six months. Having a supportive coach is definitely helpful, but at the end of the day it’s YOUR business so no matter who your coach is you need to take ownership of it and put in the work–supportive coach or not. I highly recommend getting yourself to a corporate event and especially the COACH SUMMIT in June!
What Books on Blogging or websites do you recommend? I am trying to get my mind around building a successful searchable blog.
Hi Ruth, http://www.mycoachwebsite.com/game-plan will take you step-by-step through the process of setting up a website. Sandi K at http://arealchange.com/blog also has some great training available.
Hi Amanda,
I signed up last night as a Beachbody Coach. I do not think that I have been assigned one yet. I did email beachbody and just requested that you be my coach. I am very serious about building this business and want to be very successful with it. I am hoping that I can have you as my coach. Take care and I’ll talk with you soon!
Erin
Hi Erin, please check your inbox, I just sent you an email. Thanks! 🙂
I had a quick question. I am a fairly new coach and I want to really start growing my business. I have a blog through WordPress.com that I started a year ago and never used. I was thinking about using it for my business. I saw an offer when I logged in to upgrade to my own domain. Would that be the same as what you use? Don’t want to spend money and realize I did the wrong thing. Thanks!
Hey Christina! Nope, WordPress.com is NOT what you want to use for a business website even though there’s an option to purchase a domain name…you still don’t own the website or the content. You want the self-hosted version of WordPress which is WordPress.org. 🙂
Thank you Amanda! Your blog is really inspirational! A
I’m not good with setting up websites and doing links. I looked into using a web designer and it was expensive! Do you have any tips or advice on how to get it set up without spending a small fortune?
I became a coach in January and was lucky enough to have a 5 star diamond as my sponser thanks to a challenge group on facebook. And she’s been awesome and very helpful. She’s just now getting into to using pinterest and blogging but she’s helping me as she’s learning. Im hoping to get my first 2 coaches on board this week and would love to get a blog started. I know above you mentioned helping coaches interested in being a part of your team, do you have any links or suggestions you could point me towards since im already on a team? Thank you! I love reading your posts!
Hey Dorinda, you might want to check out Ruth Soukup’s Elite Blog Academy. I think she’s opening up a new class in the spring. 🙂