EXPOSING SHADY FITNESS BUSINESS COACHES.

Hi all! Today we're spilling the tea and exposing shady fitness business coaches. I get dozens of emails and DMs per week with really questionable business practices, so I wanted to make a video because honestly I think most of these are online business coach scams. Let me know if you've ever had an interaction like this down in the comments!

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[jennterry]

The lady at the end forgetting she already reached out to you is hilarious! Bless her heart.

[ragel]

At one point, I knew at least three women who were BB coaches; two reached out to me after I'd already signed up with the third (the least pushy and most inclusive, as she invited anyone who wanted to join her fitness group regardless of whether or not they joined BB). One of them reached out to me three times, but got a little sneaky the third time: she asked if I wanted to join a "group of like-minded women who wanted to improve their health" or some such nonsense. At the time, I was really craving community with people who were interested in fitness in any way (I'm a runner with few running friends and was feeling somewhat isolated - thanks, Covid), so I said sure. She asked what I needed, and I told her that I had a workout program that was working for me and didn't need the Shakeology (because, let's be honest, no one does). She then told me that her group was only for her clients...I blocked her from that point. I was asked if I wanted community and, when I said yes, was told I would need to pay for it. And the only reason she connected with me in the first place was to try to turn me into a client. Gross.

[IzzysTravelDiaries]

I work a lot with people from Turkey and they often call me "dear". I think it's probably a Middle-Eastern cultural thing that they mirror translate from their own language. I'm originally a language teacher and this is one of the most common mistakes.

[YogirlTTDOINGherbest]

I am not even an influencer but I get messages and dms like this. It is crazy stupid. So glad you shared this because I get so mad about these. Especially me who just uses YouTube to workout. And I just post my own weight loss journey for myself and motivate my friends that follow me.

[creationslandscapedesigns]

I get emails often about someone offering construction takeoffs for my construction business. I laugh because I don't own a construction business. I own a landscape design business, which if you take half a second to read my business name then you would know that. hahaha

[pupsSupps]

I’ve been waiting for someone to talk this on! It’s even more relevant now

[JanelleVreeland]

I can relate so hard to this with my job since I spend a lot of time doing social media. I got an email the other day from a marketing firm trying to sell their services…and they sent a “photo” of one of their “employees” standing in front of a whiteboard with my names photoshopped on it, with a message like “you were one of the top accounts we mentioned during our team meeting and we just had to reach out to you!” It was wild. I so appreciate how you don’t put up with any of their shit. 🤣

[jayohjayoh]

I haven’t finished watching, but I am HOLLERING at the photoshopped 10k followers. I cannot. 😂😂😂

[Laf]

It's kind of scammy that they didn't start off with "Hey, I specialize in copywriting and digital marketing in the fitness space. I put together a sample email that could potentially help with X... would you be interested in talking further?" It's like they wanted you to agree to it before you knew what you'd just committed your money to, and their grammar doesn't help with the idea that they're great at writing copy. Hmm.

[SnidySenses]

I understand the annoyance with "dear" lol. I run the social media accounts for a skydiving company and they constantly assume I am a dude. Lots of "bro" "sir" "dude"s get thrown my way because they think that's how skydivers should talk.

[michellesmirnova]

Thanks for sharing some red flags! I’m not too well-versed in these types of things but it’s good to know for the future. People like this are so annoying 🙄

[Mariah-ekiu]

I appreciate it so much that your fitness content is intelligent and trustworthy. 💕☺️

[chantaldobson]

I really enjoy this kind of content because it gives me something to watch when I'm out in coffee shops and wana chill in my own bubble.

I've just completed my first Sydney Cummings workout thanks to you.
The only word to describe the experience I guess would be "Zowey!"

I finished up, did her foam roller cool down and collapsed onto my bed, which now feels so amazingly soft under me! 😂

[josephroa]

It’s so darn annoying with those type of emails/calls. Nice of the person to completely forget you have gone to their studio. No es bueno

[nimblehyena]

Your furbaby is a mood lmaooo. Love your content!

[suhasalameh]

The best thing about that video is getting to see your reply! 😂 I love it.
The bad part, you made me realize that I use dear a lot like a robot probably! So I will start using anything else to sound less weird!

[angel]

Loved this. Niche or not I'm here for it 😋.

Absolutely hate when people get my name wrong in correspondence especially on social media or email where the CHEAT SHEET is RIGHT THERE 😭. I don't even have a difficult name to get right....they don't understand the assignment.

[NikolaChmiel]

I have to say that, laughing so hard on the "dear" part. So saying dear or also baby is a fake way to be super nice but being mean at the same time. At leat it works like that in modeling industry.

[myneoangel]

#catproblems 😂😂😂 I thankfully can’t relate much to the obnoxious *business proposals, but I can certainly related to cat mom problems. 😸

[paulmartin]

Try reading the "Dear" in a sarcastic or passive / aggressive tone - it puts a fun new twist on it.