Business & Clients
Your Client Can Pay Into Your Own Stripe Account
From the FASTER syllabus: this article is taught in full in PT Manager, free with any FASTER course →
In short: Being covered to take on a client and getting that client to actually keep coming back are two separate jobs. PT Manager's booking room holds the second one, a trainer's own booking link and calendar, so a client stays booked in without a third-party app taking a cut of the relationship the first two posts built.
Being Insured To Train Someone And Getting Them To Keep Coming Back Are Different Jobs, And PT Manager Runs Both
The short version
Today's earlier posts covered two separate hurdles. One was making sure you're covered, Personal Liability and Professional Indemnity, before you ever train someone for money. The other, Games for Pain, was getting a guarded, hesitant client to keep showing up and doing more, not less. PT Manager's booking room is where both of those turn into an actual, ongoing client.
Key Takeaways
- Being covered to train someone and getting them to keep coming back are two different jobs, and PT Manager's booking room is built for the second one.
- A trainer's own booking link and calendar sit inside PT Manager, so a client stays booked in without a separate app taking a cut.
- PT Manager opens at sign-up. Adding real clients unlocks once a course is passed, the Certified PT course from scratch or a specialist course like Games for Pain if you're already qualified.
Covered is only the start
Passing Level 2/3 and sorting insurance answers whether you're allowed to train someone. It says nothing about whether they'll book a second session, and a guarded, hesitant client is exactly the one most likely to quietly stop turning up if the first session felt like hard work for them.
Where the return visit gets built
That's what Games for Pain is for, turning a feared movement into something closer to play so a client leaves wanting the next one. Once that's working, the practical question becomes whether they can book it easily, without a booking app or a payments company taking their own cut of the session you're running.
One link, one calendar, no cut
PT Manager gives every trainer their own booking link and calendar, with payments running through the trainer's own Stripe account. A client books their next session, it lands on the calendar, and the money goes where it's supposed to, straight to the trainer, not split with a third party in the middle.
What to do next
Today's first post covered getting properly covered. The second, Games for Pain, covered getting a guarded client to keep coming back. PT Manager is where both turn into a real, running business, open the moment you sign up.
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Also worth a look: Games for Pain, today's second post in full.
See what the course covers →Frequently asked
Does PT Manager sort out my insurance for me?
No, that's still something you arrange yourself once you're qualified, covered on today's earlier post. PT Manager is where the client relationship runs once you're covered and qualified to take them on.
Do I need Games for Pain specifically to use the booking room?
No. Any completed FASTER course unlocks PT Manager for real clients, the Certified PT course from scratch or a specialist course like today's Games for Pain if you're already qualified.
Does a booking app or payment company take a cut through PT Manager?
No. Bookings run through your own link and calendar, and payments run through your own Stripe account, so the money never touches a third party taking a percentage.
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