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Cheers,

Matt Z

Back in 1995 there were approximately 12,500 commercial fitness centers in the United States. Since 2008, there are more than 29,000! One recent authority suggests the following ten ways to recharge your club and set it apart from the competition:

1. Get Fresh. “Store Blindness” is an affliction that besets everyone who lives or works in the same space. After a while, we don’t notice the worn carpets, the tired colors, the clutter behind the front desk, etc. A first-time visitor will notice any of those immediately. Whenever a strong competitor enters the market, it is imperative that clubs undergo a 360-degree examination. Get Fresh with a club makeover!

2. Get Connected. “Connectivity” may be the #1 advantage that existing clubs enjoy over powerful, new entrants into the market. So get started! Connect through the iGo Figure Software by sending a message to a member through your welcome screen, create a Facebook page for your club and/or sign-up for Go Figure’s free Retention Management trial. You will love the results! “Connectivity” is the basic reason why some neighborhood restaurants and coffee shops that may have flawed operations succeed year after year. Get connected with iGo Connect!

3. Get United. Being faced with an imminent threat from a new club allows your club to accelerate in the pursuit of better performance. Whenever a new competitor announces its entry into your market, you have an opportunity to unite your staff in the pursuit of a higher level of performance and excellence across the board.  A motivated and mobilized staff becomes the ultimate asset, the ultimate weapon with which you can win the battle. Get United and show off your team!

For the rest of the list, visit:

http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=17977&nodeID=15

Let’s beat your competition together!

Always happy to help,

Matt Z

Source: http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=17977&nodeID=15

I just returned from the Club Industry Show in Chicago.  Visiting Chicago is always a great time; the pizza is great and I get the opportunity to see my Grandmother.

The show itself was good.  It appeared there were fewer vendors there than last year.  And many had smaller booths.  But there was a good crowd of club owners and managers looking to imporve their club management software or buy other equipment.  Many who stopped by loved our new web based software and the new features we have been adding.

Dr. Sean Groves and several other customers stopped by to visit.

More and more people were asking about PCI compliance and what that means.  FYI, its a data security standard that the credit card industry set to ensure software applications that process payments are securely storing your customers’ data.  Its amazing how many vendors out there are not PCI compliant.  If your fitness club management software provider is not PCI compliant, give us a call and we will be happy to help secure your member data; the iGo Figure has been certified PCI compliant for more than a year.

The other buzz-worthy item is Go Figure’s $.10 EFT processing.  When most people see it, they don’t believe it.  So many others charge 1-5% plus $.40 or more to process an EFT transaction.  When club owners hear we can do it for a dime, they hug me!

Cheers,

Matt

For years credit card companies have been cracking down on merchants that do not sufficiently protect credit card data from evil-doers.  To help merchants minimize the risk of compromised credit card data, the Payment Card Industry (PCI) set standards to protect such data.

One such standard is that credit card data stored in a software program should only be stored in a program that meets Payment Application Best Practices (PABP).

GOOD NEWS:  The iGo Figure health club maangement software has been certified PABP compliant!

Check out this link to see who is and is not certified:

http://usa.visa.com/download/merchants/validated_payment_applications.pdf?it=c|/merchants/risk_management/cisp_payment_applications.html|Validated%20Payment%20Applications

Go Figure is on page 19.

Surprisingly, many companies that claim to be certified are absent from the list.  In fact, most other fitness club management software companies have yet to meet PABP standards.

Scary.

Cheers,

Matt

Ronnie and I just returned from a terrific time at the Club Industry Fitness trade show in Chicago.  Many many customers stopped by to check out the new features of Go Figure’s club management software.  Sean Groves with Great Lakes Health and Fitness absolutely loved the touch screen functionality and how easy it was to navigate through the software with it.  I think the feature most people were interested in was the $.10 EFT processing.  It seems with the uncertainty of the economy, club owners just don’t want to give away their money to process payments any more.  Glad we’re able to help!

A handful of club owners from Central and South America loved the Spanish language version too.

It was great seeing Rich, Jack and the rest of the Retention Management crowd.

Cheers,

Matt Z

I know old habits die hard, but if you’re still using a non-integrated online billing company, here’s another good reason to switch to Go Figure’s integrated pay processors.

Recently I was talking to a customer who used to use an online billing company to process their EFT and credit card payments. He wanted to avoid the hassle of entering data an updates into the web system, so he decided to make the switch to the EFT and credit card processors integrated with the iGo Figure software, thinking that was the main benefit he would realize. After completing the switch, he was floored at how many members he had not billed because of mistakes he (or his staff) had made entering data in the online billing system.

In addition to the time you’ll save with the integration, it will help you avoid costly errors too.

Cheers,

Matt Z

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The iGo Figure, member and customer management software, version 3.6 is available to users that speak the following languages:

1. English
2. Français – French
3. Deutsch – German
4. Español -Spanish
5. nederlands – Dutch
6. Türkçe – Turkish
7. עברית – Hebrew
8. الْعَرَبيّة – Arabic
9. Русский язык – Russian
10. Italiano – Italian

There are no separate modules to purchase. All languages are professionally translated and we work to have each verified by one of our current users that speak that language to help ensure the quality. More languages are on the way, but we did not forget that our users may have members or customers of their business who speak a different language than they do! Users of the iGo Figure software will be able to select language preferences for members as well. This means that when a member scans a key tag for attendance, views a receipt from an item they purchased, or views a weight and measure report, they will see each of these areas in their language! There are currently 18 languages to choose from.

We feel that our software architecture is unique in that it enables us to make quick changes to our code and update languages in a short period of time. We think that we have the most robust and dynamic set of features in the industries we serve: Health Clubs, Fitness Centres, Gymnastic Centers, Yoga Studios, Day Spas, Chiropractors, Gyms, Massage Centers, and Physical therapy businesses.

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iGo Figure recently announced training and technical support is now available in French, Spanish and German. We also specialize in supporting and training Fitness clubs, Yoga Centers, Martial Arts Studios, Day Spas, Massage Centers, Chiropractic Offices, Cheer Gyms, Dance centers, Gymnastic Centers, and Child and Day care centers. For additional information about our customer support and training resources, Click Here

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Membership billing and collection services are a big deal whether you are a dance studio, fitness club, gymnastic center, yoga studio, etc. Over the years, many club management software companies have carved out a lucrative billing niche for themselves whereby they charge high fees (over .30 cents per member and sometimes as high as $3.00 per member) just to manage a health club’s billing needs. I am amazed at how many health and fitness clubs are convinced that they need this service. Several years ago, my wife and I managed 9 fitness centres and managed the billing of membership dues ourselves for pennies. With iGo Figure’s .10 per transaction EFT’s (Electronic Funds Transfers). Facilities ranging from 50 to 10,000 members are managing their own member billing at a fraction of the cost. Click Here for more information and to apply for our completely integrated, low cost EFT and billing management details.