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There are different levels to being a Beachbody Coach so first lets review the difference between being an Inactive, Active Discount Coach, Active Commision Coach and a Ranked coach. These are the first levels of Coaching, and are important to understand as they are the first steps that can help you start to rapidly grow your Coaching business and start earning money from what you are doing.
Inactive Coach
The good news is that it’s easy to be an Inactive Beachbody Coach… the bad news is that it’s easy to be an Inactive Beachbody Coach. In fact, when you first sign-up as a Coach you automatically start your first week as an Inactive Coach. As an Inactive Coach, you are still a Beachbody Coach and you still get your 25% discount on Beachbody products. BUT, if you are an inactive status it is likely a good sign that you’re not actively buying or selling any of the Beachbody products, and are not getting the most out of your Beachbody Coaching opportunity. You are also unable to recieve commissions.
BEACHBODY COACHING
The first thing you need to know about coaching is that you do not need to be a personal trainer or have a degree in this field. What you need is the desire to help other people and the drive want to be healthy yourself. Sure coaching involves health and fitness but it's also about surrounding yourself with people who want to live life to the fullest and feel great while doing it, it's about being a better person every day, meeting new people, motivation, inspiration, accountability. Not to mention the ability to do it all from home, on our own time, our own terms.
Active Discount Coach (not interested in selling-just wants the best price)
If this is you and you are only interested in getting the discount that's great. Why not get the best price using the best products out there. With your discount you will get 25% off of all products ordered through your TeamBeachbody account, including Shakeology. Not too bad right! It gets even better, as long as you remain active you can recieve commissions even if you aren't trying to sell. So a friend sees your amazing results you sign them up with you as their coach and there you go.
You may have heard this before but part of being a good Beachbody Coach is being a “product of the product,” or making sure that you are using the products to better yourself, and sharing that knowledge when working with other people. Really, is there a better way to showcase the fact that Beachbody’s products work than through your own SUCCESS. If you’re not actively using the products, you’re probably not talking about them and sharing them with other people. This also means that you are really not likely to be able to get other people to try them for themselves, or to follow you and become a Coach in your team. The fact is, if you are leading the Beachbody Coaching lifestyle, the sales and coaches will tend to come naturally.
Now if you became a Coach just to get the 25% discount on your own products, and this is perfectly ok, then becoming an Active Coach may not be all that important to you BUT if you are looking to build your Beachbody Coaching business becoming, and staying, and Active Coach is pretty much a necessity.
Active Commission Coach
Achieving the Active Coach rank isn’t difficult. In fact, if you purchased a Challenge Pack and signed up to be a coach you will automatically become an Active Coach after your first week in Beachbody’s systems.
Another really simple way to always be an ACTIVE Coach is to use Shakeology yourself! Or if you are buying and giving out Shakeology samples to other people, it will also be easier to stay an Active Coach. By purchasing Shakeology on home direct, you are not only getting a great product at the best price but are ensuring that you will always reach the minimum requirement to remain active.
The Beachbody back office system checks and recalculates coaching statuses every Wednesday night at midnight EST to see that each Coach has bought, or sold, at least 50 PV (personal volume) points in the last 35 days. Each Thursday morning you will see the Personal Volume updates in your Online Office showing you your PV levels for the most current 6 week period. As long as you have bought or sold 50 PV across all of those periods you will either reach, or keep, an Active Coach status. Personally, I have two home direct orders of Shakeology coming to my house a month. I also buy sample packs that I can give away to people interested in Shakeology — so this covers my PV each month.
So what is PV(Personal Volume) again and how do I earn them?
PV, or personal volume, points are associated with every Beachbody product that you, or one of your customers, buys. PV’s are about the equivalent of what YOU pay as a coach (1 PV is pretty much $1). You can see how many PV points are assigned to each product by looking them up in your Coach Online Office, or by going to the Team Beachbody store while you are logged into your account. For example, if you look at Shakeology in your Beachbody store you will see that the Regular Price is $129.95. The price that you can get Shakeology as a Coach is $97, and there are 90 PV points associated with this product. So you can see by drinking Shakeology daily, you will remain an active coach with your home direct order.
Earning Commissions
Now that you are active you can earn commissions from anyone who signs up with you as their coach. This is where it's important to know that if you are only this business for the money you are not likely to be successful. The importance of being a committed coach is wanting to help others in their endeavor. Knowing what products will help them succeed, creating groups and being a supportive part of their journey is key to really being successful. In reality, if you sell 3 Challenge Packs each month your Shakeology costs are covered but for someone dedicated being a coach can be a very rewarding path.
Ranked Coach
Your first level of higher earnings (when you become eligible for Team Bonuses and the Beachbody Customer Lead Program) start when you become an EMERALD Coach.
To reach the Emerald Coach rank, you first need to be an Active Coach. Then you also need to have at least two personally sponsored coaches under you that are also Active Coaches (one on each side of your organization). So you can see that your path to being an Emerald Coach starts by maintaining your own Active Coach status.
Now, depending on your situation, you might become an Emerald Coach status quickly or it might be something you have to work for but if you are looking to grow your business you want to reach this level as quickly as you can as this is the point where your business growth will start to take off! The reason for this is, simple… Beachbody starts giving you customers (how cool is that).
Once you reach the Emerald Coach status you can also qualify for the Beachbody Customer Lead Program. The Customer Lead Program is simply the point where Beachbody starts assigning you customers — that’s right… Beachbody gives you customers!
To qualify for the Customer Lead Program, you need to:
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Maintain the Emerald Coach rank
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Log at least 8 real-time workouts in the WOWY Supergym a month. This is super simple, but you have to remember that “Scheduled” workouts don’t count. To log your workouts, you have to click “workout now”. Only 1 workout a day counts, and you don’t have to click finish — but if you DO click finish, you’re entered into the daily prize/cash giveaway!
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Complete your Team Beachbody profile page with a bio and at least a “Before” photo showing where you started. A “Now” photo can also help show the progress that you’ve made on your journey (even if you are still a work-in-progress).
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You must be a Club Member of the Team Beachbody website (a $38 investment every four months). The reason why you need to be a Club Member is so that you are familiar with all of the tools that your customers have available to them, including the WOWY Supergym, message boards, meal planner, recipes, etc. The fact is that this investment is easily recouped as you start having customers join your team.
Once you’ve met these four criteria, Beachbody starts assigning you customers that they receive from their infomercials or who sign-up from the general Beachbody websites. They become customers on your team, and you then become eligible for earning commissions on any future products that they buy. As their coach, it also then becomes your responsibility to make sure that you are there to support these people and help them along their own fitness journeys. Some will be happy to hear from you and others may not respond, but as this business is all about buildings relationships you want to work to build them with your customers.
Remember, you can have all the PERSONAL drive in the world to make your business work, but you have to approach it the right way. This business is not about “sales” and being pushy or aggressive with people, it’s not about “recruiting” masses of people. Being a successful Beachbody Coach is about sharing your story with people you meet, listening to their challenges, and being willing to genuinely connect with them and help them overcome their own challenges.
Your greatest success as a Beachbody Coach comes not from being passionate about the Beachbody products, but as the RESULT of helping people transform their lives and reach their goals to get fit and healthy.
Can you combine helping people, and still be successful in your business? Absolutely! I’ve personally met a number of people who have quit their day jobs to run their Coaching business full-time. So if you don’t believe you can be successful and make a 6-figure income with this business opportunity, chances are you won’t. However, I believe that everyone has the personal ability to succeed and reach their goals no matter what they might be.