#and especially with SotO coming out we could have some REALLY interesting locations to meet up too!

[valiant-portabella-pirkko]

alright. know what? with Secrets of the Obscure right around the corner and plenty of new Mists-related sky island settings coming with it, I'll just bite the bullet and interest-check a little something I've been turning in my head for a long, long while.

would YOU be interested in a Mists-based GW2 roleplay guild that uses a lore compliant multiverse system to allow canon, canon-adjacent, lore-breaking, and otherwise 'contradictory' muses to coexist in the same setting?

simply put: every writer's cast would be set in their own self-contained universe. as such, everyone could bring whatever muses they want with their own personal headcanons, and no one could dictate what is or isn't canon for anyone else. so long as your muses are GW2-based, you're good to go! bring your Commanders, bring your canon-divergent OCs, bring your canon muses-- and yes, even the ones that are 'supposed' to be dead. who can say what might have happened in a strange world far across the Mists, after all?

neutral hubs and in-character safety guardrails would be in place to keep all muses on a relatively even playing field regardless of their power, history, and prestige, too. play hardball if you like, but it might not end quite the way you'd hope. the main rule would be to maintain good OOC etiquette at all times: no godmodding, no metagaming, no theft, don't blend IC and OOC, and so-on.

if that sounds like something you might have interest in, please interact with this post! and if you've got questions or concerns, I'd love to hear them; feel free to send an ask or a DM, or just reply to this post!

#GW2 roleplay #GW2 rp #GW2 #my posts #so there's a LOT of reasons why I'm putting this forward #but the biggest is that I really want there to be a place that's actually inclusive for all the creativity that exists in this fandom #there was exactly one Mists multiverse event a while back and it was well-received from everything I saw! #i know i for one had a lot of fun AND felt a lot more welcome and comfortable than i have at any other event #and then... we proceeded to just never have another again. #like. we could have more of that. that niche could still use filling! we can do SO much more with this!!! #and especially with SotO coming out we could have some REALLY interesting locations to meet up too! #I'd be happy to kickstart this stuff but the thing is: it WILL need support. I just can't do it all alone and that's a fact #example: if we want a guild hall in-game we'd have to work together to get one; that'd be great for hosting public and private events #my personal goal is 5-10 participants so that we can have enough to run small events and mingle muses a bit #IF there's enough interest i'll roll out more information at that time. for now tho i'll just leave it at this to test the waters #reblogs are HIGHLY appreciate here: i'm a smallfry in a big sea and not many people check the tags. spread the word if you want to see this #on that note: thanks for reading and hopefully i'll hear from some of you soon. o/ #(side detail: that sky pic is a screen i snapped at night in Istan. it's so pretty there ok)

[libertasrpg]

We welcome Jack Dawson to the city. He’s 26 years old and is a con man. Dodger is often mistaken for Douglas Booth. He’s open.

→ Background Information

Jack Dawson was ditched on the doorstep of a care home for kids age 6. The reality of the situation didn’t settle in until a month had passed by and Mommy and Daddy still weren’t coming back to pick him up. The system wasn’t exactly friendly to Jack. He was just a number to them. It ended up being that if Jack needed money for school stuff, he’d earn it himself. What started out as a simple talent for swiping from other kids or selling stuff on the playground, developed into a talent for swiping wallets from strangers on streets or even conning the money out of them. While it was risky, young Jack would much rather risk that than deal with the bullies who humiliated him for wearing worn out shoes and sweaters with holes in.

→ Relocation Explanation

There was absolutely no chance of Jack attending college. He instead got a dead end job in a restaurant upon turning 18 and sub-let a single room in a dodgy area. For the next couple of years, he moved from illegal sub-let to illegal sublet. The more he moved, the less able he was to get proper jobs. The continuous job and location changes don’t exactly look good to potential employers. So, Jack instead started picking up cash-in-hand jobs and returned to his childhood trade of theft and conning. Eventually he ran out of options of places to sub-let in his home city. He knew all along it’d happen one day. So, Jack was forced to look further afield. After learning about a brand new city, Jack figured it’d be the perfect place to set up shop as it was more likely he’d have less competition on the streets.

→ Living Situation

Thanks to Jack’s less-than-legal entering of the city, Jack couldn’t go through the formal procedure to get a place. He was used to doing things off the books though so it wasn’t long before he found Fagin, who was looking for people to fill a house. Jack was actually the first one to move in. His room is also probably the messiest in the house. He has little cares, and little time, to waste on simply keeping his room tidy - Especially when all he uses the room for really is sleeping. Rita tries to get him to keep on top of it but she’s little luck. He does occasionally help with tidying around the house but that’s only because he knows he’ll get it in the neck from Rita if he doesn’t.

→ His Personality

They don’t come more charming than Jack Dawson. He could probably charm his way out of a parking fine if he wanted. Even when he gets caught conning, Jack is able to dodge his way out of being reported to the police. This is how he earned his nickname Dodger. These constant wins however have meant that Jack has grown to become quite arrogant and cocky over the years. Dodger really thinks he is the bee’s knees. He’s also not very good at listening to what other people have to say. Once he’s mind is set on something, that’s that. Jack can fly off the handle quite easily if challenge. The only other thing that annoys Jack that much is disloyalty. At the first glimpse of someone even so much as considering giving up on him or leaving, he shuts them out before they can do the same to him.

→ His Qualities

Confident, selfless, humorous

Sly, devious, arrogant, entitled

→ His Relationships

Oliver Twist (Friend): Oliver and Jack met out and about in Libertas after Oliver was mistaken for a thief (when it had actually been Jack who had swiped the mans wallet). He wasn’t interested in getting to know the kid to begin with but Oliver’s persistence eventually wore Jack down. Now, Oliver is somewhat of a little brother to Jack. He teaches him everything he knows - For example, how to swipe a wallet without being caught.

Solomon Fagin (Landlord & housemate): Fagin expected payment within moments of Jack moved in and of course, he was happy to get to work. Dodg didn’t mind all that much. Even outside of rent costs, Jack is happy to lend a hand to Fagin. The guy really isn’t all that bad and they actually get on quite well. This is why, whenever Fagin is stressed about money, Jack is usually the one to talk him down and make him a drink.

Rita Morales (Best friend & housemate): While Jack absolutely never lets on how much he cares about Rita, he couldn’t imagine a world without her. They immediately hit it off when they first moved into the house.  Regardless of what the day has bought them, you’ll usually catch them updating each other on their lives over a bottle of tequila.

Willian Einstein, Francis Einstein & Ignacio de Tito (Friends & housemates): It’d be wrong to say that Jack didn’t enjoy being in a house of, majority, lads. Everyone is fun in their own way. Dinnertime with everyone is never boring. Obviously they are still getting used to each other, and Jack is slowly introducing each of them to the fun that is conning. Maybe there’s even one or two things he’s learning from them.

→ Possible Connections

Georgette Foxworth (Acquaintance): It’s always interesting when Oliver invites Jack over to his. The household couldn’t be more different from his own. Dodger has already realised that Oliver’s aunt Georgette is quite the flappable woman. So, naturally, Jack has some fun when he visits.

Jennifer Foxworth (Acquaintance): After meeting Jennifer, it isn’t hard to see how Oliver has ended up how he is - regardless of where he came from. She’s incredibly kind and friendly. But, that doesn’t mean that Jack isn’t still baffled by the idea of actual parenting and rules etc.

Roscoe Dobermann & Miguel de Soto (Enemies): Jack is always more than happy to lend a hand to Fagin and getting involved with Fagin means dealing with the bad stuff. Unfortunately, Solomon has some very bad people after him. Dodger is doing all he can to make sure they don’t end up with Roscoe and Miguel on their doorstop.

→ Faceclaim Change:

Allowed | Not allowed | POC must | Discuss with admin

Suggestions: TBA

Jack is based on Dodger from Oliver & Company.

#Douglas Booth #oliver and company #oliver & company #dodger #disney oliver #26 to 30 #male #open #open male

[gabriellakirtonblog]

Fitness Niche Ideas: How to Find the Right Fit for You

In online fitness, there are no barriers to entry. Anyone can get certified, rip off their shirt, snap a selfie, and call themselves a personal trainer on Instagram.

How’s a serious, hard-working fitness professional supposed to compete?

By finding the right fitness niche.

The online fitness market, though crowded and chaotic, has created unprecedented opportunity for trainers who 1) are good at what they do, and 2) successfully identify their fitness niche.

Why? Because when people feel paralyzed by countless options—as many fitness consumers do today—their lizard brains take over, and they look for any excuse to decide. When you establish your authority within a fitness niche, you give people in that niche an excuse to choose you.

Like it or not, people make purchase decisions based not on merit, but on simplicity. That goes for you, me, and every potential client out there.

I’ll give you an example. Years ago, when I was still single, my roommate moved out and took his TV with him. I needed to buy a new one.

I walked into the first electronics store I could find and found myself facing an entire wall of TVs, way too many for me to evaluate in any serious way. The salesman made it easy by asking me a simple question: “What do you like to watch?”

“Sports,” I said.

He told me I needed a TV with a good FPS rating. That’s frames per second, he explained, which quantifies how quickly images move on the screen, and how crisp they are.

So, on his advice, I bought a TV with a good FPS rating.

For all I knew, he could’ve been making this up, like the stereo salesman in Boogie Nights telling a customer “You need all that bass.” But I didn’t care. I brought the TV home, plugged it in, and it worked. It gave me moving pictures, in color, which is all I wanted.

Your training programs are like that wall of TVs. Just about any of them are good enough for most clients in most situations. So are lots of programs from lots of coaches.

Your goal is to give your prospects one simple reason that makes it easy for them to buy your program.

To do that in this evolving market, you need to stand out. You can’t stand out by trying to market the 99 percent of your skillset that makes you the same as every other personal trainer who helps people lose fat, build muscle, and have more energy.

It would be like the salesman in the electronics store saying to me, “How would you like a television that shows you moving pictures in color?”

Even if that’s all you want, the salesman has just told you there’s no way to choose among all those TVs.

But if you market the 1 percent that makes you different, you have an unprecedented opportunity.

In the words of Alex Cartmill, head coach for the Online Trainer Academy:

“The greatest marketing advantage you have, and will always have, is that there’s only one of you.”

And the best part? You don’t need a slick website, or a huge Instagram following, or thousands of email subscribers. You just need a small but faithful community that believes in you, and trusts you as their expert, because you’ve given them a reason to.

You need a fitness niche.

READ ALSO: How to Find Your Target Market for Personal Training

What is a fitness niche?

A fitness niche is a specialized area of expertise a trainer a) loves working in, b) gets really good at, and c) eventually becomes a well-known authority in.

At the Online Trainer Academy, we teach how to identify your fitness niche based on your 1 Percent Uniqueness Factor—the 1 percent that makes you different.

It’s especially important for online personal trainers.

In-person trainers benefit from something called location bias. In most markets, a person who’s ready to make a change will come to your gym if it’s the closest. You’ll rarely get clients willing to travel more than 20 minutes to train with you.

When you transition to online training, you typically lose that edge. (Although some online trainers maintain a local clientele.) Your 1 Percent Uniqueness Factor is the only competitive advantage you have. It’s what sets you apart and gives you an uncommon commonality with current and future clients.

More to the point, it’s the reason why you’re the obvious choice for the right person, and the wrong choice for the wrong person.

Examples of successful niche fitness markets

OTA graduates have had success in a long list of fitness niches: older clients, kids, recreational athletes. Some appeal to people based on their professions or hobbies.

One standout example is Troy Bennett.

Troy is heavily involved in the Chicago cosplay community, and he markets himself as the go-to trainer for people in that space. He may be the only personal trainer in the world who targets that market.

As a result, he got his first five clients basically overnight. Nobody asked him about price. They just signed up.

Other prime examples of OTA grads with successful fitness niche markets:

Michael Sotos provides online coaching for superhero fans.

Jessi McAllister helps women get healthy and strong in preparation for pregnancy.

Marc Locquiao trains police officers to pass their physical fitness exams.

Mike Macdonald works with members of the LGBTQ community.

Nadja Tapkas creates personalized programs for triathletes.

Ray Graber works with people battling chronic illnesses, having battled one himself.

And while he’s not an OTA grad, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Trevor Bunch, who runs a thriving business training amputees. (He’s an amputee himself.)

In all these cases, trainers were able to use something they were already interested in or passionate about to build a deeper connection with clients.

Clients purchased their services based on that connection. The decision had nothing to do with merit. Like I said earlier, purchase decisions rarely do.

Illogical? Maybe. But it’s the truth. You can hate the game, or you can understand the rules and bend them to your advantage.

If you don’t, others will.

How to find your fitness niche

Finding your fitness niche requires in-depth reflection on who you are and who you like working with. As you can imagine, that kind of self-analysis takes time.

The journey is different for everyone, but in general I recommend following four steps.

1. Work with a large, diverse clientele

For trainers just starting out, it’s best to get a job at a large gym with a big marketing budget, where you’ll train a broad variety of people.

Yes, you’ll need to bust your butt for a little while. That’s the process. That’s how you get good. Casting a wide net helps you figure out who you like working with, and (just as important) who you don’t.

READ ALSO: Where to Work as a Personal Trainer

2. Talk to people

Interact with people, both online and in person. Have real conversations. Create opportunities to show yourself and be yourself.

Pay attention to the types of people you attract. That’s what marketing is, ultimately: connecting with people in a way they haven’t connected before.

You can start by joining online communities that resonate with you. How do they interact? Who’s the focal point of the group, and how did they achieve that status?

If you can’t find a community that suits your interests or meets your needs, consider creating one. Become the group’s focal point. The expert.

3. Decide who you want to work with

It’s time to step back and say, “Who do I really want to work with? What do I really love? What really lights me up?”

Another approach is to ask, “Who really needs my help? Who’s most likely to get the best results from training with me?”

Maybe it’s one of the communities you work with now. But maybe it’s not. Maybe it’s something completely different. When you move your personal training online, it’s your choice.

Your best strategy is to start with just one niche market. You can target multiple markets eventually, but for now you want to immerse yourself in the one you’re most interested in, and the one that’s most interested in you. Develop a deep understanding of who they are, what they want, and which platform is best for marketing to them.

4. Refine your fitness niche over time

Most successful online coaches start with preconceived ideas about their target audience. They fumble around, talk to people, and tweak their business plan accordingly.

You should always be ready to pivot. You never know exactly what type of client you’ll attract, or who’ll have the most success with your program, until you get some clients and start training them. They may be different from the ones you thought would be most interested. Or you may find you do best with a subset of the niche, one you weren’t aware of or hadn’t considered as your target audience.

Use this information to refine your niche, and to more clearly focus your marketing to appeal to them.

Fitness niche ideas to get you started

Your options are nearly infinite. The trick is to find the fitness niche that’s uniquely you, the one that allows you to connect with clients through shared experiences. If you were to describe yourself with a single phrase, what would it be?

Some examples:

An army veteran working with current and former military personnel

A new mom training other new moms

A trainer who used to be obese and works with clients who want to lose a significant amount of weight

An athlete who recovered from a common sports injury who helps others in the same situation

A Game of Thrones fan who teaches medieval sword fighting, and how to get in shape for it, to fellow GoT obsessives

Does this mean a male trainer can’t work with new moms? Or someone who doesn’t know why his clients call him “dancing master” can’t teach swordplay? Of course not. But it’s a simple fact that a new mom, or a military veteran, or someone who’s lost a lot of weight will have an easier time marketing to people like them.

You can connect on common ground. Your clients should feel like they “get” you, and you get them, because your stories resonate with each other.

Once you achieve good results for your first few clients, the referrals will start coming.

READ ALSO: Get More Clients with This Personal Training Referral Program

Think about it this way: To make $72,000 this year with online training, all you need is 30 clients paying you $200 a month.

What do you think is the best way to get and keep 30 paying clients? Will another 200 followers on Instagram make any difference?

Exactly.

I’m not saying it’s easy. Making a market is one of the hardest things to do, no matter what business you’re in. It’s never a simple, step-by-step process. We only think it is because humans are post-rationalizing beings. Something happens, it’s positive, and we post-rationalize a way to explain how it happened.

When we do, we forget all the little things that happened along the way. All the incidents, accidents, and near disasters. All the lucky breaks and unique circumstances we didn’t control.

Instead, we pick out the stuff that worked and post-rationalize it into a linear story of success.

I can’t tell you what that story will look like for you.

But I can tell you that the first step is always to try.

READ ALSO: How Much Should I Charge for Personal Training

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