{"id":369,"date":"2009-01-26T18:18:47","date_gmt":"2009-01-27T02:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?p=369"},"modified":"2009-01-26T18:39:12","modified_gmt":"2009-01-27T02:39:12","slug":"how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Team Beachbody Coaches Build Their Businesses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I got an email this morning with that question in the subject line.  Many more of you probably have the same question, so here is my email response:<\/p>\n<p><DIV>Mike, for each person the journey is different.&nbsp; For me, it is just being passionate about helping other people become fit, healthy and to improve their quality of life.&nbsp; Just over two years ago when I joined as a&nbsp;coach, I didn&#8217;t know anything about what I would be doing for Beachbody, but I did know that I would be helping other people and that was all that I needed to know.&nbsp; I knew Beachbody because I was an affiliate and I had banners on my <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.howtobefit.com\/\">Howtobefit.com<\/A> website that promoted their workout DVD&#8217;s.&nbsp; Since I knew that they had very effective products, I was more than willing to promote them as I had been doing and be part of a group of coaches who would be helping their customers to get healthier.<\/DIV> <\/p>\n<p>\t <DIV>I had no idea that the coaching opportunity was network marketing, I didn&#8217;t know anything about network marketing, had never done it and had no ill feelings toward network marketing.&nbsp; To this day, I am not a network marketer.&nbsp; I simply love helping people to get fit and healthy and my original motivation for doing that was because I had my own health and fitness taken away after a car accident.&nbsp; You can read my true story by going to this page on my website &#8211; <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.howtobefit.com\/about-us.htm\">About Howtobefit.com and Richard \tDafter<\/A>.<\/DIV> <\/p>\n<p>\t <DIV><FONT STYLE=\"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent\" FACE=\"Arial\" COLOR=\"#000000\" SIZE=\"2\">Mike, I don&#8217;t prospect, I preach the gospel of fitness and what it has done for me.&nbsp; Period.&nbsp; I&#8217;ve had significant challenges in my life and have overcome all of them.&nbsp; The last two years have become a turning point in my life because I have found my true calling.&nbsp; You can go to my <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.milliondollarbody.com\/howtobefit\">Beachbody Coach<\/A> site \tand read about what coaching means to me.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <\/p>\n<p>\t <DIV>You can be a coach and make money and pay $14.95 a month to do so.&nbsp; You can do it your way as the song goes.&nbsp; You can also start a coaching business with two other people and as long as all three of you are active and passionate about coaching, the company will give you \tcustomers.&nbsp; A few days ago, I passed 4,000 customers and that is a significant milestone.&nbsp; I also have a team of 20 coaches and we all work together for the common good of changing people&#8217;s lives through health and fitness.<\/DIV> <\/p>\n<p>\t <DIV>What approach you take is up to you.&nbsp; It is as simple as that.&nbsp; I can tell you with all honesty that I absolutely love what I do and wouldn&#8217;t trade my life for anything.&nbsp; In two years, I have been able to build a business which allows me to be a full time work at home dad and make a difference in our world. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<DIV><FONT LANG=\"0\" FACE=\"Arial\" SIZE=\"2\">Sincerely,<BR><BR>Richard Dafter<BR>&#8220;<B><I>Determined to Help You Improve Your Fitness and Improve Your Life!<\/I><\/B><I><\/I>&#8220;<BR><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.howtobefit.com\/\">www.HowToBeFit.com<\/A><U><BR><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.teambeachbody.com\/howtobefit\">Independent Team Beachbody Coach<\/A><BR>howtobefit@aol.com<BR>866 797-7336<BR>505 797-7336<BR><BR><\/U><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I got an email this morning with that question in the subject line. Many more of you probably have the same question, so here is my email response: Mike, for each person the journey is different.&nbsp; For me, it is just being passionate about helping other people become fit, healthy and to improve their quality [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[29,181,246],"class_list":["post-369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-miscellaneous-posts","tag-beachbody-coach","tag-team-beachbody-coach","tag-team-beachbody-coach-business","czr-hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Do Team Beachbody Coaches Build Their Businesses? - Coach Rich Dafter&#039;s Fitness, Strength and Endurance Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Do Team Beachbody Coaches Build Their Businesses? - Coach Rich Dafter&#039;s Fitness, Strength and Endurance Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I got an email this morning with that question in the subject line. Many more of you probably have the same question, so here is my email response: Mike, for each person the journey is different.&nbsp; For me, it is just being passionate about helping other people become fit, healthy and to improve their quality [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Coach Rich Dafter&#039;s Fitness, Strength and Endurance Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/howtobefit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/howtobefit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-01-27T02:18:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2009-01-27T02:39:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rich Dafter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/Howtobefit\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Howtobefit\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rich Dafter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2009\\\/01\\\/26\\\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2009\\\/01\\\/26\\\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rich Dafter\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346\"},\"headline\":\"How Do Team Beachbody Coaches Build Their Businesses?\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-01-27T02:18:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-01-27T02:39:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2009\\\/01\\\/26\\\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":537,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346\"},\"keywords\":[\"beachbody coach\",\"team beachbody coach\",\"team beachbody coach business\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Miscellaneous Posts\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2009\\\/01\\\/26\\\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2009\\\/01\\\/26\\\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2009\\\/01\\\/26\\\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\\\/\",\"name\":\"How Do Team Beachbody Coaches Build Their Businesses? - Coach Rich Dafter&#039;s Fitness, Strength and Endurance Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-01-27T02:18:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-01-27T02:39:12+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2009\\\/01\\\/26\\\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2009\\\/01\\\/26\\\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/2009\\\/01\\\/26\\\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How Do Team Beachbody Coaches Build Their Businesses?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Coach Rich Dafter&#039;s Fitness, Strength and Endurance Blog\",\"description\":\"Sharing What Helps Me Stay Fit, Healthy, and Motivated\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346\",\"name\":\"Rich Dafter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":480,\"caption\":\"Rich Dafter\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg\"},\"description\":\"Rich Dafter is the founder of HowToBeFit.com, a lifelong runner, former ACE Certified Personal Trainer, BODi Coach since 2007, and Polar Athlete and Ambassador for 39 years. At 75, he continues to run, hike, strength train, and share practical strategies for healthy aging, fitness, and longevity. Learn more about Rich Dafter on the\u00a0 About page.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.howtobefit.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/howtobefit\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/coachrichdafter\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/richdafter\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/richdafter\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/Howtobefit\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/howtobefit.com\\\/coach-blog\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How Do Team Beachbody Coaches Build Their Businesses? - Coach Rich Dafter&#039;s Fitness, Strength and Endurance Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Do Team Beachbody Coaches Build Their Businesses? - Coach Rich Dafter&#039;s Fitness, Strength and Endurance Blog","og_description":"I got an email this morning with that question in the subject line. Many more of you probably have the same question, so here is my email response: Mike, for each person the journey is different.&nbsp; For me, it is just being passionate about helping other people become fit, healthy and to improve their quality [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/","og_site_name":"Coach Rich Dafter&#039;s Fitness, Strength and Endurance Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/howtobefit","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/howtobefit","article_published_time":"2009-01-27T02:18:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2009-01-27T02:39:12+00:00","author":"Rich Dafter","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/Howtobefit","twitter_site":"@Howtobefit","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rich Dafter","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/"},"author":{"name":"Rich Dafter","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346"},"headline":"How Do Team Beachbody Coaches Build Their Businesses?","datePublished":"2009-01-27T02:18:47+00:00","dateModified":"2009-01-27T02:39:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/"},"wordCount":537,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346"},"keywords":["beachbody coach","team beachbody coach","team beachbody coach business"],"articleSection":["Miscellaneous Posts"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/","url":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/","name":"How Do Team Beachbody Coaches Build Their Businesses? - Coach Rich Dafter&#039;s Fitness, Strength and Endurance Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-01-27T02:18:47+00:00","dateModified":"2009-01-27T02:39:12+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/26\/how-do-team-beachbody-coaches-build-their-businesses\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How Do Team Beachbody Coaches Build Their Businesses?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/","name":"Coach Rich Dafter&#039;s Fitness, Strength and Endurance Blog","description":"Sharing What Helps Me Stay Fit, Healthy, and Motivated","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8f7d34dcb4e2fb9f895e307567ef1346","name":"Rich Dafter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg","url":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg","width":640,"height":480,"caption":"Rich Dafter"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/acequia-run-rio-grande-041917.jpg"},"description":"Rich Dafter is the founder of HowToBeFit.com, a lifelong runner, former ACE Certified Personal Trainer, BODi Coach since 2007, and Polar Athlete and Ambassador for 39 years. At 75, he continues to run, hike, strength train, and share practical strategies for healthy aging, fitness, and longevity. Learn more about Rich Dafter on the\u00a0 About page.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.howtobefit.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/howtobefit","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/coachrichdafter\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/richdafter\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/richdafter\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Howtobefit"],"url":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}