31 blog post ideas for your MMA gym

Getting more people to your mixed martial arts gym can be difficult if you don’t understand how to separate your brand from your competition. You’re working really hard to help empower everyone by helping them learn everything from Muay Thai to wrestling so it’s important that you keep your classes full.

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Content marketing is one of the most effective ways to separate your gym from your competition. Your knowledge and experience is valuable. By you sharing what you know, you’re able to add to your gym’s credibility and help people understand how you can help them accomplish their goals. Keep in mind that these content ideas can also be used in the form of videos, infographics, and other forms of content. Here are 31 blog post ideas for your MMA gym:

  1. What to expect in your first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class

  2. How to speed up recovery time after wrestling class

  3. Avoid these four foods when trying to drop weight

  4. Why it’s important to train with a beginner’s mentality

  5. Here’s what the top MMA fighters have in common

  6. 4 simple tips that will help you get more out of every MMA class

  7. Follow these strength and conditioning tips to prevent injury

  8. These stretches will help you increase your flexibility

  9. What should you wear to your Muay Thai class?

  10. Why you should stay hydrated

  11. Use these easy tips to improve your striking

  12. Here are five bodyweight exercises that will help you improve your wrestling

  13. Our favorite boxing combinations for beginners

  14. How to clean your sparring gear

  15. Here’s how MMA improves your self confidence

  16. 4 ways quality sleep helps you be a better fighter

  17. Use these 4 tips to improve your grips

  18. Boxing vs Muay Thai: What’s the difference?

  19. How to improve punching power

  20. Pre-workout meal ideas for training

  21. Here’s how to deal with joint pain after MMA class

  22. How to stay motivated when training for a fight

  23. How much time should you commit to grappling and striking?

  24. Training burnout is real. Here’s how to avoid it.

  25. Why speed and agility matters in a fight

  26. Bodyweight workouts or weight lifting?

  27. Which is better for self-defense? BJJ or wrestling?

  28. The most common questions we receive about MMA training

  29. 5 of our favorite ways to condition for competition

  30. Why repetition is key in mixed martial arts training

  31. How to improve your cardio for MMA

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You’ve just read a list of 31 content marketing ideas for your MMA gym! Remember that these topics can be tailored to the platform you’re sharing them on from YouTube to your blog to Instagram. As a gym owner/coach, you can easily talk about each topic because it’s part of who you are and your life. The reality is that focusing on the most common questions you receive will help you provide value to more people. Always focus on helping people solve the problems you’re best at solving.

For any questions you have about content marketing for your business, email Josh at josh@jamiascreative.com!

How is Facebook marketing different from Instagram marketing?

Isn’t social media marketing the same across every social platform because they’re all social networks? Is social media marketing just social media marketing? No, it’s not. While some things are the similar with Facebook marketing and Instagram marketing, there are also notable differences between the two. When you understand what’s different between the two popular social media networks, you’ll be a better marketer. Let’s start with some of the similarities.

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What are some of the similarities between Facebook marketing and Instagram marketing?

Here are a handful of things that Facebook marketing and Instagram marketing have in common with each other:

  • Direct messaging is available: Customers can ask questions and start communicating with their favorite brands. Direct messaging allows for conversations to happen quickly without taking up space in the comments section.

  • Commenting: Followers and fans can comment on your posts on both Facebook and Instagram. Comments help increase a post’s organic reach since people are actively engaging with a post.

  • Post videos and photos: Both Facebook and Instagram make it easy to share visually engaging content. Quality videos and photos make your posts more shareable and give followers a reason to keep coming back for more.

  • You save time managing both platforms with Facebook Creator Studio: Did you know that Facebook owns Instagram? Because of this, you can take care of all of your Facebook/Instagram scheduling needs with Facebook Creator Studio. Facebook Creator Studio allows you to plan out all of your posts ahead of time which saves you time in the long run.

Now let’s move onto a handful of the key differences between Facebook marketing and Instagram marketing.

What are the differences between Facebook marketing and Instagram marketing?

You’ve covered some of the key similarities. Here are some of the key differences between the two different platforms:

Instagram’s overall user base is younger than Facebook’s user base.

Instagram’s overall user base is younger than Facebook’s user base.

  • Organic engagement is lower on Facebook: People commenting, sharing, and reacting to your post for free is called engagement. When people engage with a post that is not an advertisement, it’s known as organic engagement. This type of engagement happens at a lower rate on Facebook than it does on Instagram. At the same time, Instagram engagement rates are declining as well to encourage marketers to run paid ads. If you don’t have money for ads and rely more on organic engagement, focus more of your energy on Instagram.

  • Instagram makes it easier to engage with relevant posts: One of the strengths of Instagram is you can find easily find relevant posts by using Instagram’s search function. We recommend finding posts that use the same hashtags you do and commenting on them. Facebook doesn’t allow business pages to freely find posts by Facebook users since there’s greater privacy on Facebook.

  • Facebook tends to have an older audience: If you’re trying to connect with a younger audience, Facebook may not be the best platform to bank on. Only 10% of Instagram users are older than 35 years of age. Businesses with products and services that provide value mainly to younger people tend to do well on Instagram.

Of course there are more differences than the ones mentioned above but they’re some of the key points to be aware of when marketing your business on social media. For any questions you have about social media marketing for your business, email Josh at josh@jamiascreative.com!

Social media marketing basics for small businesses

Trying to grow your customer base can be frustrating but it doesn’t have to be with social media marketing. Social media marketing has been around for years now but won’t be going away any time soon. Whether you’re using every social platform from Facebook to TikTok, there are a few principles that work across all social networks. Here are a handful of social media marketing basics for small businesses:

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Complete your social bio/profile information

Your bio/about section should always address the following:

  • Who you are

  • Where you work

  • What you do/the problems you solve for your customers

  • Topics that interest you

  • Your brand’s tone

  • How someone can get in touch with you

Think of your social media bio as your elevator pitch that also lets people know how to contact you. You can be straightforward or be quirky as long as it’s consistent with your brand.

Respond to your comments and direct messages

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This basic tips is extremely effective since you show that you care and listen by responding to comments and messages. Always stay on top any sort of communication efforts you receive from current and future customers. They cared enough to reach out so keep responding because it’ll give you a chance to gain customers for life.

Use a scheduler when possible to post consistently

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Consistent posts give your followers a reason to keep coming back. You can ensure that you’re staying on top of all of your posting needs by using a social media scheduler like Facebook Creator Studio, Buffer, and Hootsuite. Using a social media scheduler saves you a great deal of time and enables you to be more strategic about your social media posts. You can also schedule out unique posts for each platform you’re using.

All of the tips you just read are social media marketing basics that can help you succeed regardless of the business you’re in. It doesn’t matter if you’re a restaurant in Utah county or an e-commerce startup in Salt Lake County. You can build your brand and increase sales with these tips.

Do you have any questions about social media marketing for your business? Email Josh at josh@jamiascreative.com!