As an Affiliate owner, I’m just gonna keep my head down and keep working to grow my business and help people become healthier, regardless of what MAY be happening at HQ.
Has anyone selected one of the other gym types to see if the questions are actually specific for CrossFit or if its the same questions for all group types. I used to work for a company that created these surveys and I wouldnt be surprised if CrossFit had no idea this was even done but the company were going to try to sell them the data afterwards. We used to do it all the time. More interesting is where they got the email addresses but it wouldnt take much to go to a data scraping company to pick up gym owners details, that would explain why not all affiliate owners got one
I used to work in telemarking and do data mining. You would be surprised at how easy it is to find people’s personal information online. So I’m not too shocked that some survey company has contact emails for many gym owners.
So interesting - it seems like the entire dynamic of crossfit has changed drastically over the years and not in a good way. You may be a jerk sometimes Andrew, but I commend you for your passion to investigate the bullshit in the fitness space.
It would be interesting to know the ratio of affiliate owners that actually pay attention to what has been going on at CFHQ vs. the number of affiliate owners who have no idea and just keep their head down and work hard to grow their business and pay for their affiliation fee because they either a) believe wholeheartedly in the methodology, or b) think that having the name “CrossFit” on their building is the only way they’ll stay in business.
Andrew, real question. 🙋🏻♂️ Why would affiliates answer this survey? Put aside the bs $60. These are questions “someone” wants to put metrics too for some type of restructuring. Affiliates are not sheep, and the ones answering this survey makes me think they would be hurting themselves and the surrounding affiliates.
I feel like CrossFit is going to end up pivoting into an education and coaching company as affiliates realize they don’t need the brand to be successful. The methodology is the most valuable thing they have.
I’ll take a crack at being pro franchise model for CrossFit. I think it can work and be a good thing if and only if they also keep the affiliate option open. So if you go to open a CrossFit gym you have 2 option, 1) to be an affiliate, 2) be a CrossFit franchise gym. Cost and qualifications I’m assuming would be different.
I don’t understand why anyone still pays CrossFit ha and still takes the abuse. Stockholm Syndrome CrossFit should be the top affiliate name
As an Affiliate owner, I’m just gonna keep my head down and keep working to grow my business and help people become healthier, regardless of what MAY be happening at HQ.
CrossFit: “We are introducing tiered affiliation fees based on your membership. How many members do you have?”
CFHQ is crumbling. The methodology will continue at ground level thanks to the gym owners.
Everyone cried to get rid of Glassman... Now this is the result...
"they are who we thought they were and we let them off the hook"
Has anyone selected one of the other gym types to see if the questions are actually specific for CrossFit or if its the same questions for all group types. I used to work for a company that created these surveys and I wouldnt be surprised if CrossFit had no idea this was even done but the company were going to try to sell them the data afterwards. We used to do it all the time. More interesting is where they got the email addresses but it wouldnt take much to go to a data scraping company to pick up gym owners details, that would explain why not all affiliate owners got one
“Mamadeer” pronunciation is pretty funny
I used to work in telemarking and do data mining. You would be surprised at how easy it is to find people’s personal information online. So I’m not too shocked that some survey company has contact emails for many gym owners.
Of course this is the direction they are going ... should not be a surprise to anyone. @Hillerfit, your future is investigative journalism.
So interesting - it seems like the entire dynamic of crossfit has changed drastically over the years and not in a good way. You may be a jerk sometimes Andrew, but I commend you for your passion to investigate the bullshit in the fitness space.
Every time you said mama dear 😂
It would be interesting to know the ratio of affiliate owners that actually pay attention to what has been going on at CFHQ vs. the number of affiliate owners who have no idea and just keep their head down and work hard to grow their business and pay for their affiliation fee because they either a) believe wholeheartedly in the methodology, or b) think that having the name “CrossFit” on their building is the only way they’ll stay in business.
RoboJay and Mamadeer is making me laugh out loud. 😂😂
Andrew, real question. 🙋🏻♂️ Why would affiliates answer this survey? Put aside the bs $60. These are questions “someone” wants to put metrics too for some type of restructuring. Affiliates are not sheep, and the ones answering this survey makes me think they would be hurting themselves and the surrounding affiliates.
I feel like CrossFit is going to end up pivoting into an education and coaching company as affiliates realize they don’t need the brand to be successful. The methodology is the most valuable thing they have.
I hit the like button after the mama deer Santa comment.😂 Seriously though, keep up the good work Andrew.
When is Greg going to start CrossFit 2.0?
I’ll take a crack at being pro franchise model for CrossFit. I think it can work and be a good thing if and only if they also keep the affiliate option open. So if you go to open a CrossFit gym you have 2 option, 1) to be an affiliate, 2) be a CrossFit franchise gym. Cost and qualifications I’m assuming would be different.
Love the passion. As always. 😎