Opinion is still divided on whether you should contact paying members who are not visiting your club. The naysayers argue that you risk prompting the member to cancel, and that you should let sleeping dogs lie.
We say contact absent members. Do your best to encourage them back into your club. Give your members more motivation by showing that you care about their health and fitness, that you want to help them achieve their goals. It is their responsibility to get down to the gym, so send them a reminder and then they are less likely blame your club.
Business-wise, if half of your members have not visited for more than 3 or 4 weeks, you risk losing half your members tomorrow (contracts aside). If you do nothing about this, you could soon be looking at an empty gym. Contact your absent members, and you will get some back, and hopefully extend the membership of many more.
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| An empty gym, yesterday |
Ethically, it is right to contact someone who is paying you for a service but not using it. Regardless of contract (more of which later), it is simply a good thing to do. Businesses that think ethically are on the up, whether offering discounts for reducing emissions or best plan reviews on mobile usage.
