Why bother being with IFBB or PDI?

[kmhphoto]

Is that the show where you wear plaid skirts and dance around tapping your feet?

Man, I want to learn that......

I have an instructional DVD out, it's in Braille and available from all good thrift stores.

[Bigger Business]

Totally understood and it's a good thread idea.

I have to say, though, that a person can likely make money in either.  For all its faults, the IFBB has helped to create income opportunities for a LOT of people.  I have and always will give them credit for that.  For the athletes, it's a matter of knowing how to take advantage of that tremendous network. 

Unfortunately, though, most people know almost nothing about business.  For those born and raised in America, the reason is simple - they weren't taught it, because there's no one to teach it.  But over time, if they've been paying attention, they should've picked up some knowledge along the way. 

The same marketing network won't exist the first day the PDI opens, but there's no reason to believe they won't be able to develop the same in the years to come. 

I agree with this.

Tre, do you employ athletes or do they generally pay you for your service?

[Tre]

I agree with this.

Tre, do you employ athletes or do they generally pay you for your service?

In general, either I am paying the athletes or we're doing a service trade - that is, her time spent modeling in exchange for my time shooting her. 

I still have one sponsored athlete ongoing, and do a few one-time sponsorships each year.  Although I have scaled back my event sponsorships, I'm still paying out a very substantial amount of model fees each month. 

Sure, someone could argue that any federation could've created such income opportunities (both for myself and for the women I work with), but the reality is that the IFBB did it.  That is why, despite all my criticisms, I do want to see the federation continue to be successful.