CASE FILE 001FOR MARTIAL ARTS GYM OWNERS12 Google reviews in a year.Then 13 in 28 days.
That's David Bergman's Krav Maga gym in Virginia Beach, before and after we set up his review ask. Owner's Scoreboard does the same for martial arts gyms, then keeps the score where you can see it, every week, from your own accounts.
A real class at Katalyst, Sept 1 2026
12 months before
Jul 27 2025 to Jul 26 2026
First 28 days after
Jul 27 to Aug 23 2026
Total on Google
Jul 26 to Nov 12 2026
Choke defense drill
The whole class, on the mats
What we set up for David
An ask at the right moment
The review request goes out by text after a real milestone in the member's training, with their first name on it. Three touches at most, and it stops the moment a review lands.
Nobody asked twice
Anyone who already left a review gets skipped, so the ask never turns into nagging.
A board he can check
His leads, bookings and reviews sit in his own account in Katalyst's colours, and a recap shows up on the 1st.
How you'll keep score
A text every week
Your free score becomes your day-one baseline. Then for your first 60 days, you get one text a week: new reviews, replies sent and days left. You don't log in to anything.
Sample text
You vs the 3 gyms beside you
The gyms that show up next to you on Google, on every scoreboard. It's all public, so you watch the gap close or grow.
| Gym | Reviews | Rating | Last review |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your gym | 48 | 4.9 | 2 days |
| Nearby gym A | 112 | 4.7 | 3 days |
| Nearby gym B | 64 | 4.8 | 6 weeks |
| Nearby gym C | 31 | 4.6 | 4 months |
Sample numbers, not real gyms
After day 60, the full scoreboard lands on the 1st of every month. The login's there if you want it.
Included when you sign up
The Front Desk Playbook
The follow-up a busy gym uses so no trial goes cold.
Booking: a simple way for someone to book an intro class, with a confirmation that goes out right away.
Reminders: texts and emails before the class, so it's on their calendar.
Follow-up: a check-in after the class for anyone who hasn't signed up yet.
We set it up in your own account, so it keeps going on the days the front desk is slammed.
What it didn't fix
Over the same stretch, Katalyst's Search and Maps views were down 28% on the year before. More reviews didn't change that, and we said so in the report. It's a different job with a different fix.
That's the deal with a scoreboard. You see the whole score, including the parts that aren't moving yet.
Search and Maps views, Jan to Jul 2026 against Mar to Dec 2025. Google Business Profile, pulled Aug 21 2026.
How far behind are you?
Put in your numbers and the gym you want to pass. You'll see the gap and the weekly pace it takes to close it.
Numbers stay in your browser. Nothing is sent until you ask for your free score.
Put in both numbers to see your gap
Want your gym's before and after?
Start with the free audit. It scores your gym's Google listing today against the three gyms that show up beside you, so there's a real before to measure against.
Get your gym's free scoreStart dates: sign by the 20th and your first scoreboard lands on the 1st. After that, it's the 1st of next month.