Ryan Aherne

Owner of Elite Gym Leads - We help Gym Owners get High-Quality Leads with innovative Facebook Ads (Done For You Service)!

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📝 Apple Notes style ads are working SO well right now! 📝

They’re so easy to make… so don’t run your next ad campaign without at least 1 of these involved!

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💰 Gym marketing companies charge thousands for this… but I’m telling you it for free!

The outdoor whiteboard photo is one of the BEST performing ad creatives in the fitness industry. 👀

And the best part?

It costs almost nothing to make. 👌

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Most gym owners assume the ad on the left is the one that’s going to generate clients 👀

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1️⃣ DONE-FOR-YOU FACEBOOK ADS MANAGEMENT: We handle strategy, ad creation, setup & optimisation.

2️⃣ DONE-WITH-YOU FACEBOOK ADS CONSULTING: Bi-weekly Zoom calls & WhatsApp support with Ryan.

3️⃣ DO-IT-YOURSELF ONLINE COURSE OR LIVE TRAINING: Learn the system and run your own ads.

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Images vs videos… what actually works better for gym lead generation ads? 🤔

We run dynamic creative ads inside Meta (Facebook & Instagram), which lets us test up to 10 different creatives at once.

Our typical setup:

👉 8 images
👉 2 videos

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Most gym ads are way too broad. ❌
They try to speak to everyone… and end up connecting with no one.

Instead, call out your audience directly! 🎯

Call them out by location, gender and age.

“Hey Cork men aged 30-60”

Now your ad feels like it’s actually for them.

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🏋️‍♂️ Gym owners 🏋️‍♂️ Stop using boring names for your upfront offer!

Don’t just call it a “6-week programme” or a “4-week challenge or “30-Day Trial.”

Put a marketable & sexy name on it. 🔥

Here are some of the top-performing offer names that we’ve seen work again and again.

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Running ads in 2026 isn’t as easy as it used to be.

There’s lots more competition, and everyone’s saying the same thing...

That’s why your ads need to be hyper specific.

Speak directly to busy dads, women aged 40+, athletes, seniors, beginners, parents with kids/teenagers, etc

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Not everyone will get it. Keep going anyway.

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🧐 Facebook ads… what actually are they? 🧐

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😅 Stop hitting “Boost Post” 😅
It’s the quickest way to pay for a bunch of likes, a few comments… and not much else.

Boosted posts are basically made for vanity metrics and lazy advertising. 🤷‍♂️

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It’s not about being an influencer or having a massive personality.

It’s about clear, simple, and repeatable systems that work.

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👋 WHO AM I? 👋
➖ My name is Ryan Aherne.
➖ From Cork City, Ireland.
➖ Martial arts nerd (Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, competitor &
coach).
➖ Owner of Elite Gym Leads
(Founded in 2018).
➖ We help gyms get more clients through simple & effective Facebook ads.

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⭐️ CLIENT TESTIMONIAL ⭐️
Brian from BC Fitness breaks down what happened after our first Facebook ad campaign together.

📈 Summary of Results 📈
Ad Spend: €500
High Quality Leads: 85
New Clients: 25
Direct Sales: €3,195
ROI: 6.39x (639%)

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🙏 2025 = Growth & Gratitude 🙏
This moment on stage perfectly summarizes 2025 for me.

The year wasn’t easy and wasn’t perfect.

But it was full of growth & opportunities that I’m truly grateful for.

I’m beyond excited for everything that’s going to happen in 2026. 👊

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🟫 Brown Belt Unlocked 🟫 After 10 years on the mats, I earned my brown belt in Jiu-Jitsu today.

Most people quit way before they get here.

So I’m very proud of making it all the way into this new chapter.

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🎉 7 YEARS IN BUSINESS 🎉 It almost doesn’t feel true, because time flies so fast!

@elitegymleads has grown every single year and we’ve now officially worked with 100+ clients all across Ireland, The UK, The USA, Canada and Australia. 🇮🇪🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺

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The ECA Summit only happens once a year… and trust me, you don’t want to miss it next time!

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WOW… Speaking at The ECA Summit was an absolute honor! It’s an experience that I’ll truly never forget! 🙏

The room was full of gym owners, coaches & fitness professionals.

I had so much fun networking with attendees & speakers (and even meeting some of our clients in person).

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Here’s what I covered in my talk:
✅ Facebook Ads Explained
✅ Offer Creation
✅ Copywriting
✅ Content Creation
✅ How to Qualify Your Leads
✅ A Real Example of Results From Someone in The Room
✅ & 10 Advanced Tips