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Personal Trainers Directory in Portland, OR

A directory for personal trainers in Portland, OR, connecting locals with fitness professionals.

Verdict: Worth a try

While there is a decent demand for personal trainers locally, the competition is high with five business sites and three aggregators dominating the top results. The presence of 445 businesses available to list suggests that there is a viable supply, but the crowded landscape makes it challenging to establish a new directory.

Local searches
1,120
per month; 1,466,650 nationally
Directories
0
dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators
3
Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby
445
within ~20 km
01

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'personal trainers', with the Portland keywords marked. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Primary keyword

personal trainers portland

Easy keywords

11 of 18

Keyword Volume

near me personal trainer

165,000

fitness personal trainer near me

165,000

personal workout trainer near me

165,000

personal physical trainer near me

165,000

personal trainer

74,000

fitness trainer personal trainer

74,000

personal trainer personal training

74,000

personal physical trainer

74,000

training personal trainer

33,100

cert personal trainer

27,100

personal trainer certified

27,100

certificate personal trainer

27,100

portland personal trainer local

480

personal trainers portland local

320

personal trainer portland maine local

110

personal trainer jobs portland local

70

personal trainer portland or local

30

personal trainer portland me local

20
02

Competition

The live top 10 for 'personal trainers portland', the keyword a directory for this niche would need to win.

Dedicated directory

0

Aggregator

3

Business site

5

Beatable slots

0 of 9

No niche directory ranks here, but 6 of the top results are domains with over a million visits a month. Entering this page means outranking them, not filling an empty slot.

# Result
1
portland.gov

City of Portland, Oregon | Portland.gov

Business site 3,731,997/mo
2
en.wikipedia.org

Portland, Oregon

Aggregator 9,270,988,693/mo
3
visitportland.com

Visit Portland | Travel Planning | Official Tourism Website

Business site 990,670/mo
4
travelportland.com

Portland, Oregon - The Official City Guide

Content 1,947,591/mo
5
facebook.com

Portland (@PortlandBelgium)

Aggregator 3,209,723,111/mo
6
portlandmaine.com

Portland Downtown: Home

Business site 158,338/mo
7
portlandmaine.gov

Portland, ME - Official Website | Official Website

Business site 375,023/mo
8
reddit.com

Portland Oregon

Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo
9
wkrn.com

Drag-racing Camaro with kids inside crashes into Portland ...

Business site 1,477,566/mo

Traffic is the estimated monthly organic visits to the whole domain, shown on a log scale. A content page from a small site ranking above giants is the signal to look for; business sites rank on local relevance and are not slots a directory can take.

03

Supply

Businesses matching 'personal trainers' on Google Maps within about 20 km of Portland, OR. This is what you could import on day one.

445

businesses to list

Counted on Google's category "Gym", which can be wider than the niche as you define it.

Best rated examples

  • MUV Fitness SE Portland

    Gym

    4.7 (3,267)

  • MUV Fitness Tanasbourne

    Gym

    4.7 (2,945)

  • Cascade Athletic Club - Gresham

    Fitness center

    4.5 (1,034)

  • Common Ground Wellness Cooperative

    Wellness center

    4.8 (955)

  • Villa Sport Athletic Club

    Gym

    4.1 (926)

04

Build plan

A starting structure for the directory, drafted from the numbers above. Treat the revenue range as an order of magnitude.

Name ideas

  • PortlandFitTrainers
  • TrainLocalPDX
  • FitGuidePortland

Monetization

paid listings

Charge personal trainers for premium listings to enhance visibility.

$500 to $2,000 / mo after a year

Categories

Strength TrainingCardio TrainingNutrition CoachingGroup ClassesYoga & PilatesSports ConditioningWeight Loss ProgramsOnline Training

Listing fields

  • price_rangetext
  • specialtiestext
  • years_in_businessnumber
  • certificationstext
  • service_areatext

Articles that would bring traffic

  1. 01Top 10 Personal Trainers in Portland
  2. 02How to Choose the Right Personal Trainer for You
  3. 03Benefits of Hiring a Personal Trainer
  4. 04Personal Trainer vs. Group Classes: Which is Better?
  5. 05How to Set Fitness Goals with Your Trainer
  6. 06The Best Workout Plans from Portland Trainers
  7. 07Understanding Personal Trainer Certifications
  8. 08How Personal Trainers Can Help with Weight Loss
  9. 09The Rise of Online Personal Training
  10. 10Success Stories: Transformations with Portland Trainers

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