Getting your listing right

Your photo

A clear, friendly photo gets far more enquiries than no photo. Aim for:

• Square, and just you. Your page crops photos to a square, so a square photo of one person looks best. Group shots and tall or wide photos get cropped oddly.
• Size: at least 600 x 600 pixels, up to about 2000 x 2000, and under 3 MB. JPG or PNG.
• Head and shoulders, looking at the camera, your face clearly visible.
• Good light (natural daylight is ideal), plain-ish background.
• Avoid group shots, sunglasses, heavy filters and busy backgrounds.

An action shot of you coaching can work too, but a proper square headshot crops best. If your photo is not great, do not worry: once you are live you can ask us for a one-time link to upload a better one any time (see "Changing your listing" below).

Your bio (this is what sells you, and helps you get found)

• Write like you talk. Personality beats polish.
• In the first line or two, say your town and whether you train in person, online, or both.
• Say who you help and the problem you solve in plain words people actually search: "getting back to exercise after a baby", "knee rehab", "first-timers over 50", not jargon.
• Mention your speciality in normal language as well as any course name, so both people and AI search understand it.
• Two or three short paragraphs is plenty.

Your specialities

Tick everything you genuinely work with. The public searches by these, so it is how you get found. Be honest: only list what you are actually qualified and comfortable coaching.

Your FASTER courses

List the FASTER courses you have completed. We verify these against our own records, so you do not need to send proof. Your level on the register (Phase 1 to 5) is worked out from these. Older or invite-only courses that are no longer on the current list still count, and we will show them as legacy courses on your page.

Other (non-FASTER) qualifications

List anything you hold from elsewhere: Pilates, boxing, massage, GP referral, and so on. For these we need to see a certificate before we can show them, so attach a photo or scan when you send your form back. Verified ones get a "certificate verified" badge on your page.

Insurance and first aid

We show these as facts, with their expiry dates, so the public can see you are covered. Send a photo of each certificate. Keep them current: when one is close to expiring we will remind you, and a lapsed one will hide your page until you renew.

Getting your Google reviews link

We link to your Google reviews rather than running our own, because Google reviews are trusted and you own them. To get the right link:

1. On your phone, open the Google Maps app and search your business name.
2. Open your business, tap the Reviews tab, then the share icon.
3. Copy that link and paste it into the form. (If you manage your business at business.google.com, use the "Get more reviews" link there.)

No Google Business listing yet? Leave it blank for now; we can add it later, and it is well worth setting one up.

How clients will reach you

We do not publish your email or phone number. Instead, the "Contact this trainer" button sends the client straight to your own website, and we simply log that a lead came from the register. So make sure your website link is right, and that your site tells people how to get in touch.

Changing your listing later

Need to update your page, change your photo, add a qualification or move location? You do not edit it directly. Request a secure, one-time update link and we will email it to you: register@fasterfunction.com. Changes that affect verified facts (insurance, first aid, qualifications) are re-checked before they go live.