The first step towards attracting more new guitar students and growing your teaching studio is understanding your target market better. If you don’t know WHO you want to reach and HOW to get their attention, it’s impossible to put together an effective strategy that will help you reach your goals. Without this vital information you’re […]
STG 073 : How To Use Your Story To Attract New Students
What would you say if I told you that you’re probably OVERLOOKING the most powerful tool available to market your guitar teaching studio? How about if I said it was completely UNIQUE to you, guaranteed to make your prospects more ENGAGED with your business and absolutely FREE to use? It’s all completely true, and that […]
STG 072: Why Teaching Guitar is a Top Career Choice for the Next Decade
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https://media.blubrry.com/startteachingguitar/content.blubrry.com/startteachingguitar/STG072.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS With the world economy being so uncertain, a lot of guitar teachers are wondering if they’ve made the right career decision. With so many other jobs being replaced by technology, is teaching guitar lessons a safe bet for the foreseeable future? The […]
STG 071 : Growing Your Teaching Business Through Simplicity
Sometimes when you add MORE, you actually end up with LESS. Many times the best way to grow your guitar teaching business is through SUBTRACTION and not ADDITION. Adding more of the wrong features, products and services can actually decrease your effectiveness and hurt your student retention, and often the best way to reach your […]
STG 070 : 3 Simple Sales Techniques To Improve Your Teaching Profits
Wouldn’t it be cool to improve the profitability of your teaching studio and make more money without having to attract a single new student or do any additional advertising? Using these 3 simple, easy-to-implement sales techniques you can earn more income from the students you ALREADY TEACH by providing extra services that can add value […]
STG 069 : Are Your Communication Skills Hurting Your Student Retention?
According to George Bernard Shaw, the single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. Just because you’re TALKING, that doesn’t necessarily mean your students are LEARNING. If you spend a little bit of time working on your communication skills, it can pay you back with better student retention and a […]
STG 068: 7 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Teaching Guitar
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https://media.blubrry.com/startteachingguitar/content.blubrry.com/startteachingguitar/STG068.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS You know what they say: “hindsight is 20/20”. You never have all the answers or all the information you need when you’re first getting started as a guitar teacher, and some of the most valuable lessons of all don’t come until you’ve […]
STG 067 : Why Your Marketing Isn’t Working (And How To Fix It)
Sometimes it feels like you’re doing everything you’re supposed to do to market and advertise your guitar teaching business, but nothing seems to be working. You have a website, an email list, social media profiles, local search and all the rest, but where are all the new students those things are supposed to bring in? […]
STG 066 : How To Increase Your Word of Mouth Referrals
Word of mouth referrals are the easiest, most effective and most productive way to attract new guitar students, and they usually bring in the highest quality students, too. If you haven’t started mobilizing your existing students and using them to do your advertising and recruiting for you through word-of-mouth referrals, you’re not making as much […]
STG 065 : How Your Confidence Level Can Make Or Break Your Teaching Business
Your confidence level has a big impact on how successful you are with teaching guitar lessons. A high level of confidence will help you keep moving forward when times are tough, and a low level of confidence will make you feel like giving up. If you can keep your confidence level high, you have a […]
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