There’s an outer aspect of being a successful guitar teacher, and there’s also an inner aspect. Most teachers struggle because they focus on the “outer game” but they completely ignore the “inner game”. This inner game is where your level of confidence operates, where your motivation comes from and where you believe whether or […]
STG 127: Changing Lives With Guitar Lessons
If you’ve been teaching guitar for a while and have found some success with it, maybe it’s time to consider giving something back. There are lots of ways you can use your guitar playing and teaching skills to help people right in your local community find more happiness and the inspiration and motivation they […]
STG 126: Motivating Your Students With Effective Praise
One of the keys to good student retention is understanding how to motivate your students. Motivated students learn better, have more confidence and stick with guitar lessons for longer periods of time. One of the biggest motivational tools you can use to help your students excel on the guitar is to praise them, but […]
STG 117: Rework Your Teaching Studio For Better Results
There are lots of business-related books out there you could read to improve your teaching studio, but one of the best books I’ve ever read is a funky little book with short chapters and full-page artwork called Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of 37Signals, Basecamp and Ruby On Rails. […]
STG 116: 5 Methods For Mastering Money In Your Guitar Teaching Studio
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STG 108: How NOT To Teach Guitar Lessons
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STG 104: 7 Guitar Teaching Excuses I Never Want To Hear Again
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STG 102 : How To Build Momentum and Reach The Tipping Point
Nothing is more frustrating than pouring your heart and soul into your teaching business for months and feeling like you haven’t made any progress. Most guitar teachers tend to give up when they don’t quickly see results for their efforts, but more often than not, the breakthrough you’ve been looking for in your business […]
STG 100: Milestones – 100 Episodes of Start Teaching Guitar
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STG 099 : 5 Marketing Mistakes That Drive Students Away
A lot of guitar teachers work really hard on marketing themselves to attract new students, but they don’t see the results they hoped for. The phone doesn’t ring and their email inboxes are empty, so they start to think that marketing is just a waste of time and their businesses never become as successful […]
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