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 […]
STG 089 : Teaching Is Really Managing
Teaching your guitar students and managing employees have some pretty striking similarities. By taking a closer look at some of the skills you need to be a good manager, you can improve the way you teach guitar lessons, have better student retention and help your guitar students get better results on the instrument. In […]
STG 088: How To Beat 7 Common Guitar Teaching Fears
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STG 087 : How To Teach Great Guitar Tone
The gear and equipment your students use can play a huge part in what kind of guitar players they become, and in whether or not they really get excited about learning the guitar. Being able to dial in a really good, appropriate guitar sound for the style of music your students want to learn […]
STG 086 : How To Fire Your Worst Guitar Students
Sometimes one of the best ways to grow your teaching studio is to pull out the pruning shears and weed out the “bottom 10%” of your students…the ones who cause the most trouble, who don’t respect your studio policies and who seem to not be a good fit. It can feel scary sometimes to […]
STG 084: Why Teaching Guitar Will Never Meet Your “Needs”
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STG 083 : Are You Ready To Teach Guitar Full-Time?
Making the leap to teach guitar lessons full-time can be a scary proposition. How do you know if you’re really ready? How do you even know if it’s the right decision for you? Making your teaching studio a full-time career can be one of the most liberating experiences of your life, as long as […]
STG 080: The Pros and Cons of Self Employment
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