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 088: How To Beat 7 Common Guitar Teaching Fears
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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 081 : 4 Ways To Expand Your Teaching Studio
If you’ve been teaching guitar lessons for a while and it feels like you’re stuck in a rut, then this episode is for you! It’s time to start thinking about ways to EXPAND your current teaching studio and growing it into a more successful business that lets you help more students and also put […]
STG 076: Why You Need To Raise Your Tuition Rates
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STG 072: Why Teaching Guitar is a Top Career Choice for the Next Decade
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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 […]
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 […]
STG 062: 5 Ways Your Students Can Sabotage Their Guitar Lessons
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