“It’s been such a struggle to get my kid to practice.” “They’re just not motivated to practice.” “They’ve lost interest – they’re not practicing.” In the 25 years I’ve been teaching, I’ve heard many parents who quit lessons say these things, and I don’t believe any of this is… Continue Reading
Today’s Tip: Use an introductory price to encourage people to quickly sign up for lessons with you! We are a military family ~ and we are always on the move. I have learned over the years that it is smart to charge less IF you need to quickly fill your studio when moving. We… Continue Reading
Today’s Tip: Use Goal Setting Passwords to inspire the whole year long! As you know, it is smart to change our passwords often. How awesome would it be to create a special 2016 password(s) that you will type in each day that would be a constant reminder to keep the goals for 2016 every time… Continue Reading
So if you’ve been following me, you’ll know that my husband is currently deployed and me and my little boy are visiting family in California…for 9 months! Honestly, it’s been a blast to live in my hometown again after all these years…22 to be exact! I filled my studio within two weeks of arriving, played… Continue Reading
Sitting at my favorite coffee shop today dreaming up a great tip to share with you, and I decide to to open up some mail that I brought along instead. So I open up what is my first Christmas Card of the season. Here’s a little peek inside my brain as I describe (with brutal… Continue Reading
Think of every holiday as an opportunity to do some extra marketing in person. Here’s a great example: as you pass out Halloween candy to the kids, why not hand the parents a fun pencil with your business card attached? The same can be done with Valentine’s Day, Christmas, and any other time that trinkets… Continue Reading
The organizational tip I am sharing with you comes from an amazing little application I use, called 17Hats. Perfect for the solo-preneur – it is like a much needed personal assistant. It makes my music studio run smoothly – especially when I look for new students wherever I have just happened to move! Tame… Continue Reading
Isn’t it sweet to see the excitement of the parents during their child’s first lesson? Last week, after one of those first lessons, I had discovered that the mom posted a few pictures of us to her FB page, sharing with her network the excitement of her little boy’s first violin lesson. What was neat… Continue Reading
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It felt so nice to have it actually be winter-time weather this year for turkey-day! You can’t know how strange it is to cook up a delicious feast while it is Hawaiian-Summertime outside! I wanted to write you a quick note to invite you to schedule your free 20… Continue Reading
Black Friday Deals….Everyone’s doing it, why not music teachers too? Here’s a Black Friday tip to get more students before the Holidays! Today’s Tip: Starting Black Friday, why not offer 2 months of free instrument rental for new students who start lessons within the month of December? That is what the Bree Lewis Music Studio… Continue Reading
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