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Episode 014 – Attorney Shawn Bartley on How to Protect Your Studio, Get Paid, and Keep What You Earn

September 12, 2018

contracts, entrepreneurship, increasing income, legal, studio management, studio policy

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or wherever you get podcasts! Summary Shawn Bartley is a business lawyer in Maryland. In our discussion, he shares practical steps we can take to protect our music studios, collect payment, and minimize our tax burden. We discuss what to include in teacher and student contracts, what records we should keep…

Episode 013 – Ashley Danyew on Creating and Marketing Online Courses

September 5, 2018

church music, entrepreneurship, increasing income, marketing, online courses, online marketing, Podia, technology

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or wherever you get podcasts! Summary Ashley’s own journey as a church musician led her to start a blog and create resources for others who have found themselves in similar roles. Last year she began to monetize her blog by creating and launching two online courses. In our conversation, Ashley shares…

Episode 009 – Sean Murphy on Managing an In-School Studio of 100+ Students

July 25, 2018

in-school lessons, increasing income, marketing, organization, saxophone teacher, studio management, summer, systems, time management

Summary Sean Murphy is a saxophone teacher who managed to teach 112 students on a weekly basis by teaching in schools, during the school hours. In our interview, Sean shares his scheduling strategies, communication tips, and how he keeps his income up in leaner summer months. Takeaways Starting out Sean’s personal network led him to…

Increasing Income Through Other Business Ventures

June 11, 2018

entrepreneurship, focus, goals, increasing income, introspection, lifestyle, passive income

We’ve been focused on the music studio startup phase, but now I want to fast forward to when your studio is at full capacity. What’s next for the motivated music teacher? At this point, most teachers I coach are looking for ways to increase their income through other business opportunities. The Natural Next Step? Many…

Startup Checklist for Music Teachers

April 16, 2018

college, entrepreneurship, goals, increasing income, music majors, organization, starting, studio management

As the school year winds down, it’s a natural time to think about “what’s next?” for our studios. Maybe you’re graduating and preparing to start your career as a full-time, independent music teacher. Or maybe you’ve been teaching for a while, but you’re getting ready to make a big investment in your studio by moving…

Mini Marketing Plan

December 4, 2017

advertising, increasing income, marketing, online marketing, website

Next to the beginning of the school year, January has always been the second biggest enrollment season for my studios. (Thank you, New Year’s resolutions!) And I don’t think my experience is unique. Check out this graph that represents Google search trends for “piano lessons” over the last four years: Do you see those peeks?…

5 Ways to Build Your Studio Before you Graduate

June 26, 2017

college, debt-free, increasing income, music majors

If you’re a student, you may feel limited in opportunities to build your studio while you’re still in school. Maybe you go to college in one city and spend summers at home in another city so teaching seems impossible. Or maybe you just can’t fit one more thing in during the school year. Whatever your situation…

How to Increase Hourly Earnings without Raising Rates

April 3, 2017

finance, increasing income, personal finance

Sometimes we get so caught up in doing more to grow our studios (More students! More classes! More new stuff!) that we miss the potential in what we are already doing. In my coaching programs, we talk a lot about “effective hourly rates.” That’s the hourly rate you earn when you take into account the time…