[Guest Teacher]

I’ve never done it myself, but I know some other music teachers who put on shows at the end of each term, with each of their students performing something that they’ve learned in it – invite all their friends and relatives and some of them may become insterested in having lessons too! A fair few of my students have come to me because of recommendations from their friends, so word of mouth is really one of the best ways. Great ideas above, too – I love the idea of the friends-recommended discount!

[Guest Teacher]

Wow where to start!? Cheers for the advice guys some fantastic ideas in there making me a marketing to do list right now. Thank you Matt as ever you are fantastic and “on it”! Will definitely get some of the cards/flyers round the local colleges and Uni. Giving them out to parents is also a great idea as is the whole refer a friend thing you brought up Dave. Nice to meet you btw =) Also nice to meet you Lewis! I love the idea of handing flyers out after school! Definitely going to get on that as there’s actually a local school that has a huge waiting list for guitar according to a couple of my clients. Did you offer any promotional deals when you approached parents? Bit fuzzy on how to start that conversation you know? Back to Dave, cheers for all the ideas! Actually already have a deal with two of the local music stores but tbh getting clients from them is rare. I love the referral idea though and I noticed on your face book page you offered a cheap lesson for a share which is another great idea. Hello Eliza lovely to meet you!

[Guest Teacher]

Most of my students have come from flyers I have handed out. The best place to hand them out is directly outside the school gates after the bell goes. Be friendly and get talking to the parents, it is so much more personable than any other way; they really appreciate it when they can see a human being behind the advert and they love being able to ask questions straight away, rather than a faceless email or text. It also gives you a chance to get first lessons booked on the spot, as you can talk about their son’s/daughter’s desires and abilities and give them the encouragement and motivation to get started immediately!

Also, bulletin boards of community centres, music shops (don’t always allow due to conflict with resident tutors), leisure centres, theatres, doctor’s surgeries, supermarkets and grocery shops etc. Hand them out on the street, take them with you when you busk, at gigs, open mics, wherever you play. Always have some business cards in your pocket.

I have used http://www.instantprint.co.uk for my flyers and business cards – they have very good prices for batches of 1000 A5 flyers, dependent upon how you laminate them. If you have photoshop or a similar program it doesn’t take long to knock up a nice looking flyer, and it probably looks better than using the standard templates online.

Get your assets together: a nice photo (or two if double-sided) of yourself or your guitar/studio. Use your website blurb and condense it down into a short concise block of text to explain your services, your contact details etc. Then it’s just a matter of arranging everything so that it looks aesthetically pleasing and catches everyone’s eyes.

[Guest Teacher]

Hi guys, you can read more on this topic here – https://musicteacher.kinsta.cloud/community/groups/music-teachers/forum/topic/advice-putting-prices/

[Guest Teacher]

Hi all,

Increase the price of our lesson is something we all have to face at some point.The price of your lesson is perceived many times by the new student as the quality of the lesson they are gonna get if the student is new and after if the quality of the lesson is high and the students are happy with their progress they won’t mind to pay an extra amount of many if we as a teachers explain why the increase
is happening.Most of the student understand and are quite empathic with the teacher if the conversation and the explanation is honest.There great advices here in the matter.

Thanks for your advices here guys.:)

Gael