Live And Teach Guitar Podcast - Business And Teaching Advice For Guitar Teachers

This episode looks at what has been changing for guitar teachers over the last few years and how and why your approach to attracting new students needs to change. By the end of this episode you will have a clear idea on what you should focus on to win more students this year. For related resources, check out: www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-23/

Selling your own online courses is now easier, cheapest and more popular than ever before. Students want online courses and they're a great way for you to promote yourself as a guitar teacher and earn an additional income. In this episode you will learn what options you have to create and sell your own courses and how to choose the best option for you. www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-22/

Hate admin work or having to keep track or manage payments? What about managing social media pages? There are a lot of important tasks involved in running a successful guitar teaching business. Improving your productivity skills will help you get them done quicker so you can spend more time on the aspects you enjoy (eg: teaching). This episode will give you some key principles and tips to use to become more productive. www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-21

While success stories can be inspiring, they can also lead you down the wrong path - something you will find out in this episode. Find out the real reason why this guitar teacher wasted $600 as well as four months of time and effort. The lesson behind this story isn't what it seems. www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-20

While it's important to learn from best practices and success stories, it's also important to learn how business decisions can have negative consequences. In this episode you will hear a story of a guitar teacher who experienced the rough end of a franchise relationship. Even if you aren't involved in a franchise there's excellent lessons to learn in this episode. www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-19/

Should you offer a free first lesson? Will placing a photo of yourself on your website attract more students? Is your rate too high? These are questions every guitar teacher has considered at some point. In this episode you will find out how to find the right answer and improve your guitar teaching business as a result. More advice and resources available at: www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-18/

There are a lot of different ways you can improve your guitar teaching business. Rather than set the usual 'attract more students' goal that almost everybody works towards, consider the goals mentioned in this episode and how they can help you in different ways. www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-17/

This episode shares 5 principles or lessons learned from studying business formally and informally. Learn how these principles can make a differencce regardless of your career goals as a guitar teacher. The principles aren't what you would expect so have a listen to find out how they can help you. More information and relevant resources available at: www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-16/

Creating your own books, courses, videos or physical products to sell or publish online is a great way to expand your guitar teaching business and earn additional income. This episode will explain some important principles to use when creating your own content.   Additional resources are available at: www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-15

Workshops are an interesting alternative or compliment to one-on-one or small group lessons. This episode will explain the potential benefits, workshop formats and other information needed to decide whether to teach your own workshops or not. Relevant resources are available here: www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-14/

Find out how to avoid becoming complacent as a guitar teacher. It's a real issue every guitar teacher will need to face at some point and many guitar teachers mistakenly believe it won't happen to them. In this episode you will find out how 'Creative Challenges' can be used to avoid complacency as well as provide your students an excellent way to cover topics in new ways. Find out more here: www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-13/

Every guitar teacher needs to look into different ways of explaining topics and fresh ways to give lessons. In this episode we cover three interesting ideas that have worked extremely well with students. Give the ideas a go and learn how to give your students a different learning experience.   Check out the webpage for this episode for more details on each ideas and relevant resources: www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-12/

There have been a number of changes recently over at Facebook that make it harder for guitar teachers to promote their lessons. This podcast episode will discuss what is happening, why it's happening and what you can do about it. A basic strategy is provided to help you reach more potential students using Facebook. Relevant resources for this episode are available at: www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-11/

Understanding SEO is important for all guitar teachers because it ultimately affects how many inquiries you will receive over time from people looking for lessons. Making a few simple changes on your website can lead to big results over time so it's worth spending some time and effort on. Check out useful SEO related resources at: www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-10/

The iPad (or any other tablet device) is an excellent teaching tool that will give you a lot of flexibility as a guitar teacher. Being able to instantly load up backing tracks, metronomes, scale or chord dictionaries or even a recording app can really enhance your lessons. In this episode I will cover 7 apps that have made a huge difference in my guitar lessons. Find out how why you should consider using the apps and how to get the most out of them. Links to the apps are available at www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-9/

Getting your students to regularly practice can often become frustrating as a guitar teacher. While some students will practice, others always seem to have an excuse. This podcast will give you three tricks to use to get your problem students to regularly practice. The webpage for this episode contains a PDF you can use in your lessons. www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-8/

Thinking about teaching group guitar lessons? Groups can give you great benefits not possible with one-on-one lessons. But as a guitar teacher there are also extra challenges that can become serious problems if not dealt with properly. This episode will provide you with an overview of group guitar lessons and give you enough information to decide whether you should teach groups or not. www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-7/

You actually use sales skills every day of your life. In every guitar lesson you use sales skills. Outside of lessons when talking to prospective students you definitely use sales skills. In one way or another, you use sales skills every time you open your mouth as a guitar teacher. So it makes sense to learn how to develop these skills so you can achieve better results. In this episode you will learn a simple three step technique that applies to any situation as a guitar teacher. You will learn how to use sales skills to attract more students and improve the quality of your lessons. Yes, sales skills can actually help you become a better guitar teacher. Listen to the podcast to find out how, then check out our PDF summary here.

As a guitar teacher having your own website is essential. It's the only place online where you have complete control over what information you display and how you present it. For many students your website is the first impression they have of you so it's important to get it right. In this episode you will learn how to get the most out of your website. You will learn what content should and shouldn't be included on your website and how to promote it to attract your ideal students. After listening to the podcast, download our PDF which contains different options and resources you can use to start or improve your website: http://www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-5/

As a guitar teacher, social media allows you to connect with a wide audience of potential students and demonstrate your expertise. While there are a lot of benefits to using social media as part of your overall marketing strategy, there's a lot of misunderstandings on how to use social media. This episode will explain what social media can do for you, explain the mistakes a lot of other guitar teachers are making and cover two strategies you can use to get the most out of social media. Along with this episode you can download a PDF with some extra information and advice at www.liveteachguitar.com/podcast/episode-4/