How To Earn More Money Teaching Guitar And Become A Successful Guitar Teacher
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Want to earn more money teaching guitar?
Then start by exploring the common scapegoats many guitar teachers blame for not earning a lot of money.
By misdiagnosing the real reasons they’re struggling...
... most guitar teachers waste a ton of time trying to fix “problems” that aren’t real problems.
And because of this...
... they often have a hellaciously hard time attracting new guitar students...
... rarely keep any student for more than 6 months...
... and don’t turn a lot of their students into good players.
Which is one reason why many people 'think' that it's hard to earn money as a guitar teacher.
But in this article...
... I’ll help you avoid becoming one of those teachers and show you what to do instead to easily earn more money teaching guitar.
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To begin...
... here are the top reasons most guitar teachers ‘think’ they’re struggling financially:
(False) Reason #1 Guitar Teachers Think They Can’t Earn More Money Teaching Guitar: Guitar Students Have “No Money” For Guitar Lessons
This belief certainly feels true, doesn't it?
And sure, guitar players often do say things like: “I’d like to take lessons, but I can’t afford it.” or “I'm really enjoying the lessons, but I have to stop to cut back on spending” or “guitar lessons are just a bit outside my budget”.
But here’s what most guitar teachers overlook: People almost always find money for things they really want to do.
When it comes to playing guitar, your guitar students already wanted to play guitar better before they ever met you.
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And – if you think about it - your entire job as a guitar teacher (if you want to earn more money teaching guitar) is to make learning guitar easier, faster and more fun.
So, if guitar students aren’t starting lessons with you (but still find money to buy $1000 iPhones, new guitars and expensive vacations), then maybe - just maybe - the problem isn’t ‘money’.
The far more likely problems (for most guitar teachers) is that their guitar students don't fully believe their guitar teacher can help them become the players they want to become.
Likewise, many guitar students may fear that guitar lessons will feel like work and will suck all the fun out of playing guitar.
Plus, some guitar students may doubt their potential to improve their playing and reach their goals.
If your guitar students believe any of those things about your guitar lessons (and you do nothing to put those fears to rest), they won’t be likely to start lessons with you.
That said, very few people will flat-out tell you about those concerns. In fact, they might not even be able to verbalize them to themselves.
It’s part of your job as a guitar teacher to understand the unstated reasons and show your students how studying with you not only will make them better players... but will make the process more fun too.
When you do that, not only will your guitar students stop giving you the “money objections” nearly as often... but you’ll be able to charge more for your guitar lessons and hit your guitar teaching income goals faster.
(False) Reason #2 Guitar Teachers Think They Can’t Earn More Money Teaching Guitar: Weak Economy
The Truth: The economy always goes through cycles, but it never stays down ‘all the time’.
So, if you are consistently struggling to earn more money teaching guitar, a weak economy can’t be the reason.
The more likely cause is usually: letting recessions and economic dips catch you by surprise.
This happens when you:
- spend every penny you earn while the economy is healthy and don’t build cash reserves that would allow you to outlast your competitors if more students suddenly quit.
- don’t prioritize guitar teaching retention (keeping your guitar students as long as possible). More on this below.
- cut back on marketing during recessions (same way as many guitar teachers do).
Why is this a mistake?
Because there are guitar players looking for lessons in every economy. And when there is a recession, many guitar teachers (foolishly) stop marketing to conserve cash.
This creates a massive opportunity for you to gobble up market share and earn more money teaching guitar, while most of your guitar teaching competitors earn less or go out of business.
(False) Reason #3 Guitar Teachers Think They Can’t Earn More Money Teaching Guitar: Local Competition Makes It Hard To Grow Your Guitar Teaching Business
The Truth: the more competition there is in your town, the better it is for you.
Why?
Because competition = demand.
Meaning: there are guitar players who are looking for guitar lessons (with money to spend on improving their playing) living close to you.
All you have to do is show prospective guitar students that you are the guitar teacher for them over anyone else they might be considering.
Best of all: it’s very easy to overtake your local competition, as most offline guitar teachers (and music schools) don’t have much ambition to earn a lot of money... nor have the business skills or knowhow to be serious competitors.
So, if you have the ambition to learn how to build a successful guitar teaching business, you’ll find it quite easy to earn money teaching guitar.
(False) Reason #4 Guitar Teachers Think They Can’t Earn More Money Teaching Guitar: Online Guitar Teachers Are Taking Students Away From Offline Guitar Teachers
Many guitar teachers worry that the affordability and convenience of online lessons is putting offline guitar learning out of business.
And sure, some students do prefer online lessons for “affordability and convenience”.
But you know what else?
Many more students prefer the experiences they can ONLY get face-to-face (in offline guitar teaching formats), like:
- group training on how to practice (which turns them into better players much faster than simply learning information does).
- personal connection with your other guitar students (and with you).
- the ability to jam with real musicians (which can easily be done in person) that makes learning much more fun.
Not to mention: in the guitar students’ mind, the perceived value of in-person lessons is much higher than it is for online lessons.
This means: you can charge a whole lot more for in-person guitar lessons and earn more money teaching guitar, without needing hundreds of guitar students.
(False) Reason #5 Guitar Teachers Think They Can’t Earn More Money Teaching Guitar: Guitar Students Aren’t Serious Enough To Stay In Lessons For A Long Time.
The Truth: Most guitar teachers make retention-killing mistakes that drive guitar students away and cause them to quit lessons far sooner than they should.
And as it happens, it’s far easier to keep guitar students taking lessons longer when you teach them in person (offline).
When you get better at retaining your guitar students for longer, you not only make more money from your existing students...
... but you also won’t have to work as hard to constantly replace the students who quit just to keep your income from going backwards like most guitar teachers have to do.
Plus: you’ll be able to (easily) invest more money into marketing to attract new students (because each new student will be worth a lot more money to you).
Here are some easy ways of boosting your student retention:
- Set new goals with students ‘before’ their current goals are fully reached. The “before” part is key. This way there’s always something new for students to look forward to, making it less likely that they’ll start to think about quitting.
- Train your guitar students how to use the skills you teach them (to minimize overwhelm and put less pressure on them to keep practicing at home).
- Teach guitar in groups. Yes, in groups. This is better for your guitar students and for your bank account. This guitar teaching article explains why.
- Ask yourself: “what would my students have to think, believe and feel to want to keep coming back week after week, month after month and year after year”. Ponder this question and act on the answers you think of.
Now that you know the true reasons why many guitar teachers struggle to earn more money teaching guitar, I’d like to help you fill your guitar teaching schedule with more eager guitar students, so you can reach your income goals a lot faster. I show you how in my free eGuide: This Will Get You A Lot More Guitar Students. Download it today and discover the guitar teaching money-making secrets most guitar teachers will never know.
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