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Teaching Space Percentage
I am newish to an area and looking for places to teach within a few miles from my home. A local dance studio has an additional room adequate for group teaching with a piano and has offered to let me use it on certain days…
Question on Room Rental Fees
I’ve been talking to a community center about using their room, and their recreation director wants to take about 1/3 of my fee for their charge. (So – If I charge $32, they would take about $12-13, and I would also give $2 back to Simply…
Moving to a commercial space
Our studio currently operates out of a small commercial space with one classroom, and an opportunity may be presenting itself for us to move into a larger one with multiple classrooms. We wondered if anyone might be willing to help us answer some questions about…
Teaching at Home vs. Commercial Space
Susan’s post about having a commercial space, then moving home and then going back to a commercial space prompts me to ask for input from teachers who have moved their studios out of their homes. Would anybody be willing to share particulars of their lease?…
Referral Program
I was wondering what each of you do for referrals? I give a $50 (US) tuition credit to the referring student on the 2nd month after the new student starts. I give $30 tuition credit to the referring student. I give $50 off one month…
Discussing Fees Initially
I started doing quite a bit of work on Facebook to advertise myself and have had a great response from people who have taken my early childhood classes. However, they always want to immediately know what my fees are; I have run into the same…
Help with Advertising, Need Ideas
It seems that I am in a very low class area and I’m finding it truly difficult to find students that are committed to lessons. What are some things that you all have done to find your students and keep them. I need consistency and…
Advertisement Feedback – What Worked for Us
We just wanted to share some of the ads we’ve been using. Some of these have worked incredibly well, others not so much. Either way, we hope some of them work for you! Most of them were designed by our local newspaper, which has a…
Multiple family member discounts (more than 2 people)
I have been contacted by a family that’s interested in having all four of its family members take lessons from me (2 kids and 2 parents). I usually offer a 10% discount for multiple family members, and I know about one teacher’s policy of offering…
Free lessons for the financially challenged?
Greetings – wondering if anybody offers “Free” lessons at any time? I have been grateful for Robin Keehn’s idea of a Tuition Credit Application which I use. However I currently have a student in his 3rd year of lessons who is from a one parent…