The PracticeSpot Guide to Promoting Your Teaching Studio: How to Make Your Phone Ring, Fill Your Schedule, and Build a Waiting List You Can't Jump Over [Paperback]

Philip Johnston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 10, 2004

Everything professional music teachers need to know to generate inquiries, fill their studio, and grow their waiting list - helping small studios become big, and big studios become enormous. The biggest collection of studio promotion techniques ever assembled, from the founder of practicespot.com, the world s largest website for music teachers and students.

Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: PracticeSpot Press (June 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0958190518
• ISBN-13: 978-0958190510
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #426,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book!, July 3, 2004

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Samuel W. Ecoff "connor6" (Hartland, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The PracticeSpot Guide to Promoting Your Teaching Studio: How to Make Your Phone Ring, Fill Your Schedule, and Build a Waiting List You Can't Jump Over (Paperback)

As a private piano teacher, I couldn't imagine a more helpful book for promoting my small business! The author clearly explains why it is so vital to promote your teaching studio, and then provides hundreds and hundreds of great ideas that will help you to have a full studio and a full waiting list. His cheerful and enthusiastic style make this a quick and easy read. Mr. Johnstone tells you exactly how, where, and when to advertise, and offers suggestions as to other promotions. Far from expecting you to cold call or knock on doors, his creative ideas allow even shy teachers to help themsevles by helping others, so there is something in this book for every comfort level. My experience was that this book paid for itself in the first week I owned it! If you are a private music teacher (any instrument), you must own this book!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for the Home Studio Teacher., October 16, 2005

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Rock'n Rob "Rob" (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The PracticeSpot Guide to Promoting Your Teaching Studio: How to Make Your Phone Ring, Fill Your Schedule, and Build a Waiting List You Can't Jump Over (Paperback)

This is a very practical guide for those music teachers trying to step out of the occasional role to full time home studio status. I was very impressed with the on target tips about networking and utilizing community resources to expand the `word-of-mouth' reach of your marketing efforts. If nothing else, this guide should offer you some validation for what you've done right, and ideas for what you've overlooked. Worth every penny.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT Resource for any Music Studio!, February 19, 2005

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Ashton Piano Studio (Trenton, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The PracticeSpot Guide to Promoting Your Teaching Studio: How to Make Your Phone Ring, Fill Your Schedule, and Build a Waiting List You Can't Jump Over (Paperback)

This is a MUST HAVE book for any private music teacher! Mr. Johnstone has done a terrific job of putting together practical and USEFUL marketing techniques. After moving to a small rural town from a large suburban area, I found myself with only 6 piano students. Using the ideas from this book, I KNOW my studio will continue to grow and prosper! I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone looking to have that "edge" that is needed to compete with other music teachers in their area.