One of the top areas of concern for studio owners is free marketing. Paid advertising is also extremely important but that’s a discussion for another day. Free marketing is an untapped resource that too many studio owners ignore. The main reason it remains untapped is confidence. We’re not trained to go out there and hustle for our businesses.
Tolerance is often considered a good thing but that’s not always the case. Often we tolerate things because it’s easier than making a fuss. This leads to us doing too much and getting burnt out because we’re afraid of rocking the boat
When studio owners ask me the secret to a thriving studio business, I always tell them to focus on retention. It may not be sexy or splashy. But a good retention strategy will make your bank balance look good, you’ll spend less on marketing and you can avoid the stress each season about your enrolment numbers. Sound good? Let’s dive in.
I’m here to bring Retention back into the spotlight and show you how it’s one of the fundamental keys to unlocking the true potential of your studio.
Today, I invite you to create your dream day. I want you to write out how you would spend your dream day as a studio owner. I walk you through it step by step
Have you ever wondered how to run a super simple summer camp? Here is a step by step intro on how to run a summer camp.
You’re probably thinking ‘A promotion’? But I own the place! But believe me, there are always things you can do as a boss to give yourself the promotion you deserve!
How to Double Your Studio in 2023. Studio Business Plan, Marketing Master Plan + Step-by-Step Workshop plus 12 months of support
One of the biggest issues most studio owners face is money leaks. There are plenty of cracks where extra money can slip through without you even noticing it. Here are 5 ways your studio might be stealing your money.
If you’ve been running your business for a while. You’ll know that you’re putting a lot of energy and effort into keeping the balls rolling. And sometimes you just need someone to go able to shine a light and ask, have you tried this?
Reason #3 Why I Don’t Love Free Trials It makes for a crappy student experience and jeopardises your retention.
Here is Reason #2 Why I Don’t Love Free Trials. Free trials = lots of communication that slows you down.
I actually have a bunch more reasons on why Free Trials may be holding your studio back AND exactly what the solution could look like (and how to transition into it) in a recording of a training I did recently.
It turns out, multitasking isn’t possible. And more often than not we use it as a crutch to make ourselves feel better. Busy = productive right? Wrong!
Ambition burnout is when you focus so hard on your aspirations of growing a music studio that you run out of steam and can’t keep pushing yourself any longer. Here are a few ways to deal with ambition burnout as a music studio owner.
If you end up in a serious rut running a dance studio, here are a few ways you can prevent the doldrums from setting in and stopping yourself from falling into a studio owner rut.