How to Manage & Grow YOUR Teaching Business!

How to Manage & Grow YOUR Teaching Business

Self-service scheduling tools

Select your business settings

Optimize your profile

Managing your whole business

Marketing resources

Topics to cover:

The Evolution of Customer Service

Back in the day Modern times

New Student Placements

Student pays for lessons

We send you email

You reach out to

studentYou

confirm student

You handle all

scheduling

Tips

• Send questionnaire• If you need to reschedule but

never hear back, cancel the lesson

• Always prepare to teach as scheduled

• Confirm lesson settings

Marking Lessons Gets You Paid!

Payments

Marking lessons triggers your pay

Lessons can be marked through your account or mobile app

Make sure you have bank information on file

Marking lessons details

Attended & Missed get you paid and use a student credit

Rescheduling applies the lesson credit to another lesson day and time you select

Cancelling rolls over credit to the next unpaid lesson

Review payment status for upcoming lessons

Empower your students to use their accounts

Add time off in advance to avoid rescheduling

Download our mobile app to assist you on the go!

Mark lessons before end of the pay period (SAT-FRI)

Knowing when and how to add lessons:Extra lessons

One time arrangement

Previously canceled a lesson

Schedule-As-You-Go students

Scheduling Tips

Your students can make payments and changes

to their billing plan through their accounts!

You Can Teach Locally or Online

Locally

Studio (Teacher’s location)

Home studio

Church or university

Travel to students

Radius as the crow flies

30 minute buffer calculated

Online

Preferred platform

Skype, Google Hangouts & Facetime

Close attention to requirements

Online ID needed

Whenever there is a change of location, it is your responsibility to discuss it directly with students. We will only reach out to students who won’t be able to continue lessons with you due to the move.

20% lower price= 33% higher chance of converting leads

$19 vs $20: the power of psychology

Limit in-home pricing to $10 more than in-studio

Offer a price break for 60, 90 and 120 minute lessons

Student pricing has to be honored for original purchase

Attract customers through pricing!

25%

Service fee:Pricing doesn’t include

service fee

Your rates: student rates X 0.75

Student rates: your rates / 0.75

First Impressions DO Matter!

Your Reviews Build Trust

Provider A Provider B Provider C

0 reviews 1 reviews 7 reviews

4 profile views 40 profile views 56 profile views

0 leads 1 lead 4 leads

The amount of reviews on your profile directly impact your chances of booking

students! As a minimum you should target 4 reviews from your network when you start your profile.

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words!

Profile Photo Tips

• Up close• Bright lighting• Just you smiling• No equipment• Not cropped• Not a selfie• Not sexy• Professional as you can

get

Provider A

22 views

0 leads

0 new students

Provider B

40 views

6 leads

2 new students

Helping Us, Help YOU!

Detailed written sections:

Focus on what you can do for the student

No resumes

Correct grammar

Add photos and video:

Performing

With students

Of teaching location

Highlight ALL things that help you stand out from the crowd!

NO contact information OR free lessons!

I speak French

Great with children 5 to 10 years

old

Here is a sneak peak at the new look of our profiles!

AffiliationsSubject levelLanguagesCertifications

Craigslist ad tool

Email link to contest@takelessons.com for weekly $100 drawing!

Marketing Resource Center

Marketing tips

Tools

Guides

Marketing Resources

Teachers in good stand can become student favorites

Must have high retention

No student refusal

Great communication

Student Favorites

Managing YOUR Business Has Never Been Easier!

Hassle-free scheduling software

Students get an account too, making it super easy for them too

We protect your privacy

Mobile app will be your assistant on the go!

Stay Organized With Easy To Use Tools!

1. Check out support.takelessons.com to get familiarized with your account tools

2. Download our mobile app

3. Update your main picture to best represent your professional profile

4. Post a Craigslist ad using the tool and email us the link

5. Review your pricing strategy to see if you are optimizing based on your availability

What Is Next?

Open Forum

Can I change my pricing at any time? A: Yes! If you have active students, please note that their pricing will not change unless you manually do so. All paid lessons will need to get honored as paid.

Can I offer group lessons? A: No. Our platform currently doesn’t support group lessons.

If I mark the lesson a week later, would I still get paid for it? A: Absolutely! To avoid confusion, we strongly recommend that all lessons get markedwithin the appropriate pay cycle -meaning, by Friday at the latest.

Webinar cheat sheet!

Slide 5 –What to do when you get your first student: http://support.takelessons.com/entries/25359698-What-happens-when-I-get-a-new-student-through-TakeLessons-How do I customize my student questionnaire:http://support.takelessons.com/entries/39436948-How-do-I-send-my-clients-a-Student-Questionnaire-

Slide 6 –How do I mark lessons:http://support.takelessons.com/entries/25340887-How-do-I-mark-or-undo-marking-a-lesson-How to update your banking information: http://support.takelessons.com/entries/25335296-How-do-I-enter-or-change-my-banking-information-How to reschedule or cancel :http://support.takelessons.com/entries/25339807-How-do-I-reschedule-a-lesson-http://support.takelessons.com/entries/25357088-How-do-I-cancel-a-lesson-

Slide 7 –How to enter time off:http://support.takelessons.com/entries/25340247-How-do-I-add-my-time-off-vacation-to-the-schedule-How to add lessons: http://support.takelessons.com/entries/25415353-How-do-I-add-a-new-lesson-to-the-schedule-What’s on the student accounts:http://support.takelessons.com/entries/25357558-What-tools-do-students-have-in-their-online-accounts-

Webinar cheat sheet!

Slide 8 –How to edit locations:http://support.takelessons.com/entries/27879696-How-do-I-edit-my-teaching-locations-How do we compute the traveling radius:http://support.takelessons.com/entries/25911818-When-traveling-to-clients-how-do-you-calculate-travel-distance-How do I add online lessons:http://support.takelessons.com/entries/38665316-How-do-I-add-online-lessons-to-my-service-offering-on-TakeLessons-com-

Slide 9 –How to update your pricing: http://support.takelessons.com/entries/25900617-How-do-I-set-my-prices-

Slide 11 –How to get reviews: http://support.takelessons.com/entries/25952033-How-can-I-add-student-reviews-to-my-profile-http://youtu.be/xmwxpYueJRw

Slide 12 –How to add, edit and remove photos: http://support.takelessons.com/entries/27391898-How-do-I-add-edit-or-remove-photos-videos-on-my-profile-

Webinar cheat sheet!

Slide 13 –Tips on making your profile success: http://support.takelessons.com/entries/25357988-What-are-some-tips-to-make-my-profile-shine-through-

Slide 15 –How to create a Craigslist tool: http://support.takelessons.com/entries/28603456-How-do-I-promote-my-profile-on-Craigslist-with-the-Profile-Ad-Tool-