Wan Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 Hi Folks, I'm on the lookout for a few more Bass students but my local music shop seems to be poaching my potential students through their own in shop Guitar teachers.. Gone are the days when I could put a few cards up.. Hmm. Does anybody out there have any good ideas for me.. ? Cheers Wayne Quote
Thunderbird Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 Hi Wayne May be an idea to give your location mate and good luck on the student look out front Quote
Wan Posted July 16, 2014 Author Posted July 16, 2014 Hi, I'm based in Cheshire, 20 minutes from Manchester & Liverpool. I'm a professional player and I already teach at a few Universities. Quote
madshadows Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 You could post in the Tutors Available section of basschat if you haven't already plus maybe a facebook page and other social media, people also advertising tutoring on Gumtree as well I've noticed, this site might be of use [url="http://www.rgt.org/"]http://www.rgt.org/[/url] John Quote
Dad3353 Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 [quote name='Wan' timestamp='1405530157' post='2502789'] Hi Folks, I'm on the lookout for a few more Bass students but my local music shop seems to be poaching my potential students through their own in shop Guitar teachers.. Gone are the days when I could put a few cards up.. Hmm. Does anybody out there have any good ideas for me.. ? Cheers Wayne [/quote] Good evening, Wayne... What is the 'competition' offering that you're not..? What can you offer that they can't (and that the pupils want...). That's the crux of the matter, typically. Are the times suitable..? Is there a minimum number of lessons involved..? Can you provide an instrument for those without..? Do you propose the pieces that the pupils want to learn..? Could you not, yourself, teach [i]for [/i]the shop, or must you be independent..? Is travelling a problem (pupils getting to you, or you getting to them...)..? There's lots more... Just my tuppence-worth; hope this helps. (Please note: I didn't start this with the old favourite: "Hey, Wayne". I'm sure you're tired of that... ) Quote
Wan Posted July 16, 2014 Author Posted July 16, 2014 Hi, I'm more interested in what the best way is to advertise my services... Thanks for your response :-] Quote
Grangur Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 Just a minor suggestion: put your location in your profile too. Quote
ambient Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 Baring in mind Cheshire covers an area of 2,343 square miles, a more specific location such as your town is possibly a good idea ? Thought personally Dad3353's ideas were pretty good, why are you losing out to local music shops ? Identify the reason behind that, and take the appropriate action. I advertise on music teachers UK website, and also successfully on Gumtree. Quote
yorks5stringer Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 You've come on here, so you know how to use the internet....: have a look at what others offer and at the least match them and try to better them! If I can join Scott's Bass Lessons for £52 a year, ( possibly the cost of 2 lessons with you?) what makes you better than him? What's your USP? As others have said,embrace the social media. If you are trying to get youngsters to teach then you need to have a presence on their chosen networks. If you want older pupils, then ditto. As for your comment about music shops, as we see on this site, many do not ever step inside a physical music shop now so not being able to advertise there may not be a total disaster. Quote
Geek99 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Letterbox leaflet drop? Takes time but I'd call someone who was local and made me aware of them Quote
yorks5stringer Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 My first Bass Teacher, a keen runner, ran around Bradford stopping at Newsagents and put up cards in their windows advertising his services. That was 30 years ago and with the net it may be much easier and cheaper to do now. Quote
ambient Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 If you're already teaching in universities, the you've already got access to a whole pool of potential students. Do you teach your uni students privately ? You don't say what universities you teach at, but if they're not just music colleges, then you've potentially got non-music students who would like to learn bass. Can you advertise on the university campus notice boards or website ? Set up a Facebook page and get students you know to 'like' it, and share it. Quote
Geek99 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Sure but my point was that lapsed players, or young people will then know he exists, they might not go looking for him Quote
zero9 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Have you approached the shop to find out if they'd like to have you on their books as a bass tutor? There nothing stopping you placing ads locally in the paper or in other shops, if that's the market you're after. The internet is an obvious one as already mentioned. Set up a beginners workshop in your local village hall etc etc, advertise it on the internet via the usual channels. Quote
CamdenRob Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 [quote name='zero9' timestamp='1405602485' post='2503504'] Have you approached the shop to find out if they'd like to have you on their books as a bass tutor? [/quote] This seems like a good approach. I was in a small new guitar store in Camden last weekend and they were looking for a bass tutor to opperate out of their shop, they had a couple of little studio rooms set up for teaching. Students waiting to start apparentely if anyone is interested. Quote
Wan Posted July 18, 2014 Author Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) Hi Guys, Thanks so much for all of your responses. There's some great advice here which I'm following up as we speak..I'm a pretty busy pro touring Bass player but the teaching aspect is something I'm working on between tours.. If you get the chance have a nosey around my website, [url="http://www.waynemorgan.net"]http://www.waynemorgan.net[/url] there's a track on my about page you might like.. Right I'm off to a gig !!! Cheers Wayne Edited July 18, 2014 by Wan Quote
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