Independent Music Teachers: Where Do YOU Get YOUR leads?
I have been using Thumbtack since 2018. I currently have 26 active music lessons students from the following sources:
• Thumbtack (5)
• Lessons.com (7)
• A Nonprofit After School Program (6)
• A Friend (1)
• A Music “Academy” (5)
• A Musical Retailer (1)
• Yelp (with no ads!) (1)
I know that @DustiO has said that it is smart to source your leads from a variety of places.
My question to you is where do you get your leads for music students? Comment down below in the discussion after answering my poll!
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Tagging in pros who have told us they are in this industry so they can weigh in, thank you @Mage! @Cheekt @empoweredrecordings @Eva_Salazar @DJAJWyoming @Jeany @DjColeyCole_16 @Deejay @DeejayKev_1 @Dj4yourparty70 @Eddy2024 @lukemetzler @bencohenguitar @djnipsey @AllAroundMusic @musicmanwiththeplan @MusicLessons4You @Voiceteacheremily @singingwithlauren
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Yes, that would work great as well!
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Thumbtack
I tend to get my leads from Thumbtack, but there are a lot of wasted leads and therefore a lot of wasted money (because the cost of these thumbtack leads is high!). I would love to hear from other music teachers… what works for you? Is it worth trying something else?
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Over the years I have found students from:
Thumbtack
Lessons.com
Lesson rating(1 student)
Newspaper ads
Flyers
Facebook Ads
Craigslist
Nextdoor(one student)
Referrals(word of mouth)
My website
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Lessons.com
OK so I just signed up for this other platform called Bark which kind of does the same thing as Thumbtack and Lessons.com . But they want $100 upfront! Anyone else have experience on this one?
Also I would like to leave three articles that I believe are relevant to our finding students:
- How Music Teacher Directories Hurt Private Music Teachers
- How Multilevel Music Stores and “Schools” Hurt Private Music Teachers
- It’s None of Your Business
I am quite passionate about this issue especially since I have gone into credit card debt trying to find leads! I didn’t realize that I didn’t necessarily have to bid the highest. I recently set my Thumbtack to limit the cost per lead, and I am still getting leads!
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Lessons.com
Does anyone know of Upwork? I’ve used it before, but with little success. I really need new students and other customers, but they take some of your income and you have to use their platform to get paid. Here is a screenshot:
I don’t really like the idea of “bidding” on jobs. Like many of you, I prefer to be the “only one picked.” But gotta compete, right?
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