Finances – Studio Helper https://studiohelper.com Studio Management. Simplified. Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:14:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://studiohelper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-64x64-32x32.png Finances – Studio Helper https://studiohelper.com 32 32 How to Raise Your Teaching Salary https://studiohelper.com/articles/marketing/how-to-raise-your-teaching-salary/ https://studiohelper.com/articles/marketing/how-to-raise-your-teaching-salary/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:14:13 +0000 http://blog.studiohelper.com/?p=4023 So often, when talking to my music teacher colleagues, we lament how difficult it is to make a living as a...

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]]> https://studiohelper.com/articles/marketing/how-to-raise-your-teaching-salary/feed/ 2 Avoiding Burnout with the Conference Experience https://studiohelper.com/articles/finances/avoiding-burnout-with-the-conference-experience/ https://studiohelper.com/articles/finances/avoiding-burnout-with-the-conference-experience/#respond Sun, 06 Apr 2014 06:38:12 +0000 http://blog.studiohelper.com/?p=3689 Every March, I attend the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Conference to refuel, recharge and reinvigorate my studio and my teaching....

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]]> https://studiohelper.com/articles/finances/avoiding-burnout-with-the-conference-experience/feed/ 0 The Phone Interview https://studiohelper.com/articles/marketing/the-phone-interview/ https://studiohelper.com/articles/marketing/the-phone-interview/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:00:03 +0000 http://blog.studiohelper.com/?p=2783 Spring is here and the phone is ringing! As I respond to the many phone calls I have received about studying...

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]]> https://studiohelper.com/articles/marketing/the-phone-interview/feed/ 3 Too Much of a Good Thing https://studiohelper.com/articles/uncategorized/too-much-of-a-good-thing/ https://studiohelper.com/articles/uncategorized/too-much-of-a-good-thing/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:21:28 +0000 http://blog.studiohelper.com/?p=2220 Problem This year I am celebrating 10 years of being a music studio business owner. In 2002, I opened my studio...

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]]> https://studiohelper.com/articles/uncategorized/too-much-of-a-good-thing/feed/ 1 Maximizing Your Studio’s Earning Potential https://studiohelper.com/articles/marketing/maximizing-your-studios-earning-potential/ https://studiohelper.com/articles/marketing/maximizing-your-studios-earning-potential/#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:14:43 +0000 http://blog.studiohelper.com/?p=2207 One of the challenges in scheduling piano lessons is that most of my clients are school aged children.  This means that...

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]]> https://studiohelper.com/articles/marketing/innovative-advertising/feed/ 0 Marketing Your Studio in a Bad Economy https://studiohelper.com/articles/marketing/marketing-your-studio-in-a-bad-economy/ https://studiohelper.com/articles/marketing/marketing-your-studio-in-a-bad-economy/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 02:27:40 +0000 http://blog.studiohelper.com/?p=1942 At one of my recent teaching association meetings, we discussed how even studio owners and music teachers are feeling the affects...

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]]> https://studiohelper.com/articles/marketing/marketing-your-studio-in-a-bad-economy/feed/ 2 How to plan for a 9-month work year (part 2-saving for summer ) https://studiohelper.com/articles/uncategorized/how-to-plan-for-a-9-month-work-year-part-2-saving-for-summer/ https://studiohelper.com/articles/uncategorized/how-to-plan-for-a-9-month-work-year-part-2-saving-for-summer/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:48:36 +0000 http://blog.studiohelper.com/?p=1452 Summer can be a wonderful, creative time in our careers. We have more flexibility and time. The downside is that we often have no income. Zero. Zilch. So how do we survive on 9 months of income but 12 months of expenses?

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]]> https://studiohelper.com/articles/uncategorized/how-to-plan-for-a-9-month-work-year-part-2-saving-for-summer/feed/ 0 How to plan for a 9-month work year (part 1- planning for taxes) https://studiohelper.com/articles/uncategorized/how-to-plan-for-a-9-month-work-year-part-1-planning-for-taxes/ https://studiohelper.com/articles/uncategorized/how-to-plan-for-a-9-month-work-year-part-1-planning-for-taxes/#respond Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:34:45 +0000 http://blog.studiohelper.com/?p=1433 As music teachers we face a constant challenge. How do we live for 12 months when our regular, guaranteed income is...

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