I have blogged in the past about options for creating your teacher website, and some of the things to look for, but for those of you who already have a website you are happy with, I thought you might be interested in some benchmarks for how well it is performing.
If you are looking at an online studio management system for your music school or dance studio, you will have come across online services such as YourVirtuoso and maybe you are a little uneasy with not having a CD of software to install?
A good studio management system can certainly help you maintain high levels of customer service in your dance or music studio, and this can help with retention and re-enrollment, but can it generate new business for you?
The business case for online class registration can be difficult to make if you don't know how many of your customers register for your classes because of it.
In a recent dance studio management software blog, I suggested that you defer hiring office staff, even as your studio grows.
In a blog last week about music studio management software, I alluded to the need to defer hiring admin. staff as your studio grows.
As your dance school or dance studio grows, you eventually realize that you need help with management and administration. You could hire someone, but that is a big step you should defer as long as you can (more on this in an upcoming blog).
As your music school or music studio or music business grows, you eventually realize that you need help with management and administration. You could hire someone, but that is a big step you should defer as long as you can (more on this in an upcoming blog).
So you have a beautiful dance or music studio website, and now all you need is visitors. You have set up your pages for the search engines, but still the traffic is disappointing, so you need to give it a boost.
As a dance studio owner, your strength is likely to be in those "right brain" areas that drew you to the arts, and to teaching in the first place. But you also know that a website is a critical piece of your success in attracting students.
