In my first 6 months (roughly) of giving private music lessons, I reached my short-term goal of 15 students. This wasn't an arbitrary number--It was the number I needed to make up the income of my former day job.
Now that I no longer have a just-for-money kind of job, I can put a lot more concentration in my lessons. My focus during lessons has improved, and my anticipation of lessons has turned from "Oh crap, time for job #3" to "How can I best help Johnny Student today?" This is a good thing.
But, with the accomplishment of one goal comes the setting of another: I want MORE students! I would love to have 20 students as soon as possible. Unfortunately I'm a little scared to officially set a deadline for myself, as I feel somewhat at the mercy of the season. In the late summer and fall, new students flock. And I harvested. But now I feel somewhat helpless. (Is a blog good marketing?) Hopefully the alleged post-Christmas rush is an actual thing.
So, if you are a student, or the parent, spouse, or otherwise acquainted with a student, please spread a little love for me. In the meantime, I'll keep reading Seth Godin's blog, wishing I could actually apply all the answers he seems to be giving. :)
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