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I'm ticked!

by PianoFellow
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Hey all- This is my first post and I'm sorry that I'm in such a bad mood. I guess I just need to vent.

I started IM two years ago and have made a decent income (okay, I guess I shouldn't be so ticked) but I'm so frustrated that what I'm doing is inconsistent.

I teach people how to play piano by ear. I've taught for over 20 years and I know it can happen for anyone. I made (and am still making) a host of instructional videos using my step by step method that has worked for years.

I did a re-launch a few weeks ago and it was pretty successful. I brought in about $2000 in 24 hours. But, my regular online sales are just inconsistent. That's what makes me ticked!

I offer tons of free material (free email lessons every 5 days), free online question/answer discussion board (which gets little traffic/posts), etc.

I joined in hopes that I can find my missing loop (and get un-ticked).

Thanks for letting me vent and I hope to learn lots from everyone here at Warrior Forum!
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  • Profile picture of the author Kris Turner
    How hard are you selling in the free stuff you give away? If youre sales aren't coming, try pushing harder in your free stuff for the conversion.
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    • Profile picture of the author PianoFellow
      Hey Alex:

      I'm pretty subtle about it. I'm sure that my products work, but at the same time, I don't want to be "pushy" while I do understand you have to be a somewhat pushy to make the sale.

      I also do a broadcast to non-purchasers (and new subscribers) with promotion of some kind about every 3 months

      Matt
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      • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
        Here is your biggest problem, and this is coming from a musician of over 30
        years, so I am not blasting the industry.

        It just isn't a must have item.

        People don't need to learn to play the piano.

        They need to get out of debt.
        They need to cure their illnesses.
        They need to repair their busted relationships.

        In the grand scheme of things, and especially with the state of the economy
        being what it is, you're simply not going to make mega sales with teaching
        people how to play the piano, by ear or any other method.

        Truth is, you're probably doing better than you should be doing in this
        niche right now, though I don't know what your exact monthly income is.

        But go to the Google keyword tool and see how many people are even
        looking for this stuff. And how many of them are looking for free?

        Your keywords could have a lot to do with it too.

        And as you said, you give a lot of free stuff away.

        Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?

        Like I said, I'm a 30 year plus musician so I have nothing against this
        niche. But I just don't see big money in it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tenzo
    Hi Matt,
    Sounds like a cool product...someday I'd love to study the piano more completely. I'm curious how your sales relate to your traffic. What kind of conversion percentage do you have? Is your traffic consistent?

    Best Regards,
    Kevin
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    And on the barren heath
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  • Profile picture of the author dbarnum
    Try getting invovled in this neat EasterJVGiveaway2009 promo this week:


    Easter JV Giveaway 2009 - Forum

    ...sign up as a free memebr to look around. Then be a contributor (sign up thru my links, please) and load some free lessons there. It's my first time participating in one of these, and it's fun!

    You get subscribers and lots of traffic fast- plus neat freebies from others like social networking traffic guides that help a lot so you can reach out with Twitter, Facebook and other places for even more traffic to your piano lessons site.




    Originally Posted by PianoFellow View Post

    Hey all- This is my first post and I'm sorry that I'm in such a bad mood. I guess I just need to vent.

    I started IM two years ago and have made a decent income (okay, I guess I shouldn't be so ticked) but I'm so frustrated that what I'm doing is inconsistent.

    I teach people how to play piano by ear. I've taught for over 20 years and I know it can happen for anyone. I made (and am still making) a host of instructional videos using my step by step method that has worked for years.

    I did a re-launch a few weeks ago and it was pretty successful. I brought in about $2000 in 24 hours. But, my regular online sales are just inconsistent. That's what makes me ticked!

    I offer tons of free material (free email lessons every 5 days), free online question/answer discussion board (which gets little traffic/posts), etc.

    I joined in hopes that I can find my missing loop (and get un-ticked).

    Thanks for letting me vent and I hope to learn lots from everyone here at Warrior Forum!
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