I’m constantly on the lookout for technology that could benefit piano teachers and I must say, I am pumped about my latest find! Weebly.com is a site that by no means is new (1 million users way back in 2008) but is still revolutionary in its ability to help the average computer user create a great looking website.
An online presence is essential in today’s piano teaching world, but I get the feeling that many piano teachers still find it somewhat unattainable… who has the time to become a web programmer?
And then I stumbled across Weebly… which seemed like just what piano teachers need… an easy to use website creator that costs nothing and will host your site for free.
Too good to be true? Figured I better give it a try.
So this morning I started my “Weebly for Piano Teachers” experiment… the goal, to discover just how easy it is to get a website up and running with Weebly.
Wow! Is it ever easy. 37 minutes later I had a fully functioning (fictitious) piano teaching website online. The site has an attractive main page (contact form included), a blog page, and an about us page. I mean, it’s not perfect but for 37 minutes you’ve got to give me some props. Check out my fictitious piano teaching page at happykeys.weebly.com.
If your piano teaching studio needs a website or even an updated website you seriously have to give Weebly a try. I’m impressed!!!
David Barton says
On a more general point about websites, I’ve always found it hard to decide what people need to know when they’re enquiring about lessons, and what they need to know once they’ve been. Too much and it might put them off, too little and it might not tip the balance. For example, there’s a continually raging debate in the UK about whether to put your fees on your website or to quote them when people make an enquiry.
Trevor says
Hi David,
This is a good point. I think as a general rule you’ll want to put enough information about your studio to clearly show them what makes *you* different from your competition – tell them about yourself, your teaching style and your studio. I don’t suggest that teachers post their schedule or policies online as these are best worked out in person.
While we do post our fees on our own studio website, we don’t post them until people have clicked “sign up” to register online. This way, if they are not quite 100% sure, they’ll give me a phone call and I have the chance to work my magic and “sell” them on our studio (or I can anticipate any issues and can re-direct them as needed).
I think giving people just enough information online to pique their interest and then getting into more detail over the phone or face-to-face is the best combination.
Thanks for your comment!