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From the mind of Michelle Markwart Deveaux…
Do you own a business that helps people use their voice? I do too. Here on the FcK blog, I do my best to provide actionable tips, words of wisdom, and high fives of encouragement so that running your voice related business will be easy and feed your soul.
Five Questions Better than “How are you?” to Start off a Voice Lesson
Learn the questions Voice Teachers can ask at the beginning of lessons instead of “How are you?” when you just don’t have the capacity to be a pseudo-therapist for your singer/client (you know those low-key energy vampires) and need some emotional regulation.
Do You Need an MBA to be a Successful Music Studio?
Here's a (very) shortlist of things today's studio owner needs to understand: How to develop an effective marketing strategyHow to choose and use payment gateways, scheduling software, and other online tech toolsHow to create a sustainable business model, and what...
How to Transition to an Online Voice Business – Reviewing Your Ideal Client
If you started out with a large in-person studio, then transitioned to online because of Covid 19, and had not used online options until then, your current client base may be anxiously assuming you’ll be back in person as soon as you have a chance. They are “holding out until it’s back to normal.”
How to Transition to an Online-only Voice Business – Reviewing Your Business Delivery model
Learn how to transition to an Online-only Voice Business (Part 2 of 5). It’s tempting to “recreate the in-person experience except on Zoom”. Think differently about how you will schedule and get paid. Discover how to deliver the best possible online voice lessons.
How to Transition to an Online-only Voice Business
Learn how to transition to an Online-only Voice Business (Part 1 of 5). In order to effectively remain as an online studio, you’re mindset will need to shift from the idea that in-person lessons and online lessons hold the same space in the market. They do not. Here’s why
How to know if you Should Become an LLC
Since it's the funkiest of tax seasons here in the good ol' USofA, I'm getting a lot of complaints questions about taxes. (I owed this year due to the new tax...
Three Ways to Reduce Overwhelm In Your Voice Studio
Whether we live our lives organized or as a beautiful hot mess, we will come across times where we just cannot seem to get our head above water. We are struggling with...
What Every Voice Pro Needs To Know About Business Software (And How To Avoid Losing Your Mind)
So you're ready to up your voice studio's game and you're starting to research the software and apps you need to do it. Dear Goodness on High, there is just so much one...
Make Business Boring Again and Embrace the Mundane
Building a business brings with it all the frantic, anxious energy of an Act 1 finale number. There's hope! Setting up a new offer, bringing in your first clients,...
How to tell a student they aren’t a good fit for your studio anymore
It happened again. The post in a voice teacher forum. A frustrated and irritated teacher asking - "How do I fire a student?" OOOFFFF, I've been there, for sure. Yet, we...
Winter is Over. Now what?
Happy Spring! Winter is Over. Now what? When things come to an end, how do you move on? (Well, to be fair, it's supposed to be over, anyway. By the weather, it seems...
Tuition Pricing Models for Voice Studios
In going along with the blog (What's in your hour?) I wrote a while back, and on the heels of giving a fun presentation on pricing at this past weekend's Vocology in...
The SpeakEasy Cooperative is FOUR years old. Please Celebrate with Us!
It's true! It's true! While the planning and the thinking and the setting it all up began in the Spring of 2016... The SpeakEasy Cooperative opened its doors in March...
Make Yourself Available for the Ridiculous
BLOG ONE IN A PAIR. How many of you have wonderful, caring, well-meaning, incredible humans in your life that insist upon protecting you by telling you about how hard...