10. Availability Calendar
● Available time slots for
new students
● Must be updated at least
every 30 days
● We do not contact you
first
11. Time Off
● Schedule anything that
conflicts with regular
availability
● Enter time off before the 25th
to avoid rescheduling
● 30 days notice of 3 weeks or
more time off
● Reach out to students to
reschedule
● We love to see time off!
● Company holidays:
○ Thanksgiving
○ Christmas Eve/Day
○ lNew Years Day
12. In-Home Lessons
Traveling radius
● As the crow flies
● Does not take into account:
○ Bridges
○ Bodies of water
○ Traffic
○ Travel time
○ Street mileage
13. In-Home Lessons
● 30 minute buffer between lessons
● 2 separate calendars
○ If your availability differs between your studio and your
travel
● Contact us to change preferences
14. Best Buy Students
Best Buy for Teacher Contractors
● Automatically included
● Exactly like regular lessons
○ May receive promo students
● Students purchase lessons at the store or online
● At your studio or at student’s home – not Best Buy
15. How to Attract Students? Your Profile!
● Profile Picture = First Impression
○ Up close
○ Well-lit
○ Smiling and approachable
○ Of YOU!
○ Avoid webcam photos
16. How to Attract Students? Your Profile!
Your Studio
Up to 8 additional photos
Teaching
Family/Friends/Pets
Performing
Hobbies
17. How to Attract Students? Your Profile!
Videos and Audio
● Upload Youtube Link
● MP3 file
Instructional Introduction Performance
18. How to Attract Students? Your Profile!
Written section
● First person – not a professional resume
○ Make it about what you can do for the
student – not all about accomplishments
● Avoid “music speak”
● 80% of our students are complete beginners
○ Contact us for a profile review
● Ages 5-99 and both male and female students
19. New Students
Email notification
● Contact info of student/parent
● Lesson start date and time
● Questionnaire
○ Musical interests
○ Goals
○ Experience level
20. New Students
Give the student a call as soon as possible
● Click one of the following options:
1. Contacted
2. Attempted to contact
3. Needs Assistance
○ This lets us know that you’re good to go!
■ If you consistently do not mark the link to let
us know that you're aware of new students, we
question whether to continue sending you
students
21. What if I do not want more students?
We can place a temporary pause on your account
○ We will not place further students with you until you're ready
■ Too many students
■ Change in availability
■ Not renewing contract
○ 30 days notice if moving
○ If we place a student with you before you ask us to pause your
account, you will be expected to take the student
○ TakeLessons reserves the right to pause a teacher’s account at
any time
22. Your Master Schedule
● Upcoming Lessons
○ Assigned dates and times
Do not teach lessons that are
not paid for because we cannot
● Lessons to Schedule guarantee compensation!
○ Click the clock to schedule
○ Schedule in advance
23. Teaching "Off the Books"
○ Reschedule lessons through the system to prevent
■ Double booking
■ Incorrect records
■ Confusion with lesson times
○ "Poaching" students
■ Refer to contract for more details
24. Getting Paid
○ Electronic Funds Transfer
■ Paid on 7th and the 22nd each month
● Lessons marked on 1st-15th paid on 22nd
● Lessons marked on 16th-31st paid on 7th
○ The way to get paid is to mark your lessons
25. Getting Paid
Retention-Based Pay Scale
Number of Lessons Taught Percentage Teacher Earns
1-12 50%
13-24 70%
25-49 80%
50+ 90%
If you have any specific questions about your rates, please
give us a call!
26. Marking Lessons
○ Mark or reschedule
lessons within 72 hours
○ You will not be paid
until lessons have been
marked "Attended" or
"Missed"
Attended, Missed, or Reschedule
28. Marking Lessons
Missed
○ Student canceled with less than 24
hours notice
○ Sends notification to student – they
cannot make it up
○ Paid same amount for missed as
taught lesson
○ If you would rather reschedule, go
for it!
■ We will always support you if
you choose to mark as missed
29. Marking Lessons
Reschedule
● Click the clock to reschedule
○ “This lesson only” or “all future
lessons”
○ Cancel option
■ Rolls lesson over
○ Add Lesson option
■ Button located above flex
students in Master Schedule
■ You can cancel a lesson and
when you know what day/time
to make it up, you can add it
back
30. Marking Lessons
Lesson Comments
○ You can leave comments on lessons by clicking the
magnifying glass icon
○ Comment ideas
■ Request a reschedule
■ Remind student what to practice
■ Touch base with parent/student
■ Give a lesson evaluation
32. Resources
Internal and External Feedback
○ Internal Reputation Rating
■ Respect
■ Having a great Internal Reputation Rating helps you
to receive students!
○ Student Feedback
33. Resources
How to get Student Feedback
○ Share your public profile with your
private non-TakeLessons students and ask
them to write you a review
○ Teachers with reviews on their profiles
are 80% more likely to get students
○ Helps to establish credibility
34. Resources
Student Referrals - "Play it Forward"
● New Student gets a $75 discount
● You get a $25 bonus
○ When they book online from
your unique link
Teacher Referrals - "Teach it Forward"
● You get $100 bonus!
○ When the teacher is accepted
and teaches the 1st lesson
○ Referee must apply from the link
You must register for the referral program and share
your unique link to receive the bonuses!
35. Resources
Craigslist ad tool
● Email link to contest@takelessons.com for weekly $100 drawing!
● “Hide” your contact info
● Internet Explorer not recommended
36. Resources
○ Great teacher profiles
■ http://takelessons.com/profile/bryan-b1
■ http://takelessons.com/profile/aaron-d
■ http://takelessons.com/profile/dixie-w
○ Independent Contractor Guidelines
■ Under “Reference” in your quick links
○ Student Policy Manual
■ http://takelessons.com/corp/studentPolicy
○ Referral Programs
■ Play it Forward: http://takelessons.referralcorner.com/
■ Teach it Forward: http://teachitforward.referralcorner.com/
38. How to Contact Us
● General Support line: 619-858-2200
● Teacher Support Hours
○ Monday-Friday 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
■ Subject to change
○ Student Support available on weekends
● Email: info@takelessons.com
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