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Currently, more than 1 in 10 searches at LessonPortal.com are for teachers who teach lessons over the Internet. This percentage is extremely significant for your studio’s potential future! Remember, you can get a quick “primer” on lessons taught over the Internet by reading this article. You never know what you can do until you try!
Chris
We’re still aggressively advertising in four music publications which reach more than 100,000 readers per month. Again, if you have ideas for advertising, send them my way!
Chris
Just in time for Spring, I have updated the article on how to get started teaching over the internet here. Enjoy and please send some tips and feedback!
I hope you find the new site easier and less confusing to use 
Happy New Year!
Chris
Alright, the ad blitz is on! 6000 8.5X6 color postcards are out to schools across the US every month for the next 6 months as well as ads in both the “Music Educators’ Journal” and “Teaching Music”. If you know of other ways to advertise, let me know!
Chris
I’m really excited to announce our new “Members Only” chat forum! Chat with fellow teachers about anything! There’s so much potential here for everyone to benefit. Each instrument has its own category, as well as so much more. Invitations will be arriving in members’ email boxes soon!
Chris
LessonPortal.com is pleased to begin our INCREDIBLE affiliate program on August 1st. This is an affiliate program which is aimed at making more money for you at the same time as bringing in new teachers to LessonPortal.com. For each new paid member, the affiliate gets 60% commission. YOU GET $15 PER teacher for “Premium”, and $30 PER teacher for “Premium Online”. This is a one time payout per referral, your account credit is automatic, and there is no minimum. Payments go out at the end of each month. Our 60% commission is guaranteed only though September 30th, 2007.
Details are here.
Questions? Let me know!
Chris
This hack does not apply to the 3G iPhone…
This is a bit off topic, but I thought this might help save a few people some headaches…
I love my Bose QuietComfort 2 headphones. 
These are great for traveling and yard work as they cancel most background noise. In combination with an iPod, we’re talking hours of entertainment while working.
I’m not a big fan of cell phones (my current one is almost 4 years old and doesn’t work very well anymore), but with a new child, my wife actually thought an iPhone would be ideal (Did I mention I LOVE my wife?!). I frequently “forgot” to carry my cell phone, but I always had my iPod. I also used a Palm Tungsten E2 to keep track of contacts, dates, notes, etc. and it was getting very old and didn’t take a charge well anymore. So the iPhone seemed like an ideal replacement. But there was a HUGE problem. If you haven’t heard, iPhones don’t take regular headphones very well. There’s a recessed headphone jack in which only iPod headphones will fit! Now you can purchase an “adaptor” from Belkin or other manufacturers, but if you’re like me, you don’t want an adaptor- they’re UGLY! So I have a free “hack” you may like…
Warning: DO NOT TRY THIS UNLESS YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT YOUR BOSE HEADPHONES! IF YOU DO AND RUIN YOUR HEADPHONES, DON’T SAY I DIDN’T WARN YOU!
The Bose headphone jack WILL fit, but the rubber surrounding the metal jack is in the way. The rubber/plastic is really soft, so just make a soft incision to “carve” a small portion of the rubber/plastic off with a small knife or other sharp object. This took me about 30 seconds and now it fits snugly with a tight “snap” and sounds spectacular. I was nervous that I would ruin my headphones, but alas, there was metal beneath. Pictures below…
1. Carve the rubber/plastic
2. Before the carve, it won’t fit
3. After the hack, it goes right in with a healthy “snap”
And while you’re here, why not get some music lessons?
We’ve partnered with the guys at the EdTech Musician Podcast to help them spread the word about their show. It’s a fantastic music technology/education podcast that I’ve really learned so much from while having a great time. You can subscribe directly from iTunes here.
Chris
I’m so proud to announce the birth of our first child, Julia! I had no idea what being a father was all about until Thursday night. She is a wonderful gift and I’m so happy to have her be a part of our lives. She is simply amazing.
Please accept my apologies (teachers) for the delayed response to email and sign-ups. Things will get back on track in the weeks and months to come…maybe some sleep will even be in the picture!
Much Love,
Chris and Beth