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Customer Story: TheGuitarLesson.com (Read & Watch now)

Aug 4, 2022

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    Learn the way this guitarist master found his passion, and then turned it into a profitable online business using .  

Everyone wants to be involved with our passions, whatever they might be. For those of us whose passions lie in industries like the banking industry, or personal injury law, it's just a little easier to convert this passion into a solid source of income.

Meet User: Tom Fontana

Take for instance, Tom Fontana, a creator and proprietor of TheGuitarLesson.com, a site which provides videos of guitar instruction to beginning guitar students.

Tom began playing guitar during high school. It was only after the high school years that he was able to start bringing in some extra cash with these his sweet skills.

In college he taught guitar to some of his friends. then expanding to a larger array of students.

After college, Tom spend 10 years working in banking. He began to get burnt out. The long hours and hard working were weighing on his body, and he was searching for a way to engage his passion.

    "I was looking to do something else with my life. By chance, I came across some guitar lesson sites and I thought, 'I could do that. '"

Then, he began looking at the alternatives. A friend in web design was able to help him create his first online guitar lesson site.

Despite the difficulty of recording classes in front of the camera, Tom did not give up and soon realized that he was a natural.

TheGuitarLesson.com: A Membership Experience

Back in '09 Tom transferred the website to WordPress. Tom needed a stable platform that was simple to operate and also easy to maintain with new information. In that light he set out on a search for the perfect platform.

The transition has been successful as is apparent. As of the writing of this blog post, TheGuitarLesson.com includes more than 300 videos and counting.

There are a number of different membership options.

The effort he put in resulted in a positive outcome as Tom was able to quit financial institutions and go full steam in the direction of his membership site.

Why was a good fit for Tom

The internet assists countless solopreneurs and small businesses get off the ground.

At the time he first started his site, Tom states, "I didn't know anything about the internet or online stuff."

It's surprisingly easy to start with an understanding of the basics of WordPress.

After his move to WordPress, Tom still needed an account-based plugin. he was looking for a few essentials:

  • Easy for non-tech heads to utilize
  • Control of the entire creative process
  • Fast uploads and quick Updates
  • Choices for different membership levels
  • Cataloguing video
  • NO hidden fees

After a little research, he found that checked every one of these boxes. Management of account and membership sales is a vital part of the organization, and Tom knew that there was no sense to only do it halfway.

But he didn't come to this conclusion without an extended trial time: "I tested all of the membership plugins available which I found to be the best one with regard to high-end and value."

Tom's top features

It prevents a significant portion of (potentially) lost sales.

Benefits of running an online membership website

In addition to all the features he loved, Tom loved the freedom that a membership website offered:

 "When I worked at the bank, I would work beginning at 8:30 am  until ten in the evening, on the other hand, with a website you are able to choose the timings."

He was able to spend more time with his children and on his own passions. "That's priceless, basically."

It is priceless, for sure. And according to Tom the author, it's pretty nice thing to be able to make "a regular, full-time earnings from helping others, as well as to make money out of the things I enjoy doing."

We should all be so blessed as Tom is, don't you think? Find our passion and earn a decent income from it.

With , that "luck" may turn into an earned reality.

Conclusion

If you're a beginner guitarist or are looking to get back in the groove, go the website theguitarlesson.com. You'll find a huge catalogue of tutorials that will help get you going.

Be sure to take a look at our interview with Tom up above!

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