If you’re a talented musician or if you have a skill for teaching music to learners, then there’s absolutely no reason why you can’t start freelancing and launch your own online music business! Thanks to the prevalence of the gig economy, you can easily market your services to a broad audience and engage with potential clients all around the world. Don’t believe us? Here are seven steps to take that will help you launch your music teaching career.

Step One: Start with YouTube Tutorials 

YouTube is the perfect platform for budding musicians and music teachers. If you don’t have a profile already, set yourself up on YouTube and release some videos of yourself doing your thing! No matter which instrument you’re planning to teach, a good idea is to start with easy-to-follow tutorials for beginners. Not only does it showcase your talent and teaching style, but it will also attract new subscribers to your profile, who may then become paying clients in the near future.

Step Two: Develop Your Portfolio 

Every musician and music teacher needs a portfolio of sorts. Your portfolio should be an online resource where your potential clients can go to easily find out what services you offer. As you prepare to upload your portfolio to your website, you should think about including the following:

• Music videos including tutorials of your teaching and performing
• Details of gigs that you’ve played and any collaborations
• Education credentials and musical background
• Client testimonials and reviews

Remember, the whole point of a portfolio is to showcase your talent and attract potential clients, so the more you can include, the higher your chances are of attracting paying clients.

Step Three: Build a Website 

When you’ve compiled your testimonial, it’s time to channel everything into your professional website. While you can hire a web developer to help you, there are countless website builder tools out there that you can use to launch your website yourself. Check out Wix, SquareSpace, and WordPress to get you started. You don’t need to worry too much about how well optimized your site is in the early days – having a landing page where people can find out more about your service is more important.

Step Four: Look for Clients in Your Current Network 

Now that you’ve got the fundamentals in place, it’s time to start looking for clients. And the good news is that you can find potential clients for your music business from your current network. Begin by offering lessons to your friends and family so you can experiment with your teaching approach and can receive feedback and testimonials to add to your portfolio. When you’ve exhausted your personal relationships, head to a professional site like LinkedIn and see if any of your current followers are interested in learning from you.

Step Five: Engage with Your Social Media Followers 

Most musicians utilize social media to their advantage. And whether you’re on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, it’s important to engage with your followers and promote your tutorials. When you’re starting out as a freelancer, don’t assume that your clients will find you – it’s incumbent on you to find them! Developing a simple social media strategy where you regularly engage with your followers is a great way to go about things.

Step Six: Ask for Testimonials 

We’ve touched upon this already, but bulking up your portfolio with testimonials is a super important step. In your early days as a freelancer, testimonials are just as (if not more) important than the money that you earn from your projects. This might seem like a strange thing to say, but your goal should be to build trust with your potential clients, so getting as many verifiable positive reviews and testimonials will serve you well as you develop your freelancing business.

Step Seven: Launch Your Business on RadialHub 

To bring everything together, you’re now ready to launch your music teaching business on RadialHub. Using our dedicated freelancing site will provide you with the perfect opportunity to find clients looking for music teachers and enables you to connect with other people in your industry for collaborations. One of the most daunting things about launching your freelancing business is how you will find clients, so be sure to optimize your RadialHub profile from the start so you give yourself the best possible chance of freelancing success.