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Customer Experience: TheGuitarLesson.com (Read & Watch Now)

Aug 4, 2022

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    See how this master of guitar discovered his love for music and transformed it into a successful online business using .  

Everybody wants to connect in the pursuit of our passions no matter what they may be. For those of us who's passions lie in industries like banking or personal legal, injury, it's a bit easier to turn that passion into a reliable source of earnings.

Meet User: Tom Fontana

For example, meet Tom Fontana, a creator and the owner of TheGuitarLesson.com, a site that offers video guitar instruction to beginning guitar students.

Tom began playing guitar during high school. It was not until high school that he started making some extra cash with these his sweet skills.

In his college, he was a guitar teacher to a handful of students, then expanding to a larger range of students.

After college, Tom spend 10 years working in banking industry. However, he began to feel tired. The long hours and hard work was affecting himand he began seeking a different approach to pursuing his passion.

    "I had always wanted to change the direction of my life. Just by chance I came across several websites for guitar lessons and realized, "I could try that. '"

He began to look at the choices. An acquaintance in web design was able to help him create his first-ever online guitar instruction site.

Despite the challenge of recording classes in front of the camera Tom was determined and discovered the natural he was.

TheGuitarLesson.com: A Membership Experience

In 2009, Tom moved the website to WordPress. He needed a reliable platform that was simple to use and easy to add information. With that in mind, he began looking for the right platform.

The transition has been successful as is apparent. As of the writing of this blog post TheGuitarLesson.com has over 300 lessons in video and growing.

There are a number of membership options.

All his effort paid off, and Tom was able to turn his back on financial institutions and propel in the direction of his membership site.

Why was a good fit for Tom

Everywhere on the web, assists countless solopreneurs and small firms get started.

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

With , it's shockingly easy to get started with only a barebones understanding of WordPress.

After his migration into WordPress, Tom still needed an account-based plugin. he was looking for a couple of essentials:

  • Simple for those who don't have tech skills to utilize
  • Control of the entire creative process
  • Rapid uploads and frequent updates
  • Choices for different membership levels
  • Video cataloging
  • NO hidden fees

After a little research, he found that checked every one of these boxes. Management of account and membership sales is an essential part of the company And Tom recognized it was not a good idea to make reason in only going halfway.

However, he wasn't able to make that decision without a lengthy trial period: "I tested all of the membership plugins that are available and found the one I liked the best for quality and value."

Tom's top features

It helps to prevent a significant portion of (potentially) lost sales.

Benefits of running the site as a member

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

 "When I was working at the bank I was working from 8:30 in the morning  until ten in the evening, however, with a site you can choose your hours."

Suddenly, he was free to spend time with his family , and on his own passions. "That's priceless, basically."

It is priceless it is certain. As per Tom the author, it's pretty nice thing to be able to make "a permanent, regular source of income through helping others as well as earn money from what I love doing."

All of us should be as fortunate as Tom is, don't you think? to find what we love, and make a living doing it.

With , that "luck" may turn into an actual real.

Conclusion

If you're a novice guitarist or looking to get back in the groove, go over at theguitarlesson.com. You'll find a huge catalogue of awesome tutorials to get you up and running.

Make sure you take a look at our interview with Tom over there!

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