CPTP170: How one teacher makes $100,000+ teaching online with Brent Vaartstra

Have you ever wished you could get into teaching online? Not just Skype or Facetime lessons but actually with passive income streams that mean you're not trading time for money?

That's exactly what Brent Vaartstra has done and now he helps other musicians and music teachers do the same.

Brent started out with a simple blog about jazz standards and has grown that into a six-figure business. He hosts the Passive Income Musician Podcast all about teaching online and making money as a music teacher and I'm delighted to welcome him to the show.

Transcript

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In this episode, you’ll learn

• Why Brent got started teaching online
• How to find the smallest viable audience to get started
• How a marketing funnel works
• How to create your very first product
• Technology tips for getting started
• Mistakes you can avoid in online business

Links Mentioned

• Passive Income Musician Podcast Episode 24
• Blue Ocean Strategy
• Dotcom Secrets
• Contagious
• 100 Dollar Startup
• Smart Passive Income Podcast (Pat Flynn)
• Problogger Podcast (Darren Rowse)
• Online Marketing Made Easy (Amy Porterfield)

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Have you ever dreamed of teaching online?

Have you thought about passive income streams or alternative ways of making money?