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

Aug 4, 2022

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    Find out the way this guitarist master found his passion, and then turned 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 whose passions lie in industries like banking or personal injury law, it's just a little easier to convert your passion into a steady source of revenue.

Meet User: Tom Fontana

Take for instance, Tom Fontana, a creator and the owner of TheGuitarLesson.com, a website that provides video guitar lessons for beginner 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 his college, he was a guitar teacher to a few friends, growing to include a wider range of students.

Following college, Tom spend 10 years working in banking industry. He began to get exhausted. Long hours and hard working were weighing on him, so he started looking for a new approach to pursuing his love for.

    "I had always wanted to do something else with my life. It was by chance that I came across a few guitar-related websites and decided, "I can do that. '"

He began to look at options. An internet design friend assisted him in putting together his first online guitar lesson site.

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

TheGuitarLesson.com A Member Experience

In 2009, Tom moved the website to WordPress. He was looking for a secure platform that was simple to navigate and simple to add 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 entry, TheGuitarLesson.com includes more than 300 video lessons and counting.

The site has a couple of membership options.

The effort he put in was rewarded, and Tom was able to turn his back on financial institutions and move full speed ahead on his membership site.

What made Tom a great match for Tom

Everywhere on the web, aids countless small and solopreneurs as well as firms get started.

When he started off with the site Tom says, "I didn't know anything about the web or internet information."

It's surprisingly easy to get started with only an understanding of the basics of WordPress.

After his move to WordPress, Tom still needed the ability to join a community, and he was looking for a handful of the essentials

  • It is simple for people who are not tech-savvy to use
  • Full creative control
  • Fast uploads and quick updates
  • Options for multiple membership levels
  • Video cataloging
  • NO hidden fees

After a little research to find the right answer, he realized that it ticked each of the boxes. Managing membership sales and accounts is a vital part of the company And Tom recognized the importance of this and there's no reason in only going halfway.

He didn't arrive at the conclusion without having a long trial: "I tested all of the membership plugins available and found the one I liked to be the best one with regard to high-end and value."

Tom's most loved contains

It stops it from causing a huge chunk of (potentially) lost sales.

Benefits of running an online membership website

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

 "When I was working at the bank, I worked from 8:30 in the morning 'til ten at night, but with a website you have the option of deciding your working hours."

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

It's unbeatable it is certain. According to Tom it's quite a nice thing to be able to make "a regular, full-time earnings from helping others, and being able to make money out of the things I enjoy doing."

We should all be so lucky as Tom is, don't you think? to find what we love, and make a living doing it.

With , that "luck" could become an actual fact.

Conclusion

If you're a novice guitarist or someone trying to get back into the groove, go over to theguitarlesson.com. You'll find a huge catalogue of instructional videos to help you going.

Make sure you watch our video interview with Tom in the upper right hand corner!

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