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Customer Story: TheGuitarLesson.com (Read & Watch Right Now)

Aug 4, 2022

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    Find out how this master of guitar took his passion and turned his passion into a lucrative online company using .  

Everybody wants to connect in the pursuit of our passions no matter what they may be. For those of us who's are interested in fields like banking, or personal legal, injury, it's 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 lessons for beginner students.

Tom began playing guitar during high school. It was not until the high school years that he was able to start making some extra cash with these his sweet skills.

In college he taught guitar to some of his friends. growing to include a wider variety of students.

After graduating from college, Tom spend 10 years in the banking sector. However, he began to feel tired. The long hours and hard working were weighing on himand he began seeking a different method to pursue the passion he had.

    "I wanted to change the direction of my life. By chance, I came across several guitar-related websites and realized, "I could try this. '"

He began to look at alternatives. A friend in web design was able to help him create his first-ever online guitar instruction website.

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

TheGuitarLesson.com A Member Experience

In 2009, Tom transferred the website to WordPress. Tom needed a stable platform that was easy to navigate and simple to add information. To meet this requirement he set out on looking for the right platform.

The successful transition is evident. In the moment of writing this blog entry, TheGuitarLesson.com has over 300 videos and counting.

The site has a couple of different options for membership.

The effort he put in paid off, and Tom was capable of abandon the banking system and move full speed in the direction of his membership site.

Why was a good fit to Tom

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

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

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

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

  • Easy for non-tech heads to utilize
  • Control of the entire creative process
  • Rapid uploads and frequent regular updates
  • Choices for different membership levels
  • Video cataloging
  • NO hidden fees

With a bit of searching to find the right answer, he realized that it ticked all of these boxes. Controlling account and membership sales is essential to the company, and Tom realized it was not a good idea to make point to only do it halfway.

He didn't arrive at that decision without a lengthy trial: "I tested all of the membership plugins that are available which I found that the one I chose to use was the most effective for quality and value."

Tom's top includes

It helps to prevent it from causing a large 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 was working from 8:30 in the morning 'til ten at night, however, with a site you have the option of deciding your working time."

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

It is priceless, for sure. According to Tom, it's a pretty sweet deal to have "a permanent, regular income by helping people and being able to earn money doing the things I enjoy doing."

It's only fair that we all get to be as lucky like Tom does, surely? to find what we love, and make a living doing it.

If you are lucky "luck" can become an actual reality.

Conclusion

If you're a novice guitarist or trying to get back into their groove, head on over to theguitarlesson.com. The site has a vast collection of awesome tutorials to get you going.

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

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