From the mind of Michelle Markwart Deveaux…
Do you own a business that helps people use their voice? I do too. Here on the FcK blog, I do my best to provide actionable tips, words of wisdom, and high fives of encouragement so that running your voice related business will be easy and feed your soul.
All I Really Need to Know About Life I Learned From Doing Paint-by-Number
Learn 20 valuable lessons about business and life. Get inspired with my paint-by-number tips!
Intersectionality in Entrepreneurship: How Identity Impacts You and Your Clients
Factors like inaccessibility to wealth and/or resources, education status, race, gender, body type, neurodivergence, and sexuality impact business ownership and opportunities.
How to Transition to an Online Voice Business – Inquiry and First Lesson Process
It’s July (!!!!) 2021, and for some of the world, it seems as though...
How to Transition to an Online Voice Business – Reviewing Your Ideal Client
If you started out with a large in-person studio, then transitioned to online because of Covid 19, and had not used online options until then, your current client base may be anxiously assuming you’ll be back in person as soon as you have a chance. They are “holding out until it’s back to normal.”
How to Transition to an Online-only Voice Business – Reviewing Your Business Delivery model
Learn how to transition to an Online-only Voice Business (Part 2 of 5). It’s tempting to “recreate the in-person experience except on Zoom”. Think differently about how you will schedule and get paid. Discover how to deliver the best possible online voice lessons.
How to Transition to an Online-only Voice Business
Learn how to transition to an Online-only Voice Business (Part 1 of 5). In order to effectively remain as an online studio, you’re mindset will need to shift from the idea that in-person lessons and online lessons hold the same space in the market. They do not. Here’s why
How to know if you Should Become an LLC
Since it's the funkiest of tax seasons here in the good ol' USofA,...
Three Ways to Reduce Overwhelm In Your Voice Studio
To reduce overwhelm on the interwebs, use these three hacks to clear your “brain cache” and get back on track. Read on for a browser tip, a smartphone nugget and the notebook version of the Emergency Scheduling System that our members adore.
What Every Voice Pro Needs To Know About Business Software (And How To Avoid Losing Your Mind)
So you're ready to up your voice studio's game and you're starting...
Make Business Boring Again and Embrace the Mundane
Building a business brings with it all the frantic, anxious energy...
How to tell a student they aren’t a good fit for your studio anymore
Learn how we approach the difficult task of firing a student that doesn’t respect their teacher (you), your voice studio or your studio policies.
Winter is Over. Now what?
Happy Spring! Winter is Over. Now what? When things come to an end,...
Tuition Pricing Models for Voice Studios
Learn 7 ways voice teachers tend to price, and how you can choose the best pricing model for your own voice studio or small business. Wait. What? I don’t need to just pluck a price out of thin air?? NOPE. Ya don’t! Every teacher CAN price strategically. Here’s how.
The SpeakEasy Cooperative is FOUR years old. Please Celebrate with Us!
It's true! It's true! While the planning and the thinking and the...