Music Teacher's Helper Blog

Having been in business now for over 5 years, Music Teacher’s Helper has grown significantly both in number of customers and in quality and quantity of services we provide. Just a glance at our Twitter account or the Announcements category of our blog will show that we’ve added a lot of new features and an increasing amount of value over the years – yet we’ve kept our prices the same.

Taking all of this extra value into account, and after a good, hard look at the imbalance between how many teachers are signed up for the different plans, we think it’s time to offer some new pricing plans for Music Teacher’s Helper.

What’s Changing?

The major differences in these new plans are:

• We’ve simplified from 5 plans down to 4 and changed their names.
• We’ve increased the number of students on each plan (to 5, 20, 40, and unlimited)
• We’ve included more storage space for the file/photo area (now from 100mb to 10GB), which is something that’s been requested several times over the years.

The prices are also different, obviously, corresponding to what’s offered in the plan. All plans still include a Free studio website (a huge value in itself), Unlimited students on your Waiting List and Former Students list, secure SSL encryption (except for the Free plan), and full access to all the other features of Music Teacher’s Helper. All plans (except Free, of course) also include a 30-day free trial. We think you’ll find the prices a great value for the service.

Here are the new plans

Notice that the Free plan now offers up to 5 students for free. We hope this will give new teachers a better chance to take advantage of the benefits of Music Teacher’s Helper in their studios. Having fewer plans with a larger student span also means less hassle upgrading and downgrading as your studio grows or changes over time. We’re expecting that the Plus plan will be the most popular, allowing up to 40 students. Teachers with more than 40 students will be able to manage as many students in their business as they need on the Premium plan.

Changes take effect October 1, 2010. Current paying users will keep their current rate.

These new pricing plans are going to take effect on October 1, 2010. Anyone who signs up on or after that date will be on the new plans. We realize that some current paying members may not want to change plans, especially if they are on the current Platinum plan, which offers an incredible value at the current rates. And we want to thank our customers for believing in Music Teacher’s Helper during our early years. Therefore, all current paying teachers will be “grandfathered” in and keep their same rate for as long as they have their account, until they either change plans or cancel.

Upgrade now to keep the current rate forever

This also means that anyone who wants to take advantage of our current rates (such as the Platinum plan allowing Unlimited students for only $24.95/month), can upgrade before October 1st and keep this rate forever. Now is an excellent time to upgrade to the Platinum plan if you ever think you will have more students than you do now.

To upgrade your account before the new pricing takes effect, login to your Music Teacher’s Helper account and click the “My Account” link in the upper-right hand corner.

We look forward to continuing to provide the same level of great service we always have, including continued improvements to existing features, and new ways to organize and grow your studio. If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact our support team here.