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Hi! I'm Simone Collins. I've spent many years training people around the world in a wide range of areas. Now I'm bringing my knowledge here, for you.
I have been a sought-after trainer and speaker since the early 2000s, in areas ranging from leadership development, community building, membership engagement, social media and marketing, health and more. I am in the process of centralising resources and re-purposing years of training materials into articles and courses here on this website, so that you can access my years of experience and knowledge wherever you are.
If you're building up your profile, your business or organisation, I'm your gal.
Everything I've trained on has been tried and tested personally, through the various organisations I've played a leadership role in, the businesses I have successfully run and through my own personal growth and development.
I’m delighted to have launched a new website for the West Australian Music Teachers Association at wamta.au! The old website was hosted in Joomla, and was a regular source of discontent. The teachers directory doesn’t rank for search results (unless you are googling a particular teacher’s name), and the member’s…
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A word of mouth referral saw me helping a new book keeping business in Townsville, Queensland set up their marketing strategy on a shoestring budget. I helped Betta Biz Books by: I wish Lenore all the best with her new venture! She is well and truly qualified and experienced, and…
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Having assisted my friend Jan McMillan launch her Thinkific School “Music Moments” in 2021, I spent a lot of time evaluating which platform to go with to launch my own (first!) online School, the Successful Music Studio. I ended up choosing Teachable. Part of my decision was cost – for…
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I’ve just launched a stand alone website for the West Australian Music Teachers’ Association Recital & Concerto competition at rcc.wamta.au. Previously, information about the Recital & Concerto Competition – aimed at Teachers who may or may not be WAMTA members as well as Parents – was buried within the “Events”…
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It has been my privilege to help Dr Jan McMillan of musicmoments.com, who is about to launch a couple of online courses in piano pedagogy. I moved her website out of Wix and into Thinkific, setting everything up on the front end with a lovely, professional site that is all…
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I enjoyed presenting a workshop through the AMEB (WA) on the Rockschool syllabus from a teacher’s perspective on August 22nd. It’s an exciting option, which my piano students are thoroughly enjoying! It was a pleasure to share what I’ve learned over the years, and I hope more teachers consider this…
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On 9th April 2021 I presented a workshop at the 2021 WA Piano Pedagogy Conference “Beyond Piano: Studio Teachers’ Professional Development Day” on “Demystifying the Web’. It was aimed at establishing or enhancing an online presence specifically for music teachers, as many teachers do not have a website or any…
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I’ve had a number of piano teachers express interest in a Rockschool workshop, so I offered a workshop through the WA Music Teachers’ Association on 27th March 2021.
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Having recently started working for the West Australian Music Teachers’ Association (WAMTA) as their Secretary, I’ve also become the Conference Secretary for the WA Piano Pedagogy Conference (WAPPC). So one of the first tasks I’ve undertaken is to build a new website for the WAPPC at wappc.com.au. Previously, the information…
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In early 2019 I ran two workshops on Search Engine Optimization for Music Teachers. Interestingly, the majority of attendees didn’t even have a website! So the next workshop I will offer in this space will be about getting started with an online presence…
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