The problem: singing advice doesn't pay for itself
Vocal coaches who post online — technique breakdowns, reaction videos, warmup routines — attract a very specific kind of DM: a voice memo and "am I doing this right?" Diagnosing a singer's breath support or strain from a clip, then explaining the fix, is a genuine lesson compressed into a message. Done free, it is a lesson you gave away.
The traditional lesson pipeline has its own drag: studio scheduling apps built for in-person teaching, marketplace platforms that take a cut and control your pricing, and the eternal churn of no-shows and "can we reschedule?" texts. Meanwhile the singers most eager to pay you — the ones who found you on TikTok last night — face three apps and a signup form between them and their first lesson, and most never make it through.
What to sell on Cheddify
Cheddify is a single link for your bio. Students pay as guests in the browser and connect over video; you take the call on your phone. Formats that fit voice teaching:
- 15-minute technique check. A short, per-minute call: they sing, you diagnose — placement, breath, tension — and assign one thing to drill. Low commitment for a new student, high conversion into regulars.
- Booked 30- or 45-minute lessons, prepaid, for ongoing students. No-shows stop costing you, because the money is already in.
- Audition and performance prep — a booked session the week of the audition: song cut, nerves, the tricky passage.
- Paid DMs for voice-memo feedback. They send a clip, you reply with a diagnosis and a drill on your own schedule. A price on your inbox filters free requests down to committed singers. See how paid DMs work.
What to charge
Voice lessons price like teaching, where Cheddify rates commonly run $1 to $4 per minute. Coaches building a studio usually start at $1 to $1.50 per minute — comparable to in-person lesson rates at the hourly level. Experienced teachers with credentials and an engaged audience typically hold $2; coaches with notable performing credits, competition or theater specialties, or a large following can charge $3 to $4, particularly for short-format technique checks. These are patterns, not guarantees; the honest move is to start where your audience can afford and let demand push you up. More in how to sell your time as a coach.
The math on a real lesson
Say you run a 30-minute lesson at $2 per minute. The student pays $60, plus roughly 3 percent card processing (about $1.80) on top. Cheddify takes 20 percent plus $2 per call: $12 + $2 = $14. You keep $46, paid out through Stripe. Four lessons a week is about $184 with zero invoicing and no scheduling back-and-forth. Fee details on the pricing page.
The honest part
Cheddify brings you no students. There is no marketplace and no discovery page — it converts the audience you already have on TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube into paying students. If you do not yet have singers finding you online, a lesson marketplace or local studio will fill your schedule faster while you build a following. If your comments already ask "do you teach?", Cheddify is free to claim, and the answer becomes a link instead of a DM negotiation. Here is how it works.