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There's a moment most tutors hit where they realise something uncomfortable: the general English tutor down the road charges £25/hour, and so do they. The IELTS specialist charges £60. The Business English coach charges £80. They all teach English. Why is the gap so large? The answer
Fully booked? Here's how to manage a tutoring waiting list properly — from setup to follow-up, raising rates, and turning demand into sustainable growth.
Teaching students across time zones? Here's how to handle international scheduling without double-bookings, DST chaos, or early morning surprises.
The trial lesson is a sales call disguised as a lesson. Here's how to structure it, charge appropriately, and convert more students to ongoing bookings.
Nobody Talks About This Until They're Already Burnt Out The irony of tutor burnout is that it's most common among the best tutors. The ones who care. The ones who prepare thoroughly, respond promptly, accommodate every request, and take responsibility for every student's progress.
Why Tutors Create Courses (And Why It's Harder Than It Looks) The appeal is obvious. You spend your career teaching the same concepts repeatedly to different students. At some point, a logical thought emerges: what if I recorded this once and sold it to many people? A course
Why Most Tutors Have Nothing in Writing Ask most independent tutors whether they have a written agreement with their students and the answer is almost always no. Some have a brief terms section on their website that nobody reads. Most have nothing. This isn't laziness — it's
Teaching Kids: The Student Is in the Room, but the Parent Is the Client Teaching young learners — roughly ages 5-14 — is a different professional relationship than teaching adults. The student sits in front of you on screen, but the parent is the one who found you, pays you, reads your
Every tutor needs a cancellation policy. Most don't enforce it. Here's how to set one, introduce it to students, and hold the line without ruining the relationship.
The Students Nobody Talks About Every tutor has had them. The student who argues about their level. The one who does nothing between lessons and then blames you for lack of progress. The one who cancels constantly but complains when you implement a policy. The one who's been