How to Get Tutoring Jobs
Marketing and advertising your tutoring service
Tutoring jobs are available in many subjects from Math tutoring to English tutors, reading tutors and homework tutors. Starting your own tutoring service is a rewarding and profitable home business opportunity.
There is a growing demand for private tutors and with the right credentials and marketing you can secure the tutor jobs you want. Here are some practical ideas on how to build a solid and successful tutoring business.
- Create a flyer. Design and print flyers advertising your tutoring service. In addition to describing
the type of tutoring service you offer include a brief resume of your skills and experience. Make sure your have a reliable contact number and email address. Post flyers where your
target market will see them - on community bulletin boards, around libraries and campuses. Find out how to
Make a Flyer.
- Business cards. Choose a catchy business name and make some business cards.
Your business name should describe what you do. For example Math Help by Mary clearly tells potential clients what your tutoring service does. Your business name should also describe how you do your business, for example
The Travelling Tutor sets you apart as a tutor who will visit students in their homes. Make Your Own Business Cards
- Craigslist. Craigslist offers free local classified advertising. Write an ad for your tutoring services
and post it in the right section. www.laborfair.com is like Craigslist and can be used to find tutoring jobs. It is also free and you can include your profile with
reviews from your clients.
- Online tutoring referral service. These are tutor listing services and directories. You can register as a tutor
in your area and post your profile. This usually requires payment of a fee.
- Advertise in local publications. Place a small ad in the church newsletter, local newspaper, local club's newsletter.
- Visit local schools. Set up appointments with the guidnace counselors at local schools. Discuss your tutoring
business with any teachers that you know, give them your business card, and ask them to recommend students who may need your services. Ask the principle if you can post fliers on the school
noticeboards or to advertise in the next school letter. Hand out fliers to parents when they pick
their kids up from school.
- Homeschool groups. Find out about local homeschool groups. Parents in these groups often take
their children for tutoring in certain subjects such as Math, Science, foreign languages. Introduce your tutoring services to the group or place an ad
in their newsletter.
- Referrals. Word of mouth referrals are your most effective way to get tutoring jobs. Provide a professional tutoring service and your clients will
recommened you. Collect reference letters from exisitng clients and build your reputation.
- No Child Left Behind Act. School children may be eligible for free tutoring under this Act. This usually applies
to children who are enrolled in a Title 1 school and whose family income is below a certain level. You can ask the school district to add you to their list of tutors.
- Know your peak seasons. Most people look for tutors at the end of the school year once they have
received report cards and at the end of the first,second and third marking periods and in the month before the state's standardized testing. Your marketing activity
should coincide with these times. The summer is also an in-demand time for tutors.
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