Where can I tell people I tutor English for ESL on Skype?
Spongebob asked:
I love helping ESL students improve their English and I want to start netting students, but firstly, I need to figure out how to let them know that. Are there websites where ESL students go to find tutors?
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I love helping ESL students improve their English and I want to start netting students, but firstly, I need to figure out how to let them know that. Are there websites where ESL students go to find tutors?
Thank you for your help!
June 9th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Just do a Google search for:
ESL
or English as a second language
Then, see how others market their services.
TIP: Most will have their own website.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:22 am
I’ve been working as a tutor for over 10 years and always tried to market myself independently. Recently, I started using Wyzant which is an online tutor data base that students can search for tutors. They heavily market and I’ve gotten great business from them. I tutor mainly math and had over 14 clients this past semester. You can set your own rates and they take care of all of the money which is great. They take a commission and as you increase the ours you have tutored, your take home pay goes up. They offer many subjects which they test you on to make sure you are qualified. I know they offer ESL. Students search for you based on your zipcode and you can also limit how far you want to travel. You can create your own profile and picture as well which I’ve found really helpful. When a student comes to the site, they can search tutors or post a “tutor wanted” ad. If a wanted ad comes up in your subject, it will get forwarded to your e-mail. Using them has let me go from tutoring part time to tutoring as a full time job and I highly recommend it. I wasn’t sure at first if it would be worth it, since they take a commission, but in the end the money is a whole lot better than working at a tutoring place. They suggest that new tutors set their starting rate at $40/hour, but I set mine a little lower at $35/hour and I think that really helped pull in business. See the link in the sources for more info. I really hopes this helps! good luck!