Comments on: Where can I tell people I tutor English for ESL on Skype? http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/where-can-i-tell-people-i-tutor-english-for-esl-on-skype/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:24:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: derbyka http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/where-can-i-tell-people-i-tutor-english-for-esl-on-skype/comment-page-1/#comment-873 derbyka Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:22:58 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/where-can-i-tell-people-i-tutor-english-for-esl-on-skype/#comment-873 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! 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!

]]> By: ELfaGeek http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/where-can-i-tell-people-i-tutor-english-for-esl-on-skype/comment-page-1/#comment-872 ELfaGeek Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:37:39 +0000 http://www.englishoverseas.com/blog/where-can-i-tell-people-i-tutor-english-for-esl-on-skype/#comment-872 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. 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.

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