Many teachers and tutors seem to expect instant traffic to their websites. If I can just get my website online, the thinking goes, that will be enough. This is simply not the case. It can take months or even years…
Yearly Archives: 2013
Three Marketing Keywords Tutors Need to Succeed
To successfully market your tutoring or teaching services you need three things. Before I tell you what they are, I want you to take a moment and think about why marketing is difficult. Almost every self-employed teacher or tutor I’ve…
Posted in Marketing
Sell something today. You deserve it.
If the biggest barrier between you and a (much) more successful business and a (much) bigger paycheck is the minor discomfort of telling someone about your services, shouldn’t you take that chance? Today’s goal: Get just 1 person to say…
Posted in Marketing
5 Websites That Will Help You Grow Your Tutoring Business
These 5 Websites have helped us grow our business. I have no affiliation with any of these companies, but they make excellent products that I have used for at least a year. I have used some of these services for…
Posted in Technology
3 Ways to Get More Out Of a Conference Than You Paid to Get In
Conferences are expensive. How can you make the most of your time and investment? I recently attended the 2013 CATESOL (California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) conference in San Diego. Total cost to attend, including admission for…
Posted in Marketing
People Matter
I am reminded daily that success in business — as in life — hinges on relationships with people. If you can connect to the right people and nurture those connections, you can find success. This is true whether you are…
Posted in Marketing
