I tutor a couple of languages. I was wondering how it would be best to market myself. I already know that my clients (3 so far) are very pleased. But beyond them spreading the word for me, I really don’t know where to go. And I actually didn’t find them. They found me. They are all related to my friends in one way or another.
How does one market a tutoring service in a typical way?
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Offer your friends a referral fee. Go to churches or wherever your language is spoken and leave your business card. Word of mouth is the best advertising.
I would put up flyers at the local college if there is on. That includes you name and what you tutor and how they can contact you.
School newspaper is also a good place to go if there is on.
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Here’s what you can do to find clients/students:
1. Put up fliers in supermarkets, laundromats, library bulletin boards.
2. Find out if there are community centers or libraries that offer facilities or programs for tutoring.
3. Take out an advertisement in a local newspaper–for cheaper rates, look for weeklies or all-ad papers.
4. Put fliers on phone poles.
5. Make several 15 minute public-access cable programs that present lessons in your subject(s), and let the cable company show them on public access channels.
6. Wear a t-shirt custom-printed that says “Tutor for Hire!”
7. Go to sites that allow you to post free ads.
As a private tutor you can charge a higher rate but you are restricted to specific area - smaller market of potential students. If you tutor online, the rate is lower but you can have a worldwide market of potential students. Try sites like: , ,… many other sites. Hope this helps you.
