How to Become a Tutor and Earn Extra Money
By Peggy HurdArticle Word Count: 449 [View Summary] Comments (0)
Become a tutor as a way to supplement your income
Everyone seems to be looking for a way to make extra money these days. Whether or not you already work a full-time or part-time job, a personal tutoring business could be just the thing you are looking for. Most tutoring is done in the evenings, because most students are at school during the day. Thus, tutoring becomes a job that can be done a few evenings a week or even on the weekends. You can be very flexible with the hours you choose to work each week as a tutor. You can set up your schedule to do tutoring a certain night each week, or Saturdays only; whatever fits your needs.
How to become a tutor without previous experience
If you are just starting out as a tutor, there are a couple of things you need to do to get started:
First, you will need to identify areas in which you have skills, talents, or experience. These are the subjects you will offer tutoring in. If you are a carpenter during the day, you could offer tutoring to students who are preparing to take the trades exam. If you are a stay at home mom, you could offer tutoring in a subject you did well in at school. If you are a university student, offer tutoring in a class you have taken and received a high grade. If you are uncertain, then offer tutoring for a skill such as fishing or skating. There's at least one thing you are good at that someone else would like to be good at too.
Second, you will need to find some willing subjects. This is very important as it will give you references to supply to prospective clients. Ask around to some people you know and offer to give them or their children some hours of free tutoring. Don't be skimpy on this step. This investment of time and effort will be worth it. Make sure to get testimonials and referrals from your willing subjects. Put them together in a nice format as references you can show prospective students and their parents.
Third, decide where you will do your tutoring. Would it work best if the student came to your house? How about if you went to the student's house? Alternately, you could book a room in the local library (usually free), or meet at a University or College close by. Make sure their library has places where its ok to talk quietly. If the student is young, be prepared for the parents to want you to come to their house for the tutoring sessions, at least for the first little while.
Learn how to become a tutor to earn extra money.
I have been tutoring for more than 25 years. You can visit me at my blog where I provide more helpful tips on tutoring and running your own personal tutoring business:
Or, just go to http://www.how-to-become-a-tutor.blogspot.com
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Article Submitted On: March 25, 2009
This article is a very informative piece which will help you in figuring out where to start in setting up your own tutoring business.
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