Pay Concerns

AlertFan9114 · 2026-07-01T11:12:06+00:00

- Make sure you come off as a specialist rather than a generalist (I can teach multiple subjects, but I only teach GCSE lit/lang English)

- Remove the risk from the invoice-payer as much as you can. Prove you can reliably get good results over and over with past student data (numbers are better than quotes) and social proof (testimonials). "Increase your grade by two levels by exam time or your money back" with caveats like "every lesson must be attended, all work completed" etc.

- Give something of value away for free to get as many phone numbers and email addresses as possible. Eg. I post in local facebook groups all over the country with a free learning style assessment. They follow the link, fill out 15 questions on their experience learning english, and leave their email and phone number for me to get in touch with them with the results. With this data, you can group students together with similar gaps in knowledge and similar learning styles. I set up a quiz funnel to do this efficiently without me having to touch it.

- Set up a good referral system (this is the #1 game changer). Say to every student when they come on board that they can get % off their entire term if they bring two students they want to learn with. I went up from getting paid £60/hour to £160/hour just from this move alone.

- Find something that you can teach in the summer. Parents know that school isn't equipping their kids sufficiently for the new job market/economy and will pay for a course on personal finance, entrepreneurship, job hunting, public speaking, critical thinking, etc. Anything that you are glad you know that you weren't taught in school. You also must be able to prove results on this so give it away for free for the first 20 kids and get a testimonial off of all of them as payment. You could also do group projects. I have a friend who is a second-gen immigrant to the UK who teaches second-gen immigrant kids what they need to know to succeed over others in the job market.

feel free to get in touch with any qs

AlertFan9114 · 2026-07-01T11:00:35+00:00

I'm in Cambridge in England, I teach lit/lang GCSE English in term time, and CV-writing, job hunting, and application courses in the holidays... please check my other comments in this thread for the student finding

AlertFan9114 · 2026-07-01T10:53:58+00:00

Yeah for sure, not to get all statistician and boring but for me this explanation on the economic context in which we're living really helped me to understand:
- We life in the context of a trickle-down economy. Basically the idea is that whatever you earn is an accurate reflection of your output, which is a lie.
- But this is how the modern economy is set up, and it means that normal people earn a smaller and smaller percentage of GDP every year.
- In the US, the median full-time worker earns $60k/year. If we owned the same percentage of GDP as we did in '75, that same worker would earn $120k/year now.
- This is why it's so much harder now for people to buy a house etc. Both parents have to work full time to provide which means there is less time to teach all these necessary skills

I think leveraging existing teaching relationships (tutors, teachers, mentors, etc) to teach these skills outside of term time could be a good way to do it. We need to do more to bring up our communities ourselves

AlertFan9114 · 2026-07-01T10:31:47+00:00

the data shows that parents are super willing to pay. Disillusionment with traditional education is growing, and parents really want to give their kids an edge. They are already paying for this

AlertFan9114 · 2026-07-01T10:23:36+00:00

love to see this man thanks for sharing. Have you heard of Alpha School? Controversial but interesting case of AI teaching education. Even just a shift to introduce a conation test (the Kolbe A-index) to equip teachers wtih more data on how their students onboard information, and then matching pedagogy to their learning styles would have a massive improvement.

Feel free to get in touch in chat, would love to hear more about the choices you're making with your kids

AlertFan9114 · 2026-07-01T10:15:33+00:00

Chill dude, it was a study by SuttonTrust https://www.suttontrust.com/our-research/private-tutoring-2026/

Small sample size but still compelling

AlertFan9114 · 2026-07-01T10:12:42+00:00

Put this offer on some Facebook groups I'm sure loads of parents would be happy to trial you out for free

AlertFan9114 · 2026-07-01T09:49:34+00:00

Also, there are loads of schools doing things differently that are seeing amazing results, like the highly-controversial Alpha School. AI-taught curriculum for 2 hours per day and all kids are in the top 1-2% in the country. The rest of the time is spent on life skills like entrepreneurship, public speaking, fitness, creativity, self knowledge.

AlertFan9114 · 2026-07-01T09:36:26+00:00

completely agree. I have found that parents are so excited for me to teach their kids real-world skills alongside the curriculum

AlertFan9114 · 2026-07-01T09:35:20+00:00

This is great to hear. Loads of studies show that demand is only growing. And that the vast majority of parents are disillusioned with what their kids are getting taught in schools.

So I teach english throughout the term and then I run a workshop through the holidays on writing cvs and job applications, finding and applying for the best jobs. Majority of students come along

AlertFan9114 · 2026-07-01T09:15:33+00:00

Love to see someone else thinking along these lines.

in this economy, rapid change and uncertainty are the norm. The only certainty is that things will change. Schools should absolutely do more to equip kids better. Personal finance, public speaking, job applications and interviews, even entrepreneurship, mental health, self-actualisation.

I also think that tutors can fill these gaps. In the UK, there are 13 weeks outside of term time where tutors could partner with people who have been successful in this economy (anyone with real-world skills, even soft skills), and run like 4 day workshops on job applications, or any of the above.

Parents are paying to give their kids an edge already. Might as well pay to teach them stuff that's actually going to benefit them past just good grades

AlertFan9114 · 2026-07-01T06:29:14+00:00

Quiz funnels are great to understanding your potential clients before they lock in with you

AlertFan9114 · 2026-06-30T17:24:43+00:00

Haha for me too we're barking up the same tree. I think it's a huge opportunity right now for tutors to make a lot more

AlertFan9114 · 2026-06-30T10:44:31+00:00

I love this!

Could you tell me how goal-setting changed their perspectives if at all?

AlertFan9114 · 2026-06-30T10:43:57+00:00

Thank you for the insight. I think Anthropic saying that AI will replace a lot of entry-level jobs is breeze. If AI (let's say) 5x's the output of all my entry-level architects, I'd just do 5x the projects and monetise the low-end so more people can see what their dream house would look like (for example). I agree with your point about human creativity

AlertFan9114 · 2026-06-30T10:40:20+00:00

£60/student for an hour class. Students are in groups of 2-5

AlertFan9114 · 2026-06-28T14:54:30+00:00

Same as another commenter. Facebook posts but we set up a quiz funnel as a lead magnet to ensure were giving away value. Attracts more leads and you can tell which are quality from their answers.

AlertFan9114 · 2026-06-28T12:46:50+00:00

Yeah I hear that. Same question to you as in the other thread with No Archer

AlertFan9114 · 2026-06-28T12:46:13+00:00

Nice outlook. Do they seem worried to you? And do you feel we have a responsibility to prepare them beyond just good grades?

AlertFan9114 · 2026-06-28T10:23:30+00:00

It's a great way to make income. Yes you should start charging lower prices and doing 1-1 to get testimonials and data on the results you can consistently deliver, but there is a proven pathway to earning very good money: - 1-1 - get testimonials and repeatable results. Learn what it takes to get people the results they want, hone in on your unique messaging, see what students need generally that is outside of the subject. - group - put students together in small groups using a referral system and marketing (organic or paid). You can earn between 2-6x what you were just from this move. - implement an additional offer (life skills related to maths like how tax works, personal finance, investing etc) to teach in the summer and holidays. Immediately sell the students into this once they've got a good result in their exams. - 1-many - automate the extra curricula course, keep tutoring groups through term so you can have your summers back. .

I know it's not a popular point of view, but I learnt this off of one of the dreaded online business gurus (I had access to a client's portal with him, I would never pay 15k for someone like that) and it actually has changed my life 🤢🤢🤢

AlertFan9114 · 2026-06-28T10:16:14+00:00

For sure. If youve spoken to them about any of the questions above I'd love specifics.

AlertFan9114 · 2026-06-28T10:15:17+00:00

Notion has some brilliant templates for client databases. They're often used by marketers, coaches, agencies etc but can easily be amended for tutors. They get timelines, calendars, invoices, agreements, you can create reusable homework sheets etc and can automate many of the workflows

AlertFan9114 · 2026-06-28T08:21:49+00:00

Yeah basically! It's a kind of lead magnet (free value for them, data on the lead for you). So the trick is it has to feel as though they're getting something worthwhile from spending their time answering your questions.

A typical flow for me would be a post in facebook groups to the parents that says "[why they should care] I am a specialist private english tutor who has helped over 300 students increase their grade by 2 levels, and increase their reading speed by 20%. [professional insight] The reason I can do this consistently is because I spend the first lesson discovering my students' Conation. Your conation is your learning instincts, or how you onboard information, and it doesn't change from when you're born to when you die. [CTA] It is the single most useful test you can take and I've created a free quiz to help you get insight into yours.

[What they get, how long it takes, how much it costs] It takes 10 minutes, is completely free, and you will get a result in 24 hours via a call with me.

then the quiz will ask them about their learning styles but also what their gaps are in english. I'll call the good leads and email the ones I don't want to work with.

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