The Online Tutor Business Podcast

With the recent changes in Zoom, many tutors have been looking for alternatives.  Today you are going to hear from a tutor that is just getting started as a tutor and another tutor that has been tutoring on the side for years.  Together we discuss the business mindset that is involved with running an online tutoring business and what makes sense.  We dive into what a business mindse...

The science of reading may be a familiar or unfamiliar term for you.  Today I am going to dive deeper into what is the science of reading and how do we use it to inform our instruction.  Louisa Moats said Teaching reading is rocket science.  This means that it is complicated, but if we know what the main components are and the best strategies to teach those components, we gain clari...

Over 268 people have gone through the Jumpstart Your Online Tutoring Business Masterclass, but only 10 have made it into the Tutorpreneur Hall of Fame.  Today you get to hear how Letrice made it into the hall of fame.  Letrice received the most points as she went through this program.  She booked a homeschool student for 5 days a week for at least 3 hours each day and got 4 online t...

What leadership skills do you need to run an online tutoring business.  Today our guest Michael Gibben, the coach for tutors will be these skills as you go on your journey with growing your business.  He starts with the skills all tutors need to have and then he transitions into what skills you need as you scale your business.  Keep listening as Michael dives deeper into these leade...

Today you get to hear the script flipped.  Typically I interview people, but today you are going to get to hear an interview where I share my tutoring journey and what that is like as an online reading tutor, and how I help other tutors.  I was live on a radio show called the World of Work and the host of that show is Shep Cohen.

Do you love listening to other tutors' journeys to find out how they became successful?  I know I do.  Today I am joined by Justine Forelli, Natalie Morales, and Crystal Harrison who share their experience with teaching, how they decided to become online tutors, how their business is going today and what their future looks like in the industry.

Should you create a website.  This is something that all tutors wonder in the beginning.  Today you are going to hear how helpful having a website has been for tutors getting found without having to seek out students on their own.  Over time, it is like people are googling and finding you.  This is what we all dream of.  This doesn’t happen overnight, but if you set up you...

Instagram!  Imagine making a few posts each week, and commenting on others people's posts.  Doesn’t seem so hard.  Right?  It isn’t, but here is the thing.  The things that are easy to do, are also easy not to do.  Today you are going to hear from Esmy Lozano an online reading tutor and how she has been getting requests weekly for her tutoring services right from Inst...

Ever wonder what other tutors’ experiences are like that are reaching 4 figures a month?  Today you get to hear from the newest members that are being inducted into the 4 figure a month club.  Justine Forelli just started her business in August and has reached numbers she never thought possible after 4 months of starting her business.  In order to get into the 4 Figure a Month club,...

You may have heard that blogging can be a great strategy for getting new online tutoring students, but you doubt that you can really do it.  I mean, what do you write about?  The number 1 reason tutors don't blog is writer's block.  They get stuck on what to write about.  Today you are going to Listen to tutors' stories of how they overcame writer's block and finally began writ...

The holiday season can be a stressful time with your tutoring business.  There are reschedules that need to be made, cancellations, new clients, along with you getting ready for the season.  There are presents to buy, cards to send out, cookies to make and family gatherings to attend.  Join me today as I chat with Michelle Willette, a life coach, about how to destress during the hol...

Scheduling during the holidays can be a nightmare.  Some students are taking some time off, some are ending their services, and some want to continue.  Today you will hear 3 different perspectives from different types of tutors and what their scheduling will look like.  Allen Tsao is a high school and college Math Tutor, Esmy Lozano is an elementary reading tutor, and Beth Hansford...

Can tutoring be a sustainable business?  This is what every tutor wants to know before they quit their day job to pursue this journey.  Today you get to be inspired by tutors that are now making 4 figures a month, 5 figures a month and are now making more money than their last job.  Find out what it took to get this point and how they are able to sustain these results.  Let’s w...

What is dyslexia and can people still learn to read if they have it.  Today you are going to hear an incredible story from Daniel Franklin the author of Helping Your Child with Language-Based Learning Disabilities.  What I found most incredible about Daniel through this interview is that he himself has dyslexia.  He shares what it was like, who helped him, and how kids can learn wit...

Tutors that are passionate about getting better at their craft are always seeking training that will take them to the next level.  Adelle transitioned from the classroom to online reading tutoring.  Ana Martin an online Latin tutor often experiences kids that struggle with reading and she was curious to know how to help her students better.  Learn how both of these tutors benefitted...

Many tutors face adversity, but today’s guest has had his share and overcome each obstacle that has gotten in his way to create a multimillion-dollar tutoring company.  Brian Tom started creating his business at the age of 20 with just $4,000 in his pocket.  Over the next ten years, he suffered from glaucoma and quickly needed to transition from being able to see the world from within. &...

Today’s guest gets the most humble tutor award.  He’s a dad, a husband, and an amazing online writing tutor.  In the beginning, Dustin was like most tutors starting out.  He was unsure what he wanted to tutor and thought that by tutoring many subjects that he would be able to get more students.  Now he has niched down and is booked solid.  Hear how Dustin got 12 students i...

Has your tutoring business begun to explode? You are now at a point where you have sold all of your tutoring hours and you are wondering what the next step is.  Learn how Elaine Lindgard has taken her In person tutoring business completely online and hired other tutors to keep the momentum going and make more money.  Today Elaine is such an inspiration from a solo tutor in a center to a...

The online tutoring business can be lonely.  You work a lot from and with Covid aren’t really to get out a lot.  But what if there was a community that not only allowed you to feel less alone, but also gave you perks to the business. See getting to know other tutors is an incredible way to grow your online tutoring business.  Not only do you get to keep learning, but you also get to...

Wouldn't life be great if you could fast forward to just getting results in our tutoring business?  Sometimes it feels like we are not getting students fast enough, but today you are going to learn the power of persevering even when you are not getting the results you want and as fast as you want them.

There are 3 stages of how people feel about their tutoring that will guide you in where you are at in your journey with pricing your tutoring services. Keep listening to learn what they are.

Have you ever wondered why people are saying that they can’t afford your tutoring services? When I have personally worked with tutors I have noticed that the ones that struggle with this all struggle with the same thing.  Confidence.  In this episode you are going to learn how to be more confident so that people want to work with you and pay you what you charge.

Every other month Joanne Kaminski awards a new tutor the Tutorpreneur Hero Award and these tutors always go on to do great things.  Check out what some of the past tutors are up to and where their business is at today.  Audrey Codner Gibson is just 4 months into the business and already making $5,000 a month and Allen Tsao was able to have his wife stay home while he worked his tutoring business 2...

For years people have told us what a path to success looks like.  You go to school, get good grades, go to college, and get a job.  But very rarely do people ask you what you want to have when you grow up.  Young kids can get really creative with this.  They picture themselves in a mansion, with lots of cars, and the amount of money in which they never have to worry about anyth...

It is really easy to come up with excuses for why I can’t accomplish things.  The market is too saturated, my husband doesn’t support me, I am a single mom, or a host of other things.  But, when we make excuses we are transferring the owner of responsibility.  It is outside of me, therefore I have no control over it.  That couldn’t be further from the truth.  When we take...