Tutoring

Tutoring

Ages: 14 and Up
Parents will only let high school students tutor their kids. If you are in middle school, skip
this one.

Difficulty: Medium
It is not a business that requires hard labor, but getting clients can be difficult. Also, there
are responsibilities that come with tutoring.

Amount of Time: Fair
Tutoring visits are typically only a few hours a week, but preparing your lessons and learning
new material can also be time consuming. Oftentimes, tutors work with one students on a weekly
basis for months at a time.

Potential Profit: $200-1000
An average rate for tutoring is ten dollars an hour. If your student likes you as a tutor, twenty
hours of work is guaranteed.

Basic Idea: This one is pretty self-explanatory. Tutoring consists of helping students with their
schoolwork, usually in one subject. You help students with homework and test preparation
as a tutor. Try posting flyers around your school advertising your business.

Tips:
1. Be thoughtful and friendly. Parents talk to other parents about tutors, so if your student
likes you and says good things about you, it is easy to gain new clients. Also, tips and raises
are far more likely if you are polite when speaking to parents.

2. Make your lessons fun. Going home to see a tutor after school is the last thing most kids
want to do. Keep your lessons interesting and incorporate games and hands-on activities.
Students can be difficult to deal with if they dislike a lesson.

3. Cover your topic. Parents hire tutors to see better grades. If tutor time turns into play
time and grades do not improve parents will fire you. Make sure the kid is having fun, but know
when its time to buckle down and focus on the topic.

4. Advertise in places of learning. Nobody walks into CVS looking for a tutor. However, parents
walk into schools, libraries, and day care centers looking for a tutor.

5. Use our resource center. A list of links to educational websites, worksheet downloads,
and other useful stuff will be posted soon.