A big welcome to our new subscribers and new customers.
Hopefully your week is going well. We had some nice comments and notes from last week’s newsletter. Apparently there are a whole lot of people doing really well with their summer tutor programs. Remember these programs don’t only work for your current students, but you can use them to get new customers.
We also got a note from someone that mentioned their numbers were down some. They had a beautiful website but it needed some tweaks. This week’s article is about how to make sure you’ve included everything you need to in your website (but also your brochures, ads, etc.).
We love hearing from you. Questions, comments, ideas you want to share. Just hit reply to this note or you can use the comments section on our blog.
This week we’ve also added a To Do list. Hopefully this will help you build your business.
We’ve also tweaked / tuned our website. We’ve added some new programs, made payment plans for some items and hopefully made it easier to use and understand. Here’s a good page that will let you see some of the changes.
http://www.cleverapple.com/comparetutors.html
These Five Things can Help Build your Tutor Business
- You want to actually present what you’re selling and give folks a way to buy it. A great copywriter told me you only need three things to succeed. Tell people what you’ve got. Tell people how it will benefit them, and then tell them what to do next. You want to make sure you have at least all three of these things in your advertising. A simple example of this would be – On April 10th we’ll be offering a 4 hour course on how to pass your ACT test. This course will be at the Rec Center and will be $25. This course will cover everything you need to make a great grade the first time. You can click on the link below to reserve your spot or call us at 1-555. Spots are limited. Call before April 5th and we’ll give you a coupon for 10% off a private tutor session. In that simple bit we have included the three things you need. We’ve also given them a reason to contact us now and we’ve put in some tracking information to.
- Make sure you make it clear how to contact you. When people visit your site or look at your brochure they should have no doubt of how to contact you. You should have at least your phone number and a clickable email link or a contact form.
- Track how you’re getting your leads. We’ve mentioned this before, but you should have some ideas for discounts. You should have different discounts for each of your different offers.
- If you have an office, let people know how to find you. You should have your address on your website. You can use Google Places to let people find exactly where you are.
- Give people a reason to contact you today. Offer them a limited time discount. Sometimes doing this will push them into acting today… instead of waiting.
Resources you can use –
Taking Action – Tuesday Tutor Business Tip – Taking Action
To Do List for the Week –
- Make sure you have a tutor program outlined for this summer. Your goal should be to announce it to your students by the middle of next month and begin advertising in May.
- Take a look at your current literature, advertising and website. Make sure it includes the five things we mentioned. If not revise.
- If you have a Facebook page make sure you are ready for the “new†look.
- Do something fun with your family this weekend.
Have a wonderful week!!
Marlene Elstad says
I am a former teacher of 11th grade English. It has been many years since I have seen the English part of the test. Is there a good website you could share explaining points to review for this. I have two students who breeze through the math and science parts but seem to buckle under when it comes to English. The GED tutoring I have done has been in the Public Library in a nicely glass closed room. Tutoring in my home or theirs may
bring on un wanted problems, noise, interruptions, false charges. Any other ideas where one might meet? So, two questions: 1)copy of the English part of the GED and
2) suggestions for a class site
The-Apple says
Hi,
Is there a reason for not continuing to tutor in the Library? Sometimes churches have multi-purpose rooms they’ll let people use. I’ve always done it either at my home or the students home or in an office.
Here are some links for tools for the GED.
http://www.azed.gov/adult-ed-ged/general-ed-development/
http://www.4tests.com/exams/examdetail.asp?eid=38
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0809222280/student_view0/ged_practice_test_pt_i.html
Bay State Tutoring says
Informative post. I am looking for some new ways to expand our business. Prepping for the summer is of particular importance for us now.
The-Apple says
If you check out posts on the blog – at least half of them should give you some good ideas.
You can also check out these pages –
http://www.cleverapple.com/growyourtutorbusiness.html
http://www.cleverapple.com/tutorbootcamp.html