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I got a new client who asked me to teach their year 11 child, 2 hours every week. I said okay, I took him through the enrolment process and they loved it (including a 30 minute free consultation). I sent him an invoice for the whole month. He said he can't pay it all upfront. He will pay it on Monday on a weekly bases. Monday comes, the student is ready but the father has not paid. You messaged and called him but he does not pick up. It is possible the father forgot and will pay on Tuesday. What would you do and why? Vote and leave a comment !!!
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1 like • 6d
Since he is a new parent, I would take the class and ask him to pay ahead of time. I would even take as long as they will make the payment when necessary.
How do you deal with losing clients ?
Losing clients is part of online tutoring business. It's important to keep churn low and retain your students but sometimes it evitable. Maybe the student is not progressing, maybe the parent found a cheaper option, maybe they decided to go for in person instead. Whatever the reason, what do you do ? How do you feel ? Let's discuss in the comment section !
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I think it fundamental to keep your head up and reflect why you lost. As long as You give 100% to every lesson, one doesn't have to worry the decision made by the parent or student. Try to always improve to make sure you are delivering successful in terms of grade.
Would you rather a difficult parent or a difficult student ?
Which do you prefer and why ? Difficult parent can be a parent who lacks communications, reschedules a lot, late with payments (but always pays), looking for a discount all the time whilst expecting the world from you ? Difficult student is a student that literally does not want to learn, they are not out right rude or disrespectful but they do not appreciate your time or effort. They never do the homework and sometimes they cheat in class
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8 members have voted
0 likes • 15d
I will not have difficult student. Why waste one hour of my day with someone who is not interested. I can wait for the late payment, if they have unreasonable demand but I am doing good work I can sleep knowing the parent lacks understanding but teaching a student is who is not interested is a waste from all sides.
Finding your nichè
After completing Day 2 I realised it’s much harder than I thought picking a specific subject to teach. I was good at English up to A-levels but I forgot the content as I am currently doing a primary PGCE at ucl. I don’t know if I should focus on advertising for year6/11+ or English GCSE as I feel English has a higher demand all year long. What would your advice be in choosing between them both? Should I spend a little time revising English before setting up a website in the future?
2 likes • 16d
It is good to think everything you do as an investment. That alone will help you go far.
The best tutors do what ?
In the comment section, rank the following options from best to worse !! I'll drop mine list at the end of the day !! If you match my list, there will be a surprise 💪
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2 members have voted
2 likes • 17d
1, 4, 2, 3, 5
1 like • 17d
Your list @Zakeria Hassan makes alot of sense now. As a tutoring business you need to be effective and do what gives the highest return for the student and yourself. Putting 4 first gave me good understanding.
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Abdullahi Ahmed
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I am a new aspiring teacher willing and ready to learn more.

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Joined Nov 25, 2025