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Aug 16 in
Stop charging by the hour ⏰ - here's how 💰
Do you want to earn more as a teacher? Stop charging by the hour. Here's a super simple tweak you can apply today. And if you have any questions about how to price your offer, drop them in the comments below. 👇 Charging by the hour doesn't really work with educational freelance work. It can work in other industries - therapy, law - since the hourly rate is usually significant. But charging $25/hour? It makes earning a living challenging. Class cancellations, late payments, and an overall diluted value proposition to name a few of them. Don't worry: here's a super simple tweak. Instead of quoting an hourly rate, quote a flat rate for the result. This doesn't even mean increasing your rates, at least at first. For example: You currently: - charge $25/hour - sign students up for 10 lessons over ten weeks Now, when a prospect comes to you, tell them: I'll get you from X to Y in the next ten weeks. The investment is just $250. It's exactly the same money, but it's a quick mindset switch in your pricing. I know you'll be surprised by the results. And from there, it's pretty simple to go from $250 to $350 and upwards. Try this the next time you're enrolling a new client and let me know how it goes. Hope it helps. Do you have any questions on how to price your offer? Add them below 👇
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I’m bearish on the one-hour Zoom class as a sustainable model for teachers. One way to rethink student contact is to borrow a concept from the software development world: treat your interactions with students as “stand-ups.” How long is a stand-up? Long enough to set practice objectives and establish skill-building priorities. It could be just 12 minutes. How often do you need a stand-up? It varies—maybe twice a week. The assumption that we teachers make, that students want to spend as much time with us as possible, is probably wrong. In many (not all) cases, learners prefer the shortest path to skill acquisition over the traditional “12-hour package.” Price the outcome, not the journey. Nobody likes tollbooths. In the TOEFL Speaking world, making this shift from 1-hour time-blocks to outcomes is easier because we can establish a baseline score—where are you today?—and identify the target score—where do you need to be? Then, we can set up a plan to bridge the gap. By reframing the success plan as a “skills” problem rather than a “time” problem, you gently shift the responsibility of skill-building to the learner. Any lag in skill development can be addressed in the stand-ups: “What happened this week?”
Oct '22 in
START HERE! Make Your First Post & Watch the Video
Hey there! Welcome to the Teacherpreneur Support Network! @Michael Landry , @Leonardo Gomes and I are excited to have you here. Our mission here is to help teachers escape precarity by earning their own income and building a teaching career on their own terms. Watch the video below for important info on how to make the best of this community. 👇 Then, do the following 2 things: 1. Make your first post HERE by letting everyone know: A. Your name & why you joined this community B. Your business goal for the next 30 days C. What you're looking to get out of this community. 2. Start with the free trainings we have: - Looking to build your entrepreneurial mindset? Start HERE. - Want to establish your niche in the next few days? Start HERE. - Want to expedite your business goals? Book a free 1:1 with us HERE and we'll strategize together. See you in the comments! Welcome again! 🎉
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Hello all! Canadian guy here coming to you from beautiful Florence Italy by way of South Korea, where I spent 15 years teaching English. In 2018 my daughter Kayla was born and I made the decision to leave academia and Korea for the greater control and freedom (and often terrifying instability) of online teaching, where I carved out a niche in the test prep world (TOEFL). In 2021 I made another pivot - this time towards software. I started a company called My Speaking Score, which provides online tools to help non-native English speakers get a high score on the Speaking section of the TOEFL. Super niche, right? Becoming a startup founder was a hard break from online teaching, but I was looking for a way to broaden my reach, help many more people, and scale my income. I've made a ton of mistakes along the way (still do), but we're now serving paying customers in 100 countries and signing up about 150 new students a day - all of whom have ambitions and dreams connected to greater English fluency and proficiency. It's a lot of fun. It's a lot of work. Many thanks for welcoming me. I'm delighted to be your newest member and looking forward to being a part of this community. Warmly, John Healy
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Hi! I'm a test prep coach and founder of My Speaking Score - an AI tool that helps teachers and students with TOEFL Speaking.
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