Do you have spare time and enjoy educating kids? Are you an out of work teacher? If so the tutoring field may be right for you. Teachers are grossly underpaid and they are only employed for 9 months out of the year. Becoming a tutor for the remaining three months is a good way to supplement your income. But tutoring is not just for teachers. Anybody with knowledge on a specific subject can become a tutor. You don’t need to be a genius either. It’s not just college students who need help, you can also tutor 10-15 year olds who have trouble with reading, writing or math as well. Here are some helpful tips to get you started.

Find Your Specialty

Determine what subject you’re going to tutor. Try and specialize in just one subject. Doing so makes you master that topic. It will also make you appear better at the subject than someone who is just a general tutor. So if foreign languages is your thing, stick to it. It will be much easier to find students to tutor if you make known your expertise.

Finding Clients

You won’t make money unless you have students to help. But where can you find them? At school of course. If you know any teachers you can get in touch with them and let them know you’re available for tutoring. The teacher may mention you to their parents at the next teacher-parent conference. Make yourself a business card and pass it around. Create a simple website with your contact information, the services you provide and your rates.

Research

Find out about the other tutors in your area. See how much they charge per hour of tutoring. See how they advertise. If they’ve managed to become a successful tutor you can too. Whatever they are doing must be working so make that your road map.