Tutor Stories

Real stories from teachers building their own business

How language teachers and tutors priced their lessons, found their students and grew on their own terms.

Miyuko

English essay coach · Tokyo / New York

Teach the student, not the subject

A trilingual essay coach on why the best lessons start with what your student already loves.

Shion

Japanese teacher · Japan

Shion started at $5 a lesson. Here's how she raises her prices now.

A Japanese teacher with students on four continents on why every price increase needs something the student can see.

Pricing

Yuki Takahashi

English coach · Japan

From $35 to $1,000 per session

Why one English coach stopped pricing the hour, and started pricing the future.

Pricing

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