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Yank
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 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject: How much to charge for private lessons? |
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| I received an offer from a director of a local business to give him private English lessons, as his previous teacher left the country. How much should I charge per hour? |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:58 am Post subject: |
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In Spain or France? I notice you've posted the same q on both forums  |
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sheikh radlinrol
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Well spotted, Spiral! The potential client must move around. |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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If 'Yank' is indeed a yank, maybe it's him who's moving around inside the EU, being unable to get paperwork to settle down anywhere  |
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wildchild
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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Let's see if we can't get that OP question answered, eh!
I'll try a quick search, using the button to the top right (Yank, you see it?) 
okay, I found this.
Moore has said
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| You can supplement your income with private classes easily enough: there's loads of demand. Basically for academy work never accept less than 16 euros an hour for contract work, and twenty an hour for autonomo, and for privates you should be asking for at least 20 and hour for relatively central/several hours together, 25 an hour for further out. |
and this.
CMB said
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| PLEASE don't charge less than 20-25 Euros an hour (or 30 Euros an hour for Business English), ESPECIALLY if you are certified. Undercharging students for your hard work doesn't make them any more appreciative or likely to stick with English- on the contrary, it makes them value the lessons (and your time) less, and makes earning a living difficult for your fellow English teachers. |
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Yank
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:15 am Post subject: |
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thanks, wildchild. thats what i was thinking, around 25-30.
and for the catty bunch above--i am near northern spain, close to southern france, and figured the rates would be similar in both places. i am american, and i do, in fact, have legal residence and working papers. it's pretty awesome, actually.
my first night here, i stumbled into a really upscale bar in the early evening, before the normal rush. there were two other men at the bar - a broker from a local bank, and a production director for a rather large company headquartered nearby. the latter, upon learning of my occupation, immediately gave me his mobile # and asked for private lessons whenever my schedule permitted. we spoke for a few hours, and i agreed.
since you were so curious. |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:16 am Post subject: |
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Not being catty. I, too, have legal working papers in the Olde EU - and live near borders.
But we're a rare bunch. On this forum, it's far more common for newbies to need more basic info.
Sorry to have made assumptions in your case! |
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