|
Job Discussion Forums
"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!"
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Jmbf
Joined: 29 Jun 2014
Posts: 663
|
 Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2016 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: re: tutoring in HK? |
 |
|
| siologen wrote: |
| Tutoring in HK can be easily picked up, but it is only suitable for a single western bloke IMHO |
I'm partially in agreement with the 'western' part of your statement (although I do know ethnically Chinese English tutors doing well) but I'm not sure about the single and bloke parts. In terms of male / female tutors, female tutors are in higher demand and can consistently command higher rates. As for single / married, what difference does that make? Is that down to the perceived instability of a tutors income? I've been a much more successful tutor as a married man than when I was single. And when I think about it, most of the successful tutors I know are married with kids of their own. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Jmbf
Joined: 29 Jun 2014
Posts: 663
|
| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:41 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| joe30 wrote: |
| IIRC you mentioned before that you moved to a larger and more expensive area in the centre of town because that's where the student base is - and that tutors who try and run businesses in cheaper areas don't generally do so well. There's a big upfront cost of being forced to live in an up market area |
Sorry I missed this before. Yes moving to upper income areas is one way to succeed. But it's not the only way. For example (and I think I've mentioned this before), I know successful tutors who work out in the New Territories in lower income areas. The population density is still quite high, so these tutors have worked out that the way to go is with group classes sized between 3-6 students. Although each individual student's tuition fee is much lower, when you group them together economies of scale start to kick in and so their effective hourly rate is still very decent.
So there are numerous ways to avoid big upfront costs. You don't always have to be right in the middle of things to make it work. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling.
Contact Dave's ESL Cafe
Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
