Tips from Charlie: Holiday Gifts

Tips from Charlie: Holiday Gifts

Hi, everyone! Charlie the tutor here with a great holiday tip for all of my fellow tutors.

Have you noticed that around this time of year, people start buying gifts for neighbors, postal workers, babysitters, etc.?

Well, a few years ago I started thinking - why not apply the same festive attitude towards tutees and parents?

For example, this year for many of my tutees (or their parents), I have made up some "gift cards" that offer them 30 free minutes of tutoring during the new year. They can use this card for a quick test prep tutoring session, or apply it to one of our regular tutoring sessions.

For tutees (and parents) I have been working with longer (at least 6 months), I made up cards offering them one full tutoring session for free. I gave them a bit more of a "holiday gift," because I have contracts and long-term professional relationships with these tutees and parents.

I also make sure to hae some festive, holiday pencils and erasers for the kids I tutor. It may be a small token, but the gesture is appreciated by the children and their parents.

I do this mostly because I am a festive guy, and like to show my appreciation for the tutoring business tutees and parents have given me over the past year. I want them to know that I am happy having them as my clients.

Also, by showing my gratitude, I am furthering the loyalty of my clients; I am letting them know that they are appreciated, and offering them an incentive to continue using my tutoring services.

I have been doing this for 2 years, now, and it has worked out great for me. Give it a try, and see how it works for you!
~ Charlie

Delay in posting!

Hi, readers!
Just wanted to say a quick sorry for the delay since the last ITA Blog post. Apparently the entry I typed up last week disappeared into cyberspace. (side note - remind me not to use the auto-post feature next time :-)

As soon as I hunt the article down on my hard drive, I'll be posting it here - and you won't want to miss it! It is a posting about how to price your tutoring services, so stay tuned!

Micki