Hello! I am newbie here, and I would like to know what is the best way to get new students.
Yesterday I got some quality advice to get students and yet I am wondering if it's really the best for future.
It was about set low price first and build number of sessions first, then bring the price up later.
I truly understand that cheaper is better, I am sure students search teachers by the price.
However if I was a student and I like the teacher a lot but if she or he started changing the price later, I will be disappointed.
In real life I teach English to kids and I charge $20 for 45min session, I do not expect to charge the same here.
Thank you for taking your time to read this!
I truly appreciate your advice!
Hi
Generally I agree that you need to set a lower price at times (when you first start off, or after a break from teaching online) in order to attract customers.
I can understand students being upset if prices then go up later. There are two ways to manage this sense of disappointment:
1. Explain clearly that prices are temporarily lower. Describe your lessons as a special 3 month introductory price. You might still lose students when you put prices up, but they can hardly complain that it was a surprise to them.
or...
2. When you raise the price, do so only for new students. Offer your existing students a discount to reward them for their loyalty and past custom, so that the price does not go up for them.
Chris
PS. Someone asked what is the minimum price teachers can charge = $1