The more teachers I talk to, the more I realize how common teacher burnout is.

It manifests in different ways, but one common thread is feeling like you haven’t a clue why you’re still teaching. Between all the extra unpaid hours and added stress of behavior problems, teachers commonly say the profession has changed since they first started.

I know this personally because it happened to me.

If you’ve already started a tutoring business, you might be looking for ways to take your business to the next level.

If you’re just starting your own tutoring side hustle, you’re starting out on the right foot!

Starting a business can be a scary process. There’s so much to learn and it feels like everyone is ahead of you. If you’re suffering from imposter syndrome, go back and read last week’s blog post first where I talk about overcoming imposter syndrome so you can 10x your business.

Your first step to a CEO mindset as a tutorpreneur is shedding any feelings of imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome not only holds you back, but it perpetuates any negative beliefs that you can’t achieve your goals. I’m here to tell you that you not only can achieve your goals but you can also become the CEO of a thriving tutoring business.

All successful businesses set goals. You my Tutorpreneur friend, are no different! You have big dreams of a successful tutoring business that allows you the financial freedom you deserve. Maybe you’ll tutor full-time and can leave the classroom. Or maybe you can finally afford that trip to Italy you’ve been thinking about since you were in college. Or just maybe, you can get new tires on the van and send your kid to piano lessons.

Tutoring isn’t just a side hustle, it’s a job that you create the rules, hours and pay.

You’re using skills you already have from the classroom so there’s not a big learning curve or any crazy selling you need to do.

If you were a teacher in 2020, I’m saluting you right now. Back in March when we all thought this was going to be temporary, we set off to teaching virtually from our homes. There was no virtual teacher kit sent home with us. Our tools for online teaching consisted of things we could grab from our classrooms and spending our teaching salaries buying what we lacked at home.

This blog post is going to teach you how to brand your tutoring business like a boss so you can start earning money like a boss. Ya feel me? I think there’s a lot of misconceptions about branding your business. People tend to overly complicate the process which leads to overwhelm and lack of action. When we feel overwhelmed it's easy to hit the pause button on our dreams and say “I’ll do that later.” You are not that kind of Tutorpreneur! You have big dreams for yourself and nothing is going to get in your way.

When I first started my tutoring business, I had no idea what I was doing. Can you relate? It seemed like I could find bits and pieces of information on YouTube or blogs but nothing strung together to make sense of. I want you to come to this blog as a place of solace and find the information you need. I’ve compiled a list of 7 secrets to my own tutoring business and I’m sharing them with you!

As teachers, it’s easy to get lost in the comparison game. There are so many perfectly curated “Pinterest Classrooms.” It’s enough to make you feel bad about yourself. I was recently talking to another tutor and she asked me “How do you juggle tutoring prep with everything else?” I was humbled that she feels like I handle it all well. There are definitely days where I feel like I am flying by the seat of my pants. Her question had me reflect on how I am balancing life, work, and a tutoring business. Teaching first grade full-time definitely consumes most of my day. My free time is left to family, responsibilities and tutoring.

This teacher gift guide is for the teacher who is working in person or online. Maybe you even want to start your own tutoring business!

If so, this is the right gift guide for you!

I’ve included tech tools that I use in my own classroom and tutoring business that I believe to be game changers when it comes to teaching.