I want to start Tutoring Online -- Looking for Advice

[Celestibus]

Hi, i am a physics graduate from greece and i am trying to think of ways to laverage my knowledge amd skills online. I am specifically trying to find a way to upload mini courses online for people to buy and make some income this way. Do you have any advice on how i should start and do you have any suggestions on platforms that i could work at?
Thank you very much for your time and have a nice day.

 

[berkeman]

Welcome to PF.

I don't know about monetizing mini-courses, but have you looked into online tutoring via Teams or Zoom or similar? There must be some folks doing this now, so it would be good to search on that to see how others are approaching this.

 

[jedishrfu]

That's a noble endeavor, however many great sites offer content for free and would undercut your business model:

- Khan Academy with a large portfolio of videos on a variety of subjects
- MathIsPower4U with its 5000+ videos on all things math for middle school to first-year college
- many science/math Youtube channels

And there are paid sites that people trust more than small-time single-author operations:

- MIT Courseware
- American Public University
- Arizona State
...

https://www.top10.com/online-degrees/comparison

The more seasoned folks market their videos on YouTube, TikTok, and Patreon. There is no fee for viewing, and they use Patreon to gain followers on YouTube willing to pay for more immediate content.

Its really hard to establish yourself in this space without some sort of novel approach. Knowing math and physics well enough to teach it online is not enough.

 

[phinds]

Its really hard to establish yourself in this space without some sort of novel approach. Knowing math and physics well enough to teach it online is not enough.

 

[jedishrfu]

Copy that!