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Tutoring high-school math over Zoom, evenings only
Six regular students, three evenings a week, $70/hour. Pays a mortgage on top of a day job.
Monthly income
$1.8k
reported by author
Time to results
1-3 months
Initial investment
$0
Replicability
★★★★★
5/5
Risk profile
ConservativeRadical
How it works
Parents pay well for consistent, calm tutors who show up every week. Reputation compounds — after two years my whole pipeline is referrals.
Step by step
- 1Pick one exam (SAT math, AP Calc, GCSE) and go deep.
- 2List on Wyzant and one local Facebook group.
- 3Charge $50/hr the first 3 months, then raise.
- 4Ask every happy family for one referral.
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