| So you are already working abroad and need to make | | | | Barstow, California. I have a Bachelor's degree from an |
| some money? Here is a brief list of ideas to help you | | | | accredited American university and over 5 years |
| get started making money today. | | | | experience working in the hospitality and retail |
| Before you begin putting the word out, here are some | | | | industries. I am fluent in Spanish. |
| preliminary measures: | | | | I charge 65 Pesos per hour. |
| - Have a place for prospective students to meet you - | | | | Email or call me to set up a time. |
| a cafe, or other public, safe place. | | | | Another example: |
| - Decide what you are willing to teach (i.e., listening, | | | | Do you need a private English tutor? I can help you |
| speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and/or vocabulary | | | | improve your English language skills. My specialty is |
| skills) and to whom you are willing to teach it - toddlers, | | | | American business writing, but I can assist you with |
| children, adolescents, teenagers, and/or adults. | | | | any of your English language needs including listening, |
| The next step is to write your ad. Remember your 9th | | | | speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. |
| grade English class? In any case, be brief, but | | | | Meet me at 8mm at Schonhauser Allee 177b at 9pm |
| remember to answer each of the six Ws (or five Ws | | | | on Tuesday 26.2.09, Wednesday 27.2.09, or Thursday |
| and one H). | | | | 28.2.09. I will give a brief introductory lesson. Then, we |
| More specifically... | | | | can talk about your personal and professional goals. |
| Who (are you)? | | | | This first meeting is FREE. For individual or group |
| American, degreed, native English speaker, male. | | | | sessions, I normally charge 15 dollars (use appropriate |
| Experience in the retail and hospitality industries. | | | | term) per hour. |
| What (exact service are you providing)? | | | | About me: |
| Private English conversation lessons for adults and | | | | I have a Bachelor's degree in Finance from an |
| teenagers, for an ideal, realistic pay rate. | | | | accredited American university, over 5 years |
| When (can you provide it)? | | | | experience working in the Finance industry, and am |
| Available Monday through Saturday, 8am to 10pm. | | | | currently working towards TEFL certification. I have |
| Where? | | | | basic German conversation skills. |
| A local cafe of my choice. | | | | The next step is to spread the word! |
| How? | | | | Place your ad everywhere you can think of. First, go |
| Through one-on-one sessions, or group meetings, I | | | | to your city's strongest local and expat online |
| facilitate impromptu conversation and rehearse printed | | | | classifieds and post your ad. (If your current location |
| dialogues with students, track student progress, give | | | | makes use of craigslist.org - currently available in over |
| feedback, and grammar rules as requested. | | | | 50 countries - go to services, then lessons, and then |
| A note about contact information: include an email | | | | click post. Also, place hard copies of your ad in several |
| address and/or a phone only if you have regular | | | | local papers. |
| access to email or voicemail, AND you can speak, | | | | After placing your ad in the classifieds, print or write |
| read, and write in the local language at a solid | | | | out a nice copy of your ad. If you don't have access |
| intermediate level or higher. If not, the possibility of | | | | to a copy center, then buy some notecards, and start |
| disconnected phone conversations where neither of | | | | writing. When you are ready to distribute your ad, put |
| you understands the other, will complicate matters and | | | | on your best, clean (and preferably local) clothes, and |
| probably leave you, and your prospective students, | | | | pound the pavement. |
| very frustrated. A more productive tack may be to | | | | Stop at every bookstore, cafe, university, grocery |
| announce a place where interested students can meet | | | | store, outdoor market, and plaza. Look for or ask for a |
| you. For instance, provide the address of a specific | | | | board on which to post your ad. Without a place to |
| cafe and invite anyone interested to meet you there | | | | post them, pass your ads among the baristas, book |
| on several specific dates and times. Advertise this first | | | | and food sellers, students, shoppers, and leave stacks |
| "meeting" as an introductory session where you'll have | | | | of them in common areas where people congregate - |
| more information about you and your services, and will | | | | on restaurant and cafe tables, statues, park benches. |
| give a sample lesson. This has the added benefit of | | | | While you're pounding the pavement, stop by local |
| giving prospective students the opportunity to meet | | | | language schools, local primary and secondary schools, |
| you and feel more confident that you can help them. | | | | American schools, and military bases, to show them |
| Finally, write your ad in English and the local language | | | | your ad and inquire whether there is a need for your |
| (hire a translator if need be, if you use the Google | | | | services. |
| translate tool, be aware that the language it produces | | | | The bottom line, don't leave one possible opportunity |
| is awkward, at best). | | | | unexplored. |
| So let's reword the aforementioned information into an | | | | After all this, probability dictates that people will |
| ad: | | | | definitely contact you. You need to be ready to |
| Do you need practice speaking English? Have a | | | | receive their responses. If you are including your email |
| conversation in English today! | | | | and phone information in the ad, then check it several |
| I am accepting new private students - teenagers or | | | | times per day. Respond immediately. Pin down a time |
| adults - for listening and speaking lessons. I am | | | | and place to meet. People will show up at your |
| available Monday through Saturday, 8am to 10pm. I | | | | introductory session - especially if you made |
| have transportation and can meet you anywhere | | | | face-to-face contacts while passing out your ads. |
| within 10 km of downtown Oaxaca. | | | | The final step, step up and do your best to fulfill your |
| About me: | | | | learners needs! |
| I am a male and a native speaker of English, from | | | | |