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How to Advertise a Tutoring Business: Channels, Copy, Budget and Tracking
How to Advertise a Tutoring Business: Channels, Copy, Budget and Tracking
By Brandon Collis9 November 2026

Which advertising channels work for a tutoring business, what to say in an ad, how to set a budget, and how to track every enquiry back to its source.

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Tutoring KPIs: The 5 Numbers an Owner Should Track and Calculate
Tutoring KPIs: The 5 Numbers an Owner Should Track and Calculate
By Brandon Collis6 November 2026

Tutor pay share, acquisition cost, fixed costs, break-even students and average student lifetime: how to calculate each and how they fit together.

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A Tutoring Progress Report Template Parents Will Actually Read
A Tutoring Progress Report Template Parents Will Actually Read
By Brandon Collis5 November 2026

A progress report answers four questions: what we covered, what is improving, what is still hard, and what to do at home. Template and sample inside.

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VCE and HSC Tutoring Programs: How Operators Structure Subjects, Tutors and Exam Periods
VCE and HSC Tutoring Programs: How Operators Structure Subjects, Tutors and Exam Periods
By Brandon Collis3 November 2026

How a tutoring company can structure VCE programs: which subjects to staff, when to add a new one, and what to do in SAC and exam season.

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School-Holiday Tutoring Programs: Should Your Company Run Them?
School-Holiday Tutoring Programs: Should Your Company Run Them?
By Brandon Collis2 November 2026

Holiday programs can earn well, but only if the profit maths works. Here is the method, from tutor pay to acquisition cost to student lifetime.

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How a Tutoring Company Builds Its Own Resources (and Keeps Them Consistent)
How a Tutoring Company Builds Its Own Resources (and Keeps Them Consistent)
By Brandon Collis30 October 2026

What a tutoring company should make or buy, who writes and checks each worksheet, and how to keep every tutor teaching from one version.

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Tutoring Business License and Startup Checklist: AU, UK, US
Tutoring Business License and Startup Checklist: AU, UK, US
By Brandon Collis29 October 2026

A checklist for starting a tutoring company in the order I work through it, with official registration and licensing sources for Australia, the UK and US.

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Can You Charge a Failed Payment Fee? Dishonour, Returned-Payment and Late Fees for Tutoring Clients
Can You Charge a Failed Payment Fee? Dishonour, Returned-Payment and Late Fees for Tutoring Clients
By Brandon Collis27 October 2026

A direct debit fails and your provider charges you a few dollars. Can the family pay it? The rules in AU, the UK and the US, and what works instead.

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Tutoring Cancellation and Refund Policies: What the Law Lets You Enforce in Australia, the UK and the US
Tutoring Cancellation and Refund Policies: What the Law Lets You Enforce in Australia, the UK and the US
By Brandon Collis26 October 2026

A cancellation rule is only as strong as the law behind it. Where Australian, UK and US consumer law sets the floor under your tutoring policy.

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Direct Debit for Tutoring Businesses: BECS, Bacs and ACH Compared
Direct Debit for Tutoring Businesses: BECS, Bacs and ACH Compared
By Brandon Collis23 October 2026

How direct debit works for a tutoring business in Australia, the UK and the US, what it costs against cards, and what happens when a debit fails.

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Should You Charge for Tutoring by the Term, Upfront?
Should You Charge for Tutoring by the Term, Upfront?
By Brandon Collis22 October 2026

Term upfront, per session or monthly? What each does to cash flow, cancellations and refund exposure, and how I bill a term without losing families.

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AI-Generated Worksheets for Tutoring Companies: Accuracy Checks and Who Owns the Output
AI-Generated Worksheets for Tutoring Companies: Accuracy Checks and Who Owns the Output
By Brandon Collis20 October 2026

AI can write a worksheet in a minute and break the maths in the same minute. The checks to run before a student sees one, and who owns it in AU, UK and US.

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