Why social media feels hard for tutors

Dawn Strachan

Published on: 03/11/2026

You have decided to start your tutoring business. You know you need to promote it, so, you commit to posting on social media but a blank screen stares back, mocking you. Where do you go from here?

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Building Clara James Tutoring - step by accidental step

Dawn Strachan

Published on: 29/10/2026

In 2012 a friend suggested I had a go at tutoring. I had no idea of the expectations but put everything from my experience, qualifications and expectations into a metaphorical bucket and hoped I was on the right lines

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Becoming a Tutor: The power of relationships

Dawn Strachan

Published on: 05/08/2026

I think that when we start tutoring one of our biggest assets that we often over look is our ability to build relationships. Personally, I think this is so much more powerful that any marketing could ever be.

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Getting your first few students

Dawn Strachan

Published on: 01/07/2026

Putting yourself out there as a tutor takes a lot of commitment. Always in the back of your mind knowing that no- one may be interested. Each day you put one foot in front of the other and keep going in the belief that today will be the day!

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