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The Best Site For You

Whom ever you decide to go with, you should feel confident that students will use their site to find you and that you will get your money's worth.

So, before you advertise with anyone, including this site, try to find the best site for you with Google. Use search terms that a student would use to find you. This site ranks well in over 1500 unique search terms, including the most competitive ones, but that does not mean that it will be right for you. Most people use multiword searches so try phrases such as "Birmingham maths tutor" (Location + subject + tutor). Search results vary day to day, week to week so although a placing anywhere in the top 10 is ideal, a top 20 place should not be dismissed. Take a well balanced view of the search terms you try. If you find a new site in the process then please let us know!

Other things to consider when choosing a site: is it above board and honest? Is it legal? Who runs the site? Is it a company or sole trader? Does it give it's postal address (required by law). Which country is it based in? Does it present good value to your students as well as to you? Does it back this up in anyway? Is it easy for a student to use?

Our Competitors

Local Tutor - First hit the Google high spots in March 2008. It is free and returns some pretty good Google results. Still, I have a real problem with the user interface and site design. In particular, the home page is far to busy and difficult to follow. Ownership information is difficult to find and incomplete. [April 2009]
Tutor Hunt - Created in 2005, first appeared in April 2006 but has only started to do well in Google in September 2008. It is free so worth considering, but there is no way to tell who runs or owns the site (one of my pet peeves). [Aril 2009]
Tutors Online - Used to be our main competitor and was a good site at reasonable rates (£12pa). I used to recommend it but it disappeared for quite a while in 2008 and it's Google results have suffered quite a bit as a result.
The Tutor Pages - first appeared in March 2008. It is OK but is still overpriced for it's search engine performance. Apart from their price they have fixed all my previous gripes which gives me a good feeling about the site and those who run it. What I would like to see now is lower prices and better access/navigation to the "hundreds of expert articles written by the tutors themselves." [March 2010]
Tutors Directory Very expensive at £35 per year, VERY difficult to find with Google, and the site is difficult to use. Still, they do provide some good information and other useful services. Not a site to advertise on but worth checking out. [September 2009]
Home Tutors Directory - Online since the beginning of 2005. Google results go up and down. Was based on this site but looks awful and is difficult to use. Charges have increased to £23 per year or £20 for six months. I think there are better alternatives. However they do offer a good Guide for New tutors. I would really like to see this site do better as it has potential but it has remained stagnant and unloved. [April 2009]
Home Tutors - New to the Google high spots as of September 2008. The site looks good. It is well thought out and has good services. However, I am not sure about the charging structure as it is overly complicated. I also think that their prices are too high and not justified yet. They present themselves as an agency, and technically they are an agency, but they charge a monthly fee which is illegal for an agency to do. Good site but on the wrong side of the law. [April 2009]
First Tutors - Entered the Google high spots in March 2008. They present themselves as not being an agency, and have contacted me to re-iterate this, but I simply do not understand how they can say this as, to me, the law is quite clear. I would not use them simply because they are an agency which tries to avoid agency laws and regulations and the law is there for a reason (to protect people!). Also, don't get me started on their terms and conditions! However, on a per student basis they are also expensive (they charge students from £4.99 upwards for your contact details). As for the site, I do not like the user interface but the site design is quite nice. Not recommended. [January 2010]
UK Tutors.com - First appeared in March 2007 as a knockoff of First Tutors (see above). It is no longer free, is very expensive and their charging structure is probably illegal. Add to this the fact that there is no way to tell who runs or owns the site. The information isn't on the website and the domain name is cloaked (ownership information is hidden). Not Recommended [January 2010]
Personal Tutors - A tutor agency that has been around for a long time. Advertises a lot with Google. Tutor listings are finally on the website but the site is basic and has a very poor interface. It is an agency so it receives a commission for each tutorial (about £4.85). It also seems to have a £25 administration fee (currently waved). I am under the impression that only modelling agencies are allowed to charge administration fees. [June 2009]
Anysubject Ltd - A tutor agency which also allows tutors to advertise on it (don't believe that this is legal but never mind). A very confusing site. Very poor agency rates for all concerned (high cost for student, low income for tutor).
Home School Tutoring - an agency. Fees are 20%. Also offers "associate" opportunities (i.e. franchises) which just sounds silly to me but you never know... I don't like agencies but this one seems OK and the site ticks the minimum requirements. [September 2008]
Tutors 4 Kids - an agency. Fees are under 20% at £3 to £4/h. Well presented site. Just missing ownership information. *sigh* [September 2008]
Fleet Tutors (now Fleet Education Services Ltd.) - an agency. From a tutor's perspective the site isn't very informative. Clients must phone for more information.
Tutor Groups (Examstutor.com) - an agency.
Alpha Tutors - an agency.
Tutor.Ac - a foreign agency. I really despise these people but they might be worth using. To know more please see my review of Tutor.Ac.
Top Tutors - an agency for London and the South East.

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