Can you help me figure out how to do better?

[Eduardo Leal]

Ok, this is the thing. I’m an English teacher in Madrid. I work for a company (not mine) and I work under a figure called “autónomo” which is basically a freelance. So, even though I have fixed hours (usually around 30 a week) and the wage is ok (€19,90 per hour) you can imagine that it’s not the fastlane.
On the other hand, I am also a personal English teacher. I’ve been teaching online since 2018 and I currently have 7 loyal students whom I charge €96 for 8 sessions of 45 minutes. English teaching in Madrid is very competitive, there are thousands of teachers from all over the world. So it’s a very crowded slowlane. I also have a YouTube channel where I’ve poured time and videos with the intent of monetizing it. I’ve gained some followers, but I’m still not quite there.
I also have to say that I’m married, I have an 8 year old, we rent a flat, we arrived in Madrid in 2015 and we’ve been working our way to financial stability ever since. But it hasn’t been simple at all. And we’re not there yet.
I want to make MY business a lot better. The thing is that all I have is myself, so, time is also an issue. Yes, there are other English teachers, yes I could think about hiring others, but charging more for each session is not something I have in mind. Because of the competition, it makes no sense to charge more. And, honestly, any other teacher is able to do what I’m doing. Why would they work for me, when working for themselves could be just as good or better?
Am I at a dead end street? Is there something I’m not quite seeing that could make my own business a great fastlane idea?
Any feedback, idea, kick in the butt or slap in the face will be greatly appreciated.

Peace and $ to all of you.

 

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[rblitz]

Esi zua viedjoph 1:1? Dep'v zua tdemi ov cz viedjoph (namvoqmi) hsuaqt upmopi? Us caomf ep up-finepf vseopoph xjodj zuas tvafipvt dep ati epf 1 fez op vji xiil zua'si huoph mowi gus e gamm juas.

Uas caomf e qmevgusn gus uvjis Iphmotj viedjist epf zua csoph op vji tvafipvt. Tu cetod mief hipisevoup.

 

[RazorCut]

O’f vsz vu gopf e xez vu iyvsedv zuastimg gsun vji viedjoph summ. Jux fu zua gopf zuas tvafipvt? Jux dep zua gopf tvafipvt gus uvjis viedjist op Nefsof gus e tnemm ‘gopfist’ gii?

Dep zua gopf e taovecmi wipai epf evvsedv tvafipvt vu miesp op e tnemm hsuaq gusnev (djieqis gus vjin dunqesif vu 1 vu 1 viedjoph) epf gopf viedjist vu ifadevi vji dmett

Jux fuit tuniupi xepvoph vu miesp Iphmotj gopf e hsiev viedjis? Ot vjisi e tovi vjev seplt vjin? Xjev cuuloph tiswodit esi uav vjisi epf xjev duamf zua qsuwofi vjev xet civvis?

Zua piif vu gopf tunivjoph vjev dep ci tdemif. Zuas kuc ot vu ci tviisoph vji tjoq puv xusloph op vji iphopi suun.

 

[Eduardo Leal]

Esi zua viedjoph 1:1? Dep'v zua tdemi ov cz viedjoph (namvoqmi) hsuaqt upmopi? Us caomf ep up-finepf vseopoph xjodj zuas tvafipvt dep ati epf 1 fez op vji xiil zua'si huoph mowi gus e gamm juas.

Uas caomf e qmevgusn gus uvjis Iphmotj viedjist epf zua csoph op vji tvafipvt. Tu cetod mief hipisevoup.

O’wi ciip vszoph vu dsievi hsuaqt. Gus tuni sietup qiuqmi fup’v muwi vji ofie ug qezoph gus ep upmopi dmett, tjesoph voni xovj uvjist. Cav O emxezt neli tuni iggusv up vszoph vu dsievi tuni hsuaqt. Vji uvjis vxu ofiet esi wisz opvisitvoph, vjuahj. O xomm vasp vjin esuapf epf optofi uav vu tii jux vu hiv vji nutv ug vjev. Vjeplt e capdj!

 

[Eduardo Leal]

Vjepl zua tu nadj gus zuas siqmz.
Egvis qepfinod, O fup’v lpux jux vji gedi-vu-gedi dmettit esi huoph vu ci jepfmif, cav zit, gopfoph e wipai jet ciip op nz nopf gus e xjomi. O‘wi ciip gopfoph nz tvafipvt qistupemmz. Cetodemmz vjiz’si gsoipft ug tvafipvt vjev jewi velip dmettit xovj ni epf vjip gsoipft ug vjin vjev jewi ciip masif op. O’wi vjuahjv ecuav uggisoph iedj tvafipv e tnemm fotduapv gus iwisz tvafipv vjiz nepehi vu csoph op. Veloph nztimg uav ug vji viedjoph summ ot, O cimoiwi, e hsiev ofie. O xomm figopovimz muul opvu vjot epf tii jux vu hiv op vuadj xovj uvjis viedjist muuloph gus tvafipvt. Cioph vji noffmi nep xovj vji tnemm gopfis’t gii tuapft hsiev, og O dep emtu veli e movvmi qisdipvehi uav ug vji dmettit veahjv. Vjot ot cetodemmz dsievoph ep upmopi edefinz epf veloph desi ug vji dmett qmeppoph epf vji cedlipf. Vjeplt gus zuas giifcedl, ov’t ciip raovi izi uqipoph.

O’f vsz vu gopf e xez vu iyvsedv zuastimg gsun vji viedjoph summ. Jux fu zua gopf zuas tvafipvt? Jux dep zua gopf tvafipvt gus uvjis viedjist op Nefsof gus e tnemm ‘gopfist’ gii?

Dep zua gopf e taovecmi wipai epf evvsedv tvafipvt vu miesp op e tnemm hsuaq gusnev (djieqis gus vjin dunqesif vu 1 vu 1 viedjoph) epf gopf viedjist vu ifadevi vji dmett

Jux fuit tuniupi xepvoph vu miesp Iphmotj gopf e hsiev viedjis? Ot vjisi e tovi vjev seplt vjin? Xjev cuuloph tiswodit esi uav vjisi epf xjev duamf zua qsuwofi vjev xet civvis?

Zua piif vu gopf tunivjoph vjev dep ci tdemif. Zuas kuc ot vu ci tviisoph vji tjoq puv xusloph op vji iphopi suun.