Test Prep Tutor Blog | Clear Choice Test Prep

Summertime Test Prep is Not Like the Others

Summertime test prep is different; your lead generation and marketing strategies must change with the season to continually attract new clients. In this post, we take a quick look at the unique characteristics of summertime test prep.

Matt McCorkleJune 15, 2018ACT Prep, SAT Prep, marketing tools for tutors, summer test prep, how to sell test prep, Summer, Summer Test Prep, Summer Tutoring, ACT®, SAT®, Test Prep, Test-Prep Advice, Tutoring Advice

How Long Should Your Tutoring Sessions Be?

Deciding on the ideal session length is one aspect of tutoring personalization that test-prep professionals cannot afford to overlook.

Matt McCorkleMarch 22, 2018Test-Prep Sessions, Tutoring Sessions, Duration of Sessions, Test Prep, Test Prep Advice, Tutoring Advice, Marketing

Is Your Test Prep a Commodity?

Is your test prep a commodity or a product?

Matt McCorkleFebruary 15, 2018Test Prep, Test-Prep Tips, Test-Prep System, Test-Prep Business, Test-Prep Advice, Test-Prep Company, Tutoring, Tutoring Business, Tutoring Advice, tutoring company, Tutoring Strategies

How Tutors Can Compete with FREE Test Prep

In the wake of ACT’s launch of the free ACT® Academy, test-prep companies that offer more than the free competition will be the companies that not only survive, but thrive.

Matt McCorkleFebruary 12, 2018Marketing both SAT® and ACT®, Marketing Tutoring, Marketing SAT® Prep, marketing tools for tutors, Marketing Test Prep, Marketing ACT® Prep, Small Business Marketing, Marketing, Test Prep, Test-Prep Advice, Tutoring Advice, Test-Prep Business, Test-Prep Company, Tutoring Business, tutoring company

Avoid the Flu, Save the Planet, and Raise Test Scores by Harnessing the Power of the Butterfly Effect

Changing your thinking: a seemingly insignificant change that can make a significant difference.

Matt McCorkleFebruary 6, 2018score improvement, Test-Prep Advice, Tutoring Advice

Help Students Create Achievable Test-Prep Goals

One of the most crucial jobs of a test-prep professional (and in turn, a SAT® or ACT® test-prep curriculum) is to ensure that students can both set and achieve realistic growth goals.

Matt McCorkleJanuary 26, 2018Test-Prep Goals, Academic Growth, Test-Prep System, Test-Prep Sessions, Test-Prep Advice, Test-Prep Strategies, Tutoring Advice, Tutoring Strategies, Test Prep, Motivating Students, Student Engagement, Goal Setting

Get Your 2018 Social Media Calendar for Test-Prep Tutors!

Too many tutors and test-prep professionals bombard their followers on social media with worthless content. We want to help you avoid that mistake with our (improved!) Social Media Cheat Sheet for Tutors!

Matt McCorkleJanuary 24, 2018Social Media, Marketing, Marketing Tutoring, Marketing Test Prep, marketing tools for tutors, marketing tools for tutoring companies, Small Business Marketing, Tutoring Advice, Test-Prep Advice, Free Tools for Tutors, free tools for tutors

How Fresh Is Your Test Prep?

A new year is a great time for new opportunities, but you need to make sure that your test-prep offerings are fresh and ready!

Matt McCorkleJanuary 16, 2018Test-Prep Offerings, Test-Prep System, Test-Prep Business, Test-Prep Tips, Test-Prep Advice, Test-Prep Company, Tutor Advice, Tutoring Business, Tutoring Advice, tutoring company, Tutoring Company

How Smaller Test-Prep Companies Can Stand Up to the Giants

Make your test prep personal. While it’s not easy to compete with lower prices and brand name recognition, there’s something to be said for a business that finds ways to connect with its clientele in genuine ways.

Matt McCorkleJanuary 5, 2018Marketing, Marketing Test Prep, Small Business Marketing, Small Business Test Prep, Small Business Tutoring, Marketing Tutoring, Marketing ACT® Prep, Marketing SAT® Prep, Test-Prep Advice, Tutoring Advice, Test-Prep Business, Test-Prep Company, tutoring company, Tutoring Business

Tutors Can't Afford NOT to Read This Blog Post

A bold claim coming from a blog about best practices for tutors. But, if you'll indulge me, I'm confident you'll see just how much MONEY you've been wasting.

Matt McCorkleDecember 18, 2017Marketing, Marketing Tutoring, Marketing SAT® Prep, Marketing Test Prep, Marketing ACT® Prep, marketing tools for tutoring companies, marketing tools for tutors, Test-Prep Advice, Test-Prep Business, Test-Prep Company, Tutoring Business, Tutoring Advice, tutoring company

Hey Tutors, Why Don't You Offer Both SAT® & ACT® Prep?

Both the SAT® and ACT® have seen increases in registrations and the geographic disparities have noticeably diminished; so what does this mean for your test-prep business?

Matt McCorkleDecember 5, 2017Marketing, Marketing both SAT® and ACT®, Marketing ACT® Prep, Marketing SAT® Prep, SAT® Prep, ACT® Prep, SAT® and ACT® Prep, Marketing Test Prep, Test-Prep Advice, Tutoring Advice, Test-Prep Business, Test-Prep Company, Tutoring Business, tutoring company

9 Reasons Why Tutoring Packages Are Better than Hourly Tutoring

The key to maximizing the value of your tutoring services is offering tutoring packages.

Matt McCorkleNovember 29, 2017Marketing Tutoring, marketing tools for tutors, Marketing Test Prep, marketing tools for tutoring companies, Marketing, Tutoring Business, tutoring company, Test-Prep Business, Test-Prep Advice, Tutoring Company, Tutoring Advice

5 Factors to Consider When Setting Your Tutoring Prices

The economics of running a tutoring center or test-prep business involve many different moving parts. Owners need to make several key considerations when zeroing in on the sweet spot for pricing their services.

Matt McCorkleNovember 13, 2017Tutoring Business, tutoring company, Tutoring Company, Test-Prep Business, Test-Prep Advice, Tutoring Advice, Test-Prep Company, Marketing

Learning Disability Accommodations on the SAT® and ACT®

Students have a variety of needs when it comes to putting forth their best educational efforts.

Matt McCorkleNovember 8, 2017learning differences, Test Accommodations, Test Modifications, Accommodations, Modifications, ACT®, SAT®, Test-Prep Advice, Tutoring Advice

How to Support the Needs of Test-Prep Students with ADHD

Educators must be prepared to modify their test-prep curriculum in order to maximize the growth that students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can achieve.

Matt McCorkleOctober 27, 2017ADHD, Learning Differences, Test-Prep Strategies, Test-Prep Tips, Test-Prep Advice, Tutoring Advice, Tutoring Strategies, Student Engagement

Maximize the Potential of Your Tutoring Staff

Full disclosure: I have no business degree, nor do I run a major Fortune 500 company. What I do have is a life-long love of the professional wrestling business. And, believe it or not, most tutoring companies have a lot to learn from the world inside the squared circle.

Matt McCorkleOctober 16, 2017Test-Prep Business, Test-Prep Company, Test-Prep Advice, Tutoring Business, tutoring company, Tutoring Advice, Tutors, Test-Prep Professionals

How to Target Your Local Test-Prep Market

It can be helpful to establish who your direct competitors are—especially when you realize just how many test-prep providers are not actually direct competitors.