Transforming the education industry with Tutor.id. The review
E-learning is one of the greatest revolutions in contemporary education. It has had a huge impact on the industry and has opened great possibilities for learners and tutors alike.
This is where Tutor.id, an Estonian EdTech start-up has made an impact.
Tutor.id is a private tutoring platform that connects students searching for a tutor with tutors looking to generate additional income.
Established in 2015 by ‘Tutor-preneur’ Karen V Ordones. Tutor.id has embarked on the mission to cater to the growing demand for students desiring to boost their educational studies.
We did our very first podcast with the team of Tutor.id back in March of this year. The guests were Karen V Ordones, Yiyang Yang, and Murillo Ichikawa.
Their core team currently is composed of senior professionals with Education marketplaces industry expertise.
Our conversation was very interesting and insightful. They told us about their startup story, everyday life, and future plans.
You can check the podcast from here.
It’s interesting to review their product after knowing their founding story, people behind the project, and the challenges they have faced, so let’s dig into it!
Becoming a tutor has lots of benefits. It not only changes student’s lives with additional online support, but it also improves the size of your wallet too!
Market research firm Global Industry Analysts, Inc. predicts that the demand for global private tutoring will reach US$196.3 billion by 2020, with a large percentage of it concentrated in Asia.
When it comes to the comparison of Tutor.id with other platforms, you can clearly see the advantage they have. Here you, as a private teacher, can teach anything, which gives a broader perspective to the users.
It is a marketplace, which allows students to search and find your profile. There are tools that help you to market your tutoring services online. It lets you get paid easily with direct payment links and has a full analytics dashboard.
Why Tutor.id?
“We are very proud that the promotion of Estonian education goes hand in hand in cooperation between the public and private sectors. Tutor.id has been an extremely useful undertaking in promoting education — the idea is applicable both in Estonia and abroad, which makes it a very flexible and valuable service. “
-Estonian Ministry of Education and Research
Built-in the Baltic Silicon Valley, Tutor.id hails from Estonia, a small country nestled in North-East Europe that has become a digital powerhouse known the world over.
The home of Skype, Estonia has built its reputation on robust digital programs with superlative security like no other.
Following the steps of becoming a tutor on Tutor.id is super-easy. They guide you each step of the way. When you become a tutor with Tutor.id, you get access to their convenient platform, complete with:
- One-click scheduling
- Automated reminders
- Pedagogical tools for lesson history and file-sharing
- Student retention and income analysis
Most importantly, you get paid for your work on time, when you need it.
Currently, they boast of over 16,381 bookings, over 2381 hours of teaching on their platform, and an impressive 98% user satisfaction.
It is also very interesting to know the product from the user’s perspective, those who have been using this service for a long time, and have experience in this field. Because of this reason, we had a small chat with a Brazillian private teacher on Tutor. id — Leonardo Porfirio to know more about his point of view about the platform.
He has vast experience when it comes to teaching and he has been a part of the platform for over 3 years. The chat with him was very interesting.
Here’s what we talked about:
How would you describe your experience with Tutor.id so far?
To start off as an online teacher it is really hard because you have different websites for different things such as marketing, finance, etc. It isn’t really very practical. This where Tutor.id helped a lot as it offers a single solution that catered to everything.
The three years that I have been on the platform, the team has always had an approach of being open to suggestions and implementing those suggestions to help all the teachers of the platform. Their response time is really fast. And they are always looking to improve.
What advantages do private online classes give students over the traditional classroom-based way?
Private online classes offer a distinct advantage where students can be taught with different suitable methodologies, based on their needs. The flexibility and freedom allows students more than traditional approaches.
How would you rate Tutor.id with respect to other similar platforms?
I personally have seen other platforms but never used them, the reason being Tutor.id has a host of amazing features, a particularly nice one being the feature of automatic payment, so students don’t have to worry about paying each month, all the features on Tutor.id are very practical and helpful.
What advice would you give to new and upcoming online teachers?
Keep on learning. Learning and preparing classes demands time. If it demands time you need to use something practical. I recommend upcoming online teachers Tutor.id as it is a highly practical platform. With many helpful and practical tools ranging from marketing to ideas.
Tutor.id is a very useful and advanced platform for the private teachers. it has lots of features and offers a great variety of different functions. I would like to thank Leonardo for finding time to give us an overview about this product. Thank you!
Feel free to reach out to me via LinkedIn.
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