Game art tutoring pricing

MikeF

So i've been doing freelance for about a year now, and because i undercut myself so much to get the jobs in the first place, i'm having to keep a second part time retail job to make ends meet. Now i've been aproached by a few people that were interested in one on one tutoring sessions, two of them want to do a bit of prep during the summer before starting a game design course in the city, and another just wants to keep fresh with what he picked up in the first year of his course.

If i can make this work financially then i can finally do game art full time (even though not in the traditional sense)

My problem lies in finding a suitable middle ground for pricing so that i can leave retail yet not scare away possible clients by being too expensive.

I could treat this as a freelance gig and price it accordingly, but i'm open to suggestions on how i could do this better.

so if anyone has had experience in this area or just general tutoring, what were your rates, how many people did you usually take on at a time, how long were your sessions?

ZacD

Keep in mind, most of students or people that would need tutoring are broke.

MikeF

yeah, thats why i'm looking for some suggestions in that area. its hard enough it seems to find employers with backing that dont get scared off my realistic pricing, let alone students.

Then again there's never a shortage of kids with an unlimited supply of mommy and daddy money out there

nordahl154

I'd love some tutoring, sounds like fun. I don't have a job at the moment though.

Jason Young

I'd try to figure out what hourly rate teachers in your area make. That'll at least give you a decent starting point.

MikeF

good idea JM, thanks

nordahl154: really wish i could do it for free but unfortunately life's just too expensive heh