Welcome to Tutor Alive! Our objective is to offer you the most comprehensive listing of tutors, teachers and educational services in America. Below are answers to some common questions that you may have about Tutor Alive.

We have 55 registered tutors and we cover most cities, subjects, levels and abilities.

• Click on Find a Tutor.
• Select a category, subject and location.
• Click on Submit.
• Browse through the list of tutors who match your selection criteria.

Once you have chosen a suitable tutor, you can contact that tutor by phone (if they have included a phone number on their profile page), or by sending an email message.

To send an email message to a tutor, simply click on the "send email" button at the bottom of the tutor's profile page. Fill out the form and click on "submit". Your request will be forwarded to the tutor and the tutor will contact you directly.

Once the initial contact has been made, you should conduct your own personal interview. You may wish to ask for references, and you will probably want to discuss availability, experience, and tutoring style.

Although tutors publish their general tutoring rate on the website, most tutors are open to negotiation on fees. Chat with the tutor and make sure you feel confident in their abiility to help with the subject matter.

You can arrange how and where the tutoring sessions will be conducted (e.g. your home, instructor’s home or place of business, public library, school, Coffee Club, etc...).

• Specific subject(s) for which you need a tutor.
• Student's grade level.
• Describe special circumstances (e.g. student with special needs).
• Whether you like the tutor to travel to your home.
• How soon you need a tutor.
• Include your telephone number if you like. This is totally up to you.

If there are no tutors listed for your search criteria, you are welcome to place a FREE Tutor Ad by filling out the online form Request a Tutor. We will list your request on our website and tutors in your area will be able to contact you directly.

There may be a number of tutors listed for your search criteria. Please browse through each tutor's profile and contact those tutors who have more direct experience and expertise in the subject(s) you need help. It is a good idea to contact several tutors. This will greatly increase your chance of finding the right tutor.

Most tutors respond to your request very shortly. There might be a delay in a response to your request from a tutor. This could be due to a variety of reasons such as the tutor being on vacation or not having access to email. Some tutors are totally booked and sometimes don't bother to respond to a request.

If you have not heard from the tutor within a few days, please try another tutor.

We have a comprehensive list of academic and non-academic subjects, and new subjects are added on a regular basis.

If you would like to suggest a new subject then please fill out our feedback form.

Be sure to check back with us on a regular basis.

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Manager, Tutor Alive