Online vs in-person
A one-hour session is a one-hour session, whether it happens on Zoom, at a kitchen table, or in a library meeting room.
The real difference is what it does to your week. Online makes your timetable dense and predictable. In-person breaks it into fragments.
Online sessions win because you can run them back-to-back. That density makes your week calmer and more profitable, even at the same hourly rate.
If you do hybrid
You need a simple way to track location and buffers, or your calendar starts to drift.
Keep sessions and locations clear, in one place.
The difference between online and in-person tutoring is not the session itself. It’s the week around it.
Tutors who do a mix often say the same thing: online keeps things flowing. In-person can be great, but it needs buffers, boundaries, and a bit more structure to stop it quietly taking over your timetable.
Tutors who prefer online rarely talk about comfort. They talk about flow.
Online makes it easier to:
That predictability matters if tutoring is your main income. You finish one session, take a breath, and start the next. No commute. No delays. No “I’ll be there in 10”.
Even if you charge the same hourly rate, the ability to stack sessions changes everything. Online tutoring often becomes more profitable simply because it keeps your week dense.
Even short travel breaks your day into pieces. A 15-minute drive is rarely “just 15 minutes”. It becomes buffer time, settling in, packing down, and the mental effort of switching contexts.
These aren’t “money moves”. They’re “sanity moves”.
If your week feels calm, you prep better, write better notes, and communicate better with parents. If your week is chaotic, everything becomes reactive.
If you run hybrid sessions, you also need a reliable way to track where each session happens. That’s exactly the kind of small admin that quietly grows over time.
Satori is built around keeping sessions, locations, and context clear so you can stop thinking about the logistics and focus on teaching.
Keep your week calm. Keep the details obvious.
Is online tutoring more profitable?
Often, yes. Not because the hourly rate is higher, but because you can run sessions back-to-back with no commute time.
Why does in-person tutoring feel more tiring?
It adds travel, context switching, and breaks the day into fragments. Even short travel can cause knock-on delays.
Should I stop offering in-person sessions?
Not necessarily. Many tutors offer in-person with boundaries. The key is protecting your timetable so it stays predictable.
What helps if I do hybrid tutoring?
Clear rules (buffers, radius limits) and a reliable way to track session location so you don’t rely on memory.
Built slowly, carefully, and with respect for your time and your data.
