WyzAnt reviews

It's very difficult to find students and very difficult to keep up with their parents' expectations. Many students I encountered were not academically prepared and were not in a good mindset to do academic work over a sustained period of time. I concede that I live in a more competitive location (NY Metropolitan area) where it's a seller's market. But I've corresponded with cheap parents who try to lowball tutors by paying cash off the site; parents who beg for year-long commitments upfront and then vanish with barely a trace. Worst of all, I had students who whined to their parents when they were meeting real challenges instead of persevering. I've seen some of these same parents get back on the site begging for help after I was fired, and their request went unanswered because the skill set I had was niche. The client I was able to keep was mostly fine, but WyzAnt took a whopping 40%, which made me feel like I was begging for chump change. I have a full-time job now, and I'm so glad I don't have to jump through all these hoops anymore.

Initially, Wyzant does take a big chunk out of the payment (con), however, this business model is clear upfront and there are no surprises (pro)..