How to Start an at Home YouTube Tutorials?

If you have specialized knowledge and the ability to share your expertise in a clear and concise way, then consider starting an at-home tutoring business. Traditionally, tutors help school age children master concepts from their daily curriculum. While the demand for this service continues, additional areas of focus include college entrance exam preparation, assistance with college courses and even preparation to start kindergarten. The low startup costs make this business an attractive way to earn part-time income. 

However, so many parents want to give their kids a competitive edge that there is enough work for a viable full-time business.

Step 1

Identify your areas of expertise. Formal certification is not required to set up shop. However, clients will look for demonstrated experience or training. Teacher certification and specialized courses will provide credibility and make marketing a tutoring business easier.

Step 2

Choose a legal structure and name the business. A sole proprietorship or partnership if a second owner is involved is usually sufficient. If a name other than the owner's name will be used, then register a fictitious name with the state secretary.

Step 3

Obtain licenses and permits. Almost any business requires registration with local authorities, even if the business is operated from home. Check with the city and county governments where the business is located for requirements.

Step 4

Establish policies, procedures and pricing. Some decisions include how to handle no-shows, make up lessons and "emergency" questions. A written agreement with the parent regarding services will help alleviate misunderstandings. Check with other tutors to see if your pricing is competitive.

Step 5

Obtain learning tools as needed for clients. The library and internet are good sources for free materials. Invest in a good set of reference books for the main subject areas.

Step 6

Set up an office with a phone and computer access. Administrative tasks, such as marketing and billing, are easily conducted from home. Meetings with clients can be conducted at the student's home or in your own home. A quiet place free from interruptions is needed. Check deed restrictions and with local authorities to ensure that ongoing meetings in your own home are allowed. Note that libraries often prohibit the use of their facilities by paid tutors.

Step 7

Advertise the tutoring business in mediums and places your target market frequents. Place fliers on school bulletin boards, provide brochures to teachers and students and participate in parenting networks. Create a resume with references to provide to potential clients. Maintain an email list and consider sending a periodic newsletter with study tips and information related to areas of focus.

Step 8

Provide home-based tutoring services through on-line companies, such as Tutor.com. This avenue will supplement the income made through face-to-face clients and allow tutoring skills to be honed in the area of expertise. A computer with high-speed Internet access is needed. Generally, the tutor is considered an independent contractor.

How to Reboot an Apple iMac to Its Factory Settings

Shutting down or restarting your Apple iMac flushes the contents of its memory, including items you copied to the clipboard and the remnants of operating system and software procedures. A special form of memory called nonvolatile RAM, or NVRAM, stores your Intel iMac's startup settings. 

To reboot your system to some of its factory defaults, perform an NVRAM reset. If you need to restore your iMac to its original configuration, removing sensitive personal and business data so you can prepare the system for resale or reassignment, reboot your iMac and use the Recovery system built in to the Mac OS to return the computer to its factory settings.

NVRAM Reset

Step 1

Open the Apple menu and choose "Restart." A dialog box with a one-minute countdown timer appears, asking if you want to cancel or restart. If you allow the timer to count down to zero, your iMac restarts automatically.

Step 2

Press and hold the "Command" and "Option" keys, along with the letters "P" and "R" before your monitor displays a gray screen.

Step 3

Continue holding down the four-key combination until your system chimes, restarts again and chimes for a second time. Release the keys and allow your iMac to finish restarting.

OS X Recovery

Step 1

Confirm that your computer has access to an active broadband connection. The OS X Recovery feature erases your hard drive and reinstalls a fresh copy of OS X, returning your computer to its factory settings. The process requires a high-speed Internet connection.

Step 2

Open the Apple menu and choose "Restart." A dialog box with a one-minute countdown timer appears, asking if you want to cancel or restart. If you allow the timer to count down to zero, your iMac reboots automatically.

Step 3

Press and hold the "Command" and "R" keys. You must depress both by the time your monitor displays a gray screen. Release them when the Apple logo appears.

Step 4

Click on the "Disk Utility" option in the Mac OS X Utilities window that appears after your iMac reboots. Click on the "Continue" button at the bottom of the window.

Step 5

Click on the "Continue" button on the dialog box that appears. It notifies you that the installer will send your iMac's configuration information to Apple to confirm that your computer can run the OS you're about to install.

Step 6

Launch "Disk Utility" from the set of options that appears after system confirmation. Select your startup disk from the list of available drives and partitions on the left side of the Disk Utility interface. Switch to the Erase tab.

Step 7

Set the format to Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Rename your startup disk, using the default "Macintosh HD" label that appears on new systems. Click on the "Erase" button to begin the process. When you're prompted for it, enter your Apple ID and password. The installer downloads the data it needs and performs the reinstallation.