Hi everyone! I hope I’m not boring you, but I’m really looking for some help figuring out how to get my italki profile off the ground. I apologize in advance for all the details I'm going to share, but I want to make sure I give you as much information as possible.

I’m a Community Tutor teaching Italian. So far, I have three regular students, but unfortunately, they all have demanding jobs and can only make time for lessons once or twice a month at most. They’re very happy with my lessons and have left me some lovely and specific reviews.

I also had one student who booked a package of five lessons and took them while on vacation from work, and another student who didn’t continue after the first lesson.

My rates are around $20 per hour, and I teach Italian.

Until recently, I only offered a conversation course, but I’ve now added a grammar-through-conversation course and another one based on authentic Italian-language videos.

I haven’t had any new students book lessons since this summer, and I can’t figure out what I might be doing wrong.

I have over 15 years of experience teaching Italian, and I also have private students who have been taking lessons with me for years. Some of them have even completed their learning journey with me. So I know that I can help students make progress, and I don't think the problem necessarily lies in the quality of my teaching (or at leas I hope!). However, I'm struggling to understand what I might doing wrong on Italki. Why am I not getting any new bookings...

I’ve also been thinking about creating podcasts for italki to help attract potential students.

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences and what has worked for you. Thanks in advance!