I want to do Art Lessons for people to make money...IDEAS or EXPERIENCE?

Question

I want to give art lessons to kids or adults to make some money. I've put up a few flyers and craigslist posts, but is there anything else I can do to promote this? I am charging $20 per hour and $30 if there are two students. I also posted on my "professional" myspace that I can do lessons...you can see that on the about me section at: www.myspace.com/amandapampena

Any ideas on how to get students so that I can make decent money? (by decent money, I mean $400 or more a month is good).

Answer 1

Check to see if there is a home school association in your area.  Sometimes they look for people who can supplement the curriculum they are teaching, especially art and music - in my area at least.  

Also, see if there is an Arts Council in your area.  They might hire you to teach in their program or they might be willing to help you advertise.  Some places have an Artist in Residence program where the artists travel around the state and spend a week at a school teaching about their particular subject.