After playing with Thumbtack to get new online tutoring clients, I had no luck. No one looked at my quote, read my profile or ever contacted me. I was ready to give up. But, I got some new ideas about how to use Thumbtack. So, I decided to experiment with Thumbtack to win new clients to tutor online. The Experiment: For one week I would commit myself to answering any tutoring request that fit into my ideal client, middle school, high school or college algebra, geometry,

Thumbtack is an app on your phone or a website on your computer where you view requests for work or services people need done. Then you respond to the requests that fit your ideal client. Think of it as a Help Wanted bulletin board. Here is an outline of how Thumbtack works from the perspective of a Pro. In this case I am looking for online math tutoring. Thumbtack Rules: 1) Only 5 quotes will be sent to a potential client. After that, you cannot contact them. Y

Most people don’t know that I had many adventures in Spain. Among my best memories were my very own “SpaceX” adventures in teaching. You see I taught high school on the military bases in Spain and Italy for 7 years. Three of those years I lived and taught in Zaragoza, Spain on the U.S. Airbase. I was watching the launch of SpaceX Falcon Heavy yesterday afternoon. I was in such awe of what I witnessed. The most powerful rocket ever to take-off successfully. Even more ama