
How to Win New Clients on Thumbtack:
My Thumbtack Experiment to get Math Tutoring Clients
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,

How does Thumbtack work?
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

My Very Own "SpaceX" Adventures in Spain
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