How to Set Up Your Teacher Profile

Setting up a teacher profile should be mostly self-explanatory, and can be done by choosing "Sign Up" at the top right hand of the page, and using your email to sign up - do not use a social account. Choose "I'm a teacher" on the second page, and you are off to the races. Feel free to email support@lessonface.com with any immediate questions.

For more details, read on below. 

Choose Sign Up at the top right hand side of the Lessonface page. From the login screen for first-time users, enter your email address and click Sign Me Up.

 
On the next page, enter your personal information. Be sure to check the “I’m a teacher” box, and to select your local time zone from the drop-down menu. After filling out your information, enter the code and click “Create new account”.
 

You will then go to the Dashboard, the central portal for managing all aspects of your Lessonface account: profile information, availability, lesson bookings, payment details, and more.
The profile creation steps can be found in the green menu on the left-hand side, which is also the easiest way to get around the site in general. The screens where you enter your profile details are marked with red dots.

Rates and Expertise

Start with adding your areas of expertise and the rates for your lessons. We do check teachers' qualifications, and encourage you to only list areas where you have both expertise and teaching experience. You can read more about the necessary qualifications by lesson subject here.

You can control your lesson rates in a few different ways. Start by setting up your base pricing. This is the price that will be charged to the student, so includes the Lessonface fee. Your portion of the rate is shown when you enter your rate. Save your base pricing. 

Once you have your base rates set, you can modify the base rate by offering bundle discounts and by setting up promotions. Discounts and promotions can be limited-time offers and can be limited to new students only, or even to specific students that you name. (The students do need to be your contacts on Lessonface to be added to your special pricing lists). Read more about pricing strategies here. For the sake of getting your profile set up and submitted, you may want to set your base rates and come back later to modify your promotions. You can always update your prices, though lessons that are already booked will be honored at the pricing at which they were booked. 

Personal Info

When you are satisfied with your expertise and rates, the next section is Personal Info. This is where you provide the depth of information about your teaching expertise. Be concise, and provide a clear impression of who you are. The first couple of lines from your "About" section will show in the preview pages and are especially important. We do not recommend starting at the beginning of your career, as it were, but rather start with a statement about who you are today, providing a clear explanation of how you are a great instructor. That will help potential students understand why you would be the ideal teacher for them. You should also mention any important career achievements or affiliations. 

Please note: there should not be direct contact information in any of these fields. The only off-site links we allow are with teachers who have great proven retention and to sites that have clear links back to Lessonface. Inclusion of links and direct contact information in any fields, photos, videos, messages, or student-facing documents may prevent your profile from being approved.

For more suggestions, visit Your Instructor Profile Part 2 Pro Tips.

 

Another important component of your booking page is the Teaching Style section. Use it to briefly explain your approach and methodology. 

Next, upload a profile picture that captures the essence of you.

This is the image that will appear in search results and on your booking page. Choose a photo with a width-to-height ratio of approximately 3:2--otherwise, the image might get cut off. Use the Crop tool for extra adjustments. To set your profile picture, click Choose File, select the photo you’d like to use, and then hit Upload. 

You may also want to include a profile video on your booking page--it's a great way to showcase your abilities. 

To add a video to your profile, just copy-paste a YouTube link in the Video field.

A tip at this point is to Save Changes and come back to the page to keep completing fields.

Don't lose steam yet, there are more opportunities to demonstrate your teaching acumen and ability! 

The Teaching Methods and Texts field gives additional space to call out any particular books and methods you recommend to students. This is not required, but showing off your favorite sources of rigor and inspiration can help show students how you are knowledgeable and capable and get things started on the right foot.

The Credentials and Affiliations field is yet another way of demonstrating your professionalism and credibility. Not required, but all of these fields are recommended.

Please note: Do not upload documents or add links that contain your direct contact information or would lead students off Lessonface. Materials and links with off-Lessonface intentions, however innocent, can prevent your profile from being approved.

The Credentials for Lessonface field is for documents like transcripts and certification documentation of your qualifications intended for Lessonface community managers. Documents uploaded here may contain your direct contact information, website, phone number, etc, as this field is not shown publicly on Lessonface. We encourage you to send us your credentials and resume here. 

Additional Media can be used for adding more strength and color to your profile. We highly encourage, and in the case of the language and academic tutoring teachers require, that teachers create a "micro-teaching" video and add it to this field. This would be a short video that shows you teaching a concept, that will allow students to get a feel for what your instruction is like. This can be from an actual class or lesson you have taught, or a mock lesson that you do for the purpose of your Lessonface profile.

Finally, select the Ages Taught.

Be sure to hit Save Changes!

Financial Info

How would you like to be paid? You'll set up your payout method in the financial info section. After you start teaching lessons, this is also the page where you will see your past and upcoming payments.

Select your method of payment (direct deposit via Stripe, mailed check, or PayPal).

If you would like to be paid via direct deposit (US teachers only), using Stripe, choose that option and a dialog will appear to take you through the steps securely. There is no additional fee incurred by Lessonface for direct deposit payments, therefore no extra fee incurred by the teachers. In other words, it's free to be paid by direct deposit.

If you would like to be paid by check (US teachers only), enter your mailing address and hit Submit. There is an extra fee of $1/check to be paid by check.

If you would like to receive payment via PayPal, enter the email address associated with your PayPal account and hit Submit. Any fees that are charged by Paypal for the transfer are paid by the teacher.
 

Availability

Enter the days and times that you are available to teach. You may add as many availability parameters as you like. If, for example, you would like to teach on Mondays and Tuesdays from noon until 5:00 PM, and on Thursdays from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM, you would need to enter two availability items, as seen below. To add additional availability blocks for other days or times, click “Add another item”. Once you’ve finished entering your availability, be sure to hit Save.  

 

Inevitably there will be times—tours, vacations, family visits, etc.—when you are not available to teach according to your usual schedule. In such cases, rather than manually adjusting your availability blocks, you can simply add an exception to your calendar by going to the Availability tab, clicking "View Availability Exceptions," and selecting "Add Availability Exception."
 

Enter the dates and times you will be unavailable, add a title, and hit Save. Your teaching calendar will be automatically updated to reflect this change.

 

Once you have completed your profile, submit your profile to be reviewed! You can do this from the dashboard or by clicking on "Profile."
*Tip: If you don't see a preview of your Lessonface profile page with your About section and profile picture, your profile is incomplete.
 

That's it! Congrats on setting up a stellar profile. We will be back in touch with next steps. If you have questions in the meantime, do not hesitate to get in touch.