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Make Your Practice ACT® & SAT® Tests Feel like the Real Thing

One of the best marketing tools at your disposal as a test-prep business is free practice test sessions. They provide opportunities for lead generation and sales unlike any other.

Matt McCorkleDecember 20, 2021Practice SAT tests, Practice ACT Tests, ACT, SAT, Best Practices

Setting Goals for Winter Break Test Prep

There’s a certain excitement that starts to churn as we get closer to some well-deserved time off. That said, successful test prep can’t take time off. Growth requires sustained effort and attention—especially when it comes to prepping for the SAT® and ACT®.

Matt McCorkleDecember 18, 2018Test Prep, Practice SAT tests, Tutoring Advice, Real SAT tests, SAT Prep, Holiday Test Prep, Advice for Students, Advice for Clients, Tutor Advice, Test-Prep Advice, Supporting Students, Supporting Clients, Test-Prep Support, Tutoring Support

How College Board's Summer Snafus Will Impact Your Test-Prep Business

The fallout from College Board’s summer blunders may have ripple effects throughout the industry. Is your test-prep business ready to answer questions from parents and students?

Matt McCorkleOctober 23, 2018SAT security breach, Test Prep, tutoring, SAT test prep, Practice SAT tests, college board, Tutoring News, Test-Prep News, SAT®, SAT® Scores, College Board, College Board Security Breach

What an Independent Tutor Can Learn from Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

How Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the effectiveness of scarcity can help an independent tutoring business.

Matt McCorkleNovember 29, 2016ACT Prep, Marketing, Independent Tutoring, Test Prep, SAT Prep, Branded Score Reports, Best Practices, marketing tools for tutors, Practice SAT tests, marketing tools for tutoring companies, how to increase referrals, free tools for tutors, Marketing Tutoring, Marketing Test Prep, increase tutoring revenue

Free Resource for Tutors: SAT® Proctor Instructions

November is a great time to find prospective clients for the upcoming January SAT®! How to Generate & Convert Leads by Hosting Free Practice SAT ® Tests, contains valuable insights to help you finish strong in 2016 and get off to a great start in 2017!

How Much Test-Prep Homework Is TOO MUCH Test-Prep Homework?

Intuitively, a "more is better" homework policy seems to be best practice. But is that actually true?

What the College Board Could Learn from the Netflix Hit, NARCOS

How the College Board may want to check out NARCOS, the hit Netflix show, for tips on handling their massive data breach.

Matt McCorkleOctober 10, 2016Tutoring, Test Prep, SAT Prep, Practice SAT tests, the College Board, Reuters Investigates, May 2016 SAT, October 2016 SAT, College Board Security Breach, International Test Prep, SAT proctor, SAT security breach, China, SAT admission ticket, College Board, SAT® Prep, SAT®

What Kind of Busy Are You? Free Tips to Improve Productivity

There's a clear difference between keeping a student busy and optimizing the student's test-prep experience.

Matt McCorkleSeptember 19, 2016Tutoring, Test Prep, SAT Prep, Branded Score Reports, Best Practices, Tutor Tips, Practice SAT tests, Productivity, Test-Prep Advice, Tutoring Advice, Test-Prep Company, Test-Prep Business, tutoring company, Tutoring Business

The SAT® Drought Is Over! Practice Tests #5 and #6 Now Available for Download

Finally, College Board has seen fit to provide us with some relief from the seemingly interminable SAT® practice test drought!

Matt McCorkleAugust 24, 2016Tutoring, Test Prep, SAT Prep, Branded Score Reports, Best Practices, Tutor Tips, marketing tools for tutors, Practice SAT tests, college board, score improvement, SAT® Prep, SAT®, Practice Tests, Official SAT® Practice Tests, Free Practice Tests, Test-Prep Strategies

The Best Answer to "What's Your Average SAT® Score Improvement?"

Advice to help test-prep professionals navigate the tricky question: “What’s your average SAT® score improvement?”

Matt McCorkleAugust 16, 2016Tutoring, ACT Prep, Test Prep, SAT Prep, Best Practices, Tutor Tips, marketing tools for tutors, Practice SAT tests, score improvement, SAT® Prep, Marketing, Marketing Test Prep, Marketing Tutoring, Test-Prep Advice, Tutoring Advice, Test-Prep Business, tutoring company, SAT®

The Dos and Don'ts of Tutoring with SAT® Tests - Part Two: The Don'ts

This week, we'll be taking a look at the Don'ts of tutoring with SAT® Tests. As you read this post, you may even find that you've made one or more of these mistakes.

Matt McCorkleJune 28, 2016Growth, SAT Tutoring, Real SAT tests, Test Prep, SAT Prep, Branded Score Reports, Best Practices, Practice SAT tests, SAT Test, Marketing Tutoring, Marketing Test Prep, Marketing, Promoting Your Business, SAT®, SAT® Prep

The Dos and Don'ts of Tutoring with Real SAT® Tests - Part One: The Dos

There are many ways to misuse real SAT® tests that will diminish the effectiveness of your tutoring and/or get you in trouble. This week, let’s look at the Dos of using real SAT® tests for test prep!