Also look out for schools or organisations registered (registering) on the site – http://visarus.co.uk/groups/the-speaker-group for example. There will be more coming. It’s generally easier to rely on good connections with schools for a while before you venture out on your own.
English Teachers in St. Petersburg
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Group for anyone teaching or interested in teaching in St. Petersburg, Russia. Sort of replaces a large part of VisaRus 
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Run an English Conversation Club in exchange for Russian lessons
The Derzhavin Institue in St. Petersburg is looking for a [...]
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Where have all the Benedict teachers gone?
It’s nice to see that the old forum is back, [...]
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Old VisaRus forum (archived)
Old VisaRus forum topics are archived at http://visarus.co.uk/forum/
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On February 26, 2010 bobs12 said:
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On February 26, 2010 bobs12 said:
Hi Ann Marie! Welcome to the slush pit (by which I mean St. Petersburg and not VisaRus
)Good ways to find private students are… vkontakte.ru (post an advert, join groups related to studying English), post free ads on slando.ru, olx.ru and various assorted free ads sites (irr.ru as well), make yourself a webpage with all the basic information on it, network, introduce yourself to people in bars with English names… you could even try an ad in the St. P’burg times, though friends have told me in the past that this tends to get more people interested in calling for a chat with a forrinur than in actually taking English lessons.
Also expand your network of teaching acquaintances (accomplices?) – through VisaRus and other channels – most often teachers will pass on enquiries from studes that they don’t have time to deal with themselves. If you can get an A5 ad onto an SPGU halls of residence noticeboard, that might be good. Meeting up with other teachers and buying them a drink or two is usually enough for them to keep you in mind
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On February 26, 2010 Ann Marie Deignan said:
I’m new in town; just arrived the end of January. I’ll be working through 1 or 2 schools in the near future, but will likely need to do some tutoring to make ends meet. What is the most effective way to find students for tutoring? Any suggestions?
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On February 23, 2010 bobs12 said:
If anyone sees Robin-Bobbin around, kindly remind him that he owes me money
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On February 23, 2010 bobs12 said:
Dzhanni’s joined… at last!
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bobs12 wrote on the wire of the group English Teachers in St. Petersburg: 1 week, 6 days ago
Also look out for schools or organisations registered (registering) on the site – http://visarus.co.uk/groups/the-speaker-group for example. There will be more coming. It's generally easier to rely on good connections with schools for a while before you venture out on your own.
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bobs12 wrote on the wire of the group English Teachers in St. Petersburg: 1 week, 6 days ago
Hi Ann Marie! Welcome to the slush pit (by which I mean St. Petersburg and not VisaRus
)Good ways to find private students are… vkontakte.ru (post an advert, join groups related to studying English), post free ads on slando.ru, olx.ru and various assorted free ads sites (irr.ru as well), make yourself a webpage with [...]
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Ann Marie Deignan wrote on the wire of the group English Teachers in St. Petersburg: 1 week, 6 days ago
I'm new in town; just arrived the end of January. I'll be working through 1 or 2 schools in the near future, but will likely need to do some tutoring to make ends meet. What is the most effective way to find students for tutoring? Any suggestions?
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Ann Marie Deignan joined the group English Teachers in St. Petersburg 1 week, 6 days ago
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bobs12 wrote on the wire of the group English Teachers in St. Petersburg: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
If anyone sees Robin-Bobbin around, kindly remind him that he owes me money
