Consider becoming a driving instructor specialising in intensive driving courses.

 

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ, ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!

Are intensive courses Good or Bad for business?

Intensive, semi-intensive and crash courses basically mean the same thing, regardless of how instructors dress them up. Itโ€™s a block of lessons over a few weeks!
Now they are very popular with learners in 2024, and a lot more profitable than weekly lessons.

๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ:
โ€ข You have less control over the outcome: People learn at different levels, so itโ€™s difficult to gauge the exact number of lessons they will require.
โ€ข Building a course: In times like 2024 finding test dates isnโ€™t easy so you may need to enlist the help of the cancellation specialists.
โ€ข Unreliable bookings: People will take up your time inquiring about courses, but after your hard work putting dates together, they disappear without trace.
โ€ข Cancellations: The bug bear of any industry, whether youโ€™re a builder, plumber, electrician, or driving instructor, cancellations will leave a dent in your pocket.
There are many more downsides with intensive courses, too many to mention here.

But, if you found a system that could ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž, intensive lessons can be a very profitable way to earn a living.
But you would need to consider the following conditions:
โ€ข Finding the right students.
โ€ข Offer a maximum course of 20 hours.
โ€ข A clear cancellation & refund policy.
โ€ข A stacking system, so when someone drops out you bring another learner forward.
โ€ข To do it properly you might need to become an intensive course only instructor to make it work.

The benefits if you are honest and market these courses properly, means you would earn a far higher income, working fewer hours, with virtually zero travel time, and have more reliable students.

Another strategy to niche your driving instructor business. Itโ€™s worth putting your thinking cap on and spending a few hours mulling it over.
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