GhostNot for Tutors
You prepared the lesson. Make sure they show up for it.
Lesson no-shows waste your prep time and break student momentum. GhostNot ensures students and parents commit to every session — or you get compensated.
Private tutoring runs on consistency. When a student misses a lesson, they don't just lose that hour of instruction — they fall behind on the learning plan you carefully designed. And you lose income you can't recover because that time slot is gone. GhostNot asks students (or their parents) to place a small, refundable stake when they book a lesson. Attend the lesson, get the full refund. Miss it without notice, and the tutor gets compensated. The commitment step transforms casual bookings into real appointments that students actually keep.
14%
Avg. no-show rate for tutoring sessions*
50–80%
No-show reduction with financial commitment*
3 min
Setup time to protect your schedule
* Based on published industry research and commitment device studies
Built for how tutors work
Parent-friendly commitment flow
For younger students, the parent or guardian handles the commitment stake. The booking flow is designed to be straightforward and transparent — parents see exactly what happens if their child attends (full refund) versus misses (stake forfeited). Most parents appreciate the accountability structure.
Recurring session management
Set up weekly commitments for regular students. Rather than staking individually for each lesson, recurring students can maintain a rolling commitment that covers their standing appointment. This reduces booking friction for your regulars while maintaining the attendance incentive.
Prep time protection
A missed tutoring session wastes more than the session itself — it wastes the 15-30 minutes you spent reviewing their homework, preparing exercises, or customizing a lesson plan. Set your stake amount to reflect the total time investment, not just the session length.
Multi-subject and group lesson support
Whether you teach SAT prep, piano, Mandarin, or all three, set different commitment levels for each subject and format. Group lessons can carry per-student stakes so one student's absence doesn't disrupt the experience for others who showed up.
How it works
Set your stake
Choose how much requesters commit when booking your time.
Share your link
Send your GhostNot booking link or embed the widget on your site.
Get paid for no-shows
Show up = refunded. No-show = you get compensated. Automatic.
Frequently asked questions
Won't parents object to putting money down for a tutoring session?
Parents who are investing in their child's education understand the value of consistency. The stake is fully refunded when their child attends — it costs committed families nothing. The structure helps hold everyone accountable, and parents who value tutoring tend to welcome it. The parents most likely to object are often the same ones whose children have attendance problems, which is exactly the behavior GhostNot addresses.
What stake amount makes sense for tutoring?
Most tutors set stakes between $10-25 per lesson. The amount should be enough to motivate attendance but not so high that it creates a barrier for families who genuinely value tutoring. For free trial lessons — where no-show rates are highest — even a $10 stake dramatically improves show-up rates by filtering out families who aren't seriously considering ongoing tutoring.
How does this work for online lessons versus in-person?
Identically. The commitment stake is placed at booking time regardless of lesson format. For online lessons, GhostNot verifies attendance based on whether the session takes place. For in-person lessons, verification works the same way. The stake protects your time whether you're commuting to a student's home or logging into a Zoom call.
Can I still offer a cancellation window for legitimate schedule changes?
Yes. You set your own cancellation policy — most tutors allow free cancellation up to 12 or 24 hours before the lesson. Cancellations within the window release the stake automatically. Only no-shows and last-minute cancellations (within whatever deadline you set) result in forfeiture. This mirrors the cancellation policies most tutors already have but actually enforces them.
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