Create an online tutoring site
Launch your tutoring website
Develop an educational website to put all your online tutoring and remote learning courses in one place. Use the tools provided by OVHcloud to create an intuitive platform that facilitates booking management and communication.
From US$7.69 ex. GST/month
Why create an online tutoring website?
Gain visibility beyond social media
A SEO-optimised website ensures long-term, stable online visibility for private tutors, in contrast to social media where algorithms can restrict the reach of your posts.
Publish your information and resources in one place
Deliver specific services online with WordPress
Opt for a WordPress hosting plan, and take advantage of a platform that offers a range of customisation options: photo galleries, sign-up forms, and a blog for publishing educational articles alongside your online courses.
Steps for creating an online learning website
- Choose the right domain name: short, easy to remember and spell.
- Choose a CMS like WordPress when you place your order.
- In WordPress, select a template to set your design.
- Add additional features with WordPress plugins.
- Add social media links and communicate through the site.
Getting started
Choose an all-in-one solution to build your website
✓ A free domain name for the first year, including popular extensions like .com, .net, .online, .me, .blog*
✓ 100 free email addresses
✓ 1-click CMS (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla!)
Develop your online tutoring website with OVHcloud
SECURITY
Get a pre-installed, highly available infrastructure that is continuously monitored and regularly updated with security patches. All of our web hosting plans include DDoS protection. We also offer a tool for backing up and restoring your files and databases, enabling you to recover data from up to 14 days ago if needed. These measures ensure that your online leaning website remains secure and reliable, which is essential for remote academic support, increasing your online visibility and credibility.
FLEXIBILITY
Is your teaching business growing? We adapt to your teaching needs with add-on options and features that can be easily activated. Our services are highly customisable to help you expand your educational projects. Get started, deploy and scale your educational resources easily! This flexibility is ideal for teachers and instructors who want to offer personalised lessons via their own website, increasing the value of each course offered.
AN ALL-IN-ONE PLAN, MANAGED FOR YOU
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Best practices for an effective tutoring website
Choose a domain name and keep it secure
Opt for a memorable domain name for your online tutoring site and ensure your webpage is secure with regular updates and an SSL certificate. Select a name that accurately embodies your particular teaching subject, such as “mathsteacherlondon.com”. This strategic choice not only attracts students and their parents but also strengthens your online presence, which is crucial for improving your digital visibility and managing customer feedback. A well thought-out and secure domain name greatly boosts the marketing of your learning platform and extends your reach in the education sector.
Define your objectives
Set clear goals for your website from the beginning: sharing information, enrolling students, organising home tutoring sessions and sharing educational resources. With the online education market becoming more competitive, a clear strategy is essential to guiding the design and content of your website to ensure optimal SEO and effective communication. Integrate SEO elements from the planning phase onwards to maximise the impact of your online presence, using terms like “courses” and “learning”.
Choose your hosting plan
Choose a hosting plan that meets your capacity, performance and budget needs. OVHcloud offers a range of solutions to suit educational projects of all sizes, with options such as creating a blog, adding a domain name, and a choice of CMSs (such as WordPress for a standard website, or PrestaShop for an e-commerce website). Make sure your hosting plan is capable of handling the expected volume of traffic, especially if you are targeting students in specific regions or large cities (e.g. London).
Personalisation and engagement
Your site must embody the identity of your educational service and stimulate interaction with visitors. Use attractive designs and clear calls to action (CTAs) to encourage engagement. Your contact page should contain all the essential information needed to facilitate communication. Consider creating sections for testimonials and reviews, student success stories, or demonstrations of your teaching methods. Adding videos and multimedia content enriches the user experience and improves the SEO of your site.
Your questions answered
How can I deliver private tutoring effectively?
How do I effectively build a website to deliver private lessons online? To create and deliver specific courses on your own educational site, choose a platform like WordPress that incorporates videoconferencing tools for smooth, direct interaction with your students. Thoroughly prepare your learning content, including videos, interactive documents, and dynamic quizzes for a better learning experience. Also make sure you have a fast internet connection and a quiet, well-organised workspace at home for teaching remotely. This level of organisation not only helps maintain a professional environment, but also improves your website’s organic SEO through rich, optimised digital content.
How do I create an online course?
What are the best CMSs for creating an online learning website?
To develop an online learning website, choose a web content management platform such as WordPress or Joomla!. WordPress is particularly recommended for its flexibility and multiple customisation and adaptation options. By integrating special education-related extensions, you will benefit from key features for remote learning, such as student registration, course management and online payments. These IT tools are essential to establishing an engaged and interactive learning environment, ideal for improving your SEO ranking and increasing the target audience on your website.
How do I develop an engaging online lesson on my website?
To create a compelling online tutoring course, start by clearly defining the learning goals and target your audience precisely according to their level of education. Organise your content into modules or sessions on your platform, which encourages independent and remote learning. Integrate interactive tools such as quizzes, discussion boards or group projects to strengthen student engagement and collaboration. Record high-quality videos and enhance your offering with additional reading lists and case studies, available directly from your website. These elements are essential for a dynamic and interactive learning environment.
Which domain name should I choose for a tutoring website?
Choosing a relevant domain name is crucial for your SEO ranking and the visibility of your tutoring website. It's essential to choose a name that reflects your teaching services and is easy for your students to remember. Opt for a short name, avoid hyphens, and favour traditional domain extensions such as .com or .edu. These extensions are recognised in the field of education and academic support, which reinforces the credibility and authority of your website.
*The following extensions are included for a period of one year with any purchase of an OVHcloud web hosting plan, then renewal is charged at the annual price for the extension selected from the following list: .com, .shop, .store, .tech, .me .live, .space, .xyz, .online, .site, .pro, .cloud, .blog, .name, .ovh, .boutique, .net, .org, .info, .eu, .fr .re, .be, .it, .de, .co.uk, .pl. Not valid for extensions that include free transfer.