Thread: Structuring the deal...

An athletic club in town wants to hire me to teach and has said they are pretty much amenable to any contract structure I'd like to propose. This is a swanky, exclusive joint, a lot of the pro ballers in town belong here and the gal who contacted me indicated there's a healthy budget for pay. So I'm flattered at the offer, but also want to be smart (and profitable!) with what I propose.

So what would be the dream deal for you all? I'd like include that non-club members (my current students) would be able to take my class here for a fee, but beyond that, I'd like your thoughts on how you would structure pricing. I teach out of my home studio so haven't had to deal w/third parties. I know there has been past discussions on old bhuz but wasn't able to find the threads.

Thanks in advance for your advice...
Christine

Hi Christine,
I worked at a swanky health club for a while.
I would structure to be paid by the hour, and letting non-members join for a fee in which you get 80% of what they pay.

I would also make sure to put in your contract, that you will be able to add an intermediate class when needed.

PM'ing you...

PMd you. But also... if you go for a flat rate, be SURE to agree on a number of people you're willing to teach at that rate. I had to add that into my arrangement later -- if the class gets bigger than 20, then they need to pay me for a SECOND hour and schedule a second class.

I like the option of having a flat rate for the first 10 students (or whatever number), then $x or x% for every additional student over that number. This is a good arrangement if you're doing some marketing for the class yourself. And it provides both you and the club with incentive to get the numbers up.

If you do any type of rate that depends on student numbers, be sure to agree on who counts the number of students in each class!

By the way, I always like to put the conditions of class cancellation in the contract. Eg: class can be cancelled after the first xx weeks if there's not enough students, but you get paid two weeks fees in recognition of your having forgone opportunities to teach elsewhere.

Can I come into this from the other angle??

I'm thinking of asking a ballet teacher to teach regular weekly adult ballet classes aimed at bellydancers on my behalf in one of the venues I teach at.

I don't know how much take up there will be but I do have a very big student base for her to draw on plus I've got a very big email database of bellydancers.

I'm thinking that I'd pay for the room hire and then pay her a flat rate up to 10 students and a percentage of the takings over and above that.

I'm pleased to see that that's what Jewel suggests, but what sort of amounts (flat rate and percentage) do you think should I be looking at?

Originally Posted by Lauren_

PMd you. But also... if you go for a flat rate, be SURE to agree on a number of people you're willing to teach at that rate. I had to add that into my arrangement later -- if the class gets bigger than 20, then they need to pay me for a SECOND hour and schedule a second class.

PM'd you back - thanks for the info.

Originally Posted by sunshine

Can I come into this from the other angle??

I'm thinking that I'd pay for the room hire and then pay her a flat rate up to 10 students and a percentage of the takings over and above that.

I'm pleased to see that that's what Jewel suggests, but what sort of amounts (flat rate and percentage) do you think should I be looking at?

Nyah hah, of course, if I'm doing the hiring, then I'm just going to want to pay the flat rate...