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- A real photoA person — not a logo, not a stock image.
- Payment heldReleased only when you say the work is done.
Services
Kinds of tutoring
The kinds of tutoring people book most. Open one to see what it covers.
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One post, the whole situation handled
Several jobs bought as one outcome — one Tasker, one price to agree, no coordinating three trades yourself.
Back on track by report card
A weekly hour on the specific topics that slipped, aimed at the next reporting period rather than open-ended.
Post this taskExam season, planned
A schedule worked backwards from the exam date, with the weak topics first rather than the comfortable ones.
Post this taskEnglish for work
Conversational and workplace English aimed at interviews and the phone, not at a textbook.
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Other things people post
Not what you came for? These are tasks people post on Taskly — one post gets you offers on any of them.
A week of dinners, cooked
A cook fills the fridge for the week — your list, your dietary needs, containers labelled.
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Walked while you work
A midday walk on the days the office runs long, with a note on how it went.
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Flat-pack, standing up
The wardrobe, the desk and the bed frame built and levelled, with the cardboard taken away.
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The list on the fridge
The shelf that never went up, the door that sticks, the light that flickers — one visit instead of three.
Post this taskWhat to know about tutoring
In-person and online are genuinely different products rather than a preference. Online removes travel, which matters when a tutor good at one specific thing lives across the city from you, and it works well for most subjects at most ages. It works less well for younger children, for anything requiring physical manipulatives, and for students who need the accountability of a person in the room. Travel time also shows up in price for in-person work — a tutor crossing the city twice a week is pricing that in whether or not it appears on the invoice.
For newcomer families there is an additional layer worth naming: a student who is strong in a subject and still learning English will look like a student who is weak in the subject, and the tutoring that helps is often subject-specific English rather than more of the subject. Say so when you post if it applies. It changes who should be answering, and the tutors who do this well will identify themselves quickly.
Agree what progress looks like in the first session, not the fifth. A tutor who cannot tell you what they are working toward is difficult to evaluate later, and "more confident" is not a measure. A specific unit, a specific assignment, a target on a specific assessment, or simply getting homework finished without a fight are all legitimate goals and all checkable. Sessions also work better at a consistent time than at whatever slot is free each week, because the preparation between them is where much of the value sits.
After you post, here’s exactly what happens
- 1Offers arriveEach one carries a price and an approach, from verified Taskers only.
- 2Ask before you chooseEquipment, timing, whether they’ve worked in a building like yours.
- 3Accept oneYour payment is held by Taskly. Nothing is paid out yet.
- 4Confirm when it’s doneThe money releases and your receipt arrives by email.
What a tutoring arrangement usually includes
- A first session to find out what is actually missing
- Lessons at your home, theirs, a library, or over video
- Work between sessions where it helps
- A plain account of progress rather than a report
Materials and workbooks are usually separate, and many tutors use the school’s own.
Try nowWhat moves the price
- Level — Grade 12 and university subjects cost more than elementary
- In person or online, and who travels
- Session length and how many a week
- Exam season, which is the annual peak
- Specialist subjects and admissions coaching
- Group or sibling sessions, which usually reduce the per-hour rate
Worth asking before you accept an offer
- What course code or level have you taught most recently?
- In person or online, and where would we meet?
- How will we know it is working?
- Do you set work between sessions?
- What is the cancellation notice?
Three steps
How Taskly works
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Post your task
Say what needs doing and when. Free, two minutes, no account until you accept.
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Compare offers
Verified Taskers send a price and an approach. You see the whole cost up front.
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Choose, then pay
Pick who fits. The money is held and released only when you confirm it’s done.
No lead fees on either side — Taskers don’t pay to make an offer, so you’re not paying for someone’s cost of finding you.
Why Taskly
What you can actually count on
Reviewed before they offer
ID check, phone verification, a real interview and a real photo.
You set the budget
Taskers send offers with a price, and you compare them side by side.
Free to post
Posting and comparing offers cost nothing. Nothing is charged unless you accept one.
Pay only when done
The money is held by Taskly and released after you confirm the work.
Every kind of tutoring
Questions
Frequently asked
Answers to what people actually search for.
Online or in person?
Online works well for most subjects and most ages, and it lets you book the right tutor rather than the near one. In person is better for younger children and for students who need someone in the room.
My child is strong at maths but new to English. What do we book?
Often subject-specific English rather than more maths. Say so when you post — it changes who should be answering.
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Ready to get it done?
Describe the task and compare fixed-price offers from Taskers. You only pay when it’s finished.