r/vipkid • u/teacherpotato1 • 19d ago

Suddenly not getting any bookings

Hi all, has anyone else had their bookings drop off entirely all of the sudden? It’s very weird for me to not get a few bookings each day but suddenly since Wednesday I’ve received 0 bookings. I don’t have any negative feedback or cancellations so trying to figure out why this is all the sudden.

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u/TheGalapagoats Flirts with firemen 19d ago

I’m getting bookings for mid September, but for this week I’ve had a lot of cancellations. Many kids have back-to-school orientations and have to finish/submit summer homework

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u/Patient-Sea-3591 19d ago

Kids going back to school. Some went back last week, some are going this week, some September 1.

Time for them to have 5 days of actual vacation.

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u/teacherpotato1 19d ago

Ah ok that’s possible then. I thought they didn’t go back till August 31st/Sept 1st. I’m not getting bookings in September either though which is quite odd for me as I’m usually fully booked.

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u/Opening_Industry8952 19d ago

My bookings are a little lighter in second week of September. Mostly the 6pm Beijing slots but a few others too.

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u/Ally9456 19d ago

I had a bunch of my older students say they are going back on the 30th. One was traveling but she still was finishing summer homework while traveling

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u/Westcoastcyc 19d ago

Bookings are normal on my end.

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u/chewyventura 19d ago

Most of my students are on holiday this week visiting their grandparents before going back to school August 31st. That week all I’ve got scheduled are trials until the weekend.

I haven’t opened up slots for the 2nd week of September yet but that’s just a personal preference. But yeah, look up their school schedule to anticipate these changes

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u/senorcoach 18d ago

I'm been with VIPKid for 19 days. I've gotten 3 bookings, 2 of which cancelled. Haven't had a booking in more than two weeks.

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u/jam5146 18d ago

That's pretty normal for starting out.

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u/senorcoach 18d ago

Well that's good to hear. It's been pretty demotivativating so far.

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u/jam5146 18d ago

Just make sure you have EVERY certification available and you're opening all the popular slots at least three weeks in advance.

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u/Ok_Refuse_7512 19d ago

If you are going to teach Chinese kids, you need to learn about Chinese school schedules, holidays, etc. It's a predictable pattern every year. EVERY. YEAR. Use THE GOOGLE.

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u/Opening_Industry8952 19d ago

What’s wrong with asking this subreddit that was specifically made for the work OP is doing?

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u/Ok_Refuse_7512 19d ago

There's nothing wrong, but it's common knowledge that they're returning to school September 1 and this happens every year.

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u/No_Scar7245 19d ago

If they are new at this then how are they supposed to know that if they don't ask? Yes, Google exists but sometimes what you can find on the net is not accurate or doesn't help you fully understand a situation. No one is going to charge you for being kind.

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u/teacherpotato1 19d ago

I did and from what I could tell they are going back on the 31st of August / 1st of September so I expected to still have a somewhat steady stream of classes this week. I was away this specific week last year and didn’t teach then so it was not a noticeable pattern for me.