New Instructor General Questions

[c.edgington]

Hello all,
I'm considering getting my instructor's cert and had a few questions that I wanted to see if you guys could help me answer. I just want to see if it's even feasable for me to attain. Those of you that do teach out of conference rooms/hotels how much does that usually run you? Do you run into issues scheduling this kind of thing with a hotel/civic center or wherever? Do you usually see enough traffic to justify the initial cost? Do you ever have people question your credentials? I am self-taught (other than the course to get my CHL). Do you run a website? How much marketing do you actually do? How receptive are ranges to new instructors and how does that work? Do you get a kick for bringing your classes to a particular range provided they are all paying for their own range time?

Sorry I know there are quite a few questions there. I just want to get a good handle on what I'm getting into before I make the financial commitment. This is a passion that I have and so I'm very willing to put the time in-I have taught what I know to friends and family as much as is possible and so I just want to know how easy it will be to pull in a clientele. Thank you!!

[RKlenka]

How receptive are ranges to new instructors

Not very :P

Finding a range that will let you qualify is usually the hardest part. Everything else is cake after that. Good luck.

[TexasGal]

Which side of Fort Worth are you on? The range in Joshua will usually let you work in a couple of students at a time on the range during regular business hours. Alpine has a CHL qualifying area you have to reserve but I don't know what they charge or how hard it is to get in.