Use this guide if you can teach something people will pay to learn, such as a craft, cooking, gardening, photography, a language or a digital skill, and want to run your own sessions. Have an idea of who you want to teach, a rough budget for a first event, and your diary for the next two months. This is general information, not legal or financial advice.
Step by step
Choose a format and test demand cheaply
Write the promise of your session in one line, for example 'In three hours you will make and take home your own wreath' or 'By the end you will be able to edit photos on your phone confidently'. Decide the format: a one-off taster, a multi-week course, private group bookings, a live online class or a recorded course. Decision rule: hands-on skills that need materials work best as small in-person groups, while knowledge-based skills suit live online sessions with no venue cost. Start with a single taster session before committing to a course, and list your start-up costs to check: venue hire, materials, insurance, booking system fees, marketing and any checks or training your subject needs.
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