How much should I charge for tutoring?

I am a pre-medical college junior who resides in the suburbs of North Jersey, NYC metro area. I primarily tutor grades K-8 in all subject areas and provide reinforcement worksheets. I also travel to the child's home or local library. I have experience. Recently, I posted an ad and this lady contacted me about her fifth-grade son who needs help in mathematics. She asked how much I charged and I told her 15/hour. I gave her son a (free) complimentary tutoring session and am wondering "Hm, is 15/hour too low considering the circumstances?" But at the same time I think, "is 20/hour too high to tutor a fifth-grader in mathematics?" She is interested in having me come for one, hour and a half session per week and again, I would be traveling to her home. Two questions: Should I increase my rate to 20/hour, OR should I only do that for more complex tutoring (like algebra or biology)? If you think I should increase my rate, do you think it would be in poor taste for me to mention this to this lady, considering I already told her 15/hour, although I haven't officially started tutoring? I came to her house last week to meet them, give a (free) complimentary tutoring session, and see if they were interested in continuing. I just received an email asking me to continue and am tempted to tell her about my increase in hourly rate. Your suggestions?
Answer:

You gave her a quote. You cannot charge more. $15/hr is an affordable price. You'll get more jobs if you keep it at a reasonable price.

CrunchyC... at Yahoo! Answers Visit the source

Was this solution helpful to you?