Ok,let’s get it clarified first of all…

The title of this post is not at all an over-exaggeration or a biased opinion towards ziizoo(An online tutoring portal).It also does not symbolize ziizoo’s current status(ex. market share) in its native sector(online tutoring industry).

What we mean by comparing ziizoo with Google is the ‘Awkwardness’ that Google debued with(in 1998) in Search industry and the same sort of behaviour by ziizoo in Online tutoring industry(debued in 2007).

If we talk about the internet age when websites such as Yahoo!,Excite and AltaVista were fighting for the top spot in Search Industry,the focus actually shifted from solving a core issue(which was effective and relevant search results) to glossy looks,bulk of (irrelevant) services and packaging the websites like a Glossy Casino with everything at one place(sort of horizontal portal).

That time,Google debued with an “Awkward”(Yeah!,that time it was called awkward by many) looking search engine serving just one single purpose…”Relevant Search Results“.

Rest is all history folks !

ziizoo is an online tutoring marketplace that acts(and looks) like a search engine for your tutoring related queries.You put a keyword thinking of your tutoring need and you get a list of all the tutors(either professional teachers or knowledgable peers) that are listed in ziizoo and are relevant to your query.

For instance,if you are looking for a Physics teacher who’s graduated from Stanford Univ. then you just need to punch “Physics” and “Stanford” as the keywords in ziizoo’s search box and rest is their job.You can then see the options available and select the RIGHT tutor for yourself.

This San Francisco based bootstrapped startup led by Robert Einspruch & Egon Vanderhoeven also lets learners ask for a trial session(first 30 min or 1 hr for FREE ) before committing any money to the tutors.

For Tutors,it’s a destination where they can encash their knowledge sitting at home using some handy technologies provided by ziizoo(IM and whiteboard,Audio & Video chat are on the way).

In their own words

ziizoo provides students and tutors with a centralized marketplace where they can interact via a  simple web-browser-no special software is required.Teaching, communication and  collaboration has never been easier! Here at ziizoo,we are working hard everyday to revolutionize the tutoring industry

At ziizoo,tutors have all the rights to set their own rates and session duration.Second, it is the first marketplace that emphasizes on peer-to-peer tutoring(unlike tutor-to-learner tutoring).In other words,its about students(or recent graduates) tutoring other students.

It’s in their scope to provide coursework for high school,college and returning/continuing education students,as well as standardized test preparation paraphernelia at all levels of education.

But the toughest challenge for ziizoo will be to get itself globally promoted in short span as competition is getting fierce in this sector.The inventory(in ziizoo’s case,it’s the tutors) doesn’t look sufficient for many country specific searches(ex. if “indian” +”Statistics” is searched to find an indian statistics tutor then results disappoint).Hence more inventory is one of their urgent needs.

Although the hompage is very innovative and looks focussed,it may not create enough curiosity for a tutor to create an account at the very first visit of ziizoo.Few lines describing their service and some tutor/learner testimonials on hompage will help visitors understand their system much better. 

As online education is seamless so majority of users will find a tutor for their needs from some place or the other.We have recently featured few websites which are also performing really well in the field of Online education.