Well, in capitalist countries, it is, "What the market will bear".  So, if your students are able to afford your prices, then by all means.  Personally, I would love a Russian tutor, but the ones I've looked at so far are more expensive than I can pay.  So, I just try to learn on my own.  In one that I looked at, it would be cheaper (literally) to stay in St Petersburg for six months, including airfare, etc - than it would be to receive tutoring from her.  But I'm not part of her target market, I s'pose.  [off soapbox :) ]  Still, I was lucky enough (or perhaps Sts Cyril and Methidius were praying for me) to get contacted by a University professor who was willing to hold his Intensive Russ I and II courses, even if there was only two students, plus me as an 'audit'. So, at $250 for a semester's worth of work crammed into four weeks, plus another semesters worth of work crammed into a second four weeks, I was able to be 'up to snuff' with students who labored over their first two semesters of Russian, all fo
r $500 (plus cost of books of course :) ).  Of course, every situation can't be like that, but flexibility is a good quality, not a negative one.  [now off soapbox :> ]  But then again, what do I know?   :)  Hope my rant isn't taken too seriously.  It's just a soapbox rant.  ***********Kenneth Udut