Teaching English online is a growing field. Every day more and more students study English around the world.
The amount of people who go online and study English is great news for English teachers.
The Internet makes it easy for English teachers to start a cheap business from home. And making money every month is quite possible. This is what you will need to get started:
* Computer with Internet
* Skype or some other instant messaging program (Yahoo and Google have one too)
* Microphone
* Webcam
* Paypal account
* Free website (but you don’t need it right away)
Those are the basic tools you will need to get started (but you will need to know your marketing strategy). Your computer may very well have a built-in microphone and webcam, so you won’t have to buy anything else. As you can see, your start-up costs are practically free.
How Much Can Online English Teachers Earn?
There are basically two types of sessions that you will want to offer: just talks and lessons.
Fair Conversations: $ 15.00 to $ 25.00 an hour
These conversations are the easiest to do. No experience, degrees or certifications are required. Students from other countries have learned English and they know that if they don’t use it, they will lose it.
That is why they will pay just to have conversations with you, a native English speaker.
Lessons: $ 20.00 to $ 50.00 per hour
Again, you don’t need any experience, degrees, or certifications, but it sure helps. You can offer grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, listening, slang, or any other specific topic you want to offer.
If you know a lot about art, medicine, business, movies, or whatever, offer your skills and knowledge as a specific lesson that a student can buy for you.
Teach what you know and feel comfortable with and you will be a more successful online English teacher.
Once you get 5-15 regular clients / students paying you $ 100.00 to $ 250.00 a month, you can do the math and see that you will earn a good sum every month.
So the more paying students you find, the more money you make as an online English teacher.
