| Teaching English online is a growing field. Every day | | | | Just Conversations: $15.00 to $25.00 an hour |
| more and more students are studying English through | | | | These conversations are the easiest to conduct. No |
| out the world. | | | | experience, no degrees and no certifications are |
| The number of people who are getting online and | | | | required. Students from other countries have learned |
| studying English is great news for English teachers. | | | | English, and they know if they don't use it, they will lose |
| The Internet makes it easy for English teachers to | | | | it. |
| start a cheap at home business. And making money | | | | That is why they will pay to just have conversations |
| every month is quite possible. Here's what you'll need in | | | | with you, a native English speaker. |
| order to get started: | | | | Lessons: $20.00 to $50.00 an hour |
| * Computer with Internet | | | | Again you don't need any experience, degrees, or |
| * Skype or some other instant messaging program | | | | certifications, but it sure helps. You can offer grammar, |
| (Yahoo and Google have one too) | | | | pronunciation, vocabulary, comprehension (listening), |
| * Microphone | | | | slang or any other specific topic you want to offer. |
| * Web camera | | | | If you know a lot about art, medicine, business, movies |
| * PayPal account | | | | or whatever, offer your skills and knowledge as a |
| * Free website (but you don't need it right away) | | | | specific lesson that a student can buy from you. |
| Those are the basic tools you'll need to get started | | | | Teach what you know and what you're comfortable |
| (but you'll need to know your marketing strategy). It's | | | | with and you'll be a more successful online English |
| quite possible that your computer has a built in | | | | teacher. |
| microphone and web camera so you won't need to | | | | Once you get 5 to 15 repeat customers/students who |
| buy anything else. As you can see, your start-up costs | | | | pay you $100.00 to $250.00 a month, you can do the |
| are practically free. | | | | math and see you'll make a nice sum every month. |
| How much can online English teachers make? | | | | So the more paying students you find, the more |
| There are basically two type of sessions you'll want to | | | | money you will make as an online English teacher. |
| offer: just conversations and lessons. | | | | |