Thread by @talkcentss

Teaching Online

Make Money from Anywhere
(thread) 👇🏽

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Before we dive into this thread, I’d suggest you check this one out first 👇🏽

These are companies you can work for,
or you can go at it freelance,
which is what we’ll be focusing on in this thread.

Many of these companies aren’t hiring anymore and only a few remain.

https://twitter.com/talkcentss/status/1392050124595945474

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Last year China imposed regulations that caused a storm for companies that were profit-driven in the education sector

The result has been the dismantling of a $100billion industry.

Many people have misunderstood that demand hasn’t died, only supply

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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What this has done is harmed giant companies like:

• TAL Education Group
• New Oriental Education

BUT…..

Has created MASSIVE opportunities for freelance teachers to poach all these students.

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What it has also done is,

created a class of ordinary Chinese entrepreneurs to start small fragmented learning centers online, running through WeChat and various other teaching platforms.

(Common Prosperity was seen as a joke by many here on twitter)

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They’ve taken income from the rich and allowed middle class participants to start smaller teaching centers (knowingly or unknowingly)

Many then outsource the teaching to independent foreign teachers.

Creating the opportunity for people like you and me to capitalize too.

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Freelance:

It’s possible to work between 10-20 hours a week and earn between R3-5k a week.

Either from teaching, selling content, or both.

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The best way to get started

Facebook Groups

There are dozens of teaching groups on #FB that advertise for job vacancies and content creation + students join there to look for teachers.

Groups like:

6.1.
More groups:

Every now and then you may come across these new aspiring Chinese entrepreneurs who are wanting to make connections with foreign teachers.

They’ll give out their WeChat contact- you should then add them.

6.2.
For example:

Although not Chinese, but the point remains, students are out there for you to reach) all it takes is a bit of creativity to be the one selected

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Tips to stand out

As always,

7.1. Focus on a niche:

• Teaching young learners phonic sounds
• Asian high school students wanting to study abroad ( my speciality)

• Business English
• Conversational English
• Hotel management (tourism)
• Office workshops

7.2.
Don’t be scared to give first

Many potential students continue learning for years, and once they like your style they don’t like to change teachers again after that

• Free trials
• Free content

It’s like any business,

you must invest into it before you get out.(ROI)

They will want to see what you going to teach, and on top of this give free trials
(who doesn’t like free, right? )

7.3.
Courseware

Once they like you,
That’s when you make them buy packages in advance.

10 hours of lessons + the courses you have designed for them.

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Then you incentivize,

Offer discounts if they bring their friends to study too,

the more people they convince to study with them drives down the individual rate, but drives up your overall class rate.

7.5.
Recycle content

Record the free trials you give, then use the footage as your advertising.

Create YouTube videos to advertise, upload the videos on WeChat - WeChat is a super app.

Create, share, teach, repeat.

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Creating content

Many do battle to get into the industry without having degrees, or give up before they land any private students.

However,

there are viable options for those that find their efforts unsuccessful.

Check this site below 👇🏽

teacherspayteachers.com

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Create content that supplements the books they use at school, find teachers that are independent and advertise the work you create.

Create price lists and share examples of your work.

PowerPoint is your best friend.

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Remember,

teaching English isn’t the only way to teach online, don’t focus so narrowly

Take a skill you have, mathematics, science and run with it. You have a global audience now.

And talent is easily accessed now with the internet.

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What this isn’t ?

It’s not something that’s going to fall in your lap, and it certainly isn’t going to happen over night.

This isn’t an industry that rewards laziness, and it certainly isn’t a way to make quick cash.

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Just like anything, you’ll have to put in the grind and start at the bottom and probably start off earning much less than other experienced teachers.

But this thread shows you how you can expedite the process, so you can start making some $$$$

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Remember,

these students won’t fall into your lap, and it won’t be easy.

You’ll need to be ready,

• Have demo lessons you can send to them,

• Free courseware that they can study from

• Incentives

• Payment system to use

• Platform to teach from

That’s it, that’s the tweet.

Follow me @talkcentss for more money ideas that I’ve used to increase my own income.

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• Investment ideas
• Trading Tips
• Macro economics