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Make More Money as an Online Teacher!
Let’s accept this fact: while teaching is considered to be one of the
noblest professions, it’s not very well-paid. It’s quite difficult for a
lot of conventional teachers to make decent money out of
teaching, so many of them end up working a part-time job on the
side. I, being a teacher myself, would often find it extremely hard
to make some really good money despite spending countless
hours and energy teaching young kids—and what I would get in
return was pittance! Not anymore because, like others, I too have
hopped onto the bandwagon of the online brigade and have seen a
sharp rise in my monthly income.
The advent of the World Wide Web has proved to be a windfall for a number
of companies and individuals who have used the Internet to their own
advantage. Take, for example, online learning which has changed the whole
paradigm of education worldwide. Flexibility, convenience and affordability
became the bywords and education became accessible to all, irrespective of
their financial or geographical backgrounds. Then there are freelancers who
are making raking it in by working from their homes, avoiding the hassle of
traveling and spending money on transportation fares. You can shop online,
study online and even teach online! And if you are not happy with your
current salary as a conventional teacher, you may increase your income
manifold by teaching online. Here’s how you can do that.
Online Tutoring
I’ve been an IELTS tutor for more than ten years now, and I find
online teaching as an easy and effective way to make extra money.
Although I’ve spent most of my time teaching face-to-face, of late
the trend of online teaching has gained traction, where teachers
are working online with students via video collaboration and other
tools. Tutoring is an easy way for you to earn additional money
while sharing your expertise. You can find in-person jobs by
applying to your local tutoring organizations, or work on your own
time online. A number of teachers have taken to online teaching
and are making a sizable amount of money. Sylvan Learning and
Tutor.com are two great resources for tutoring.
Instructing Online Classes
Are you an expert in your field? If yes, then
nobody on earth can stop you from earning
extra money. The popularity of online classes is
soaring and you don’t need to have a teaching
certificate or degree to get started. Deep
knowledge in your specific field will help you
draw a number of students, enabling you to
enhance your earning potential as an online
instructor. I would recommend you two sites
that specialize in online learning: Ed2go and
Brain Mass.
Creating an App
Long gone are the days when creating an app was
confined to just programmers and developers; today it’s
easier for everyone to create a successful app and no
extensive training is required for this purpose. Granted
that it’s a challenging task and will definitely take some
time, but you can surely do that if you have a good idea.
TeachersWithApps.com is one of the sites which are
referred to by some actual teachers quite often. Thanks
to Amazon apps and Android apps, the market is wide
open for products created by real educators.
Test Preparation
As an online teacher, you need to help prepare
students to take such exams as ACT, SAT,
GRE, GMAT, LSAT. While sometimes you need
to have an education background to teach
these subjects, it’s compulsory other times to
take the test at some point. Kaplan and
Princeton Review are the national companies
where you can find more information.
Selling Lesson Plans
Even for the most professional teachers, it’s
not easy to continually create fun, engage
lesson plans that challenge your students
while keeping them deeply engrossed in the
learning process. You can help your fellow
teachers out by selling them online through
some amazing websites like Fiverr or
Teachers Pay Teachers.
Conclusion
You may improve your earning potential by teaching online if you
follow these simple yet effective tips. And if you have any more
ideas you can try and see if they will help you make more money
online. For after all, the field is open for anyone who comes up with
some truly great ideas to improve their earning potential in the
otherwise not so money-oriented field of teaching. Teachers
worldwide opt for Teacher Accreditation to improve their job
prospects and increase their standing among students and
academic fraternity.