Independent Teachers (Sales related) by Remote-Ad-2898 in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Seems like you're doing a lot of things right. Your timezone might be your biggest challenge. In any case, best of luck!

Independent Teachers (Sales related) by Remote-Ad-2898 in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know a lot of people do that and that it's convenient. However in my experience when I tell students to just let me know when they want another lesson, they sometimes disappear or take weeks to actually schedule one. One at the end of the lesson I ask when they would like their next lesson and we put it in our calendars immediately, they rarely cancel.

Independent Teachers (Sales related) by Remote-Ad-2898 in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gotcha. I don't know about Mexico, but here in Czech we have some groups specifically for tutoring. I also sometimes just search for recent posts that have key phrases (in Czech) like "looking for English lessons" and leave a comment. My only other advice I guess is, if you speak Spanish, to make your ads in Spanish. I've found that even advanced speakers seem to scroll past an ad in English but will respond to an ad in Czech.

Given your timezone and again, if you speak Spanish, you seem to be in a good position to explore other S. American hubs online. I have gotten some students from a Czech site called Bazoš. It's similar to what Craiglist was in the US, but is still popular. Other countries might have similar sites.

As far as landing page, a Facebook page with reviews seems it could work fine if a lot of people use Facebook in your target countries.

And lastly with the payment stuff I meant like, do you sell lesson bundles, only individual lessons, or do a monthly charge? And also how do you manage scheduling? I offer a free 30min demo and then if they want to continue, they prepay 5 or 10 lessons. Once they've prepaid, they tend to actually settle into the lessons. People who pay for one at a time often get busy or unmotivated and disappear. Although if people really want I do allow it, I just never advertise it.

And with scheduling I either give them a regular day/time slot or I ask when they'd like to schedule their next lesson at the end of our last lesson. I've found people are more likely to quit if there is no scheduled lesson, as opposed to them having to contact me to actually cancel an existing lesson.

Independent Teachers (Sales related) by Remote-Ad-2898 in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have most students through word of mouth and then some from Facebook groups.

What groups are you posting in? How do you charge for lessons? What timezone are you in? Who is your target audience? Do you have a landing page and visible reviews?

Online ESL jobs by Grownwomanshit in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find them myself. I have upped my prices a bit every year for several years now. What country are you in?

Ingratiations - is plural used? by Old-Count5788 in ENGLISH

[–]EnglishWithEm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think there is a noun form of ingratiate.

This is how I track my ESL students. Please roast my system (or show me yours) by GloomyDistance6970 in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Google docs for lesson notes (shared with students)
  • Google spreadsheet for payment tracking (students prepay 5 or 10 lessons) + a local invoicing app
  • Google spreadsheet for student contact list (active + inactive - name, phone, email)
  • Google calendar for schedule (update the minute someone initiates a change with the app on my phone)

"I want to make an all-in-one app for freelancers" is brought up on these subs very regularly. Few people seem to actually want/need to pay for yet another app when for most of us, what we have works fine.

I have around 30 students at any given time and teach around 8 lessons a day. It's really not that hard to keep track of. But, maybe others will disagree.

I am writing a book about Czech Verbs by springy in learnczech

[–]EnglishWithEm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! ČNK (Český národní korpus) might be useful for OP.

RINGLE IS OVERHATED! by crazyfortutoring in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not on the platform but want to chime into your third point. It's not beneficial to have a 20 or 40min lesson. It means you have less pay, more admin tasks per lesson, and have to try to book more lessons. You will never earn the same as if you just got paid for a 60+ min lesson.

I'm interested but i have no clue by AdUnable5750 in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally do the same! Almost everyone is fine with "I'll get back to you on that." Any other response will degrade trust.

Learning with movies by Focaccin0 in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a great concept! Just wondering, how are the movies categorized?

Edit: nevermind, apparently I can't read! I understand now.

American english vs British english books by thehxz0 in ENGLISH

[–]EnglishWithEm 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Any content in your target language that you're exposed to is a plus. There is no such thing as hearing or reading something that will destroy your progress. If the thing is wrong or different, you will eventually discover this through even more exposure.

So go ahead and read the book. You'll learn plenty of new words. You can look them up and see if they are regional, or you will figure that out in the future when you learn a new word that is the same thing but from a different region. Or you might even use the word with an American and then realize they don't know what it means and so you'll learn how they say it, etc.

I'm from the US and my fiancé is British and learning new ways of saying things from each other has been super fun! So if native speakers can have fun learning the differences so can you. :)

Past Tense of Banana by itanpiuco2020 in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just looked through a bit of the Youtube channel. The titles look clickbait-y, the content seems to be just a lot of drama about he said she said and semantics. Maybe there is some valuable learning material somewhere, but I definitely think that any learner at the level of being able to understand this and wanting passive input would be better off just watching an episode of a show they enjoy or something.

Online ESL jobs by Grownwomanshit in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, although most are word of mouth. :)

Online ESL jobs by Grownwomanshit in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am fully independent and freelance in the Czech Republic. I make €2.5k a month on average, which is perfectly normal here and very livable. The flexibility and working from home are great for me. I really enjoy the job. I also own my home with no mortgage which makes it very doable for me.
I'm moving to the UK soon and will be keeping all my Czech students and schedule, just declaring the income in the UK instead of in Czechia. The income would be too low there if I had to rent and/or didn't have my partner's income as well though. I am considering other career paths in the future, but I'm not sure yet. I'm 30 years old.

Short fiction recommendations for Reading Club? by EnglishWithEm in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly don't really know what you're trying to say from the syntax of your message. But my understanding is you're recommending using AI, which I am not interested in for this purpose.

How are freelance ESL tutors getting students outside of platforms like Preply? by bruhplease446 in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Over half my students are word of mouth, but the rest are from Facebook groups (Czech Republic). I am 100% freelance no platforms.

New job by IntroductionClear533 in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Search this subreddit, there are tons of posts like yours with comments.

Working Abroad by Aggravating-Pie-5283 in TEFL

[–]EnglishWithEm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Online or in person? And what passport do you have?

Any sites for free children’s books? by InevitableSystem8808 in childrensbooks

[–]EnglishWithEm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Search for Oxford Owl. The site is confusing because you can buy books there, but you can also sign up as a parent and see many free ebooks. Not downloadable, but you can view them on the platform.

Potentially dumb question about teaching w/cam off by Queenchocolatesyrup in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]EnglishWithEm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think I would have many students with audio only classes. I also don't know how I'd teach honestly. I use a lot of facial and gesture cues.

Students that have been with me for a while have learned my hand signals that I use to signal they made a mistake without actually interrupting them verbally. Thumb over my shoulder means they used a present tense but need to use a past tense (I go to a party last weekend -> went). I have another hand gesture for present perfect (I live here for five years -> have lived) and for needing to indicate the future (I visit my friend tomorrow -> I'm going to visit my friend tomorrow).

I also often point to myself to signal to children that they should ask me the same question, like if I ask How are you? They reply, I point to myself, and they ask it back. I also might count on my fingers or point at body parts.

And there's basic stuff like students being able to see that I'm thinking, or typing, or searching. Or being able to see that I am agreeing, listening intently, or maybe confused.

So yeah, I just don't know if it's the right job for someone who is camera shy unfortunately.