Teach languages online
Online tutoring lets language teachers work from anywhere, but the platforms, fee models and expectations differ a lot. This section covers the practical side: getting accepted, pricing your lessons, setting up a reliable workspace and organising bookings and payments.
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In this section
Booking, Payment and Admin Tools for Independent Tutors
The business tools independent language tutors need: online booking, video calls, payments and invoices, simple bookkeeping and data protection basics.
Equipment for Online Lessons: Headset, Camera, Light
The equipment online language teachers need: headset or microphone, webcam, lighting, a wired connection and a calm background, in order of priority.
How to Become an Online Language Tutor: Step by Step
How to become an online language tutor in six steps: qualification, platform choice, profile and video, trial lessons, first regular students, own clients.
Preply vs italki for Teachers: Fees, Trials, Students
Preply or italki as a teacher? Commission models, trial lessons, profile requirements and payouts compared, with a simple way to calculate your real income.
Setting Your Rates as an Online Language Teacher
How to set your rates as an online language teacher: a step-by-step calculation with fees, taxes, preparation and gaps, plus packages and price rises.
Tutoring Platforms for Teachers: Preply, italki, Lingoda
Preply, italki and Lingoda from the teacher’s side: admission, commission models, who sets the price, payouts and whether you work freely or to a curriculum.
Other sections
Teaching certificates
TEFL, CELTA and qualifications for teaching German as a foreign language: what each one is, what employers ask for and how to choose a course without overpaying.
Careers in language teaching
Jobs abroad, CVs that schools read, taxes as a freelance tutor and specialisms such as Business English and exam preparation: how language teachers build a career.
Professional development
Personal learning networks, peer mentoring, online CPD courses and using social media professionally: how language teachers keep learning after their first certificate.