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Teaching English Online – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Teaching English online is all the buzz right now. Some of us are looking for new jobs, some of us have more time on our hands, and some of us are realizing the benefits of working in the digital space.…

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The beauty of teaching is that you never know who your students might be. While most teachers enjoy this aspect of the career because it gives us variety in our…

Who Can I Teach Online?

8th May 2020

Teaching English online can sound like a dream come true. Working whenever you want, wherever you want, getting paid to have a fat chat with some cool people, maybe sing…

5 Potential Problems In The Online Classroom And Their Solutions

7th May 2020

If you’re just starting out in your career, have lost your job, would like to change careers, or are looking for a side hustle, teaching English online may be just…

How Can I Become An Online English Teacher?

29th April 2020

Teaching English online is all the rage right now. There are literally hundreds of thousands of English language learners wanting to brush up on their English and wanting to do…

5 Tips To Be A Successful Online English Teacher

21st April 2020

If you’ve been looking into teaching English online, you might have noticed that a lot of these companies teach English online to Young Learners. This is all well and good…

7 Companies To Teach English Online To Adults

4th April 2020

When looking to teach English online, you’ve probably done a Google search and found numerous lists of companies and platforms you can use. Most probably these included Palfish, Cambly and…

A Few Lesser-known Companies To Teach English Online

31st March 2020

If you think teaching English as a Foreign Language online is sitting on your couch in your yoga pants all day chatting on Skype, you’re not far wrong. Just kidding! Although…

Tips For Setting Up An Online Classroom

30th March 2020

So, can you really make a living teaching English online? Being a digital nomad is a dream for many people. Working online means you have the freedom to work wherever…

Can You Really Make A Living Teaching English Online?

24th March 2020

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