Work From Home As An Online Tutor
October 16, 2008 | Posted by admin If you have a talent for explaining academic subjects to children than you might enjoy working from home as an online tutor. As an online tutor you will work one on one with students, helping them in a particular subject. You need to be well versed in the subject you are teaching. You will need to be able to explain concepts to students, and help them to understand the subject. All the sites I looked at required you to be able to communicate well in English, and to have a high speed interent connection.
There are many different ways to find work as an online tutor. I think most people would prefer to work with an established company. These companies have tools to help you as an online tutor, such as online whiteboard programs. They also take care of all the billing and paperwork needed. Unfortunately, none of the companies I found stated how much they pay, but judging from what they are charging students, my guess is that pay is in the $8 to $12 an hour range. All the companies I looked at paid their tutors as independent contractors. That means there are no benefits and you are responsible for paying your taxes.
Tutor.com seems to be the leader in online tutoring. They require that you live and are legal to work in either the United States or Canada. You must also be a college graduate, or be currently enrolled in an accredited US or Canada college degree program. You must pass an education and criminal background check. You can work from 5 to 30 hours per week. Mostly during the hours of 4pm to 11pm Eastern time Sunday through Thursday.
Tutorvista.com does not have a country requirement. They are active in both the US and UK markets, so English is required. They offer 24/7 availability so there are more potential hours available for work. To work for tutorvista.com requires a masters degree in the subject you are teaching, plus some teaching experience. They also require that you work at least 4 hours per day.
AimforA offers tutoring to students in North America, Europe, and Australia, offering a large range of teaching opportunities. The require excellent verbal and writing skills in English and a bachelors degree and teaching experience in the subject you would like to teach.
If you prefer to work on your own, BuddySchool.com is an interesting alternative. They are more of a matching service. You register for a free account, set up your profile and availability, and then students will be able to sign up with you for a session. You set your prices and BuddySchool takes care of the invoicing. Right now it is completly free to use BuddySchool, both for students and tutors. They have a rating system for both students and tutors. Anyone can sign up as a tutor at BuddySchool, however, there is heavy competition in popular subjects. Some tutors are as low as $5 per hour, and in fact I saw some tutors who were free.
I did find a few services that offered online tutoring jobs, but charged a membership fee. I did not review them because there are plenty of options that do not require any fees at all. Many of these fee based job services just give you information you can find out on your own for free. In general, you should not need to pay to apply for a job.
Do you work as an online tutor? Do you work for a company or are you offering your own service? Please leave a comment and let us know about your experience!
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Working as an online tutor is the best option for those who want to peruse their studies while earning big in their spare time. In this job you earn money and fame both while doing a noble cause. If you apply right teaching tactics after analyzing student’s individual needs and capabilities, you become popular among the students and get new contracts through recommendations. Enrolling with trusted and well established tutor companies is also good option. To know more about this aspect, you may also contact http://tutorskingdom.com/.
I would love to be an online tutor. I would make a great Spanish tutor. Thanks for giving me a great idea to make money from home.
Now, why didn’t I ever think of this online avenue of work?
Great potential for a lot of current or retired teachers to pick up some spare change. I think the Master’s requirement at the one site is a bit much though.
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All the well qualified teacher having adequate experience in face to face teaching needs training before conducting online tutoring sessions. Online tutoring deals with various aspects of the students and thus needs customized teaching strategies to be applied. For the newbie who want training to work as a online tutor, http://tutorskingdom.com/ may also be good source to know more about the trade and practices.
I shall be keeping an eye out for this blog in future. Great stuff!
There are myriad of opportunities that await people who wants to work at home in their own pace, in their own comfort zone. Like students who wants to earn extra money or to homemakers who wants to earn extra bucks, and even to old people who wants to a hobby that turns quality minutes into money.
Online tutoring is a good way of helping others while helping yourself. I am also an online tutor. I enhance my skills after I take the CSI course that is shared by friends of mine.
I hope that our people become aware that there are many methods for them to earn money; thus giving solution to their financial troubles.