If you have a college degree and experience teaching, you can become a freelance teacher. Even if you don’t have a degree, but you’re an expert in a skill that you can teach to others, you can still teach it online via sites like Udemy.com or Teachable.com.
Due to the advent of high-speed internet, video, and other technology, being a teacher online is becoming very popular and lucrative when with specific companies like VIPKIds.com. They are currently paying at least $15 an hour.
So, how can you profit from this?
Create Your Own Course
You don’t need a single skill or certification to create your own course and sell it as your own. You won’t be able to give anyone a real certification for taking your class, but you can still enjoy teaching through this method. There are many platforms that you can use to set up your courses as a freelance teacher, such as Udemy.com and Teachable.com. You can also create your own website and use software like Amember.com to help you deliver the course.
Sell Your Lesson Plans
If you are an expert in a topic with certification, you can often sell your lesson plans on teacher sites. Some don’t even require that you have any certifications at all to create the lesson plans and sell them. Try sites like edgalaxy.com and TeachersPayTeachers.com or set up your own site and market them to your audience yourself.
Work for Someone Else
You can also teach for someone else as an employee or contractor. Vipkids.com and others are good to check out. Always do your due diligence to ensure they are legitimate teaching sites by researching the platform before you give them your personal information. You can even apply for remote teaching jobs at state universities and colleges by checking their websites for information.
Consider Creating PLR Courses
Private label rights are a perfect way to set up your courses, lesson plans, and more. This way, you can sell your lesson plans or courses to others who are able to use it to teach their people. This can work great for workshops and other classes that people want to teach and learn from.
Try Different Platforms
Once you decide to create lessons or teach any topic, you may want to try out different platforms, whether you’re working with someone else or alone. It’s always best not to rely on one stream of income even when you’re teaching. So, if you put your course on Udemy.com, you can still put it on your website or Teachable.com. If you teach for VIPKids.com, you can also teach for other schools.
Get More Training
Teachers need to keep in the known about their topic of expertise, just like anyone else. Always keep learning and training on software and systems so that you can give your students the most up to date information.
Being a teacher is a very rewarding career to choose from. There are fewer roadblocks in place today toward becoming a teacher than there used to be, but you may have to think outside the box if you don’t have a degree and certifications for teaching.
I have provided services as a freelance teacher several times during my working career. All were teaching something I did on a daily basis and that others needed to learn. I have no qualifications other than that. I was able to charge premium prices as the service I offered was unique and easily customized for the individual client’s needs. It truly was one of the most rewarding things I have done in my career(s).
