I think the best thing, is to get experience and start your own thing. I'm approaching 5 years of having my own tutoring business. It's been the best thing ever. You will get to set your own rate, choose your own hours and truly own your own life and time! I would recommend this to anyone who's serious and passionate about teaching. I'm currently based in England, however I have students mainly from Europe and a few from China. I think everyone's experience is different. Teaching English Online has been the best thing ever!
That’s really good to hear that you started your own business. And like I said my overall experience was not super bad but these were the things that happened along the way.
Do you need experience?I am able to speak & write English well plus am dedicated ,been looking into this and this is how I got to be here.Any info or assistance ?
You were spitting facts after fact..Thank you for sharing what most of us are going through.. it's so sad that in order to get students your rate has to be the lowest of the lowest..yhoooo
Hi Bradley ❤thanks for the insight and transparency, it puts a lot into perspective. I mean, predators and just mean people will always be there especially when working with people, I used to work in a clothing store for many years in management and you can imagine the threats and abuse and all nastiness i had to deal with to even an extent a person tells you you're uneducated and stupid and yet you have to still be professional and not lose your cool, so i completely understand how you felt❤ super happy that you are able to walk away from that and go on to better things now
Truthfully I would have stopped a long time ago if I got a better job but I didn’t for a while so it meant suffering through it until I could stop. To be fair my overall experience was good because I met such amazing people which I’m so happy about. But yeah you just need to be more cautious, it’s unfortunate.
The fact that youre so honest has me. The creepy men 😮. One guy literally played with himself in secret !i was so traumatized and reported him for harrassment. Scary scary world we live in
Eek I feel very lucky never to have experienced those inappropriate things! I've been teaching for 4 years this year, and it's never happened. But yeah the delays in payment are annoying for sure!
@ithanasaige3758 I made a playlist please check that out it’s called how to teach English Online: ua-cam.com/play/PLVMD5T1XRENWAKyKPDJJcoKseQq48eM4y.html&si=EOFbIY3WY32NObve
This is a very informative video. I'm sorry about the weirdos you had to put up with, it's shocking how those kinds of people manage to find victims in just about every way possible. I'd never have assumed people would log onto a teaching website and be willing to pay to flash their privates to teachers, it would've been such a surprise for me. Like, go to the websites meant for that stuff?? Perverts. I hope Japan treats you well and you flourish.
Thank you so much for this. I'm an introvert and I don't mind being alone. I am so stressed about the lack of support for teaching materials, advice like in this video and feeling like the student could just watch a UA-cam video which makes me feel so useless. Also, increasing the price, is a unique preblem[not a typing error] on a certain prepform! It's a nightmare! Will italki ever open up for English tutors!😭😭😭
This is sort of scary and so great for you to be honest. It confirms for me as a professional teacher looking for side hustle income, I won’t teach at a low ball rate. Don’t mind the early hours though. I will keep watching your channel for more ideas on how to improve my chances. Enjoyed the video. ❤
I started teaching online in 2017 and the flashback omg!!! lol I had a creepy dude who would change his location and create new profiles but i could tell by his voice it was him! He always 'had a problem' with his camera and i would actually block but he'd just create a new profile. Some guys can start masturbating in the lesson, smoking, removing shirts and saying they feel too hot, the student talking on phone or eating/burping, the ones that book and cancel last minute and repeat and the whole lot i've also experienced! I laughed about hair not looking like not profile picture🤣🤣some students can even go on 20mins just talking about this!! Yes, many students from specific countries hate being corrected and can be super rude about it, it used to get me before. Luckily the platforms i've worked with have been supportive, but i do know of one which really doesn't support and teachers often receive racial slurs and there is no option to block these students. I'm still teaching online, i'm more of an introvert so it's okay, fortunately i haven't had any of these horrible encounters since 2019. I appreciate you sharing these experiences with people because it is crucial to know how it's not all sunshine!
I had responded but seems to have just disappeared! Anyway, I've used italki, Palfish, Preply, and Engoo. Since covid and the Chinese regulations many things have changed with online teaching, but it really depends on the reasons you're choosing esl. I'd recommend Engoo and Palfish as a startup, i just haven't been active on Palfish since 2020..heard it's slower now but you can still try. Engoo will require 'slave labour' if you want to make a 'decent' amount as the salary is $1.55 per 25mins..so $3.10 'per hour' so to speak. Italki you set own rate but they take a high commission, i still think it's a great platform and you can withdraw whenever you like as long as you have at least $30 in your account. The other 2 pay on time on payday. I have a profile on Preply but have only taught 1 class..i don't really like the idea of the first class being free..risky but i've kept my profile. My engoo was deactivated cos i wasn't active for a while, it can really drain you but if you need some money and are willing to put in the time then go for it! However, you don't get to choose who you want to teach or the type of lesson which can be frustrating. SkyEng is currently hiring for their talks which are 15minutes and they pay $1.60 for those 15mins. There are many sites for esl and you can try them out..just be careful as some are known to use and not pay or become difficult to pay, and others in this day and age don't believe that 'africans or black people speak English' which they may include in the rejection email....they'll tell you that the kids on their platform aren't 'ready' to see a 'non western face'🙄🙄🤨. Such companies exist but most don't care as long as you meet their requirements. Best of luck in your search!🤗@@preciouskennedy6370
I'm introverted, I don't mind working alone but it's the creepiness that stresses me out. Can you set the rules on who gets the lesson for example, I want to only teach kids but not older than 16?
I'm on Preply and I'm not getting any students even though I've chatted to a few students on the platform. I've recently updated my profile and try really hard to sell myself as a great teacher but nothing works and I don't know what to do anymore.
Zuri I have been following you for along time concerning teaching English as native language you made me to live it I passed my Tefl now because it the holidays I wanted to do some videos so Dat I can send to get a job, so I listened carefully to your video then I have second thoughts, my mentor has quited then what's going to happen to me when I enter😢
I am not Zuri but I work online and have been doing so since 2020 I have an inverter and battery and so load shedding doesn't affect me I also have 2 wifi companies which are fiber so my network is not affected.
Hi Zuri, I think you should mention this specific company so that we don't apply to this specific dodgy company you are referring to. I have been teaching online for many years but I have never experienced most of the things you mentioned here ( well the assault, payment delay and creep students) I am so sorry for this bad experience man, it's really disheartening to hear such. Regarding the lowballing part, I experienced this but khange ndibanike chance- I'm not here to play.
The fact that some of things happened to me doesn’t necessarily mean they will happen to you but I’ve only worked for one company and it’s the only company I’ve ever spoken about. And yet again it’s not to say I had a horrible experience overall like I said my experience was good but these were the things that happened too.
@lisatom5746, if I may ask,which company are you working for?, I am busy with my TEFL course, it would be nice to choose a company that i hopefully not experience some of the things Zuri went through
Im glad italki and preply students never liked me and i ventured elsewhere where i never experienced pevs, never experienced delayed payments, just cancelation from the school that im at but im very grateful where I am now the time difference is just one hour. I dont open odd hours and I dont have to work weekends
Haibo 😮, can you look like the way you look on your profile,haibo.. I’m busy with my TEFL course,looking to finish in December so I can start teaching atleast in Jan/Feb. Thanks for the heads up hons💞 By the way,I was inspired by you to do this🥹
ma'am kuningi. i made a face as i was watching this because wtf! and this is not me invalidating you, this is just me being genuilyshocked that this happens. What kind of companies are you guys working for, paying for being on a platform??!! paying for your money to be sent to you?! and just dealing with rude and perverted people. WHAAT I can agree 100% on the unstable income, the loneliness, rude people, people showing up late and not even apologizing part. I've had a guy start calling me the N word then he stopped himself before getting the "g" part and said "black people" instead and some other minor stuff compared to what you've experienced. Either than that I've been blessed. but it truly sucks to have had experienced that.
I’ve had some students from Asia call me the N word and I was so confused and I asked them then they said it’s a word they use in their country to say another word 🙂I was like mmm right 🤔 But yeah sucks sometimes
The pervs good Lord!! The worst!! And the platforms hardly help you. And you mentioning the Americans who booked and did such, kinda makes me feel validated. It was the same with me. And not just once. Bese the platform says I should have recorded. Uhm, I'm traumatised ngapha I must record? 😮 Kanjani? I'm sorry about your experience mama. Kuzolunga 🤗.
Same I want the funds for my application and I recently got hired but the salary is sooo low, it depends on the students rating, if they rate you 4 or less you get paid R25 for that lesson.
I think we have had the same American Guy. If he’s a black dude from Atlanta or something, then it’s him! He did really ugly things and he quickly got blocked. 😡
Yeah you see I think we had the same guy and he smokes 🍃? Always late? Yup that’s him. But how is he still allowed to create a profile? After he has been reported so many times but many other teachers? 😕
@@ZuriAfrica I had him early this year around Jan/Feb. I’m not sure if he’s still on there. But with me he did try to use two different user accounts😳. He’s so nasty 🤮
I work online for a reputable company, they book students for you and I teach adults and have not had a single bad experience but of course the pay is not stable but I was able to do a PGCE that costs R96000 (I still owe R19 000) I live alone and pay rent in a nice room with a bathroom in the Township life is fine for me but it could get better. I a saying all this so you know its not always this bad.
I think the best thing, is to get experience and start your own thing. I'm approaching 5 years of having my own tutoring business. It's been the best thing ever. You will get to set your own rate, choose your own hours and truly own your own life and time! I would recommend this to anyone who's serious and passionate about teaching. I'm currently based in England, however I have students mainly from Europe and a few from China. I think everyone's experience is different. Teaching English Online has been the best thing ever!
That’s really good to hear that you started your own business. And like I said my overall experience was not super bad but these were the things that happened along the way.
What's the name of your channel let me follow u
Do you need experience?I am able to speak & write English well plus am dedicated ,been looking into this and this is how I got to be here.Any info or assistance ?
Excellent job 🎉❤
Hi, how did you start your own tutoring business?
You were spitting facts after fact..Thank you for sharing what most of us are going through.. it's so sad that in order to get students your rate has to be the lowest of the lowest..yhoooo
That part sucks or you don’t get that many students
Hi Bradley ❤thanks for the insight and transparency, it puts a lot into perspective. I mean, predators and just mean people will always be there especially when working with people, I used to work in a clothing store for many years in management and you can imagine the threats and abuse and all nastiness i had to deal with to even an extent a person tells you you're uneducated and stupid and yet you have to still be professional and not lose your cool, so i completely understand how you felt❤ super happy that you are able to walk away from that and go on to better things now
Truthfully I would have stopped a long time ago if I got a better job but I didn’t for a while so it meant suffering through it until I could stop. To be fair my overall experience was good because I met such amazing people which I’m so happy about. But yeah you just need to be more cautious, it’s unfortunate.
The fact that youre so honest has me. The creepy men 😮. One guy literally played with himself in secret !i was so traumatized and reported him for harrassment. Scary scary world we live in
No way!!!!!😮
Kudos to you. You are very brave. This video is very helpful. Thank you so much
Oh wow, this video is actually an eye-opener as I am finding my way into online teaching.
Thank you for sharing the pitfalls and expectations. Your videos are very informative, sorry to hear you had to give it up or party at least.
Eek I feel very lucky never to have experienced those inappropriate things! I've been teaching for 4 years this year, and it's never happened. But yeah the delays in payment are annoying for sure!
Which platform are you teaching on?
May you please share your online teaching platform. I'd like to start. Many thanks 🥂
@ithanasaige3758 I made a playlist please check that out it’s called how to teach English Online: ua-cam.com/play/PLVMD5T1XRENWAKyKPDJJcoKseQq48eM4y.html&si=EOFbIY3WY32NObve
Everytime you upload❤❤ ❤❤
Hahaha 😝
This was very informative,thank you so much. Very jaw dropping yet we need to hear the reality
Just be careful
Thanks for the infor it helps i new i just acquired the Telf certificate
This is a very informative video. I'm sorry about the weirdos you had to put up with, it's shocking how those kinds of people manage to find victims in just about every way possible. I'd never have assumed people would log onto a teaching website and be willing to pay to flash their privates to teachers, it would've been such a surprise for me. Like, go to the websites meant for that stuff?? Perverts. I hope Japan treats you well and you flourish.
The things we see are shocking in this world. But we live and we learn. I hope so too. Thank you ☺️
Very informative, thank you so much
Hope you thrive in Japan girl ❤
Thank you so much for this. I'm an introvert and I don't mind being alone. I am so stressed about the lack of support for teaching materials, advice like in this video and feeling like the student could just watch a UA-cam video which makes me feel so useless.
Also, increasing the price, is a unique preblem[not a typing error] on a certain prepform! It's a nightmare!
Will italki ever open up for English tutors!😭😭😭
I think you’ll do just fine just do research. The internet has many free resources you can use.
As for italki hiring idk 🤷🏻♀️
Wow you share some amazing information. I was gona start online classes. But i wasn't sure but now I'm 100% sure i don't need this job
Share your email address, I would like to have you as my personal English teacher 🤞
This is sort of scary and so great for you to be honest. It confirms for me as a professional teacher looking for side hustle income, I won’t teach at a low ball rate. Don’t mind the early hours though. I will keep watching your channel for more ideas on how to improve my chances. Enjoyed the video. ❤
Thank you for sharing ❤❤
No problem 😊
the intro i feel so bad for you, thanks for your honesty
I started teaching online in 2017 and the flashback omg!!! lol I had a creepy dude who would change his location and create new profiles but i could tell by his voice it was him! He always 'had a problem' with his camera and i would actually block but he'd just create a new profile. Some guys can start masturbating in the lesson, smoking, removing shirts and saying they feel too hot, the student talking on phone or eating/burping, the ones that book and cancel last minute and repeat and the whole lot i've also experienced! I laughed about hair not looking like not profile picture🤣🤣some students can even go on 20mins just talking about this!! Yes, many students from specific countries hate being corrected and can be super rude about it, it used to get me before. Luckily the platforms i've worked with have been supportive, but i do know of one which really doesn't support and teachers often receive racial slurs and there is no option to block these students. I'm still teaching online, i'm more of an introvert so it's okay, fortunately i haven't had any of these horrible encounters since 2019. I appreciate you sharing these experiences with people because it is crucial to know how it's not all sunshine!
Can you tell me a few platforms you use
I had responded but seems to have just disappeared! Anyway, I've used italki, Palfish, Preply, and Engoo. Since covid and the Chinese regulations many things have changed with online teaching, but it really depends on the reasons you're choosing esl. I'd recommend Engoo and Palfish as a startup, i just haven't been active on Palfish since 2020..heard it's slower now but you can still try. Engoo will require 'slave labour' if you want to make a 'decent' amount as the salary is $1.55 per 25mins..so $3.10 'per hour' so to speak. Italki you set own rate but they take a high commission, i still think it's a great platform and you can withdraw whenever you like as long as you have at least $30 in your account. The other 2 pay on time on payday. I have a profile on Preply but have only taught 1 class..i don't really like the idea of the first class being free..risky but i've kept my profile. My engoo was deactivated cos i wasn't active for a while, it can really drain you but if you need some money and are willing to put in the time then go for it! However, you don't get to choose who you want to teach or the type of lesson which can be frustrating. SkyEng is currently hiring for their talks which are 15minutes and they pay $1.60 for those 15mins. There are many sites for esl and you can try them out..just be careful as some are known to use and not pay or become difficult to pay, and others in this day and age don't believe that 'africans or black people speak English' which they may include in the rejection email....they'll tell you that the kids on their platform aren't 'ready' to see a 'non western face'🙄🙄🤨. Such companies exist but most don't care as long as you meet their requirements. Best of luck in your search!🤗@@preciouskennedy6370
@@rumbim7460thank you ❤
Where did you obtain your TEFL
@@thandaafter-school 2017 I used ITTT, and then later on upgraded to a diploma with specialised courses with i-to-i tefl in 2022
I'm introverted, I don't mind working alone but it's the creepiness that stresses me out. Can you set the rules on who gets the lesson for example, I want to only teach kids but not older than 16?
Yea you can
Me too
❤
Hey Zuri thank for this content, which Internet Service Provider did you use in East London?
Fibre from webafrica
I'm on Preply and I'm not getting any students even though I've chatted to a few students on the platform. I've recently updated my profile and try really hard to sell myself as a great teacher but nothing works and I don't know what to do anymore.
Work on your Introduction, including emojis and try to shorten it. Clear and straight to the point. Add more subjects as well. Hope this will help 😉
Zuri I have been following you for along time concerning teaching English as native language you made me to live it I passed my Tefl now because it the holidays I wanted to do some videos so Dat I can send to get a job, so I listened carefully to your video then I have second thoughts, my mentor has quited then what's going to happen to me when I enter😢
You can do it all by yourself. There is so much information I’ve shared so you can use that.
Hi Zuri. I used to live in SA. Has loadshedding affected your online work?
I am not Zuri but I work online and have been doing so since 2020 I have an inverter and battery and so load shedding doesn't affect me I also have 2 wifi companies which are fiber so my network is not affected.
Getting employment in the Caribbean in teaching is not easy, so I'm looking into this. How do you feel about 51 talk?
Hi Zuri, I think you should mention this specific company so that we don't apply to this specific dodgy company you are referring to. I have been teaching online for many years but I have never experienced most of the things you mentioned here ( well the assault, payment delay and creep students) I am so sorry for this bad experience man, it's really disheartening to hear such. Regarding the lowballing part, I experienced this but khange ndibanike chance- I'm not here to play.
Only preply plenty of creeps
The fact that some of things happened to me doesn’t necessarily mean they will happen to you but I’ve only worked for one company and it’s the only company I’ve ever spoken about. And yet again it’s not to say I had a horrible experience overall like I said my experience was good but these were the things that happened too.
Ohh 😧 yikes
@lisatom5746, if I may ask,which company are you working for?, I am busy with my TEFL course, it would be nice to choose a company that i hopefully not experience some of the things Zuri went through
@@openmindedtalkswithmskay8325 Hey babe, so I've worked for TuturABC for two years then left TutorABC now I'm on Preply and SkyENG( Russian Platform)
Im glad italki and preply students never liked me and i ventured elsewhere where i never experienced pevs, never experienced delayed payments, just cancelation from the school that im at but im very grateful where I am now the time difference is just one hour. I dont open odd hours and I dont have to work weekends
Which platform do you work for?
@@relaxedsoul9700Learnship
Wow which platform are you on?
Please, what platform?
Hey Zuri if I may ask,which countries allows you to work with Hiv status😢
Uhm I would not know how to answer that.
Google the countries dear. I think there's a list on the internet
Are you supposed to open up about your HIV status?
Haibo 😮, can you look like the way you look on your profile,haibo..
I’m busy with my TEFL course,looking to finish in December so I can start teaching atleast in Jan/Feb. Thanks for the heads up hons💞 By the way,I was inspired by you to do this🥹
Wishing you a good experience but just be careful☺️
Hi dear. Which institute did you choose to do TEFL with?
hiii what platform were you teaching on?
Italki
Hi Zuri. I'm afraid to teach adults because I want to avoid perverts. What is your experience with teenagers? Thanks in advance.
It was okay
I am sure that you can write in your bio that you only want to teach women maybe that way you can avoid creepy men
what platform did she use to teach English?
There is a playlist where I talk about the platform
ma'am kuningi. i made a face as i was watching this because wtf! and this is not me invalidating you, this is just me being genuilyshocked that this happens. What kind of companies are you guys working for, paying for being on a platform??!! paying for your money to be sent to you?! and just dealing with rude and perverted people. WHAAT
I can agree 100% on the unstable income, the loneliness, rude people, people showing up late and not even apologizing part. I've had a guy start calling me the N word then he stopped himself before getting the "g" part and said "black people" instead and some other minor stuff compared to what you've experienced. Either than that I've been blessed. but it truly sucks to have had experienced that.
I’ve had some students from Asia call me the N word and I was so confused and I asked them then they said it’s a word they use in their country to say another word 🙂I was like mmm right 🤔
But yeah sucks sometimes
If you block off the screen when people are inappropriate but still leave the lesson running, would you get paid in full?
The pervs good Lord!! The worst!! And the platforms hardly help you. And you mentioning the Americans who booked and did such, kinda makes me feel validated. It was the same with me. And not just once. Bese the platform says I should have recorded. Uhm, I'm traumatised ngapha I must record? 😮 Kanjani? I'm sorry about your experience mama. Kuzolunga 🤗.
😢I wanted to teach online so I can get money to fund my document process so I can come there in 2025
I think you still can but you need to be careful
Same girl same 🥲
Same I want the funds for my application and I recently got hired but the salary is sooo low, it depends on the students rating, if they rate you 4 or less you get paid R25 for that lesson.
@@lizwimasango6991 Imagine how long it will take to save.. maybe having a part time job will help us? idk
@lizwimasango6991 R25? No ways 😑 that’s not good.
Hello. I am looking for a side hustle. Can you please share what type of material you used for the the classes
Please check the playlist that’s labelled Online teaching you’ll find everything there.
You mean you quit italk??? 😢
I think we have had the same American Guy. If he’s a black dude from Atlanta or something, then it’s him! He did really ugly things and he quickly got blocked. 😡
Yeah you see I think we had the same guy and he smokes 🍃? Always late? Yup that’s him. But how is he still allowed to create a profile? After he has been reported so many times but many other teachers? 😕
@@ZuriAfrica I had him early this year around Jan/Feb. I’m not sure if he’s still on there. But with me he did try to use two different user accounts😳. He’s so nasty 🤮
@sharontorr I had him last year
No matter the hour i want to do it and earn good money
Okay 👍🏻
Teaching striped me of everything that I'd much prefer to clean toilets for a living.....
It really is not an easy industry
No
You need to be tough hey but it’s not all that bad.
Why on Gods Green Earth would you work for $5.00 per hour? You devalued your abilities as an Educator!
Well I explained in the video why
😂🤣you and that your Labor room Male Client🤣🤣
I don’t understand
Hi Zuri. I'm afraid to teach adults because I want to avoid perverts. What is your experience with teenagers? Thanks in advance.
I work online for a reputable company, they book students for you and I teach adults and have not had a single bad experience but of course the pay is not stable but I was able to do a PGCE that costs R96000 (I still owe R19 000) I live alone and pay rent in a nice room with a bathroom in the Township life is fine for me but it could get better. I a saying all this so you know its not always this bad.
@@nkululekomazibuko4069Hi Nkulu do you mind sharing your company you work for please?
What is the name of that company if you do not mind me asking?
@@nkululekomazibuko4069 what is the name of the platform?
@@nkululekomazibuko4069 Which company is this you working for? I want to try my luck.