Teaching English Online

Today I had my first taste of teaching English online.  What can I say about it?  Well, it wasn't all that hard to tell you frankly.  Of course, it's hard when the people you're talking to can only say "yes" or "no" or "I don't know," and you have no idea if they really understand what you're talking about, but somehow it gives you the feeling that they're at least trying to understand you, probably because the lesson is already paid for.  When you have somebody's full attention, even if they don't know what you're saying, it gives you a good feeling.  So the experience today wasn't very positive as far as solid results go, but at least I got some positive emotions from it.  Unfortunately, my internet connection wasn't up to snuff, plus I kept on getting disconnected.  Maybe if I didn't have to turn video on, it would've sufficed.  However, audio AND video were required, and that overloaded my poor bandwidth.  Add the unreliable router that kept on disconnecting me, and I had the recipe for a disaster.  Good thing my students were kids aged 11 to 16, so they were fairly forgiving.  I shudder to think if those were professionals.  They'd have probably asked for a refund straightaway!

I don't really want to give it up so soon, because the kids were cute!  Particularly a little girl that even asked me for a present as her birthday is just days away.  But until I get the bandwidth I need, and a reliable router that wouldn't disconnect me intermittently, I have no choice but to put that project in the back burner for now.

There's another one coming up this Wednesday (12/22/2010), teaching English online w/o video...  That might be something I can manage.  If I pass the screening process, that is.

And I must say, my fiancée has been very supportive!  She told me "I'm proud of you.  As long as you tried, that's what matters."  I couldn't have gotten better praise than that!  She's my jewel, that girl.

Anyways, if anyone of you would like to try out this online English teaching stint, here are the qualifications:

• American accent, or at least a neutral accent
• Grammar proficiency (Hey, accent isn't everything!)
• A computer (duh!), webcam (don't get it from CDR King!), and a headset with a microphone
• A DSL connection with at least 300 Kbps down and 400 Kbps up.  1 Mbps strongly recommended
• The patience of an elephant (I'm not kidding!)
• The desire to earn $2.699 per hour (Philippine rate - Php120 per hour)
• A genuine desire to foster international goodwill through teaching (Debatable, I admit)
• Will not quit after 1 session! (I'm so guilty of this, but I felt it needed to be said)
• A fun, enthusiastic, and cheerful (dare I say perky?) personality

If you do decide that teaching English online is your thing, I bid you good luck on your endeavors!  It has the potential to be a very good source of income if you're a stay-at-home person such as myself.

For more ways to earn part-time income:

• Visit my website to learn more about Pay To Click (PTC)
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• Got a product to sell?  Create your own website and start now
• Learn internet marketing
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If you want to get the links for the videos I'm currently watching (internet marketing bootcamp), please e-mail me.  I would gladly share those links with you.

Well, I'm out for now, it's almost 2a.m. and I need my beauty sleep (*wink* to my sweetie).  Take care everyone, and be well.

Jon

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