One of the advantages of being an English teacher is that you can work everywhere around the world, from Tokyo to California, and without even staying in one place too much time.
1. Freelance Locally or Online- Freelancers are one of the most popular jobs nowadays. This type of job can be found on the Internet and is an excellent way of teaching English while you travel around the world. First, because you can have clients in any place in the world and work from your computer, with an Internet connection, you can teach online from anywhere on the globe. Second, because you can also look for a job in almost any country in the world, you have the option of moving there and working for a few months before you find another job and moving to another place.
In the first example, you can ask for online payments, through sites like PayPal or Payoneer. With this system, you only need to create your account (for free) and done! You can have access to that money immediately and it’s a form of payment that is reliable and trusted all around the world!
Being a freelancer is a comfortable way of working, and most of the time you won’t have a “boss”. If you get to have your own business and create your own webpage or blog, you can choose your own clients, and set your own price. The rates will vary on your experience, qualifications, clients and place where you are working, and prices can go from some “cheap” lessons (maybe $5 an hour) to some more qualified lessons worth $30-50.
2. Teach English Online – Teaching English online is a growing field. One site that offers you to do this is Cafetalk, a company from Japan, where you can work with your own schedule, and your own rates. You only need to create an account with your profile details, have a simple interview and then you can start working. At the beginning, you’ll get paid 65% of the fee that you charge, and as you get more experience and time working there, you’ll obtain up to 85% of your rate. The rest of the percentages are taken by the site to finance their costs of running the business. The site offers their own system of payments, so you won’t have to create an account in any of the online payment systems explained earlier.
3. Teach in Different Countries – Many English teachers choose to work for a maximum of 1 year in each country. After 1 year, they move to another country. This is another great way to teach English while traveling the world. A great website to find your next teaching job is ESL Jobs Lounge, where you’ll also find lots of different options to teach English both online and in almost every country in the world. The site also has a filter to choose the country where you want to find the job, and this is great because you can look for a job before moving to a place if you prefer face-to-face sessions.
4. Save Money and Travel – Teaching English is a lucrative career. Many English teachers are able to work for 1 year and save up to $10,000 during that year. They then use the savings to take a few months off and travel to various destinations. Once they are running out of money, they find their next job in a new country and work until they have saved to travel again.
Want to start living an exciting life? Travel and be a freelancer!
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