Teaching English online has helped me to work from home, create an income, and build my own business. After teaching English online for three years, I have learned a few things that I wish I had known when I was starting.

Online English teaching is a fast-growing profession in an increasingly virtual world. But despite the increasing lifestyle options made available by technology, it’s also worth considering how these new options affect our mental wellbeing.

You've made it past the interview, the demo and all the paperwork that comes with it. Phew. However, crickets are the only sound you hear because you are not getting any students signing up for your classes. A week turns to two, then three, and before you know it, two months have passed and you have taught five lessons at best. This is NOT what you signed up for. How much longer can you keep going like this?