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Online Tutoring & Skill Teaching

Teach what you already know

People are always learning — and you almost certainly already have knowledge worth teaching.

Realistic earnings: £250–£600 per month — teaching 10–15 hours a week.

What you'll need

Knowledge in any subject
Patience
Basic video calling
Willingness to prepare simple lessons

Start with a self-assessment

What do friends ask you for help with? That question answers the 'what do I teach' problem faster than any list. You don't need a qualification — you need to be a few steps ahead of your student and organised about it.

Subjects people genuinely pay for

Conversation practice in your native language
Instrument basics — guitar, piano, drums
Cooking a specific cuisine
Spreadsheet and software skills
Photography and photo editing
Fitness and training programming

Teaching package structure

What	Details	Price
30-minute trial lesson	Cheap, low-commitment first session	£12per lesson
Single hourly lesson	Standard one-off rate	£20–£30per hour
5-lesson package	Paid upfront, better retention, better income	£90–£125per package

Where to find students

Preply, iTalki and Cambly for languages
Wyzant and Tutor.com for academic subjects
Local Facebook groups and community boards
Parents' groups if you teach school subjects

Teaching profile template

[Subject] tutor — [what your students achieve]

I help [type of student] to [specific outcome] without [common frustration].

My background: [honest one-line credibility — years of experience, work, or self-taught journey].

How lessons work: we start with a 30-minute trial so you can see whether we click. After that, most students book a 5-lesson package and we work through [outcome] together.

Available [days/times]. First trial lesson £12.

Lesson structure that works

110 minutes — review the last session and their homework.
235 minutes — new material, with them doing most of the talking or doing.
315 minutes — recap, set one small task, and book the next session before you hang up.