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Many of us have been wondering lately how to create an additional income stream by working online. If sharing your expertise and knowledge is something of a skill you organically have in addition to great coaching skills, then you should consider online tutoring as part of your research. Today, many platforms yield the opportunity for teachers, educators and freelancers to make a living out of tutoring. Let’s learn about four of these platforms, and not only their benefits but how they are re-shaping the marketplace.

As a preliminary incentive for tutors, more and more professionals are becoming aware of these services, causing the demand to significantly increase over the last few years. Both parents and students are attracted by the idea of 24/7 quality on-demand tutoring which also eases the way of finding the help needed at crucial times (because let´s face it, most students have time-constrained schedules which makes homework a burden). There´s no doubt that online tutoring will then form into a trustworthy growing business where experts can make a decent living.

Why Sign Up To Be A Tutor

This growing market has created an environment of competition among competitors which is great for the consumer. Here’s a few trending benefits from across several companies:

No more excuses for having a struggling bank account: Working as a tutor has reported an income for as low as $11 an hour to a breathtaking income of over $300 a day. Of course, how much you could make in a day, a week or a month, will depend on factors such as how much work you put into or on which platform (or platforms) you decide to sign up for. Some of these platforms will be discussed later.

Set up formal coffee breaks now and then: Tutoring platforms enable you to create your very own working schedule. Take into consideration that the average tutoring session lasts somewhere between an hour, sometimes even more, however some of the platforms give the opportunity to make an agreement in order to extend the session. The above could jeopardize the idea of a flexible schedule, but taking into consideration that a tutoring session is being paid by the hour, then who will complain about seeing figures rise up!

Working on multiple platforms is a big deal: Given the opportunity to be a tutor on several platforms could add up some extra headlines on your resume. Some of the online tutoring sites have a more precarious selection process, so you could say that you have earned an eye-catching reputation by being selected to be a tutor on multiple platforms. Also, tutoring sites have a great rating system, this facilitates the process of assigning new students to you as well as ramping up your personal value for your time.

Top Bread Producers

The following platforms have their own unique features which might be very attractive for readers to sign up and to initiate their journey on the online tutoring market. The more successful tutoring sessions you have with each student the more benefits that open up for the tutor.

Studypool: This platform offers a unique online tutoring experience coined “Micro-tutoring”. Studypool enables students to post a question with a certain value and deadline based on the question’s description, which is a benefit for tutors to help students at a micro level instead of an entire subject. Tutors will bid to answer these questions and if selected, they will be given the option to provide a 1 to 1 video tutoring session. Depending on the query, a longer tutoring session could be arranged in order to ensure the student has met the answer needed.

Tutor: One of the oldest tutoring platforms out there that supports the idea that tutoring could be a solid way of making a living is Tutor. As this service has been available since 1998, it might be just the proof that you could stay for a very long time working as an online tutor. Now getting accepted as a tutor on this platform has its tweaks, but it offers many opportunities to provide tutoring services (such as tutoring for U.S. military families, for higher education, and for libraries) which can add a great headlight on your resume.

Chegg: a tutoring platform that provides different methods of tutoring, from flashcards to reading texts, to chat or video tutoring. This is a way to lift some weight off your shoulders and to impel visitors to not only try their services but also to sign up for tutoring. Tutoring has a separate cost for students as they pay up for a lesson taught, so if you decide to tutor someone make sure to arrange your tutoring session to match that of a lesson or a particular subject.

Wyzant: offers tutors the opportunity to work on a whiteboard system. This platform invites tutors to sharpen their skills and be very professional in their work. Sessions will be evaluated by students and the payment will be enabled on whether or not a student claims to have received the help needed. The tutor will be paid for every successful tutoring session and a very small commission will be taken off.

Competitiveness and Success

Online tutoring has reported an annual income between $40,000 and over $70,000. Taking into consideration the average teacher's salary in the USA which is around $60,000 from the latest statistics, online tutoring proves to be an attractive part time opportunity to be considered a full time practice. Not only does it seem to be a flourishing business to look into, it will also help you build a professional reputation online.

In conclusion, online tutoring offers monetary benefits just as a professional growth. We invite readers to enroll in order to start making a proper living and, in a way, set a first step towards a more promising financial future.