Other Earning Opportunity Magic Ears (TEFL online)

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!!UPDATE!!!

Warning -all online tutoring companies have to shut down in China over the next few months. Magic Ears are still recruiting and running classes as they still have students. I am still being paid by them but looking for alternative gigs.
Apply at your own risk.


I have recently started working as an online English teacher. The company is called Magic Ears and it's been fun so far.

The job requires you to teach 25 minutes English lessons to Chinese students. All the lessons are prepared for you and you don't need that much in the way of equipment.

The requirements are as follows:

1. You must be a native English speaker
2. Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in any subject, or be a student actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree (must provide official transcript)
3. Have a big smile, a passion for teaching & a love for kids (some of you might find this OTT)
4. Hold a 120-hour ESL Certification (you can still apply without one but you won't be able to start teaching until you have it. The firm do offer theirs for $20 or you can find another accredited provider)
5. Plus, ESL/teaching experience preferred (not essential)

Starting base pay is $7.5 for a 25-minute lesson. You also get an extra $1 if you are on time for your lessons and an extra $1 for ALL of your classes if you OPEN up 60 sessions across a month during peak times. Note you do not have to teach these lessons, just open them up.
You can also pick up extra bonuses by being on standby and they have a generous referral scheme.

I am happy to answer any questions about this company and I will be honest. You can earn more money doing matched betting, but if you enjoy being silly around kids, it's a great gig. I wish this had been around when I was a student.

I am also about to start with other companies and I will post my findings on them. Please feel free to ask me any questions.
If you do decide to apply, I would be grateful if you could use my referral link


There is also a Facebook page for prospective teachers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/MagicEarsQA

I hope this will be of interest to some of you.
Sian
 
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Sounds good @sianib - there are a few companies that offer this sort of work now

How much do you think you could earn a month from it if you really put the effort in?
 

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Is this like the one where you have to carry on like Floella Beniamin in Playschool? I remember seeing a youtube video of someone "auditioning" for something similar. If it is, its a bit much for me.

 

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Sounds good @sianib - there are a few companies that offer this sort of work now

How much do you think you could earn a month from it if you really put the effort in?
So, their hours are as follows:

2:00 - 4:40 am (peak)
10:00 -12:00 pm (off-peak, but I have had some slots here and they are busy on weekends.
12:00-2:00 pm ( peak)

So, say you were to work the maximum shifts possible at $9.5 per class you could make £2580. However, it's unlikely, you would get and could manage all the shifts. If you don't get booked, you can apply to go on stand-by, where others have reported to get extra shifts.

I am planning to do 10-2 on my two days off and Sunday. If I was booked on these shifts, I would get £655 a month. What I like about this company is that, you don't get the same class twice so you can pick and choose what shifts you would like.
They also review salary after 6 months and you can pick up bonuses for referrals, a minimum $80 per successful applicant.

Today, I have been booked for 5 sessions. I'm not going to lie, I have printed out flashcards and prepared props (you are allowed to use virtual props) and it's taken me about an hour to do this and read through the lessons. I am anticipating on this getting easier, even in my second week, I feel much more confident.

When I join the other companies, I will report on these.
 

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Is this like the one where you have to carry on like Floella Beniamin in Playschool? I remember seeing a youtube video of someone "auditioning" for something similar. If it is, its a bit much for me.

Yes, it is and they need you to smile for the whole of 25 minutes. This is why it's really not for everyone, lol.
 
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More power to ya if you can do this sort of work without going crazy lol

I applied with the likes of Education First / Approve Tutors etc. but never progressed far enough to do the work
 

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Warning -all online tutoring companies have to shut down in China over the next few months. Magic Ears are still recruiting and running classes as they still have students. I am still being paid by them but looking for alternative gigs.
Apply at your own risk.
 

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