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Everything we have published from the directory data, in one place: 20 guides, 37 best lists, 29 alternatives pages and 91 company comparisons.
How the Online Teachers Company List works: where its 383 listings come from, what Open and Closed mean, how teacher votes are counted, how pay is so...
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for MyTutor and Tutorful.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and NativeCamp.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Preply and Varsity Tutors.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Superprof and Tutorful.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for italki and NativeCamp.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for italki and Superprof.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Bizmates and Engoo.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and Polly English.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Engoo and Lingoda.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for NativeCamp and Polly English.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and LingoStar.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for LingoStar and Polly English.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for LingoStar and NativeCamp.
What online English teaching companies ask for when you apply — resume, cover letter, intro or teaching video, certificates and ID — quoted from Onli...
How Preply, italki, Cambly, Verbling and AmazingTalker describe profiles, bookings and availability in the Online Teachers Company List — plus a prac...
Red flags of fake online English teaching jobs (upfront fees, chat-app-only interviews, pay-to-withdraw), based on FTC and BBB scam guidance, plus ho...
What online English teaching companies actually ask for: internet speed, computer, headset and webcam requirements quoted from listings in the Online...
Payment methods online English teaching companies list for teachers — PayPal, Payoneer, Wise, bank transfer, Alipay and more — quoted from the Online...
How online English teaching companies run interviews, mock classes, teaching videos and demo training — quoted from the Online Teachers Company List ...
Peak teaching times and minimum weekly hours quoted from 16 online English teaching company listings, with the same windows converted to Philippines,...
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for AmazingTalker and Cambly.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for NativeCamp and Preply.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for italki and Lingoda.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and Lingoda.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for AmazingTalker and Lingoda.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for AmazingTalker and Engoo.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for NativeCamp and RareJob.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Bizmates and RareJob.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Varsity Tutors and Wyzant.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Tutor.com and Varsity Tutors.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Tutor.com and Wyzant.
Free ESL lesson plan framework for online teachers: a Zoom-ready warm-up to production structure, sample plans for kids and adults, screen-share tips...
A practical step-by-step guide for online English teachers on finding private ESL students: mindset, platforms, profiles, content, enquiries and fair...
Should you work for an online ESL company or find your own private students? An honest comparison of both paths, plus how to combine them.
Learn why niching down helps online English teachers get found and trusted, how to choose a niche, and how to build your profile and content around i...
What should online ESL teachers post on social media? Content ideas, captions that get found, posting schedules, batching and analytics.
A fair, confident process for pricing private online English lessons: costs, packages, discounts, trial-class policies and handling negotiation.
A practical checklist for online ESL teacher profiles: profile photo, a memorable name, a niche tagline, a bio and an intro video that turn visitors ...
A beginner's guide to Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book, RED) for online English teachers: setting up a profile, what to post, keywords, platform rules an...
How to create a one-page tutor brochure that answers every question a parent has: what to include, plain-English design tips, class packages and a fo...
Should online ESL teachers offer free trial lessons? The pros and cons of free vs paid trials, policy templates, how to run a trial that converts, an...
A practical weekly system for online teachers: batch-create social content, schedule posts for your students' time zones, and use analytics to decide...
Convert Beijing, Japan and Korea class times to your time zone: a table for the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, South Africa, the Philippines, Australia and...
Screen-share ESL games for Zoom, Google Meet and online classes: which games work, how to run them over screen share, quick setup tips, and a free br...
Companies whose saved listing names New Zealand among the countries they hire teachers from, checked one by one. Many of these also hire from other c...
A practical guide to becoming an online teacher: what you need, how to pick a company from 383 listed, how to set up, and where to find support from ...
Companies whose saved listing says they teach French or are hiring French teachers, checked one by one. Companies that only want French-speaking teac...
Companies whose saved listing says they teach German or are hiring German teachers, checked one by one. German companies that only hire English teach...
Companies whose saved listing says they hire part-time teachers or that the role suits part-time work, checked one by one. All are online, so you wor...
Companies whose saved listing says a TEFL certificate is not required (some still prefer one), checked one by one. Listings that simply list TEFL as ...
Online teaching companies with open applications on their official pages or recent posts on the free OTC job board. Updated weekly.
Online ESL companies ranked by real teacher votes this month, with the method, ties and vote date.
Official pay rates and commission fees quoted from companies' own sites, with source links and dates. Companies with no public pay are marked.
TEFL, TESOL or CELTA? 116 of 383 online teaching companies in the directory mention one. How often each is named, and which companies accept them.
On 10 marketplace platforms you set your own price; on fixed-rate companies the company sets pay. How hiring, degrees and pay compare in the director...
An honest comparison of online ESL teacher communities: Online Teachers Club, r/OnlineESLTeaching, r/TEFL, r/ESL_Teachers and Dave's ESL Cafe. What e...
An honest comparison of Teacher4.me, Wix, Squarespace, WordPress.com and Google Sites for online teachers: setup time, booking, payments, commission ...
A step-by-step, honest guide to starting online ESL teaching with no experience: which platforms say experience isn't required, what you actually nee...
Which online teaching companies are easiest to start with as a beginner, based on what each company's own page says about experience and certificates...
Which online ESL companies say on their own pages that they pay teachers weekly, which pay monthly, and what to check before you count on a payout da...
Should you teach kids or adults online? How the two differ, which companies in our directory teach each group, and what companies' own pages say, usi...
Companies whose saved listing says they hire or are seeking teachers from the Philippines (Filipino teachers). Companies that are only based in, or t...
Companies whose saved listing says they are seeking, recruiting or hiring teachers from Canada (for example native speakers from the USA or Canada, o...
Companies whose saved listing says they are seeking, recruiting or hiring teachers from the UK (British teachers), or need UK-based tutors. Companies...
Companies whose saved listing says they are seeking, recruiting or hiring teachers from Australia (for example native speakers from the USA, UK, Cana...
Companies whose saved listing says they teach or specialise in business English (often adult and corporate learners). Listings that say they do not f...
Companies whose saved listing says they teach IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, CELPIP, Cambridge (FCE/CAE) or other exam preparation. Listings that only ask teac...
Companies whose saved listing says they teach Chinese students or children, or students in China. Listings that only mention Chinese students in pass...
Companies whose saved listing says they teach Japanese or Korean students (children or adults), or students in Japan or South Korea. 20 companies, ra...
Companies whose saved listing says teachers get a flexible schedule or can set or choose their own hours. Listings that prefer full-time hours are no...
Companies whose saved listing says they teach Spanish or are hiring Spanish teachers, checked one by one. Companies that are only based in Spain, hav...
Companies whose saved listing says teachers are paid through PayPal (sometimes alongside Payoneer, Wise, Alipay or others). Payment methods change, s...
Companies whose saved listing says teachers give group classes or group lessons (often alongside 1-to-1 classes). Companies that only offered group c...
Companies whose saved listing names a TESOL certificate as a requirement or accepted qualification (often alongside TEFL or CELTA). Mentions of other...
Companies whose saved listing says teachers work with teenagers or high school students. Listings that only mention a high school diploma as a teache...
Companies whose saved listing says they are based in Europe (including Russia and Turkey) or that most of their students are European. Companies that...
Companies whose saved listing says they offer math lessons alongside or instead of English. Each listing was checked by hand. 13 companies, ranked fr...
Companies whose saved listing says they are based in the Middle East or teach students there (including Saudi Arabia and Iran). Companies that only o...
Companies whose saved listing says they are based in Vietnam or that their students are in Vietnam. Companies that only offer Vietnamese as a languag...
Companies whose saved listing says they are based in Latin America or that their students are in Latin America (for example Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Co...
Companies whose saved listing says they are based in Thailand or that their students include learners in Thailand. Companies that only offer Thai as ...
Similar online teaching companies to Cambly, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Preply, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to italki, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Verbling, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Palfish, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to 51Talk, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Novakid, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Engoo, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to VIPKid, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Outschool, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Superprof, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Wyzant, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to LingoAce, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Qkids, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Lingoda, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to AmazingTalker, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Gogokid, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Magic Ears, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Twenix, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Education First, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to MyTutor, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Polly English, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to NativeCamp, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to The Really Great Teacher Company, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to HelloKid, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to BlingABC, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Oxinity, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to Think&Grow Education HK, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Similar online teaching companies to TutorABC, picked by who they hire, requirements, students and pay band.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for AmazingTalker and Preply.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for AmazingTalker and italki.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Preply and Wyzant.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Preply and Superprof.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Superprof and Wyzant.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for italki and Wyzant.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and Twenix.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Lingoda and Preply.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and NativeCamp.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Engoo and NativeCamp.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and Tutlo.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Preply and Tutlo.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for LingoAce and Novakid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for LingoAce and Palfish.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and LingoAce.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and Education First.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Education First and Engoo.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for MyTutor and Superprof.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for MyTutor and Wyzant.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for MyTutor and Preply.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Global VCC and JoyLinkABC.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for JoyLinkABC and Palfish.
A practical checklist for picking an online ESL teaching company, using data from 383 company profiles: who they hire, degree rules, students, pay, a...
194 of 383 online teaching companies in the directory are listed as hiring non-native speakers. What they ask for, who you teach, and what they pay.
What online ESL companies pay, from 274 confirmed hourly rates: median $15/hr, ranges, and why some pay is shown as Not confirmed.
Companies whose saved listing says they hire all nationalities or non-native speakers. 178 companies, ranked from the saved directory data.
Companies whose saved qualifications say no degree is required. 31 companies, ranked from the saved directory data.
Companies tagged as hiring South African teachers. 37 companies, ranked from the saved directory data.
Companies whose saved student type includes adults or business professionals. 98 companies, ranked from the saved directory data.
Companies whose saved student type includes kids or children. 213 companies, ranked from the saved directory data.
Companies whose saved listing says they hire USA-only or United States residents. 18 companies, ranked from the saved directory data.
The 40 highest single listed hourly rates up to $60/hr. Companies with no listed number, a range, disagreeing pay figures, or an unconfirmed rate abo...
Up to 40 companies (closed ones excluded) with the highest positive community score from teacher votes. Companies with no positive score yet are left...
Companies whose saved listing says they hire all nationalities or non-native speakers AND whose saved qualifications say no degree is required. 16 co...
Companies with a single listed hourly rate of $20 to $60/hr. Ranges, missing figures and Not confirmed pay are left out. 76 companies, ranked from th...
Companies whose saved qualifications list a TEFL, TESOL or CELTA certificate. 60 companies, ranked from the saved directory data.
Companies whose saved student type includes both kids or children and adults. 27 companies, ranked from the saved directory data.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and Cambly.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and Engoo.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and italki.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and Novakid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and Outschool.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and Palfish.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and Preply.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and Verbling.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for 51Talk and VIPKid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and Engoo.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and italki.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and Novakid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and Outschool.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and Palfish.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and Preply.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and Verbling.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Cambly and VIPKid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Engoo and italki.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Engoo and Novakid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Engoo and Outschool.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Engoo and Palfish.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Engoo and Preply.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Engoo and Verbling.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Engoo and VIPKid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for italki and Novakid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for italki and Outschool.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for italki and Palfish.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for italki and Preply.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for italki and Verbling.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for italki and VIPKid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Novakid and Outschool.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Novakid and Palfish.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Novakid and Preply.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Novakid and Verbling.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Novakid and VIPKid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Outschool and Palfish.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Outschool and Preply.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Outschool and Verbling.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Outschool and VIPKid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Palfish and Preply.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Palfish and Verbling.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Palfish and VIPKid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Preply and Verbling.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Preply and VIPKid.
Side-by-side: pay, who they hire, qualifications, students and teacher reviews for Verbling and VIPKid.
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