My $300/month Part-Time Side Hustle: English Tutoring on Cambly
You’ve probably heard how popular teaching English online is as a source of income for lots of people, particularly those who want to travel often (or permanently).
The appeal of that digital nomad lifestyle is ever-growing, especially after the year we’ve all just had.
You may or may not have heard that it can be near-impossible to be hired to do this if you’re not a citizen of the US, UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. That’s often regardless of any qualifications, experience and well, knowledge of the English language.
Lucky for people fluent in English from other places like me, Cambly is one website that does hire people with a native-level handle on the language to tutor people mainly in conversation.
That’s where I managed to make $330 in my first month – that’s just from working about 2 hours a day because I live in a noisy complex. It could go much higher for you.
It’s not easy money though, and you need to have patience, put in the hours and have a good enough handle on English to correct people’s grammar/pronounciation and wording.
Read on for more details and where to apply.
What Teaching English Online Entails.
In the case of Cambly, majority of the students want to practice their conversational English and start to sound more natural. If you’re not a good conversationalist, honestly, don’t apply.
Some people are practicing for a specific purpose e.g. business or the IELTS or TOEFL exam.
There is a wide library of lessons that you could go through in your session that lays out exercises on several topics (including exam questions) and are set to varying levels of students’ English.
Which means: you don’t have to prepare a thing. Just log on and talk, listen and correct mistakes.
How much Cambly English Tutors Make.
The pay is set per minute taught, although if you’re teaching adults it works out to $10.20 per hour and for tutors on Cambly Kids the rate is $17 per hour.
Pros/Cons of Teaching with Cambly.
Love
Hours are completely flexible and you set them yourself – students are all over the world so all time zones apply
Paid weekly + automatically to your PayPal account –no chasing, no invoicing
(Teaching adults) – people have been really cool and are there because they want to be
Don’t Love
You can only teach using a computer and the company recommends a headset with a microphone, so some hardware requirements
You need a reliable internet connection for the video calls
If internet acts up you could be blocked from priority hours for a few days
Requirements To Teach at Cambly·
Cambly has one of the least requirements to teach English online which is great, but you do need the below:
Age 18 and over
Native or near-native level of spoken and written English
A computer with a good webcam
Steady and fast internet (all lessons are via video-call) English Online.
You’ll have to send in a video application as well so the recruitment team can see and hear how you speak. If you feel like you fit the profile and can help people practice their English, apply below!
I do get a small bonus if you get hired and teach at least 10 hours – this is at no cost to you. You can start earning from referrals too, once you join the team ;)
I’d love to hear if you applied, so feel free to comment and let me know!