Online English Teaching is…
…a resource and information website run by a team of active online English teachers with over 20 years combined experience in the ESL industry. Our team has taught both online and in the classroom in North America and abroad.
Our goal is to not only inform prospective English teachers of quality employment opportunities; we also seek to provide valuable information and resources for current teachers.
Our “Business” Model
While we consider ourselves more of a resource than a business, it does take considerable time, effort, and money to maintain this website, and for that reason we have monetized our website in some ways.
We like to be upfront about that monetization so that you don’t feel like you are being tricked in any way.
Here’s how we earn revenue from this website so that we can continue to provide you with up-to-date information from the online English teaching industry for free:
Referral Links:
If you see a teaching opportunity on our site; click through to the parent company; apply; and are hired, we may be paid a commission by the company you are hired with. This costs you nothing and will not impact any of your future revenues.
We thoroughly research the companies we feature on this site. We have worked for, or currently work with the majority of the options you will find on our site. We want to provide you with an honest and accurate representation of them on our site. We strive to feature only reliable employment options for our visitors. For this reason, we hope you’ll use our site to apply for your online English teaching position. However, you are totally free to leave our site without clicking the application link there, navigate to the company’s website yourself, and apply there directly.
We do not represent or claim to speak on behalf of any of the companies you see on our site. We ARE NOT PalFish, VIPKid, Cambly, etc.
Due to privacy reasons, if you apply to any of the companies we feature, we are not privy to the status of your application or the personal information you put in the application. We cannot comment on why applications were rejected because the companies do not share that information with us. We aim to give you all the information about the companies before applying and provide you with trips/tricks/resources to give you the best chance at being hired.
Ad Revenue:
Another way we are able to cover the costs of running this website is through ad revenue. When you are on our site, you’ll notice advertisements. We do not choose what advertisements are served to you. This is chosen by Google and based on a complex algorithm that roughly translates to your browsing and searching habits on the internet.
Course Sales:
Most companies that provide online English classes to students require their teachers to have some kind of teaching certificate. We have researched the options available and have chosen courses that fulfill employment requirements and provide quality education, while still being affordable.
We have teamed up with an online school called International Open Academy to offer TESOL courses to our visitors at a discount. We are a re-seller of these courses. We did not create the course ourselves and we do not process the payments for these courses. We are unable to access your student account should you enroll in these certificate programs. All inquires must be directed to International Open Academy.
Affiliate Links:
We also feature a number of teaching resources on our site that are available on Amazon. We have personally used these items, or heard from our colleagues that the items are of quality. If you click through our site and purchase a product on Amazon, we may earn a small commission. Again, this does not come at any extra charge to you.
Digital Product Sales:
We also sell original digital products that we feel may be of use to online teachers. These things include feedback templates, digital flashcards, and digital reward systems. We share the revenue of these products with our creators and artists.
What we do:
research the industry in order to provide information regarding employment opportunities to teach English online
keep our website updated (to the best of our knowledge and ability) with the latest information on companies that are hiring
provide resources for current online English teachers for professional development and career enhancement
offer supplies and products that help people working in the industry
host a blog written by real online English teachers so that teachers can connect and share ideas
offer teachers special discounts on courses, teaching supplies, etc.
What we can’t do:
accept resumes directly
accept teacher demo videos
process payments for the TESOL or TEFL courses, or provide technical support for International Open Academy’s courseware platform
provide answers as to why teaching applications have been rejected
provide technical support for any of the various companies’ teaching platforms
If you have any further questions or comments, feel free to contact us. We pride ourselves on doing our best with this site, but we’re only human, so please be civil if you have constructive criticism.
If you’re interested in working with us in some way, check out this page to see if we have any opportunities.
For further information, check out our Privacy Policy, our Disclaimer, and our more detailed Affiliate Disclosure.