📈 What Apps students use to find online English teachers: country-by-country, Breakdown, pricing (cost of living has a huge impact on pricing) and insights If you want to grow your online English teaching business, it’s vital to understand where students from different countries go to find tutors — and how much they’re willing to pay. In this guide, we’ll break it down by country, covering the most popular platforms and apps students use, plus pricing expectations. 🇨🇳 China Popular Apps: - WeChat: For community groups and private teacher-student interaction. - Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book): Students search for lifestyle-focused teachers. - Douyin (TikTok China): Younger students love short, punchy learning videos. - Bilibili: For more serious learners who watch long-form educational content. How students find teachers: - Word-of-mouth in WeChat groups - Xiaohongshu search + influencer-style posts - TikTok-style videos with mini-lessons Pricing (per 60-minute class): - Chinese tutors: ¥50–120 (approx. $7–17 USD) - Foreign tutors: ¥150–300 (approx. $20–40 USD), higher for test prep or business English 🇰🇷 South Korea Popular Apps: - Cafetalk: A well-known tutoring platform - HelloTalk and Tandem: Used for language exchange, can lead to paid lessons - Instagram & YouTube: Popular among younger learners for discovering native speakers How students find teachers: - Search Cafetalk for rated tutors - Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts with Korean-English subtitles Pricing (per 60-minute class): - Local tutors: ₩15,000–25,000 (approx. $11–19 USD) - Native speakers: ₩25,000–45,000 (approx. $19–34 USD) 🇯🇵 Japan Popular Apps: - Italki and Cafetalk: Very well-established in Japan - LINE: Used for private communication and group learning - YouTube: Students follow and message teachers they admire How students find teachers: - Through Italki and Cafetalk teacher rankings - LINE groups for study and exam prep - YouTube comment sections

Having now completed a whole year of teaching online I am happy to share with you my full years income. From March 2024 to March 2025 my income was 219300 rmb, that equates to £23, 328, $30197, and 1,024600 Thai baht. The year kind of mirrored the Chinese holidays, in that when the schools were closed I was busy, and less busy during term time. My best month for income was January 2025, and April 2024 was the quietest month. During the year I took 6 weeks holiday in the UK and managed to get my teaching done in the mornings whilst there. During this year my main student type has been university students who are in their undergraduate year, preparing to apply for post graduate studies abroad. They are all working towards the IELTS examination, the majority of these students were looking for help with their spoken English, with a hand full of student wanting help with their written English. I had a number of primary and middle school students along with high school students. The primary school kids are good business as they are looking for continued English language support throughout their education. Along with the were a number of business types clients looking to improve their English for either work or travel. Overall my wife and I are very pleased with our first year, heading into the second year I have made some pricing structure changes for any new students/clients coming onboard. That is, weekend work needs to be at a premium, along with any work after 9pm. By increasing the price by 25% on these times should increase our income. Other tips, make sure you have good internet! somewhere peaceful to work (not so good in the uk with the family buzzing around) and keep all of your lessons, as they are reused time and time again!

So today is the day, we've just got a new map feature added to nomad school, and it's INSANE! 🔥 I'm legit freaking out about this - now we can see where EVERYONE in our community is located! Just click the "Map" button at the top and bam, you can find nomads all over the world. Just recorded a quick walkthrough video showing how it works. You can zoom in anywhere, click on people's pins, and DM them directly to set up meetups.

For YEARS I've been watching people put off their dream of living abroad for a couple of reasons. This post will be the first of many attempting to address them. "You don't have the knowledge or skill set to make it work." Total. Freaking. Nonsense. When people decide to have a baby, do they wait until they've figured out how to handle every single parenting challenge for the next 18 years? Hell no! They learn the basics, connect with other parents, and solve problems as they go. Moving abroad works EXACTLY the same way. And that's because the path becomes clearer once you're actually on it. But there's this weird belief that you need to have everything figured out before you take the first step. It's keeping way too many people stuck where they are. What do you think? Is this stopping you from making the move? Drop a comment and let me know if this resonates...or if I'm way off base. I'm genuinely curious what you think.

https://sway.cloud.microsoft/gConTR7gESAkYJCW?ref=Link Hello all, my most recent newsletter is a deep dive into using Xiaohongshu (the little red book) for primarily online teaching, but for all digital nomads, it could be a way to explore China for business. Check out the link, if you need a PDF version please reach out and I can send you one. For those who are already teaching online, what platforms do you use to get new students? What applications do you use for booking, taking payments and scheduling?