Ever considered teaching English online as a side hustle? Or even as a full time income?

Rachel and her husband are full time digital nomads that travel the world and make their money teaching English online. They've been digital nomading for over 7 years and are still going strong.

You'll love that story.

We also chat about...

What it's like to live as a digital nomad
Making money while travelling
What VIPKid is about
Managing a schedule when travelling
Success stories from other teachers
Long term goals

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Show notes and links from today's episode

Rachel's course (35% discount: 'fireteachers2019'): Teaching for Freedom
Grateful Gypsies
VIP Kid
Rachel's free eBook
Rachel on Facebook, Youtube and Instagram

Key takeaways from our chat with Rachel
1 - It's totally possible to make money while travelling
Rachel and Sasha moved to China in 2010 after they couldn't find jobs due to the recession. There was (and still is) a high demand for English teachers and they quickly found well paid jobs with comfortable housing and schedules. This was their first step into the direction of working while travelling. They then quit their jobs and went on a 14 month travelling trip. When they got back to working, they decided to find a sustainable way to work and travel at the same time. This involved freelance writing, a travel blog and teaching ESL online.
2 - How VIPKid works
VIPKid is a platform for native English speakers to teach English to kids in China. Teachers earn up to $22 per hour, and control their own teaching schedule. Depending on the timezone, teachers can choose to teach in evenings or early mornings, as well as full time on weekends. Rachel makes it clear that it's not a hard gig; lesson plans are made by the company, along with teacher's notes and questions to ask the student. VIPKid is certainly a legit and working side hustles for those who enjoy teaching.
3 - Managing a schedule as an online English teacher
The biggest hurdle when teaching online and travelling at the same time is being in the right environment. Rachel and Sasha need to book Airbnbs in advance and make sure they have good internet and a quiet environment. Rachel adapts her schedule to teach certain hours during the day, and then work on other projects or do some travelling in her free time. She gives teaching techniques and schedule tips in her recently launched course 'Teaching for Freedom'.
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