I know this may sound too good to be true, but it really isn’t! It’s been an amazing way for me to supplement my income and requires very little to get started. I make over $1000 a month working only 2 hours a day for VIPKID. Some months I can make even more if they are having incentives for working certain days/times. And they have great incentives to increase your pay like referral bonuses and teaching bonuses.
VIPKID is an online teaching platform where you teach English to students in China. Classes take place via video chat and there are prepared slides for each lesson with teaching tips attached to each slide. You don’t have to do any lesson planning – you just show up and teach according to the lesson instructions!
Read more about VIPKID:
- How to become a VIPKID teacher in less than a week
- What is a VIPKID class like?
- How to PASS your VIPKID Interviews
Requirements to be a VIPKID Teacher:
1. A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in any field
2. Eligibility to work in the US or Canada
3. At least 1 year of teaching experience (includes homeschooling, tutoring, coaching, mentoring or other life experiences)
A teaching qualification (in any subject or ESL) is preferred, but not essential. If you have ANY teaching experience even as a volunteer that will look great on your application.
If you don’t meet these requirements, don’t worry. Here are some other ways to make money online:
How long is each class?
Classes are booked for 30 min time slots but teaching the lesson should take an absolute minimum of 25 mins and a maximum of 28 mins. The remaining time should be used to leave feedback on your student’s performance/ to prepare for your next class. In order to receive full pay, you must leave feedback for your students within 12 hours of the class.
The lessons are usually 24-28 slides and you should aim to use 1 min per slide.
What’s the pay like?
This is what you were waiting for right? Well, here it is! This is how I make money online and consistently make $1000 a month working only 2 hours a day.
You get paid for each class you teach. Since you teach 2 classes per hour, just remember to double the base rate seen below. Your pay is broken into a few parts:
- Base pay which is between $7-$9. Your base pay is determined by how well you do in your interviews and your teaching experience.
- You get a participation bonus of $1 for each class you teach
- Bonus of $0.50 per class if you teach 30+ classes a month
- Bonus of $1 per class if you teach 45+ classes a month
- Bonus of $2 per class for short notice bookings which are classes booked within 24hrs
- During busy times like holidays/Christmas VIPKID has extra incentives for teachers like if you work the prime times between certain dates you’ll get a $25 bonus etc.
- You get referral bonuses for anyone who signs up with your link. (If I’ve helped you in any way, I’d be so grateful if you would sign up with my link and email me at [email protected] to help you with any questions!)
You still get paid in full if a student doesn’t show up or has IT issues and the class is cancelled.
So on the lowest pay rate, you can make:
$7 (base) + $1 (participation) + $1 (45+ classes taught/month) x 2 classes per hour = $18 USD/hour or 23.89 CDN/hour
Monthly Pay: $720 USD or $955 CDN
On the highest pay rate:
$9 (base) + $1 (participation) + $1 (45+ classes taught/month) x 2 classes per hour =
Monthly pay: $880 USD or $1167 CDN
I usually get an average of 20 short notice classes each month and always book classes when they have incentives.
What’s the hardest part?
The hardest part about being a VIPKID teacher is getting to know the lesson plans and finding your teaching groove if you’ve never done this before. Preparing for the interviews can be a little intense but after you’ve prepared your classroom, have props you’ll be using and practice teaching – it becomes easy.
It also takes a little time to build up your teaching reputation and start getting regular bookings. Patience, we all went through it but once you do you can teach as much or as little as you desire!
Read more:
- How to pass your VIPKID Mock Classroom Interviews
- How to complete your VIPKID Profile and get booked fast!
What’s the best part?
Honestly, the best part is getting to know your students and seeing them improve. It’s just such a great feeling. They also give you virtual Christmas gifts and thank you cards that are the best.
And the pay. And setting my own hours. And working from home. And the pay.
If you want to earn $1000 a month working only 2 hours a day sign up for VIPKID today! If this post has helped you, I’d be so grateful if you would sign up with my link and email me at [email protected] to assist you in any way!
Read more about VIPKID:
- How to become a VIPKID teacher in less than a week
- What is a VIPKID class like?
- How to PASS your VIPKID Interviews
- 9 Ways to Make Money Online for FREE
- How I make over $1000/mth working 2 hours /day
- How we saved over $30k in 8 months to Travel!
- 15 ways to get FREE Money Fast up to more than $5000
FTC Disclosure: I may receive a commission for purchases made through links in this post. I only recommend products/services that I personally use and/or believe will add value to readers :) Love ya! Read my full disclosure.
Leave a Reply