Editor’s note: This article was first published in February 2011, when online tutoring was presented as a new idea still to be developed in Spanish-speaking countries; it has since become a large, competitive market with established platforms.
If you are a university student, or you have finished your degree and are out of work, and there is no market for private lessons where you live, whether a village, a town or a city, these days the internet lets you give private lessons online to people all over the world and earn money from it.
How much does it cost to have a teacher without leaving home and without having anyone come to your house? Much less than any academy. And you have the advantage of not paying rent for premises, unless your business grows to the point where you need to gather 100 teachers in one room, as happened to some entrepreneurs who started this profitable business.
It doesn’t matter what your speciality is: chemistry, maths, languages, algebra and so on. If there is no demand in your city, I am sure plenty of people around the world are looking for what you offer.
You won’t need much investment to get started in this profitable business. Just a computer, an internet connection and a webcam. You supply the rest with your knowledge and skills, although of course you will need to make yourself known and do a bit of advertising.
It would help to have your own website explaining the services and rates you offer. This is a new business idea that has yet to take off in Spanish-speaking countries, and I am sure it would be in strong demand as soon as people heard about it.
Further reading
- Qustodian: get paid to receive ads on your phone
- Business ideas to make money fast
- Virtual secretary: a profitable business idea to make money
- oDesk: online work to make money on the internet
- The advantages and disadvantages of working from home
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