If you like teaching, have something that you are passionate about and want to share it, becoming a virtual tutor is an excellent option for you because you can have a good income working from home, with a flexible schedule, and gain experience without having to make large expenses.

Many people are not happy with their work and others want a job but find it very difficult to get it.

If you find yourself in a similar situation, maybe you've had the solution in front of you all this time and you haven't seen it, but don't worry, I'm here to show it to you.

In case you choose online tutoring jobs only for a while, you will be improving your curriculum, all the experience that you are going to obtain will help you get an attractive resume and the recommendations of your students will be excellent references.

In addition, you will have a closer relationship with your students, this will help you to know their needs and you will be able to adapt your classes to help them, so you will be a better tutor or teacher.  

On the other hand, you can enter international online tutoring jobs, online you can have students from anywhere in the world.

This is a great advantage because it will be much easier to get students and when you gain a good reputation you will have references and recommendations from different countries.

Getting students in multiple countries also means multiple time zones at your disposal, this is another reason to become a virtual tutor, the flexibility of the schedule.

What do you need to be an online tutor?

1. A topic for your classes

This is the most important part to start being a virtual tutor, choosing the subject on which you are going to teach your students.

Start with your knowledge, if you have a profession you can choose a subject that has to do, such as accounting, finance, mathematics, history, literature...

There are also some tools that we have that we take for granted. For example, languages, if you know a foreign language is a perfect subject for your virtual classes, or better yet, you can teach your mother tongue.

If you feel like formal education is your thing, don't worry, you can also become a virtual tutor and teach about the things you are passionate about doing and your hobbies.

2. A computer and Internet connection

You do not have to invest in any special equipment to be an online tutor, the computer you have at home is excellent, if you have a laptop or even a tablet it will also work for you along with a good Internet connection.

So that you can teach your classes more clearly, it is recommended that you use a webcam and headphones, the cameras that are already adapted in computers will work perfectly.

You just have to find a comfortable and quiet space where you can give or record your classes without interruptions.

How to be an online tutor?

There are two ways you can be a virtual tutor, one is through live classes using videoconferencing platforms like Skype and Hang Outs and the other is by recording your classes and uploading your courses to a platform that allows teachers to connect with students, upload tutorials, papers, and give online classes.

The first way has some advantages such as direct contact with your students and the possibility of interacting in real-time.

However, you should be a little less flexible with your schedule, because if you have committed to teaching a class on a day at a specific time, you must adhere to the schedule you set.

Although students can get a lot out of this mode, it is also a bit more forced for them to stay focused during class and will not be able to pause if they have an interruption, so they may miss part of the class.

The second way, which consists of recording your classes, needs a little more preparation on your part as a tutor because you must prepare good material and explain it in a way that there are a few doubts as possible.

You must have your computers record your classes and upload them to the internet, but the great advantage is that once you have uploaded them you will be able to reach many students at the same time, and you will be receiving income even without being connected.

When you upload your courses, all you have to do is promote them and answer the questions of your students, and this can be done at the time and day that you choose, you will not be obliged to meet a schedule.

There are many platforms that function as communities for tutors and students online, but most of them even charge you for registering, if you are starting and want to test the waters this is not very convenient.