I'd love to hear more about how you structure your conversation classes as a community tutor

Thanks Shane. This is very informative.

Excellent and very helpful. Thank you so much.

That is an interesting topic! Great video, as always :)

Thanks for the information! Appreciate it.

I am signing up to learn Korean on italki and it is interesting to get the perspective of a teacher! Thanks!

Thank you for providing this information

Thank you very much for this video

Currently learning French on iTalki for about a year as a student and really enjoying it. Concernig the algorythm I would agree, it sometimes is a bit unpredictable, and especially when loading a lot of profiles, some seam to reappear at the bottom again for no particular reason. But when you reload the page, profiles seem to appear very randomly so one profile that shows up at the top might appear a few pages later next time. This applies to the desktop version, haven't used the app much as I think it needs some polishing. Overall I like this platform but again this comes from a student‘s perspective.

Hello Shane, Thanks for the Info you Shared, I've been working as an Esl Teacher for months now Online and I wanted to try another Platform so I applied for italki and Got accepted. 😁👍

Hi.. thank you for sharing about Italki.. I am new with the platform and I enjoy teaching also there.. thanks

Estoy pensando en migrar a iTalki para enseñar japonés pero sería la primera vez enseñando uno a uno. He estado enseñando en una academia online con grupos guiándome del libro Genki pero para iTalki quisiera enfocarme solo en dialogo y tener mas flexibilidad de tiempo.

Thanks very much for this, Shane! So useful as I'm currently thinking about starting to teach on iTalki, and I live in the UK. Can I ask how much you charged when you first got started on the platform?

Thank you! I’ve just had a block booking on behalf of a 6 year old- it should be ok but I didn’t know that the recommended age was 14 and up! Thank you for your info :):)

Hi Shane, from another Shane! Seems we have a few things in common… I’m called Shane, I’m British, I speak Spanish and I’ve just become a community English tutor on italki :D I’ve also had some ideas floating around in my head for a few years about creating a youtube channel and podcast content and, for whatever reason, I’ve been putting it off. Maybe the tutoring will give me the kick up the arse I needed :D Just wanted to say, thanks for sharing your experiences. It’s really encouraging for those of us starting out. Especially the cons (forewarned is forearmed!) I’ve just had my first lesson request so naturally I’m a little nervous, but excited to get started. Can I ask, when you started out, were you working another job and, if so, how did you find balancing the teaching alongside it? I ask because I work full time right now so I think it might be quite challenging at times! Cheers :)

Great video! Thank you for sharing! I had a few questions I was hoping you could answer. Does italki record, monitor and or critique your tutoring sessions with students? Can you turn down gigs like for the example you made with the kids? And lastly are tutors allowed to dress casually and even where a cap on their head if they wanted?

Good stuff!

Please Help me to clarify this. It states in the Italki regulations that, we can only receive 5 attendance warnings and then after Italki will deactivate the account and The money will be freezed. But can anyone let me know this happens if we get, 5 warnings within a month Or 5 warnings all time

Woah I had no idea you were teaching on iTalki! Interesting insight.. maybe I can quit my job sooner than I thought! 🤑

Your personality and demeanor are pretty relaxing, I get a bit of a Bob Ross vibe.

I’m a native English speaker learning Spanish and teaching online would be a perfect job for me but imagine by now the market is saturated and not that high of demand 😏. Which language is in the highest demand currently? Anyone know? Just curious. Great video 👍🏼

Hi. What do you need to do for the application. Do you need to do a video etc. What is best to say about yourself also

For how much they hide profile?

Thanks :) Do you have any tips for teaching beginners? How can you hold a 1 hour conversation with someone who barely knows any words?

I've heard about parents doing that, setting their kids but not telling the tutor.

How did you find getting "requests at first" plus are your lessons mostly conversation ? Cheers Michael.

Do italki students look for English teachers with a particular dialect or accent, or does that not really matter to them?

Y en caso que quiera enseñar español que es mi lengua nativa peor que no tengo certificado de profesor podría ser community tutor verdad? Igual tendria que tener material preparado para todos los niveles? Cómo hacen ustedes?

Behind you, Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, one of the best rums in the world! jajajaja

It seems italki is not accepting English teachers at the moment...guess I shall have to wait!

mmmm Diplomatico! that's a good bottle of rum!!!

Does it bother you that your students quit after less than 3 classes on average?

Have you ever considered teaching your native language?

Can you book multiple people into one class? :)

is it important to be native or at least c2 level is that necessary ?

What is the age range of the adult students? Are most students professionals, students, etc.?

I also don't like the 12 hour thing! I don't like being about to go to bed and getting a lesson request in the morning. I need more time than that to prep a class properly! Especially at the beginning when I didn't have material prepared yet.

Just a question don't you have to pay taxes than?

You think it’s possible for a teacher on Italki to make a steady income?

Your too cute. 😁

I think how good the money is depends on where you live. If you are teaching English and charging 15 an hour, and live in the US, then that isn't that great. If you are living in Cambodia or the Philippines. Well that is a different story all together.

I'm strugling to apply, the website is not user friendly.