While looking for tutoring opportunities to review for you, I found one that seemed pretty interesting! TutorABC hires people to teach English to people from various countries. Most of the students know some English, but need help speaking conversational English. I’ve also read that the majority of people you would be teaching are Asian. Here are some more specifics:
How much does Tutor ABC pay?
You actually negotiate your rate per class with the company. Once the rate is agreed upon, you will receive monthly payments via either Paypal or bank wire transfer depending on where you live. I’ve read a few reviews, and people who work for them say they always pay on time. You can probably expect somewhere around $8 to $8.50 per session.
What are the requirements to apply?
TutorABC is looking for (this taken from their website):
- Energetic and professional personality
- Four-year college or university degree
- Previous ESL teaching experience (preferred)
- Previous working experience in other fields
- Teaching availability suitable to TutorABC/TutorABC Jr. schedule
- Familiarity with using computers
- Ability to SPEAK SLOWLY and explain things to people who can’t speak ENGLISH!
How is the schedule?
If you’re looking for flexibility, you may find TutorABC very much to your liking. They do classes 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, so it should be very easy to find something that works for you. You are required to hold a minimum of 15 tutoring sessions per week, all of which must last for at least 45 minutes.
How does it work?
Tutoring for this company works a little differently than it does with most. You’ll be teaching a group of students, not just one. You could have as many as six people in your class. These people are not all children — you will be teaching adults in many of the classes between the ages of 22 to 65 years old. You will do the sessions in front of a webcam with a microphone attached. Apparently you can’t see the students, but they can see you, which I personally would find a little unsettling — but that’s the way it is. After you’re done with each session, the students can evaluate you. You might receive bonuses if you are consistently rated well.
What do people say about TutorABC?
People who tutor for this company seem quite pleased for the most part, which is why I decided to do this review for you. This would be a great way to earn money from home if you meet the requirements, have the right equipment, and are looking for something with this much flexibility.This thread on the WAHM forum was very insightful. I suggest you look it over if you are serious about applying here. The company’s FAQ page is also very informative and may answer any other questions you might have.
You can apply here if you’re interested!
Please keep in mind that what I have posted is just a review and the company may or may not be actively recruiting tutors at this time. Still yet, it doesn’t hurt to have your application in one way or the other.
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glad i checked yoursite tonight. WOOT!
This reminds me of idapted. Great review!
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I do have a 4 year degree in Business Admin/HR. Is this something that I should look in to??? Are there more requirements that I will need to have?
Katrena, I have yet to find any complaints from people who are working with this company, but that of course doesn’t mean there aren’t some unsatisfied workers. I personally think the pay is a little on the low side, BUT you have to figure how much money you might be potentially saving on gas to and from work, daycare, lunches out, and other expenses that are related to working outside the home. Here is a list of their technical requirements. Don’t think I posted those above:
Desktop/Laptop PC：1 GHz processor or higher
Windows OS：7, Vista, XP (Macs with Windows OS installed)
Internet Explorer Browser: Version 7 or greater
RAM：512MB or more
Minimum 512kps upload wired internet connection: DSL, Cable, Fiber Optic
Webcam：Either built-in or high quality Creative, Logitech or comparable
Headset (Headphone with microphone set)
Getting your application in couldn’t hurt. I would also recommend reading this forum thread from WAHM. A lot of women posted here who applied and have actually worked for this company: http://www.wahm.com/forum/online-tutors-103/492996-tutorabc.html
Someone just asked me about online tutoring jobs and the only thing that I was able to come up with was Tutor Vista. I’ll share this post with others in my network.
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Actually the pay rate at TutorABC is higher than you’ve stated. The amounts you’ve quoted are hourly rates, but then there are also bonuses paid based on how students rated your class on a scale of 1 to 10. These bonuses are paid per student who rates you, so the more students you teach, the more you earn (so long as the students like you, of course)
Oh, thank you! I didn’t realize there were bonuses. That makes this an even more attractive work at home job.
I have worked for tutorabc in the past. I don’t believe it is worth it for $8.00 or the 50 cent “bonuses” they give. They did not treat me well nor were they friendly. there are a few japanese companies which pay around $16 for online tutoring.
Anna you have a great site here but OMG, sorry but beware of TutorABC. I was hired as a consultant and the students are wonderful, but the managers behavior is atrocious. They do not acknowledge the hard work that you put in for such little pay. Then they beg you to work more hours, so that you can be further humiliated if you show up for work late, as a result. It’s unbelievable how they don’t put two and two together! There are a lot of inconsistencies with the company again even when you are doing your absolute best, you are still not deemed as “good enough”. The manager treats the job as a competition rather than a job, and tells you that your rating is not good enough, even when the students (the clients) are saying the opposite. It’s disgusting. I was wrongfully terminated after getting such great reviews from the students about what a great teacher I was. I’m so confused, and have never dealt with such an ordeal!
Tutor Abc is not a reputable company. There recruiting process is atrocious. They wanted to interview me for the position so they gave me a time to be online. I logged in on time and was waiting 10 minutes for someone to show up. When they finally did, they then told me to wait a few more minutes because she had to take care of something. The woman had me waiting there for 30 minutes. I went through the interview when she finally got back. She then told me to log in the next day for a second interview, which I did. Then she told me I did well and had an IT person install their program on my computer (which took longer than necessary because the IT guy also had me waiting while he took care of something else) only to tell me a week later that I didn’t get the job. My question is, why install software on my computer only to not hire me? Horrible, horrible company.
I love TutorABC. I was a little confused at first since it was the first time I have ever done anything like this. The people I work with are amazing. The managers the IT staff are very nice and will help you in whatever you need. I have worked for the last 4 months and have really high ratings with the students. Some of them even make requests for me to teach them. Not all the students will like your style of teaching, sometimes you will get that one student in the classroom of 6 that will rate you 7-10 while all the other gave you 9 and 10, don’t let that get you down. It is a fun job to do and very easy.
The pay for some will be low, but for college students that have nothing better to do during the holiday this is PERFECT!… its your small part time job from home. The peak hours to teach are either early in the morning or late at night due to the time difference, but you can make up your own schedule. I am enjoying it, as long as you follow the rules and don’t screw up on something big e.g. not showing up for class without letting them know, you will be alright!
I worked for TutorABC for about two months before quitting. It took forever to get the specs up to where they wanted it to be. Then when I started teaching I would have students who were having technical difficulties and rated me down for it. As such if you get rated a certain way (even if it’s untrue) your pay is based off that rating. I had people IMing me even when I wasn’t online begging me to work and then getting mad that I didn’t respond. Beware. The one positive thing I can say is they paid on time.