| One of the best ways to find students to teach online | | | | sale. You just need to take a few minutes introducing |
| is to offer a Free Trial English lesson for first-time | | | | yourself and asking some questions about the student. |
| students. Everyone loves something for free and this | | | | This is important to help the student feel more |
| is your chance to show the student your ability as an | | | | comfortable with you before you begin the short trial |
| English teacher and that the student will enjoy working | | | | lesson. |
| with you. This is a great way to market yourself and is | | | | It's best to keep your prepared lesson to about seven |
| one of the first things I talk about in my how to teach | | | | or eight minutes. Make sure it is a lesson that you have |
| online webinars. | | | | prepared well for and are comfortable with. You don't |
| When we buy a car, we expect to be able to take | | | | want to stumble during this part of the trial. You want |
| the car out for a test drive. This is basically what your | | | | to come off as professional and well prepared. |
| student will be doing here: testing your teaching ability | | | | Once the actual lesson is over this is your time to |
| and. It is your potential student's chance to kick your | | | | switch hats from English teacher to salesperson. Have |
| tires and for you to shine as an English teacher. The | | | | your sales pitch prepared. Not all of us are |
| most important thing you will need to learn about how | | | | comfortable selling and that is why practicing your |
| to teach online is how to attract students. | | | | sales approach is important. Practice your sales pitch |
| I suggest a fifteen minute lesson on Skype or one of | | | | out on a friend or family member first. Learning how to |
| the other free video chat services. Fifteen minutes is | | | | give a good sales pitch and attracting students is going |
| enough 'free' minutes to get a student interested in | | | | to be your first goal in learning how to teach online. |
| trying a lesson. It also gives you enough time to | | | | The free trail lesson will be essential to marketing |
| introduce yourself, give a short lesson and then give | | | | yourself to potential students online. When most people |
| your sales pitch to your potential customer. | | | | think about how to teach online they only think about |
| In your introduction you need to smile a lot, be friendly | | | | teaching, but learning how to market your self is as |
| come off as professional and kind. Yep, it's that old | | | | important! Offering a free lesson will bring students to |
| first impression thing; if the student immediately likes | | | | you! |
| you, then you will have a better chance of making a | | | | |