SkimaTalk Teacher Requirements:
To apply to be a SkimaTalk teacher, you must be a native English speaker with American, British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand an/or Irish/English dialects.
Those whose native tongue is another language or dialect than those listed above will be asked to wait until SkimaTalk expands its teacher qualifications.
Tutors must be 18 years of age or older.
Prior teaching experience/training is preferred but not required.
SkimaTalk Pay:
New teachers are initially required to conduct 3 free sessions to understand how the system works and build up their reputation on the platform.
After the three initial sessions are booked, the price will automatically change to $8/session (25 minutes).
Once the system automatically sets your price at $8, you will be able to set your own price if you choose to do so.
Whatever price you set, just remember that SkimaTalk charges a fee of 20% of the session price, less applicable PayPal / Stripe fees. The remaining 80% of the session cost (less applicable PayPal fees) gets passed directly to the teacher.
SkimaTalk Hours:
Set your own schedule.
Work as many or as few hours as you choose.
SkimaTalk Students:
Students are more often than not adults.
Students are from all over the world.
SkimaTalk Class Structure:
Lessons are 1-on-1 – just the teacher and the student.
Teachers can be creative and use their own teaching materials and methods to be unique and stand out on the SkimaTalk platform.
There are SkimaTalk courses available for you to use during a lesson, but you do not need to use these unless your student requests that you do.
SkimaTalk Technical Requirements:
Laptop/computer with webcam.
Skype – you will use the Skype platform to conduct classes.
Headset with a microphone.
A steady, fast internet connection (wired preferred).
SkimaTalk Cons:
You only get paid once per month.
You have to use Skype to conduct your lessons – SkimaTalk does not have its own video-based platform.
SkimaTalk Application Process:
Becoming a SkimaTalk teacher is made up of three easy steps:
Step 1: Create an account by signing up.
Step 2: Fill out your teacher profile and record a video introduction.
Step 3: Complete a few short, simple tests and then wait for approval and account activation.