BabelTEQ Podcast

In this mini-podcast episode I discuss the recent news that LinkedIn will be launching a freelance platform similar to FIVERR and Upwork later in the year.

I give my opinion on the worst case impact but also the potential benefits this will bring for independent ESL teachers on the platform.

This week I talk with ESL Business Coaching expert Hugh Elliott about positioning your teaching services to achieve a higher income.

We discuss pricing strategies for attracting the students who will help you build a sustainable and profitable career over the long term.

I talk with ESL coach and entrepreneur, Kris Amerikos about the essential skills which every independent ESL teacher needs to master in order to build a profitable and sustainable business.

Zsuzsanna Bekesi Smith returns to the podcast to give advice for any independent ESL teachers who might be struggling with developing lesson plan material for their niche.

We talk about some of the mistakes that can easily be avoided when planning your curriculum.

Zsuzsanna talks about when and why you might wish to develop video based course material to supplement your live lesson income stream.

In this podcast Rich Tweten returns to talk with me about the ways in which free social media marketing can be utilized to attract potential students to your sales funnel.

We do a brief discussion of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, SnapChat and TikTok.

Today, I talk with Steve Krajewski about how ESL teachers can help English language learners who get "stuck" at the intermediate plateau in their skill development.

We discuss the successful tactics and approaches that Steve has used in his independent online English teaching career to deliver value for his intermediate students.

Apple and Facebook are locking horns.

This podcast examines how the planned iOS privacy updates will impact on the Facebook Ad platform.

Any ESL teachers who are currently relying on FB Ads need to understand what is happening and how Apple's privacy changes will affect them.

I list three of the ways that your Ad strategy will be impacted and suggest three things you should do to prepare your business.

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Thanks for listening in this year of turbulence.

Happy New Year!

See you in 2021.

Many first time freelance ESL instructors struggle with the marketing aspects of creating a successful online business.

In this episode we interview Jane Beachell who is a graduate of the Teacher-Entrepreneur Challenge; a business coaching course for ESL teachers run by James Liu. 

This week I talk with Vivien Leung who is in the process of launching her exciting new independent online ESL business ... with a difference. She provides Neurolanguage coaching sessions for her clients.

Listen to find out what Neurolanguage coaching is and how it benefits ESL students.

In this episode I explain why many independent ESL teachers are missing an opportunity if they don't target advanced level students.

I look at two of the main misconceptions which teachers have about the advanced student market.

I also list five ways that freelance ESL teachers can deliver exceptional value to their online students and justify high hourly rates.