BabelTEQ Podcast

We are joined by Tara Cull, an independent ESL teacher who is achieving great success in her niche, English for Landscape Architects.

Tara explains how LinkedIn has been an indispensable part of her online marketing and outreach strategy.

I'm joined by Angie Herrera, owner of First Class Language School.

We discuss how she used her background as a native Costa Rican to grow her online English school into a rapid success.

Angie explains the ways that non-native speakers can utilize their familiarity with the language and culture of the target niche audience to build a successful brand.

Today we are joined by two guests, Zsuzsanna Bekesi Smith and James Green.

They are co-founders of a new service The Teaching Community which aims to assist solo online teachers.

Our discussion today is around the issue of "Imposter Syndrome", a state of mind which studies how shown affects a large majority of people at some point of their professional lives.

In the podcast we discuss:

• What exactly is Imposter Syndrome
• How Imposter Syndrome can be self-managed
• Environments which can be supportive for teachers dealing with Imposter Syndrome

Zsuzsanna and James also talk about their new project and how it is designed to specifically help teachers who want to build sustainable and profitable online careers.

To get in touch with either of today's guests go to:

www.theteaching.co

We are joined by online ESL business owner and Facebook Group Administrator, Rich Tweten.

We do a deep dive into the challenges of starting your own freelance online ESL service.

In the podcast we discuss:

• Factors to consider when choosing a niche.
• Planning your business model.
• The two "P's" that get in the way of a lot of new business owners.
• How to build a personal ESL brand.
• The two different approaches to growing your business.
• What to expect as you grow your independent online English teaching career.

You can find more information on how Rich is helping online teachers to go solo at his Facebook Group: Online English Teachers - Independent, Fulfilled & HIGH Paid!

In this podcast I'll explain why I think online ESL is on the cusp of a DECADE LONG BOOM 

I'll also explain what you need to do NOW to take advantage of that.

In the podcast I talk about:

• The factors driving future demand for ESL teaching.
• Why vocational English training demand is set to take off.
• The ESL segment that is effectively "recession proof".

You will also learn about the THREE aspects of everyone's work environment which have been scientifically proven to impact on our job satisfaction.

And you'll discover why many online ESL teachers relish their work (while also making a good income).