Free to do whatever and whenever you like: it’s everyone’s dream, isn’t it? Whether you’re in publishing, teaching or web design, once you kiss your job goodbye and decide to brave it out alone you will need a different toolkit. In the employment world it’s all about permission and expectation, and more often than not,…
Hacks & Tutorials
SEO How To: Search Engine Optimization: 5 Simple Tips For Beginners
When I first heard the term SEO (Search Engine Optimization) I had very mixed feelings. Optimizing my site so it shows up better when people search for it? Sure. But so much of what I read online seemed so, well…esoteric. I have no other word to describe the feeling one gets when reading the blogs…
Online Business
Turning Tutors into Millionaires: The “Celebrity Teachers” from Hong Kong
What if Lady Gaga helped your child to prepare for that next English test? Imagine hiring Justin Bieber for an hour of homework help. How much would they charge for one lesson? But in Hong Kong, it’s not that the stars are teaching. Here, the teachers themselves are the stars. They earn up to $1.5 million…
Online Business
How To Grow Your Online (Teaching) Business Without Becoming a Self-Promoter
Leaving the Sinking Ship I’ve heard many times from my colleagues that they feel society doesn’t give enough respect to their teaching efforts and that this is reflected in their salaries and in the way schools are organized. Classes are over-filled. Budgets are cut. Staff is overworked. This is why many teachers are starting to…
Online Business
How to Become an Online Teacher Without Selling Your Soul
This is what I asked myself one and a half years ago. I had this deep gut-feeling that it must be possible. The first thing I did was research. Google presented me with a selection of socalled online teaching platforms, websites, where you can sign up as teacher or student, create profiles, courses etc. So, what…
Online Business
The Rise and Fall of the Product Mindset: From Assembly Lines to the Service Age
In this article I want to share with you an idea that has been occupying me for a few days. Obviously, there’s much more to be said about this than can fit into one article. So we’ll have to do some serious time-jumping, here. Ready? Let’s roll! Rewind… There used to be a time, where…
