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12 Best Online English Teaching Companies (2023)

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The internet is a wonderful thing. It has opened the door for people to earn a full-time income or side income from anywhere in the world. Teach English online, learn how to start a travel blog, become famous on social media, or be a brand ambassador for large companies. It’s all possible.

If you’re looking to teach English online, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve edited this post to include new schools that are hiring online English teachers!


Update January, 2023: There are many great online companies you can work for! Teaching English online looks a little bit different these days. Even though China has changed its rules regarding foreign English teachers, and many of the online platforms that were once popular aren’t hiring at the moment, there are still some great jobs available.

We’ve left this article as is, and included updates throughout — many of the companies are trying to pivot into teaching students in other markets. We will update this post as we hear more.  

Having said that, DON’T WORRY! There are still many companies that you can apply to, such as Preply, Skooli, Cambly, iTalki, Outschool, Teachable, Ef Education First, Learnlight, Skimatalk and Profy. 


In this post, I’m going to list the best online teaching English jobs, how you can find a job with them, and how much money you can expect to earn from teaching English online.

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If you’ve been on this blog before, you’ll know that we volunteered to teach English in Myanmar and Laos, and we moved to China for a year while teaching English as a profession. All of those experiences teaching were incredible. 

These days, we’re all about helping travellers find ways to earn money online so that they can turn travel into a lifestyle — without actually having to move abroad as we did.

Teaching English is a rewarding and enriching experience – both in-person and online

We’ve been travelling since 2008 and thanks to the internet, we’ve been able to earn more money online than we ever did in our well-paying jobs in Canada.

We want to help you do the same thing. I’m happy to share these top companies to teach English online so that you too can make money from anywhere in the world.

Can I Teach English Online?

You can teach English online if you meet these requirements — almost all of the companies will…

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