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Language Tutoring

Teach a language you speak well through structured lessons, speaking practice and clear progress notes.

IntermediateAbout 14 to 18 hours over 3 weeksRoute A: $0. Route B: about $20/month.

What you will get

You will have a level-based lesson plan, a first-lesson script, a progress tracker, a profile and a plan for first students.

3 phases, 5 tasks, 3 copy-and-paste prompts, 4 tools reviewed, plus a list of places to find your first buyers.

Choose your route

Route A - $0
Free video calls, Docs and Claude Free.
Route B - about $20/month
Paid Claude for lesson materials you check.

Straight talk

Teach only a language and level you can speak confidently. Tutoring platforms may require identity and credential checks and set their own fees. Do not promise fluency by a date.

Roadmap

  1. 1
    Define who you teach 60 minA learner profile and level map.
  2. 2
    Build the first lesson set 300 minA 6-lesson sequence and a first-lesson script.
  3. 3
    Create a profile and get first students 150 minA live profile. Plus 3 chosen places from Appendix C.

Free sample

The first task of phase 1 in full, so you can judge the style before you buy.

Choose level and goalclaude

  1. Paste the prompt below.
PROMPT: Learner
I speak [language] well. Suggest 6 specific learner types I could teach (for example adult beginners who travel, or exam candidates), with their common goals and mistakes. Do not promise fluency timelines.
YOU SHOULD SEEOne chosen learner type.

Everything else, unlocked with purchase

Phase 1: Define who you teach
Choose level and goal
Phase 2: Build the first lesson set
Plan · Practise
Phase 3: Create a profile and get first students
Pick 3 places to look · Profile
Safeguard checks, tool reviews with free and paid limits, and named places to find buyers.

Draft guide. Researched from public sources and not tested by running the business. For educational purposes only: this guide does not guarantee or promise any earnings. Tool facts checked 6 Nov 2026; confirm before you pay for anything.

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