5 Awesome Side Hustle Business Ideas for Teachers

Teaching is a rewarding career, but it doesn't pay all that well. So many teachers are looking for ways to make extra money on the side while they continue teaching. If you're looking for creative ideas on how to supplement your income or start your own business, here are five ways that teachers can earn extra cash:

Teachers need to be creative and have a good business sense.

Teachers are creative, but they also need to be good at business. In order to start a side hustle, you need to think about your skills and what type of business suits them best.

Teachers have to be able to work under pressure and in a team, so maybe selling handmade crafts would be better than starting an online retail store or running an Etsy shop selling candles and other home goods.

The key is finding something that allows you the freedom to work from home while still bringing in extra cash, and having fun doing it!

Blogging about education technology

Blogging is one of the easiest ways to make money from home, and it can be used as a side hustle for teachers. You can use your knowledge, skills and experience in education technology to help others learn about what you do every day. In fact, blogging about education technology is a great way to get clients!

If you want to start blogging but don't know where to begin, we've got some tips for how you can get started:

• Pick a topic that interests you - There are many options available when it comes choosing what topics will work best on your blog. You could write about educational technology itself (like how new apps could improve learning), but there are also plenty of other things related specifically towards teachers such as tips & tricks on classroom management techniques or even just sharing ideas based on personal experiences working within schools themselves."

Creating digital video courses and selling them online

If you're a teacher, there's a good chance that you have some knowledge that other people would be interested in. Maybe it's teaching strategies or how to use technology in the classroom. Maybe it's a lesson plan on teaching poetry or how to make origami flowers. 

Whatever the case may be, there are tons of digital course platforms out there that would love to host your content and pay you for it!

To start getting paid for creating digital courses online:

• Create an account on Udemy (or any other platform where people can buy online courses). If this is something new for you and/or something that hasn't been done before by someone else, like me!, then I recommend doing some research first so that when someone does come along looking for information about this topic, they'll find yours instead of just Googling "how do I teach kids about dinosaurs?"

Selling educational products

One of the best ways to make money on the side is by selling educational products. This can range from creating your own products, like books or videos, to reselling others' work.

If you're going to go into this business, it's important that you have a good product. You need something that will sell well and make people happy when they buy it, otherwise, why would they buy anything from you? To find out what kind of product would be popular with your customers, ask them! If you're an A-level Physics tutor online, tailor your curriculum and teaching methods based on the specific challenges and preferences of your students.

Ask friends who have kids at home what kind of things they wish they could find in stores but aren't there yet; survey parents at school events or even just around town; post on social media asking everyone who follows what they'd like someone else like yourself (i.e., teachers)  to create next time around...you get the idea!

Once again: what do people want? Once again: ask them! If possible try out different versions before committing too much money into making one particular item; this way if one doesn't sell well then others might still turn out ok later down the road once market trends change over time."

Virtual assistant business for teachers and schools

A virtual assistant is a person who provides administrative and other support services to clients remotely.

Virtual assistants work with clients to provide a variety of services, including answering phone calls, email correspondence and scheduling meetings; managing social media accounts; creating content for websites or blogs (like this one!). They may also perform data entry tasks from home or help out with research projects.

The pros of being a virtual assistant include:

• Flexibility - Working as a VA has many benefits over traditional jobs. Most VAs set their own hours so they can choose when they want to work each day, and often times it's much less than 40 hours per week! In addition to having more free time on your hands during the weekdays when most people go into the office (or "cube farm"), there are no restrictions on where you can do your job from either, you can set up shop in any location that has internet access (home office!)

There are plenty of ways teachers can make money on the side while they continue their full-time job

For teachers, there are plenty of ways to make money on the side.

• During the summer: Teachers can take advantage of their free time and teach summer courses or tutor students in need of extra help.
• During the school year: Teachers can also use their skills as an instructor while they're at work by teaching other teachers how to better their lesson plans or organise their classrooms. This is particularly helpful for newer teachers who may not have had much experience before entering into this career path!
• While on maternity leave: If you're lucky enough to be given paid time off for parental leave (whether it's maternity or paternity), then consider using this opportunity wisely by starting up a tutoring business with friends and family members who are willing to help out! You'll have more than enough hours available during those months so don't waste them lying around watching TV shows all day long, use them wisely instead! "Teachers make great entrepreneurs because they understand what it takes for other people not only to learn but also retain information," says entrepreneur Jim Duffy."

FAQs on side hustle ideas for teachers

Wondering what side hustles could supplement your income as a teacher? Our FAQ section will guide you through some exciting ideas like online tutoring, course creation, educational consulting, content creation, and coaching/mentoring.

How can I start with online tutoring as a teacher?

• Create a website. This can be a simple landing page with your contact information and course offerings, or it can be more extensive and include resources like videos, testimonials and FAQs.
• Sign up for one of the tutoring marketplaces (like Tutorhub) that allow teachers to sell their services online directly to students. You'll need to create an account on this platform so that you're able to post your profile there as well as accept student requests through it.
• Build a curriculum based around topics related to what you teach at school; this way, when prospective customers request lessons from you via the marketplace platform or via email/phone call/in person meeting etc., they'll have some idea what kind of service they'll receive before making an investment in time and effort, which could lead them away from signing up altogether! The best part about building these lesson plans? You don't need any prior experience doing so, just think about how many times in college did we sit down with friends who were taking different classes than us so we could ask questions about why things were done certain ways? Now imagine if those same conversations had happened over Skype instead...

What steps should I take to create and sell my own online course?

"The first steps to creating and selling your own online course are:

• Create a course outline. This is the foundation of your course, and it should outline what topics will be covered in each lesson, as well as how long each lesson will take to complete.
• Create the actual content for each lesson in your outline. These can be written or video based, depending on the type of information being taught (e.g., if you're teaching math concepts, you may want to provide both written explanations of how to solve math problems as well as step-by-step videos showing how they work).
• Decide on a price point for each section within your entire curriculum; this will help determine how much money you make per sale when charging customers individually for each section instead of offering them access all at once up front during checkout!

Once those three things have been taken care off properly then we move onto setting up our website where people can buy our product/service online."

How can I use my teaching experience in educational consulting?

You have valuable experience as a teacher, and you can use this to help other teachers. You know how to teach students effectively, and you can share that knowledge with other educators. Teachers are in a unique position because they work directly with students on a daily basis, but they also spend time in the office or at meetings with administrators and other staff members who may not be able to see what's happening in classrooms as closely as you do.

Teaching is hard work, you'll probably agree with us when we say that teaching isn't easy! That said, there's no reason why teachers shouldn't be compensated for their efforts by earning extra income through an educational consulting business of their own design (or ours).

How can I use my knowledge to create educational content?

You can use your knowledge and expertise to create educational content. The best way to do this is by creating a blog or podcast, but you could also create an online course, ebook and even write a book. If you want to try something different from the norm, why not create YouTube videos?

What does it take to start coaching or mentoring other teachers?

• You have to be able to communicate your ideas clearly.
• You need to be able to motivate others.
• You need to have good time management skills and know how to manage your time well, so that you can prioritise tasks effectively.

If you're reading this and thinking "I don't know if I'm cut out for this job," I get it! But here's the thing: just because someone doesn't think they're capable doesn't mean that they aren't actually very capable at something else entirely! Maybe coaching isn't right for me, and maybe it isn't right for many other teachers either, but there are definitely other things out there that might suit our skillsets better than teaching ever could (and certainly more profitable).

Conclusion

The possibilities are endless when it comes to side hustles. If you're a teacher who wants to make money on the side, there are so many options available that don't require any startup costs or special skillset. You just need an idea and some time!