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What It's About
A college instructor uses an all-in-one platform to offer online classes to other seniors.
Business Model
Service
Skills Required
Teaching & Marketing
Complexity
Low
Profit Potential
Medium
Words of Wisdom
Glenda share some encouragement for those also thinking about freelance teaching, “Think about what they love to do or interests that they have. Explore those interests and see if there is a way to make money from it. With the internet and social media, there are so many ways you can create your own side hustle and run it from home.”
Fun Fact
Glenda has been side hustling since her late twenties. She used to make jewelry from semi-precious stones and sell it at NYC street and craft festivals. She’s also tie-dyed fabric and sold it at cultural festivals in Brooklyn.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1744
Glenda Springer was teaching liberal arts and education courses as an adjunct instructor for two universities. She’d been teaching online for eight years after getting her Master’s degree, but her day job included lots of grading and when her students complained, she’d have to re-grade their assignments. In February 2020, Glenda received an email about becoming a guide for a platform called GetSetUp.io. The role would involve teaching part-time classes online to seniors. GetSetUp is a place for older adults to learn and connect in small online classes, something that was about to become very popular in 2020 as the pandemic swept across the world. GetSetUp has guides and students in several countries. When Glenda got the email, she liked the idea of teaching something online that didn’t require endless grading. Also, since she was herself sixty years old, she matched the age group she’d be teaching. So, after doing a video interview where she taught a skill remotely, she became a guide with GetSetUp and started teaching technology classes through the platform. Could Glenda earn more teaching on her own? Possibly, but this platform made it easy for her to … get set up. Classes are offered through Zoom, and GetSetUp has a scheduling tool where she can update her availability. This means she can set her availability around her adjunct work with universities. Startup costs were zero. Technically, you do need some equipment, but it’s pretty common: a laptop or a desktop computer, a webcam, a microphone, and some lighting. Basically, if you’ve done any video calls over the past year, you already have everything you need. Glenda started out teaching Squarespace, then she added classes in making YouTube videos and another on using the iPad. She’s now teaching around ten hours a week and earns up to $1,500 per month. Next, she’s developing more classes to teach online including breathwork and how to use intuition. She’s also in an online Zumba Teacher Training program. Finally, she’s considering offering more classes using the private feature in YouTube so that they would be invite-only. With her community building and technology skills combined with her new student following, she’s built a solid foundation without any marketing of her own.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Learn more about Glenda and her current class offerings at her, GetSetUp classes listing.
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Quote of the Day
"Think about what they love to do or interests that they have. Explore those interests and see if there is a way to make money from it. With the internet and social media, there are so many ways you can create your own side hustle and run it from home."
—Glenda Springer #SideHustleSchool
