Teach English online, on your own terms

That's the one thing Tuton won't do for you — it's not a marketplace, which is exactly why it takes 0% commission. Independent teachers typically build through referrals and word of mouth, social media, local and expat communities, and small ad campaigns. What Tuton provides is the destination: a professional profile and booking page, so when someone asks 'do you teach online?', you have one link to send.

Yes — that's how most teachers do it. Keep your marketplace students where they are and build the independent side gradually with students you find yourself. One caution: students you met through a marketplace are usually covered by that platform's terms of service, which restrict taking them off-platform. Tuton is for the students you find independently.

Less than the YouTube videos suggest. Students need a way to see your availability and book; you need a classroom to teach in, materials to teach with, and a way to invoice. Tuton covers all four in one subscription — there's no website to build, no plugins to wire together, no payment processor to integrate. Realistically, you can take your first independent booking the day you set up your profile.

Run the numbers for your own rate. A teacher charging $20/hour for 30 lessons a month earns $600 — at a 25% commission, $150 of that goes to the platform, every month, forever. On Tuton you pay a flat subscription from $18/month no matter how much you teach, and students pay you directly. The more you grow, the wider the gap gets.

No. Your Tuton profile and booking page do the job a website would: somewhere professional to send people, with your photo, headline, availability and a book button. Some teachers add a personal site later for content and SEO — and the booking link still does the heavy lifting.

For your independent students, yes. Many teachers keep their school hours for stable income and run private students on the side — Tuton is the infrastructure for that side. Use the 600+ library lessons where the school's curriculum used to be, or build your own pages, and keep both halves of your teaching cleanly separate.

Essentials is $18/month and includes the classroom, the student CRM, the 600+ lesson library and your booking page. There's a 14-day free trial with no card required, and you can teach real lessons during it — students are free forever.