by Elena Mutonono | Sep 21, 2017 | Small business story, Smart online teaching, Teacherpreneur
The book I wrote with Veronika Palovska, Opted Out of the *Real Job* is becoming an “Amazon reality” in just a few days. This is the second edition of the book I wrote at the end of 2015. That was my first small product for online teachers. I must...
by Elena Mutonono | May 25, 2017 | Small business story, Teacherpreneur
I met Veronika Palovska at the end of 2014… in the Udemy comment section to my first online course. A few months later she signed up for my newsletter, read all of my early-days blog posts on a wordpress template that would hurt your eyes even if you...
by Elena Mutonono | May 4, 2017 | Client search, Price setting, Small business story
I started my business by charging $15 per hour for language lessons. It was a welcome upgrade from the stressful College teaching job I’d had prior. Within 6 months I discovered that exchanging my time for money impacted my physical well-being and my productivity. It...
by Elena Mutonono | Apr 27, 2017 | Online teaching formats, Small business story, Teacherpreneur
I had an epiphany the other day when I was thinking about conducting interviews for my blog. Many people advise to interview “the stars,” but what I found with the “stars” and “gurus” is a) they’re busy; b) their advice may be...
by Elena Mutonono | Feb 16, 2017 | Small business story, Teacher Training, Teacherpreneur, Teacherpreneurship
Monetizing your blog can challenge us, online teachers. This is where our scarcity mindset kicks in: I can’t monetize, it may turn off my readers. I want to monetize, but I don’t know how. I want to launch a product, but would people buy it? Not too...
by Elena Mutonono | May 19, 2016 | Small business story, Teacherpreneur, Teacherpreneurship
A Case Study: Veronika Palovska on Niche Finding Today I’m happy to share with you my interview with Veronika Palovska, the owner of DoYouSpeakFreedom.Com – a online English learning platform for female entrepreneurs. I first interacted with...