Grow your business with proven strategies and personal feedback
How long have you been stuck in 1:1 lessons, unpredictable income and crazy hours? Several months? Maybe several years?
You bought the books, read the blog posts and attended the webinars. You tweaked your website a couple of times, spent hours on Facebook and even tried advertising. But nothing seems to work.
You’re tired of working around the clock and still not earning enough, but you don’t know how to change that.
I know that feeling.
I’m Elena Mutonono,
and I help burned out online teachers move beyond 1:1 Skype lessons to create a smarter system where you can teach your clients on your own terms.
After my first ESL teaching business fell apart in 2014 due to the war in the country where most of my clients were from, I realized I had to make some drastic changes. I switched to working with the global market and found it challenging to stand out. How could I market in a language that’s not my mother tongue? How can I charge more?
I found myself needing guidance but couldn’t justify the $500 investment in a 1.5-hour coaching session. For where I was at the time, I needed ongoing support for several years at an affordable monthly rate, which was unavailable. I wasted precious time looking for answers on YouTube or Google, trying to figure out who was more “legit.”
That’s why I have created the Smart Teacher’s Library – a place where online teachers and coaches can grow into business owners, interact with each other and get guidance and coaching from people who’ve done it before.
Since launching it in 2017, my community has helped hundreds of online coaches find their niche, create new programs and build a sustainable business on their own terms.
Whether you’re just starting out and want to skip the hustle of 1:1 Skype lessons or you’re exhausted by endless classes and want to build a more sustainable business, this community will help you grow, learn, promote your work, get referrals and put your knowledge to action.
What is Smart Teacher’s Library?
The Smart Teacher’s Library is a combination of mini tutorials, in-depth online courses, mindset-shifting coaching and a support group that allows you to learn at your own pace but also get valuable feedback, networking opportunities, client referrals and tips from your peers and mentors.
Find valuable materials about any aspect of running an online teaching business within minutes. Learn about the problems of others. Ask questions and share your own struggles with a supportive community where everybody is cheering for everybody.
Join monthly group coaching sessions and go through the materials at your own pace — everyone who joins our community gets lifetime access to all the perks, including all future courses and events and 20% discount on private coaching.
- Forum + Co-working
- Online courses, E-books, Templates
- Group Coaching Sessions
Here’s What’s Inside
Lifetime Access to 50+ Training Videos, Audios, Workbooks, E-books, and Templates
How to choose your niche? What lead magnet to use? How to kick off email marketing?
Stop wasting your time looking for answers all over the internet and getting overwhelmed. Now, you can find them within minutes selecting from 50+ training video and audio lessons, and dozens of workbooks and templates created specifically for online teachers.
Among other things, you’ll learn:
- How to shift your money mindset.
- How to create and sell offers in a human way.
- How to promote your work without pressure tactics.
New Challenge Every Month
Every month, we focus on a specific topic — not just in theory, but we actually make things happen. You can choose to participate in the monthly challenge and complete it alongside others.
In the upcoming months, we are going to focus on the following topics:
- January: Money and mindset Q&A
- February: Make offers/packaging
- March: Promote your work
- April: Check your systems Q&A
- May: OTS: Enrich your teaching
- July: Q&A
- August: Client work systems
- September: Product
- October: Plan your year + Q&A
- November: Holiday sales
- December: Reflection
Unlimited Personal Feedback
Feeling alone with your problems? Aren’t comfortable sharing your struggles with others because you feel like you’re the only one failing?
Spoiler alert: Many online teachers are struggling with the same things you do. And that imposter syndrome you have? It’s just a part of the process.
Take a sneak peek behind the businesses of your peers, ask questions and share your own struggles with dozens of compassionate and supportive online teachers without being judged.
In our engaged community, everyone is cheering for everyone, and you can always count on us if you need help promoting your program, getting on a podcast or participating in a group sale.
What’s most valuable is the relationships
I’ve created with the members…
I’ve been a member of the Library for over a year now. I found useful resources there but what’s most valuable is the relationships I’ve created with the members. This too has been helping me grow both as a teacher and solopreneur.
Fabio Cerpelloni, Nonfiction bookclubs for advanced learners of English
fabiocerpelloni.com
… and There Is More
AS A MEMBER, YOU’LL GET INSTANT ACCESS TO THESE PERKS:
Digital Mini-journals
Because in our community, we believe in self-care, slowing down, and living intentionally, all members also get access to a collection of printable PDF reflection mini-journals. The reflection topics include creativity, minimalism, and resilience. Print out one of the journals, take a day away from the screen, go to a coffee shop and do some reflection.
Members-only Newsletter
At the beginning of each month, you will receive a members-only newsletter. In it, you will find announcements about:
- the challenge of the month
- a few curated resources
- an invitation to an upcoming course or program
- other members’ perks like discounts and invitations to special updates
Stay in the loop and be the first one to know what’s going on in our community and the online teaching world as such.
Behind-the-scenes Reports
Another thing we value in our community is transparency. That’s why as a Library insider, you’ll get access to monthly reports — an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Elena’s business, including the exact numbers, strategies, wins, failures, lessons learned, and plans for the future.
Follow along in real time and see how the reality of running an online business looks like on the inside.
I love having access to Elena’s ongoing quality content.
I have been a member of the library since it opened. So I’ve had the experience of going through Elena’s well-organized tutorials when I have practical needs. But the library is still relevant to me. There is always something new to learn and I love having access to Elena’s ongoing quality content.
Trisha Traughber, Copy writer and writing coach for multilingual creatives, teachers and interpreters vagabondenglish.com
+ Coaching and Access to 5 courses.
AS A MEMBER, YOU’LL GET GROUP COACHING SESSIONS + 4 QUARTERLY Q&As:
Group Coaching Sessions:
Meet your peers and mentors face-to-face to dive deeper into a topic, ask for advice or run your ideas by them before making an important decision.
In each session, we take time to journal, explore our thoughts, identify our old beliefs that keep us stuck and shift them so we can create better results. There’s time to break into small groups and get into a hot seat for private coaching.
The groups consist of 12-15 participants, and there’s always enough time for everyone to ask questions and share ideas. Each session runs between 60 and 90 minutes.
Our schedule for the start of 2023: January 16, February 27, Mar 20, April 17, May 17-20 (OTS), June 19, and July (pre-recorded) at 1 PM Central time (US) | 7 PM London time.
All sessions are recorded and will be accessible to you even if you aren’t able to join live.
Quarterly pre-recorded Q&As.
Do you have a specific question you want to find an answer to? Submit your questions for a quarterly Q&A and access them as video or audio files. Recordings are between 20 – 60 minutes, depending on the number of questions submitted, and they are insightful for the entire community because most teacher struggle with similar challenges.
You can submit your questions 4 times a year: January, April, July and October.
Dive deep into my online courses.
Short tutorials may not have an in-depth answer to your questions so every Library member has access to a growing bank of online courses on Instagram, pricing, planning promotions and creating a product. Every year you can enroll in a new online course and programs on how to teach without 1:1 classes.
Free access to courses most popular with online teachers:
- Instagram for Language Teachers ($300 value)
- From 1 to Infinity workshop ($50 value)
- Product Creation Lab Intensive ($400 value)
Self-coaching tools.
In every group coaching session you will be introduced to powerful self-coaching tools, like the Equation of Emotion, Emotional GPS and a variety of worksheets to analyze your progress and failures. You will learn to understand and shift your thoughts and emotions that guide your actions and create your results.
When you work online, emotions of fear, anxiety, anger, jealousy, self-doubt, overwhelm and disappointment come up all the time. To cope, you blame your customers, the algorithms, the economy. You binge-watch webinars and spend hours on a 30-second reel. You overwork and burn out. It’s important to recognize that when you spend 80% of your working time steeped in fear, anxiety or disappointment, you will struggle to sell no matter how many courses you take.
The self-coaching tools that you’ll get in the Library, along with journaling and doodling prompts will help you gain confidence and courage to market and sell your work.
I appreciate that lots of attention
is placed on self-care…
I love Elena’s community. It is a non-judgmental, safe space where I can receive support and answers from different perspectives of business owners. Also, it’s beneficial to my mental health to see what it takes (and how long) to grow your business in reality as people are sharing their experiences. I no longer feel alone, lost, or the slowest person on earth.
I appreciate that lots of attention is placed on self-care – it is an excellent reminder to slow down, take more precise actions and connect with my authentic self. Working with Elena and being in the library changed my perception of a successful business on my own terms and what it means to be my best boss. On my way 🙂
Maria Glazunova, Teacher Trainer
Smart Teacher’s Library Membership
| YOU'LL GET IMMEDIATE AND LIFETIME ACCESS TO: | |
|---|---|
| 50+ short mini-tutorials focused on marketing your business (regularly updated). |  |
| Printable templates, mini-journals, calendars, etc. | |
| A forum in Slack. | |
| Monthly Library newsletter with Elena’s behind-the-scenes reports. | |
| Monthly group coaching sessions on a variety of business subjects. | |
| Unlimited lifetime access to all the online courses (current and future). | |
| Free tickets to the Online Teacher Summit (you + your friend!) | |
| Quarterly pre-recorded Q&A (submit a question, get the answers in a recording). | |
I can’t imagine running my business
without the support of other teachers in the Library.
I can’t imagine running my business without the support of other teachers in the Library. Many teachers have referred clients to me, and I’ve found ways to support my peers. When I feel lost in my business, I post a question in the group and immediately feel that I’m part of a community of people who get things done.
Chiara Coombs, ESL teacher for U.S. immigrants
clearlingo.us
Why not just keep googling?
Sure, you can google your questions, search for reliable materials all over the internet, or join a Facebook group. But there is no other place so focused on helping online teachers build their businesses like Smart Teacher’s Library that has it all:
- Save time looking for materials and use proven content and strategies created for online teachers by online teachers.
- Get actionable advice you can implement on the spot without having to pay for expensive courses.
- Receive personal feedback from your peers and mentors without having to pay for expensive personal coaching.
- Stop feeling isolated and alone with your struggles. Get support and advice without judgement.
Next enrollment opens in September 2023.
Get on the waiting list for an early-bird discount and more.
I can highly recommend
becoming part of her community…
Elena is extremely passionate about supporting and helping people build their dream online language business.
Her positivity, experience, and genuine care have given me the courage and focus to dream big and go for it.
I can highly recommend becoming part of her community and taking advantage of all that she offers.
Phil Schiller, English Practice Coach
A Community Where Online Teachers Learn to Build a Successful Business on Their Own Terms
Grow your business with proven strategies and personal feedback
How long have you been stuck in 1:1 lessons, unpredictable income and crazy hours? Several months? Maybe several years?
You bought the books, read the blog posts and attended the webinars. You tweaked your website a couple of times, spent hours on Facebook and even tried advertising. But nothing seems to work.
You’re tired of working around the clock and still not earning enough, but you don’t know how to change that.
I know that feeling.
I’m Elena Mutonono,
and I help burned out online teachers move beyond 1:1 Skype lessons to create a smarter system where you can teach your clients on your own terms.
After my first ESL teaching business fell apart in 2014 due to the war in the country where most of my clients were from, I realized I had to make some drastic changes. I switched to working with the global market and found it challenging to stand out. How could I market in a language that’s not my mother tongue? How can I charge more?
I found myself needing guidance but couldn’t justify the $500 investment in a 1.5-hour coaching session. For where I was at the time, I needed ongoing support for several years at an affordable monthly rate, which was unavailable. I wasted precious time looking for answers on YouTube or Google, trying to figure out who was more “legit.”
That’s why I have created the Smart Teacher’s Library – a place where online teachers and coaches can grow into business owners, interact with each other and get guidance and coaching from people who’ve done it before.
Since launching it in 2017, my community has helped hundreds of online coaches find their niche, create new programs and build a sustainable business on their own terms.
Whether you’re just starting out and want to skip the hustle of 1:1 Skype lessons or you’re exhausted by endless classes and want to build a more sustainable business, this community will help you grow, learn, promote your work, get referrals and put your knowledge to action.
What is Smart Teacher’s Library?
The Smart Teacher’s Library is a combination of mini tutorials, in-depth online courses, mindset-shifting coaching and a support group that allows you to learn at your own pace but also get valuable feedback, networking opportunities, client referrals and tips from your peers and mentors.
Find valuable materials about any aspect of running an online teaching business within minutes. Learn about the problems of others. Ask questions and share your own struggles with a supportive community where everybody is cheering for everybody.
Join monthly group coaching sessions and go through the materials at your own pace — everyone who joins our community gets lifetime access to all the perks, including all future courses and events and 20% discount on private coaching.
- Forum + Co-working
- Online courses, E-books, Templates
- Group Coaching Sessions
Here’s What’s Inside
Lifetime Access to 50+ Training Videos, Audios, Workbooks, E-books, and Templates
How to choose your niche? What lead magnet to use? How to kick off email marketing?
Stop wasting your time looking for answers all over the internet and getting overwhelmed. Now, you can find them within minutes selecting from 50+ training video and audio lessons, and dozens of workbooks and templates created specifically for online teachers.
Among other things, you’ll learn:
- How to shift your money mindset.
- How to create and sell offers in a human way.
- How to promote your work without pressure tactics.
New Challenge Every Month
Every month, we focus on a specific topic — not just in theory, but we actually make things happen. You can choose to participate in the monthly challenge and complete it alongside others.
In the upcoming months, we are going to focus on the following topics:
- January: Money and mindset Q&A
- February: Make offers/packaging
- March: Promote your work
- April: Check your systems Q&A
- May: OTS: Enrich your teaching
- July: Q&A
- August: Client work systems
- September: Product
- October: Plan your year + Q&A
- November: Holiday sales
- December: Reflection
Unlimited Personal Feedback
Feeling alone with your problems? Aren’t comfortable sharing your struggles with others because you feel like you’re the only one failing?
Spoiler alert: Many online teachers are struggling with the same things you do. And that imposter syndrome you have? It’s just a part of the process.
Take a sneak peek behind the businesses of your peers, ask questions and share your own struggles with dozens of compassionate and supportive online teachers without being judged.
In our engaged community, everyone is cheering for everyone, and you can always count on us if you need help.
What’s most valuable is the relationships
I’ve created with the members…
I’ve been a member of the Library for over a year now. I found useful resources there but what’s most valuable is the relationships I’ve created with the members. This too has been helping me grow both as a teacher and solopreneur.
Fabio Cerpelloni, Nonfiction bookclubs for advanced learners of English, www.fabiocerpelloni.com
… and There Is More
AS A MEMBER, YOU’LL GET INSTANT ACCESS TO THESE PERKS:
Digital Mini-journals
Because in our community, we believe in self-care, slowing down, and living intentionally, all members also get access to a collection of printable PDF reflection mini-journals. The reflection topics include creativity, minimalism, and resilience. Print out one of the journals, take a day away from the screen, go to a coffee shop and do some reflection.
Members-only Newsletter
At the beginning of each month, you will receive a members-only newsletter. In it, you will find announcements about:
- the challenge of the month
- a few curated resources
- an invitation to an upcoming course or program
- other members’ perks like discounts and invitations to special updates
Stay in the loop and be the first one to know what’s going on in our community and the online teaching world as such.
*New* Behind-the-scenes Reports
Another thing we value in our community is transparency. That’s why as a Library insider, you’ll get access to monthly reports — an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Elena’s business, including the exact numbers, strategies, wins, failures, lessons learned, and plans for the future.
Follow along in real time and see how the reality of running an online business looks like on the inside.
I love having access to Elena’s ongoing quality content.
I have been a member of the library since it opened. So I’ve had the experience of going through Elena’s well-organized tutorials when I have practical needs. But the library is still relevant to me. There is always something new to learn and I love having access to Elena’s ongoing quality content.
Trisha Traughber, Copy writer and writing coach for multilingual creatives, teachers and interpreters vagabondenglish.com
+ Coaching and Access to 5 courses.
AS A MEMBER, YOU’LL GET GROUP COACHING SESSIONS + 4 QUARTERLY Q&As:
Group Coaching Sessions:
Meet your peers and mentors face-to-face to dive deeper into a topic, ask for advice or run your ideas by them before making an important decision.
In each session, we take time to journal, explore our thoughts, identify our old beliefs that keep us stuck and shift them so we can create better results. There’s time to break into small groups and get into a hot seat for private coaching.
The groups consist of 12-15 participants, and there’s always enough time for everyone to ask questions and share ideas. Each session runs between 60 and 90 minutes.
Our schedule for the start of 2023: January 16, February 27, Mar 20, April 17, May 17-20 (OTS), June 19, and July (pre-recorded) at 1 PM Central time (US) | 7 PM London time.
All sessions are recorded and will be accessible to you even if you aren’t able to join live.
Quarterly pre-recorded Q&As.
Do you have a specific question you want to find an answer to? Submit your questions for a quarterly Q&A and access them as video or audio files. Recordings are between 20 – 60 minutes, depending on the number of questions submitted, and they are insightful for the entire community because most teacher struggle with similar challenges.
You can submit your questions 4 times a year: January, April, July and October.
Dive deep into my online courses.
Short tutorials may not have an in-depth answer to your questions so every Library member has access to a growing bank of online courses on Instagram, pricing, planning promotions and creating a product. Every year you can enroll in a new online course and programs on how to teach without 1:1 classes.
Free access to courses most popular with online teachers:
- Instagram for Language Teachers ($300 value)
- From 1 to Infinity workshop ($50 value)
- Product Creation Lab Intensive ($400 value)
Self-coaching tools.
In every group coaching session you will be introduced to powerful self-coaching tools, like the Equation of Emotion, Emotional GPS and a variety of worksheets to analyze your progress and failures. You will learn to understand and shift your thoughts and emotions that guide your actions and create your results.
When you work online, emotions of fear, anxiety, anger, jealousy, self-doubt, overwhelm and disappointment come up all the time. To cope, you blame your customers, the algorithms, the economy. You binge-watch webinars and spend hours on a 30-second reel. You overwork and burn out. It’s important to recognize that when you spend 80% of your working time steeped in fear, anxiety or disappointment, you will struggle to sell no matter how many courses you take.
The self-coaching tools that you’ll get in the Library, along with journaling and doodling prompts will help you gain confidence and courage to market and sell your work.
I appreciate that lots of attention
is placed on self-care…
I love Elena’s community. It is a non-judgmental, safe space where I can receive support and answers from different perspectives of business owners. Also, it’s beneficial to my mental health to see what it takes (and how long) to grow your business in reality as people are sharing their experiences. I no longer feel alone, lost, or the slowest person on earth.
I appreciate that lots of attention is placed on self-care – it is an excellent reminder to slow down, take more precise actions and connect with my authentic self. Working with Elena and being in the library changed my perception of a successful business on my own terms and what it means to be my best boss. On my way 🙂
Maria Glazunova, Teacher Trainer
Why not just keep googling?
Sure, you can google your questions, search for reliable materials all over the internet, or join a Facebook group. But there is no other place so focused on helping online teachers build their businesses like Smart Teacher’s Library that has it all:
- Save time looking for materials and use proven content and strategies created for online teachers by online teachers.
- Get actionable advice you can implement on the spot without having to pay for expensive courses.
- Receive personal feedback from your peers and mentors without having to pay for expensive personal coaching.
- Stop feeling isolated and alone with your struggles. Get support and advice without judgement.
Smart Teacher’s Library Membership
| YOU'LL GET IMMEDIATE AND LIFETIME ACCESS TO: | |
|---|---|
| 50+ short mini-tutorials focused on marketing your business (regularly updated). | |
| Printable templates, mini-journals, calendars, etc. | |
| A forum in Slack. | |
| Monthly Library newsletter with Elena’s behind-the-scenes reports. | |
| Monthly group coaching sessions on a variety of business subjects. | |
| Unlimited lifetime access to all the online courses (current and future). | |
| Free tickets to the Online Teacher Summit (you + your friend!) | |
| Quarterly pre-recorded Q&A (submit a question, get the answers in a recording). | |
I can’t imagine running my business
without the support of other teachers in the Library.
I can’t imagine running my business without the support of other teachers in the Library. Many teachers have referred clients to me, and I’ve found ways to support my peers. When I feel lost in my business, I post a question in the group and immediately feel that I’m part of a community of people who get things done.
Chiara Coombs, ESL teacher for U.S. immigrants
clearlingo.us
Next enrollment opens in September 2023.
Get on the waiting list for an early-bird discount and more.
I can highly recommend
becoming part of her community…
Elena is extremely passionate about supporting and helping people build their dream online language business.
Her positivity, experience, and genuine care have given me the courage and focus to dream big and go for it.
I can highly recommend becoming part of her community and taking advantage of all that she offers.
Phil Schiller,
English Practice Coach