There's a lot to think about
when you start any business.
And soon enough, you find yourself drowning in a sea of tasks that you didn’t sign up for.
You teach languages!
You’re not an accountant, a marketer, a sales person, a writer, a lawyer…argh!
It's all good.
I get it.
I've worn
all the hats too...
And I know how it feels.
I’m not here to tell you the answer is simply “Delegate! Hire! Get others to do the new work you’ve found yourself with!”
Because, hey, chances are if you’re starting a business, you’re doing so in a position of risk. And suddenly becoming responsible for someone else’s salary when you’re working on establishing your own kinda makes your palms sweaty.
Here's how it all began...
I'd hit publish on what I thought would be just another blog article:
"12 Top Tips to Teach Languages on Skype."
Maybe a handful of French or Spanish learners would see and sign up to work with me upon realising that I teach as well as write blogs!
But something different happened…
The email responses came.
Instead of being lesson requests, they were from online teachers and people who wanted to start teaching online.
“How do you promote yourself when working online?”
“Do you have to use social media and basically become an influencer to do this?”
“What can I do if I can’t commit to teaching at the same time each week?”
“Will people want to learn with me?”
“Are there too many people teaching online now? Is it oversaturated?”
I soon realised more support was need for these ambitious and inspired creative language teachers.
And so, I made what I wished I’d had when I started teaching online – the Online Teaching Starter Kit.
"I can't tell you how much time the OTSK has saved me and that alone is worth its weight in gold."
Vickie
Vickie Kelty
HERE'S WHAT'S COVERED IN THE ONLINE TEACHING STARTER KIT
We do it all.
Foundations
Setting up, organising money, being legal
Tech
Tech for lessons, for work, for stability
Promotion
Creating content, sharing it, being sustainable
Connection
Build trust, speak honestly, stay ethical
Delivery
Before, during, and after working together
Expansion
1 to many, steady growth, beyond online
"This program is perfect if you're an offline teacher and want to scale your activity, if you want to tap into a global market and unleash your creativity on online teaching. OTSK will teach you all the tech stuff, and the marketing stuff, really just anything you need to set up an awesome teaching business."
Linda Metz
Taal Guru
Sound good?
Keep reading.
This is what you need right now.
The Online Teaching Starter Kit is for language teachers who know what they want, but want and need a little guidance getting there.
It’s for teachers of any language ready to move online for the first time.
Or for those teachers who are already online, but want to build something on their own foundations stronger than the tutor marketplace can offer you.
And it’s for anyone who wants to create sustainable freedom and security to live the life you want.
INTRODUCING
The Online Teaching Starter Kit
"Lindsay is simply amazing! A master in communication and creative thinking, she has stretched my mind and helped me dream big for my Online Language teaching business."
Kemi
Mind Your Language
Ready to get started?
THE CURRICULUM
Everything You Get
UNIT ONE
Foundations
How to lay solid foundations upon which to build your growing online language teaching business. So you can do everything else knowing you’re the real deal.
In this unit, you’ll learn:
- How to establish who you want to be working with and how you want to teach them
- Pricing confidence so you and your students are satisfied
- How to brand your work professionally to attract the right people
"Trust the system and don't skip unit 1. I was skeptical to niche down in the beginning but it was a game changer. It really got the ball rolling back in the right direction, instead of in every direction!"
Vickie
Vickie Kelty
UNIT TWO
Tech
How to manage the essential tech to run your business so you don’t get stuck in the digital weeds. No more calling your TikTok-famous nephew to help you log into your email!
In this unit, you’ll learn…
- How to schedule lessons and onboard students easily and expertly
- How to use simple tech tools to make your teaching unique
- What to do to stay calm when the tech lets you down
"It’s a great place to either start or grow your business, and really helps to be sure you’re covering everything you need to think about from the business to the teaching to the technology aspects."
Desiree
Online Teaching Starter Kit student
UNIT THREE
Promotion
How to promote your business in sustainable, proven ways. Get the word out confidently without selling your soul to creepy, unethical marketing methods.
In this unit, you’ll learn…
- How to set up your website (aka, your shop window)
- Your best content plan for sharing and promoting your online teaching
- The behind-the-scenes of my own content planning process that you can copy and paste for yourself
"It's perfect for those teachers who are just starting out and feeling overwhelmed with all of the things they need to do. Lindsay will help you get focused."
Audrey
English On The Run
UNIT FOUR
Connection
How to connect with potential students once they know you exist. So you can get new students in a positive way you’d feel happy telling your grandma about.
In this unit, you’ll learn…
- How to write sales pages that appeal to the right people
- The modern ways to launch your new and existing products and services
- My top 'cherry on the cake' tools that take connection to the next level
"The time that you'll save and the expertise that you'll gain is invaluable. What I'm learning now in an hour used to take a frustrating few days in the past."
Abigail
Confident English With Abigail
UNIT FIVE
Delivery
How to really deliver great products and services to your students. Best results. Shiny testimonials, and a reputation more badass than the Taylor Swift album, coming right up!
In this unit, you’ll learn…
- The best ways to go above and beyond for your students without overwhelming yourself
- How to plan for communication with students between lessons
- The ultimate automations to keep track and check in with students
"If you're searching for a course that doesn't just give you knowledge, but actually has you able to teach online by the end of it, then this is the right course for you!"
Alessandra
Alessandra Palitta
UNIT SIX
Expansion
How to expand your business to reach an infinite number of students across the world. The world is ready for you more than you’re ready for the final season of Stranger Things.
In this unit, you’ll learn…
- The ways to expand your teaching online
- How to create and launch a thriving online course
- When to take your business offline with your products and services
"I am realising online is more flexible, potentially more lucrative and more future-proofed."
Claire
Online Teaching Starter Kit student
SUPPORTING THE CURRICULUM
The Workbook
Our epic printable workbook may be responsible for the odd trip to the print shop among past members. Oops. There’s also a shiny newly updated digital version in Notion for the eco-conscious.
Designed to help you uncover your path alongside the curriculum, the workbook is where all of your ideas will emerge.
SUPPORTING THE CURRICULUM
Tech Training
Say goodbye to late nights spent staring at the screen trying to get Buffer to schedule that tweet.
Our A-Z of Tech Training is here so you can put your tech worries (and yourself) to bed and get some sleep instead.
Plus a suite of supportive bonuses.
On Course
The online course about making an online course - how meta! From idea, to creation, to launch and beyond. You'll be prepared to share your first online course with the world.
Productivity Pro
Find your work time creeping into your evenings and family time? Productivity Pro will guide you through how to become more productive at work.
Online Teaching Marketing Masterclass
Marketing is about to become a huge part of your work, but that doesn't mean it has to become a headache. Learn what you need to know.
1:1 Support Throughout
When you complete every unit of the curriculum, you have the chance to book in for a brief 1:1 with me, Lindsay! Regular opportunities to check in.
100 Creative Ideas for Language Teachers
For when your live lessons have gone stale, there's 100 Creative Ideas to pull you out of your rut & inject some fun into your lessons!
The Online Language Teacher Planner
Feeling like you're drifting along aimlessly? The planner will get you organised, set those big goals, and actually take the steps needed to reach them.
"If you are ready to be an online teacher and are willing to put in the work it needs to build your own business, then you won't find a better guide than the Online Teaching Starter Kit."
Elena
Japanese Teacher
Want to teach better online?
GET READY TO SERIOUSLY CHANGE YOUR APPROACH
Here's what you get with the Online Teaching Starter Kit...
Access to the Online Teaching Starter Kit
Human support & feedback direct from Lindsay
Relevant bonuses worth thousands on their own
Ready to go?
Pick the option that suits you.
Join as a Regular member, VIP member, or Lifetime member.
Pick your payment option – pay in full or split pay.
And with that, you’re good to go!
Regular
For when you're ready to get started.
Our Regular option allows you to join for 12 months, access the entire Online Teaching Starter Kit including bonuses, and take action on what you learn.
Not only will you build a solid online teaching business, but you’ll benefit from the support inside the program whilst you do so.
So you can focus on what matters and quit worrying about the overwhelm of what others say you “should” be doing.
Regular
12 Months' Access
$1800USD /or 150x12 months
- 12 Months' Access
- Self-Study Curriculum
- Tech Training
- Questions Answered
- 1:1 Support
- Regular Bonus Suite
- Payment Plans available
-
VIP Package: Quarterly Content planning with Lindsay -
VIP Package: Branding Package with professional graphic designer, Hayley -
VIP Package: Unlimited Email Support with Lindsay -
Lifetime access to the Online Teaching Starter Kit -
Access to ALL future updates & enhancements of the Online Teaching Starter Kit -
Welcome Gift in the mail!
VIP
For when you're after extra support.
Our VIP option allows you to join for 12 months, access the entire Online Teaching Starter Kit including bonuses, and get additional support direct from Lindsay & Hayley, a professional graphic designer.
You’ll get support with branding and content throughout your time in the OTSK.
So you can do the teaching. We’ll help with the rest.
Lifetime
For when you never want to miss out.
Our Lifetime option allows you to join within limits. Access the entire Online Teaching Starter Kit including bonuses, and revisit as often as you need. You never need to worry about renewing or extending again.
There’s no rush to take everything in and you can truly absorb & implement everything at your own pace.
You’ll always be up to date with the latest language learning improvements.
Lifetime
Lifetime Access
$6000USD /or 500x12 months
- Lifetime Access
- Self-Study Curriculum
- Tech Training
- Questions Answered
- 1:1 Support
- Regular Bonus Suite
- Payment Plans available
- VIP Package: Quarterly Content planning with Lindsay
- VIP Package: Branding Package with professional graphic designer, Hayley
- VIP Package: Unlimited Email Support with Lindsay
- Lifetime access to the Online Teaching Starter Kit
- Access to ALL future updates & enhancements of the Online Teaching Starter Kit
- Welcome Gift in the mail!
"From the very first classes I taught online, I knew that what made the difference between me and other teachers were the things that I had learned on the Online Teaching Starter Kit."
Jessica
Jessica Tefenkgi Ruelle
VIP?
Tell me more...
You know when you sit and try to plan your blog content and the page stays blank for hours?
Or when you spend way too long tweaking the colours on that Instagram post only for it to get just 5 likes?
This is the solution to those problems.
For some teachers joining the Online Teaching Starter Kit, a little extra support is exactly what you want.
Meet the VIP Package.
Quarterly Content Planning with Lindsay
To give you continued motivation with your content marketing throughout the year, we’ll check in quarterly.
Every 3 months, we’ll meet online via Voxer for a 24 hour period. This is your chance to get all your content questions answered.
During our check-in, you’ll also be able to send me up to 3 content drafts for review & feedback.
As we put our heads together, you can be sure that product & service launches as well as affiliate links are thoughtfully integrated into your content planning.
Professional Branding Package with Hayley
Did you notice Lindsay Does Languages had a brand refresh lately? My wonderful & talented sister, Hayley, was behind the scenes on that.
So I invited her to share her professional graphic design skills with VIP members of the Online Teaching Starter Kit.
The Professional Branding Package is great if you’re starting from scratch or in need of a rebrand.
The package includes initial consultation, typography, colour palette, logo, webinar & social templates in Canva, and one week of revisions.
Unlimited Email Support with Lindsay
Quartlerly Content Planning is great and everything, but what happens when you have a question in between times?
No problem.
VIPs also get unlimited email support direct from Lindsay.
Simply email me anytime with your questions, struggles, and predicaments and I’ll respond as soon as I can.
This feature includes the chance to email me directly whenever something comes up between our Quarterly Content Planning.
Are you a VIP in waiting?
MEET YOUR LANGUAGE GUIDE
Hey, I'm Lindsay.
And I’m on a mission to teach everyone how to learn a language. The Online Teaching Starter Kit is a big part of that mission because it’s all about helping you make your work more impactful too. Win win, huh?
I’ve recently completed my MA in Applied Linguistics and spent the past 2 decades plus of my life learning languages, which means I know a thing or two about how to do this thing.
When I’m not sharing how to learn languages on the internet, I’m trying new-to-me sports (because being a beginner is the best!), hunting down vintage jewellery, and playing with my tortoise Gonzo (who speaks a grand total of zero languages).
What you need to know before joining.
So we're on the same page.
My primary line of work is all about teaching language learners how to learn languages. But I include a small line of options for online language teachers because over the years I’ve seen the gap that’s there for you.
We’re often working independently, spending our days solo at home or in our favourite local work spots. But that doesn’t mean we have to do this alone.
I like to think of the Online Teaching Starter Kit as a guide, a full and thorough resource that you’ll return to time and time again as and when you’re ready for the next bit. Or when you need a refresher. Or when there’s a question lingering on your mind.
The Online Teaching Starter Kit is perfect for online language teachers if you’re ready to commit to building a business online teaching your language knowledge via a spectrum of ways that align for you.
GOT A QUESTION?
FAQs
Here’s what’s included…
So can you catch up on your time. Complete with subtitles. Total video time is 9 hours and 11 minutes and can be watched on 2x speed if needed.
So you’ve got a chance to take action. Notion is free to sign up for and gives you the chance to duplicate a copy of the workbook so you can type your own answers at home and on the go!
🛠️ Tech Training.
Throughout the course, tech training videos are provided to make things super easy to implement what you learn.
🎁 Bonus Suite.
Get access to 5 bonus courses & products (some of which aren’t available anywhere else!), as well as 1:1 support available upon completion of each unit in the curriculum.
Within 14 days of purchase, you have the right to a refund. However, this will lose you access to the program, bonuses, and all future updates of this product.
If within 14 days, you decide the Online Teaching Starter Kit isn’t right for you & you’ve not learnt anything new after completing 100% of the available modules of the self-study curriculum, then you need to let me know so we can discuss why that is and if there’s anything I can do to ensure that the program fits your needs. If it still isn’t right, then a refund would be granted upon providing sufficient feedback as to why. This helps me refine the messaging to avoid people having to go through the refund process in the future – obviously it’s not fun for anyone!
Please note – the first modules of the curriculum are dripped weekly until day 15 inside the Online Teaching Starter Kit. If you’re thinking of joining, downloading everything and then requesting a refund for questionable reasons, you’re not welcome here. I support independent businesses, and I know that the people I work with do the same.
To help avoid refunds in the first place, let’s talk. If you have any questions before joining, be sure to email me at lindsay@doeslanguages.com and we can make sure joining is the right decision for you. So you can join fully confident and ready to go!
The great thing about the course is that it’s completely digital. This means that you don’t need to wait twiddling your thumbs by the letterbox. Instead, you get instant access to everything when you buy. Yay!
Nope! You’ll be taking what works for you from the course. So no obligation to go out and buy lots of extras or tech subscriptions! Pick what works and leave what doesn’t – no obligations to buy anything else. For most of the tech advised, there’s free or ‘freemium’ options available to get started.
The course is self-paced and you have access for the lifetime of the program.
It’s up to you how you take everything in so it’s hard to give an exact X hours per week number. However, the course has been designed to fit in around your current work and life, not to compete against it for attention or time. Your access time will be more than enough to to revisit the curriculum multiple times over if needed.
Nope! Whether you’re a complete newbie or a well-experienced online teacher, there’ll be something here for you to apply to your own work.
The Online Teaching Starter Kit doesn’t teach you how to teach a language. Instead, it’s all about teaching you how to do everything else that suddenly becomes part of your job. Think tech, marketing, sales, and all the other hats you wear! This makes it an ideal companion for all language teachers who want to work better.
The world isn't going to wait for you to be ready.
Neither are your students.
If you’re thinking of the things you “need” to have in place before you’re “ready” to start, then you’re doing your students a disservice.
People need what you have to offer now. Right now, there are language learners out there who need you…
Like the French learner sat wondering when someone will create a membership with authentic content from France to teach them.
Online Teaching Starter Kit member Aurelie made that for French learners.
"The Online Teaching Starter Kit is totally worth it!"
Aurelie
The French Formula
Like the Spanish learner wanting to learn through salsa music.
Online Teaching Starter Kit member Tamara made that for Spanish learners.
"I struggled with finding my niche at the beginning but the feedback from Lindsay and other members in the community has been the most helpful!"
Tamara
Spanish Con Salsa
Like the English learner tired of waiting for actually interesting online materials to be available for the language they so dearly want to learn.
Online Teaching Starter Kit member Sannie made that for English learners.
"Stop dilly-dallying and take the plunge! The OTSK is a must-have for anyone who is serious about teaching online."
Sannie
Netflix English Coach
No questions, I'm ready!
READY TO GO?
Regular
12 Months' Access
$1800USD /or 150x12 months
- 12 Months' Access
- Self-Study Curriculum
- Tech Training
- Questions Answered
- 1:1 Support
- Regular Bonus Suite
- Payment Plans available
-
VIP Package: Quarterly Content planning with Lindsay -
VIP Package: Branding Package with professional graphic designer, Hayley -
VIP Package: Unlimited Email Support with Lindsay -
Lifetime access to the Online Teaching Starter Kit -
Access to ALL future updates & enhancements of the Online Teaching Starter Kit -
Welcome Gift in the mail!
Lifetime
Lifetime Access
$6000USD /or 500x12 months
- Lifetime Access
- Self-Study Curriculum
- Tech Training
- Questions Answered
- 1:1 Support
- Regular Bonus Suite
- Payment Plans available
- VIP Package: Quarterly Content planning with Lindsay
- VIP Package: Branding Package with professional graphic designer, Hayley
- VIP Package: Unlimited Email Support with Lindsay
- Lifetime access to the Online Teaching Starter Kit
- Access to ALL future updates & enhancements of the Online Teaching Starter Kit
- Welcome Gift in the mail!
