Online Language Lessons Business

Online Language Lessons Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 10th, 2024

Looking for a business venture that crosses borders? Consider starting an online language lessons business.

This business revolves around providing language education through virtual classrooms. You'll create engaging lessons, connect with students worldwide, and help them achieve their language learning goals.

The demand for language skills is ever-growing due to globalization and the rise of remote work. By offering flexible scheduling and personalized lessons, you can tap into a diverse market eager for your expertise.

If you’ve got proficiency in one or more languages and a passion for teaching, an online language lessons business could be your gateway to a fulfilling and potentially lucrative career.

In this list, you'll find real-world online language lessons business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a online language lessons business that makes money.

1. Gritty Spanish ($60K/year)

Eldon Mirjah, the founder of Gritty Spanish, came up with the idea for his business after a trip to the Dominican Republic where he realized he needed to improve his Spanish skills. Frustrated with existing language-learning products, he decided to create his own program with entertaining audio stories and dramatic readings, launching the website in November 2014. However, gaining customers proved to be a challenge, requiring him to experiment with digital marketing platforms and invest $20k in advertising.

How much money it makes: $60K/year
How much did it cost to start: $5K
How many people on the team: 0

My Desire To Learn Spanish Led Me To Build A $70K/Year Language Learning App

Gritty Spanish, a Spanish-language learning program created by Eldon Mirjah, has grown steadily since launching in 2014, with over 1,560 new customers and more than $70k in sales in 2021, largely due to investing in a high-quality blog, iOS/Android app, and web app.

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2. Mandarin Monkey ($12K/year)

Tom and Ula Cain, the founders of Mandarin Monkey, came up with the idea to start a YouTube channel teaching Mandarin/Chinese when Ula was six months pregnant and they wanted to keep busy during that time. They initially had the idea to create a live teaching platform for English speakers studying Chinese, but after some bad experiences with web design companies, they decided to focus on creating educational content through YouTube and other platforms.

How much money it makes: $12K/year
How many people on the team: 2

On Starting A Business Teaching Mandarin Chinese Online

Mandarin Monkey is a Mandarin/Chinese content creator business run by a husband and wife team, with over 250 videos on YouTube and 62 podcast episodes, and has seen their Patreon support grow steadily every month.

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3. Marlena Jorn Tutors ($2.88K/year)

Marlena Jorn, founder of Marlena Jorn Tutors, was inspired to start her business after witnessing a decline in the availability of the German language throughout her own education. With six months of teaching experience under her belt, Marlena felt confident in her abilities and decided to branch out on her own, offering private, one-on-one German lessons to both children and adults. Through word-of-mouth advertising and a strong online presence, Marlena is working towards building a solid clientele and making German available to anyone interested.

How much money it makes: $2.88K/year
How much did it cost to start: $300
How many people on the team: 1

On Starting A Private German Lessons Online Service

Marlena Jorn started Marlena Jorn Tutors in teaching German to a group of people privately; she learned through experience what worked best to design her class structure and advertising/marketing materials, and from word of mouth has gained a very successful response so far.

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