FULL TIME VIPKID - Is it possible?

[@jewminicana]

I’m sleeping 8am-4pm as I’m In PST! I just started working with VIPKID two days ago and my first classes were this morning. Love your video.

[@JennieJoy.Journals]

I really like how you called it "your business." It really helps to connect the concept :)

[@martyfenton271]

I have my interview/demo on Wednesday. I hope I get hired. I have a HUGE advantage with regard to time. I live in Manila which is the same time zone as China. Thanks for all your advice!

[@janinewhite5376]

Thank you so much! I do my mock 1 tomorrow. I have watched several of your videos and I could watch you all night! You are amazing, energetic, engaging and I find that I want to hear all of what you have to say. Andddddd, thanks for answering those real life questions! Love ya!

[@LingLab]

Thank you so much, Janine!

[@MG-tu3eq]

Great video Hope! I love working full time for VIPKID. I have been working the same schedule 11 to 9 am CST with breaks after 4 classes. I'm trying out the split shift for a few weeks in the summer but so far it has been hard on my sleep schedule. I love that I can change up my schedule whenever I want!

[@flamequeen6]

i'm glad I found this as I hope to get my bachelors degree in mathematics. (I'm working on getting my degree now) but looking up stuff ahead of time as would be nice to find out if it is possible to have as a full time job. glad to know it is. I am hoping me homeschooling my kids counts as teaching my kids count as teaching experience.

[@dreamsinoverdrive3408]

Great video! Thank you for the different possible time breakdowns. Also, love your personality👍🏾 so positive. Best of luck to you as you continue on your VIP Kid journey.

[@ricksilvas855]

Thank you so much. Such a great an informative video. I had some questions and you answered them perfectly. I just passed my mock class so I had some schedule questions. Thanks.

[@LingLab]

That's great! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@leahloy3518]

Hope, excellent video. My question is...I am on day 92 with VIPKid and have been trying so hard to add more students in hopes of going full time. I have tried everything...trust me on this 🤓 In your video you make it sound so easy to come and go out of full time into part time back into full time and so on. How do you do it. My frustration level is through the roof with VIPKid right now. Thanks again for the video. It did give me some awesome ideas.

[@leahloy3518]

Hope Williams Thank you for the encouragement. I appreciate you taking the time to get back to me. I love watching your videos. They help me so much and offer me encouragement and ideas!! Have a great day!

[@BarbaraRattee]

Hope, this is a great video. I contemplated all these reasons before I started full time. I love working from home. I split my shifts 4/5-10 and 9-12. getting up at 2:30 was too painful for me.

[@victoriaandwileydavi]

Your videos are wonderful! What software do you use to make your video? How do you record voice? It is so clear and refreshing!

[@cabbie83]

You are so cute! I'm taking the full time leap!

[@teachermina5286]

Thanks for the info. I am thinking about it for next year. :-)

[@wolfmaan]

Very well thought out video. Cheers for posting!!!

[@Teacher_Clara]

I know this is an old video, but it came up in my suggestions. Great video, great info! Are you still doing full time? Maybe you can do an update :)

[@LingLab]

I'm no longer doing full time. I now work mostly for Magic Ears! There are updates on the channel!

[@tvpitz1]

So, if VIPkid starts you off at 7.50 per class, and the highest is 9.50, what do you have to do to move up to 9.50? How fast can you get a raise to the top number?

[@timothymuhlestein1349]

This is something I'm planning on doing. (Going full time). The way I'm looking at it as looking at when peak times are (Mostly mornings and weekend nights). I look at how many hours I want to work (I think 37 was the number I came up with), and try to divide it evenly into each of those blocks. I don't expect to completely fill every time slot at first, so for a while, I plan on opening some extra ones here and there to help with the transition. Hope this helps someone plan their move to full time, and let me know if y'all have any ideas for me. Thanks!

[@dulceseren]

Did your plan work? I just started 45 days ago, and want to do this fulltime. Before school, I have a low booking rate, then the week right before school, I had 79 classes. Now, school stsrted and have a booking of about 30 or 40 classes. I got discouraged fast and hope it goes well and picks back up.

[@adventuresofjettandbeau]

Hope -- are you still teaching full-time?? I am considering doing this soon and your video is so helpful! Thank you!

[@TheMindfulMillennial12]

Krista Goodwin yes! Thank you for asking!

[@adventuresofjettandbeau]

Kristen Marie ????

[@JENNerationX]

I’m teaching with palfish and it’s parent choice.

[@vanessas7232]

OK, so I currently work with Magic Ears and with 31abc 7 days a week and I love both companies a lot. I'm maxed out for evening BJT hours with both companies so I'm normally only free 8am-4:30pm BJT. I would LOVE another job that I could work during my off hours. Do you think they would hire me if I specify I can only take shifts that are between the hours of 8am-4:30pm BJT? How realistic is it that those shifts fill up? Any VIPkid teachers working between those hours want to weigh in here? I don't want to apply unless I can be more or less sure that the commitment will be worth it.

[@dgetcs56]

Thank you for the information it's really is helpful and gives me a lot to think about on this new journey. I am having my interview on Tuesday so pray for me that it's a go because I am really looking forward to this.

[@astephiesteph]

How do you get bookings at 11pm on weeknights? Aren’t the Chinese kids at school during that time. I never get bookings on weeknights. 😒

[@mrsceliarh25]

I love your videos! so very helpful. What do you use to edit your videos (effects)?

[@LingLab]

Thanks! I use iMovie!

[@aubreytrescott2238]

I love your background! What is this?

[@pipsynpoodle7781]

Love all your videos. How do you do your background

[@LingLab]

It's bulletin board paper!

[@michaelmunro421]

What software do you use to make this neat video. I am a newbie and would appreciate the advice. Thanks, Mike

[@LingLab]

I use imovie.

[@kristinramirez2210]

Hi Hope! I have worked for VIPKID for a little over a year now, and love it! I have been opening up more and more slots. I am curious to know how much time you spend preparing for classes, and gathering props for your 16 classes per day. Right now, I spend about an hour or so per day preparing for 6 classes. Just wondering how and when you prepare, or if you don't need to anymore, since you have taught so many. Thank you! Kristin

[@kristinramirez2210]

Oh that sounds convenient! Video idea: please show us your set up! :) Thank you for your response!

[@kynabynanaturally7639]

please Hope Please! I would love to see your set up tips.

[@jenniferjones1470]

How do you deal with low booking months. I started 3 weeks ago and I went from decent bookings to no bookings just this month. Is summer typically low how do you keep your bookings up besides having fun classes.

[@KittyScythe]

Do you get scheduled during your overnights? They aren't on peak times, so my understanding was that it was hard to fill those.

[@LingLab]

This was a year ago and things have changed. I no longer do full time and am working for another company. I believe it would be very difficult for a teacher to go full time with VK now.

[@rachelgardner9256]

Is this your summer schedule? I am wondering how bookings will look when kids go back to school because the night shift will be their school days. Maybe it won't be an issue??

[@JENNerationX]

Do they schedule you - or do you have to beg parents to book with you?

[@Stephanie-xl3nt]

When you say 11 pm... How? I don't have any openings during the week like that. I'm central time also and the earliest I can book is 4:00am. It goes until 8 am. On the weekends, I can book more - but curious how you get those hours. Is it PRE-vip?

[@Stephanie-xl3nt]

Thank you!

[@nellychess]

Thanks for the video. I'm still struggling to figure out what times the students take the classes. Are there certain hours that you're never going to be able to teach? I am assuming that Beijing time like midnight to 6 a.m. Just because everyone is sleeping but I don't really know. Does everyone in China know about vipkid? The reason I asked that is I figure it's such a big country that may be almost any time you'll have someone who wants to take the class at anytime, I don't know. That's the one thing I haven't really been able to figure out. Thanks again

[@LingLab]

nellychess email me and we can chat! [e-mail]

[@ariellasmakeup7709]

Hi just curious how is it possible to work full time if the kids are in school during the day? Thanks!

[@ariellasmakeup7709]

Hope Williams thanks for your reply!

[@adventuresofjettandbeau]

Hope, are you still full-time? Any updates? Is it still going great for you?

[@LingLab]

I only did it this summer. I had planned to do it longer but got sidetracked with other things. Not sure how it works in the school year.

[@jenniferjones1470]

have you heard of say abc??

[@LingLab]

yes

[@jenniferjones1470]

Would you recommend it for getting extra hours-full time

[@LingLab]

I think VIPKID is your best option for full-time, actually!